Second Westport schools repurposing meeting April 6
Westport High School, closed June 3, 2010, may soon have a new life.
The public has a second chance to hear from the two developers short-listed for possible redevelopment of Westport High School and Westport Middle schools.
The two schools ...
Lots going on with surplus schools this month
Graceland School, just outside Midtown boundaries at 2803 E. 51st, sold in December and will be repurposed as the Mary Kelly Community Center. The 30 schools the Kansas City School District declared surplus and put on the market are now in various ...
West Plaza to see new plans for Swinney School
Swinney School at 1106 W. 47th Street has been closed since 2010. This MapQuest view shows its location just off the Country Club Plaza. A development group presented a plan for the reuse of the school as a medical office building last spring, ...
School repurposers release draft report on Westport Middle and High Schools
Westport Middle School.
While they wait for more information from interested redevelopment teams, Kansas City school repurposers have released a draft reuse report on Westport High and Middle Schools. In late August, three developers presented ...
School district puts five more schools up for sale
The latest announcement about Kansas City surplus schools shows these five properties.
Block Real Estate Services, which is helping the Kansas City School District sell 30 “surplus schools,” has announced five new properties are available ...
Westport School redevelopment teams share their presentations
For those interested in more details about the possible reuse of Westport High and Middle Schools, the KCMO Schools Repurposing team has just added more details to its site. Three developers made presentations on Saturday, August 25. Their ...
Details on Westport schools reuse: A private school and an urban gardening center
After hearing three proposals for the reuse of Westport High and Middle Schools, KCMO School Repurposing Director Shannon Jaax asked community members what feedback they had for the district about the concepts they had just heard.
While one ...
Details on Westport schools reuse: Market rate housing proposal
Steve Foutch presented his firm’s vision of a redeveloped Westport High School and Middle School to the community on Saturday. His proposal would create market-rate housing in both schools, with fitness centers and athletic fields open for ...
Westport school reuse proposals narrowed to two
Residents listened to proposals from three development teams with ideas for the redevelopment of Westport Middle School and/or Westport High School today. They rejected a proposal for a low-income senior housing project, but expressed interest ...
Another chance to get involved in school repurposing at Westport High, Middle Schools
Citizens from Midtown have said that Westport Middle and High Schools are symbols of and gateways to the neighborhood, and that their reuse could serve as the engine to inspire reinvestment in the area.
Posted by Mary Jo Draper
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