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Price Chopper and Hobby Lobby

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtGladstone, MO

Completed 2021 education retrofit (112k sqft) on former retail site; no active opportunities left. · summary, model-written

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Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: An Early Education Center for the school district’s early childhood programs, focused primarily on preschoolers. record · all sites with this

New use

Education

This site: An Early Education Center for the school district’s early childhood programs, focused primarily on p newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	educationWikipedia no source
What is there now	An Early Education Center for the school district’s early childhood programs, focused primarily on preschoolers.newtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year	2021newtypes-extraction reported
Redeveloper	North Kansas City Schoolsnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Clay County (MO), 2024	40 units in 5+ unit buildings, 2 in 2–4, 314 single-family; 2023: 14 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	2 within 10 km, 6 within 25 km: Metro North Mall (3.3 km); Antioch Center Mall (4.2 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	13,036 jobs in 655 establishments; average annual pay $40,085; employment location quotient 1.19; employment +0.9% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	2,565 jobs; 355 in retail trade, 304 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 29047021101)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 41th income percentile as adults; 1.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (445 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 17.2%; median family income $62,639; 324 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	North Kansas City 74 School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: S.T.A.R. DAY TREATMENT CTR.; LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARYNCES EDGE
Elevation	991 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	274 county-logged events: 138 thunderstorm wind, 100 hail, 20 flash flood, 9 flood; $41,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 64118, 2026-09	median list price $281,250 (-5.3% on the year); 72 active listings; median 43 days on market; 25% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	623 establishments (+6%); 13,582 jobs (+15%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $318,510 (+2% 1 yr, +24% 5 yr); typical rent $1,546/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	6,626 vehicles a day on TROOST AVE (major collector, 2 lanes); 184 trucks; 13 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Converted to an Early Education Center (2021) by North Kansas City Schools, repurposing a former retail site (112,000 sqft) under 'reinhabit' strategy. Current use: education.

Why. Retrofit completed (status: built), county population grew 6.9% (2018–23).

Where it stands. Located in Gladstone, MO. Within 3.3km of demolished Metro North Mall (3.3km) and 4.2km of built Antioch Center Mall. Housing market shows 2.4% annual ZHVI growth (2026-09 data).

For a planner

Nearby demolished mall (Metro North) suggests declining retail demand.
Housing market growth (2.4% annual) aligns with retrofit timing.

For a developer

Peer sites (e.g., Raleigh, NC; Paducah, KY) used same 'reinhabit' strategy for similar GLA (100k–128k sqft).
No active development opportunities (opp_score: 0.0) since retrofit is complete.

What we do not know yet

Original mall name not provided.
Exact growth metric source for 'county grew 6.9%' not specified in record.

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retrofit already built
county grew 6.9% 2018–23

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History and original facts

Gross leasable area	112,000 sq ftnewtypes-extraction
Anchors	Hobby Lobby, Price Chopper
County	Clay County
Census division	4 · West North Central
Notes	Draft from rclco.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: In 2021, North Kansas City Schools converted a 112,000 sq ft big-box store, formerly housing Price Chopper and Hobby Lobby in Gladstone, MO, into an Early Education Center.

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Timeline

2021 Converted to Early Education Center
2021 Retrofit: reinhabit

Sources

Retail Reimagined: 8 Ways Retail Spaces are Being Converted and ...
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Price Chopper and Hobby Lobby
In 2021, North Kansas City Schools converted a 112,000 square foot big-box housing Price Chopper and Hobby Lobby to an Early Education Center

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Price Chopper and Hobby Lobby, Gladstone, MO." Record n-b183e79e72, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/mo/gladstone-price-chopper-and-hobby-lobby/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_gladstonepricechopperandhobbylobby,
  title = {Price Chopper and Hobby Lobby, Gladstone, MO},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/mo/gladstone-price-chopper-and-hobby-lobby/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-b183e79e72, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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What we do not know yet

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