Repurposing

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FAIRVIEW DEMOLITION PROJECT PUBLIC MEETING

KCPS, in partnership with the Pitcher Elementary SAC and Kaw Valley Companies, Inc., will be hosting a public meeting to discuss the Fairview demolition project on Wednesday, April 17 at 4:30 PM at Pitcher Elementary, 9915 E. 38^th Terr. (The meeting will be held immediately following the regularly scheduled Pitcher SAC meeting.) 

The purpose of the meeting will be to provide demolition project details such as timeline, safety measures, traffic flow and more. The community will also have the opportunity to ask questions.  In addition to the public meeting, the demolition contractor has provided an information sheet:  Fairview Demo Info Sheet. For more information regarding the environmental abatement work that will proceed demolition, see: Fairview Abatement Info Sheet.

FORMER 6^TH GRADE CENTER/SE ANNEX DEMOLITION PROJECT PUBLIC MEETING

KCPS, in partnership with AC Prep and Dehn Demolition, will be hosting a public meeting to discuss the 6^th Grade Center/SE Annex demolition project on Friday, April 19 at 11 AM at AC Prep Elementary, 6410 Swope Pkwy. (The meeting will be held in conjunction with an already scheduled event at the school for parents and staff, but community members are also encouraged to attend.) 

The purpose of the meeting will be to provide demolition project details such as timeline, safety measures, traffic flow and more.  The community will also have the opportunity to ask questions.  In addition to the public meeting, the demolition contractor has provided an information sheet:  6^th Grade Center Demo Info Sheet. For more information regarding the environmental abatement work that will proceed demolition, see: 6^th Grade Center Abatement Info Sheet.

BRYANT SCHOOL REUSE DISCUSSION

KCPS is hosting a community meeting to share information about the opportunity to reuse the former Bryant School Site (319 Westover) for teacher housing to help address the housing challenges faced by so many of our current and prospective teachers.  For more information, go to: Bryant Site Page.

Bryant School Reuse Discussion
Thursday, April 25, 2024 @ 6:30PM
Hale Cook Elementary School
7302 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, MO 64114

SCARRITT SCHOOL TOUR

Scarritt is back on the market and KCPS will be hosting a school tour for interested buyers on Tuesday, April 30^th at 10 AM.  If you would like to participate in the tour, registration is required.  To register, 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.