Repurposing

What's New?

PERSHING SCHOOL REUSE – SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK

On March 10, 2025, KCPS hosted a community meeting regarding the reuse of the former Pershing School site. To view proposals from the development teams and provide feedback, go to: Pershing Site Page.

NOW ACCEPTING SCARRITT PROPOSALS

Scarritt is back on the market! To request a tour or if you have questions regarding proposal requirements, please contact Christel Highland with Block Real Estates Services at chighland@blockllc.com or (816) 209-9579. For more information, visit: Scarritt Site Page.

General Information

About Repurposing

The Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS), through its Repurposing Initiative, is taking an innovative and comprehensive approach to promoting the reuse/ redevelopment of 30 of its closed school sites. The Repurposing Initiative, which began as a yearlong community engagement and planning process to develop community-driven reuse strategies, has transitioned from planning into action. Guided by the community feedback and technical reuse assessments outlined in the reuse strategies, the KCPS is in the process of soliciting proposals and promoting opportunities to reposition these school sites so that they once again serve as valuable assets for the Kansas City community.

If you are interested in getting involved or would like to be informed of upcoming meetings, please contact us at repurposing@kcpublicschools.org.

Interested in acquiring a closed school site?

KCPS is currently accepting proposals/offers for several closed school sites (see below) through Block Real Estate Services. All proposals/offers will be evaluated based on project feasibility, qualifications/track record, and consistency with community goals. Click here for proposal/offer requirements.

If you are interested in one of the district's Repurposing sites, please contact Aaron Mesmer (amesmer@blockllc.com) or Christel Highland (chighland@blockllc.com) at Block Real Estate Services at (816) 756-1400 or contact the Repurposing office at repurposing@kcpublicschools.org or (816) 418-7725.