City of Westwood
Our second technical assistance panel for the City of Westwood, Kansas, took place in October 2021.
The City of Westwood, Kansas, situated in the Kansas City metro area just west of the Missouri/Kansas state line, is experiencing renewed interest and investment from both residents and commercial interests alike. In 2015, the City faced the challenge of keeping its popular Westwood View Elementary School open and operating within Westwood city limits and turned to ULI Kansas City for assistance in charting a course forward. Fast forward to 2021, and a new school is under construction across the street from the current Westwood View school, and the City of Westwood is again facing a series of questions relating to land use.
This time, the land use questions come from a position of strength as the City is in a good financial position, the school is secure, and the population is growing. City leadership has positioned Westwood to now leverage key real estate assets to the further benefit of the community, in support of its current residents’ goals and the City’s goals for maintaining and even growing its economic and residential base.
Our TAP panel convened in October 2021, assessing the site and scope of work, interviewing stakeholders from the community, and sharing expertise in various disciplines to develop their recommendations. The panel made preliminary recommendations to the City of Westwood in a public forum on October 21, 2021. Read the final TAP Report here.
We are so grateful to our City of Westwood TAP panelists for generously sharing their time and expertise:
Dennis Strait | Gould Evans
Tim Schaffer | AREA Real Estate Advisors
Devon Coffey | The OPUS Group
John Gaar | Finkle + Williams Architecture
Andrew Ganahl | AND Real Estate
Jacob Hodson | Olsson
Steven Jeanfreau | Whiting-Turner
Jason Romero | Platform Ventures
Samantha Wagner | HOK