Repurposing
What's New?
KCPS SEEKING PROPOSALS FOR FIVE SURPLUS SCHOOL SITES
Block Real Estate Services is currently marketing five (5) closed school sites on behalf of KCPS. Tours of each site will be held June 27-July 1. Due to site conditions, interested parties will need to register in advance. Proposals for King/Weeks and Scarritt are due in September 2022. Proposals for Askew, Meservey and Pershing will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Scroll down to the building thumbnails below to find out more information about each of the sites.
For proposal requirements, check out our Offering Guidelines.
GREENWOOD SCHOOL SENIOR APARTMENTS
Join us at an on-site meeting to learn about and share your feedback on the Greenwood Senior Apartments updated site plan and to help finalize the terms of the Benefits Agreement. Note: the project is scheduled to go to the City Plan Commission (CPC) on June 21, so be sure to attend so you can share your feedback in advance of the CPC hearing.
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 6PM
Greenwood School Site, 3711 E. 27th St
In case of inclement weather – meeting will be moved to KCPS Board of Education, 2901 Troost Ave
For more information about the project, go HERE.
2nd REUSE PROPOSAL PRESENTATION FOR FORMER KCNA/WENDELL PHILLIPS SCHOOL SITE
Urban Neighborhood Initiative’s (UNI) has submitted a proposal to purchase the former Wendell Phillips/KCNA School site, 2433 Vine Street, and convert the building into the Wendell Phillips Accelerator, a multi-use, multi-tenant facility. UNI has presented information about its proposal at two meetings:
4/18/22 presentation can be viewed HERE.
5/23/22 presentation can be viewed HERE.
Please share your feedback on UNI’s proposal via a short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KCNASchool
Ladd School Sold for Mixed Use Redevelopment
On March 29, KCPS sold the Ladd School site, 3640 Benton Blvd, to an affiliate of LocalCodeKC for a mixed-use development, with a focus on health, wellness and long-term community ownership of the site. As part of the sale, KCPS, LocalCodeKC and the Oak Park Neighborhood Association entered into a Benefits Agreement to ensure that the redevelopment benefits KCPS stakeholders/local residents. To learn more about the redevelopment, go HERE.
KCPS and City Issue RFQ/P for DeLano School Site
KCPS and the KCMO Housing and Community Development Department are seeking a developer to repurposing the DeLano School site to provide housing and supportive services to youth facing homelessness. Responses are due on April 21. To review the RFQ/P, go HERE.
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.
School Site Info
Ashland Site
4610 E. 24th St
Askew Elementary School
2630 Topping Ave
Bingham Middle School
7618 Wyandotte St
Blenheim School
2411 E 70th Ter
Bryant School
319 Westover Rd
Chick Site
4101 E 53RD St
DeLano School
3708 E. Linwood Blvd
Douglass School
2640 Belleview Ave
Dunbar School
5419 E 36TH St
Fairview School
3850 Pittman Road
Franklin School
3400 Highland Ave
Graceland School
2803 E 51ST St
Greenwood School
3711 E 27TH St
KCNA/Wendell Phillips
2433 Vine St
King/Weeks
4301 Indiana
Ladd School
3640 Benton Blvd
Longan School
3421 Cherry St
Malborough School
1300 E 75TH St
McCoy Site
1524 White Ave
Meservey School
4210 E 45TH St
Moore School
4510 Linwood Blvd
Northeast Middle School
4904 Independence Ave
Pershing School
5915 Park Ave
Pinkerton School
6409 Agnes Ave
Robeson Middle School
8201 Holmes Rd
Scarritt
3509 Anderson Avenue
Seven Oaks School
3711 Jackson Ave
Swinney School
1106 W 47th St
Switzer Annex Site
1810 Madison Ave
Switzer Old West School
1829 Madison Ave
Thacher School
5008 Independence Ave
Westport High School
315 E 39TH St
Westport Middle School
300 E 39TH St
West Rock Creek
8820 E 27TH St
Willard School
5015 Garfield St