Repurposing
What's New?
Harrison Street Lots – Deed Restriction Amendment Request
On March 27, 2023, KCPS hosted a community meeting to consider a request from RCR Developers (RCR) to amend the deed restriction on property formerly owned by the district. The property includes five vacant lots along Harrison Street. The current deed restriction limits development to the construction of new single family homes. RCR proposes changing the deed restriction to also allow for new construction duplexes/twin homes.
RCR Proposal Harrison Street Meeting Notes Feedback Form
SCARRITT SITE REUSE PROPOSALS
On February 2, 2023, two teams presented reuse proposals for the former Scarritt Site. To view the presentations, go to:
FORMER WENDELL PHILLIPS/KCNA SITE: SOLD
KCPS sold the former Wendell Phillips/KCNA school site, 2433 Vine Street, to Urban Catalyst, Inc, a non-profit affiliate of Urban Neighborhood Initiative on February 16, 2023 for multi-use, multi-tenant facility, with a goal to engage, educate and enrich the residents of UNI’s neighboring communities. As part of the sale, KCPS, UNI and the Wendell Phillips Neighborhood Association (WPNA) entered into a Benefit Agreement to ensure KCPS stakeholders and the WPNA community benefit from the redevelopment.
For more information about the project, 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
6th Grade Center
6330 Swope Parkway
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
Satchel Paige
3301 E. 75th St
Scarritt
3509 Anderson Avenue
Seven Oaks School
3711 Jackson Ave
Southwest High School
6512 Wornall Rd
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