The parcels, a combined 6.5 square miles, have captured the imaginations of developers for years. Those dreams could become reality as the tracts — mostly surrounded by existing developments — prepare to come on the market.

Unified Government officials have approved the first and larger of two STAR bond issuances for the $648.1 million Homefield redevelopment of the former Schlitterbahn water park, though the developer must first attract a higher amount of private investment to unlock the public benefit.

Nordstrom said Tuesday afternoon it will not open a planned new Country Club Plaza store and instead will remain in its Overland Park location at Oak Park Mall. The retailer confirmed speculation that it would not build the new location at 4720 Jefferson St. after removing multiple references to a planned fall 2023 relocation from its official website detailing future store openings nationwide. "We no longer have plans to relocate our Oak Park store to Country Club Plaza," a Nordstrom spokesperson…

A five-story office building off of State Line Road recently changed hands among out-of-state real estate investors for a reported $27.6 million.

A full-service bank branch, offices and a presentation room — all within one building — will occupy a prime corner outside Grand Place, 3D Development's office and mixed-use revamp of The Kansas City Star's former brick headquarters in the Crossroads Arts District.

What form could a new downtown Royals ballpark take, and how might it be paid for? Every new sporting venue is different but can offer lessons where design elements and financing are concerned, an expert panel said Wednesday at Union Station.