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Ward Parkway Center

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedUnder constructionKansas City, MO

Redeveloping 1959 mall into mixed-use with housing support; status under construction, 2024 permits show 2,271+ residential units approved. · summary, model-written

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Former anchors
Dillard'sThis site: Dillard's wikipedia · all sites with this
Montgomery WardThis site: Montgomery Ward wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …under construction newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 6 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 2,271 units, Jackson County census-bps · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: record · all sites with this
New use
Entertainment and sportsThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this
Mixed useThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this
Park and open spaceThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

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Now

StatusUnder constructionnewtypes-extraction
StrategyRedevelopment, under constructionWikipedia
New usesentertainment, mixed, park, retailWikipedia
Retrofit year2016newtypes-extraction

Planning

Entitlement year2016Wikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Ward Parkway Center” and “Kansas City” (12 hits, first 12 sampled, 1 other filers such as tenants left out). No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
Public owner (weak)DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED REALTY CORP (SITC, SITC-PA)112008-07-25 to 2012-10-018-K 4, 10-K 4, 10-Q 3

Site context

Housing permits, Jackson County (MO), 20242,271 units in 5+ unit buildings, 479 in 2–4, 1,253 single-family; 2023: 836 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby6 within 10 km, 12 within 25 km: Meadowbrook Golf and Country Club (3.2 km); Metcalf South Shopping Center (5.4 km); Glenwood Mall (5.4 km); Mission Center Mall (6.6 km); Corporate Woods (6.8 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,178 establishments (-3%); 36,377 jobs (+4%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $247,543 (+3% 1 yr, +26% 5 yr); typical rent $1,446/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)13,298 vehicles a day on STATE LINE RD (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 656 trucks; 22 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Ward Parkway Center opened as a mall in 1959. It is currently under construction as a redevelopment project (started 2016) with new uses including entertainment, mixed-use, park, and retail. The original two-story structure is now one-story with an enclosed first floor.

Why. The retrofit strategy aligns with county population growth (3.6% 2018–2023) and housing market trends (ZHVI up 2.7% YoY). Nearby peers include demolished malls (Glenwood Mall, Mission Center Mall) and active redeveloping malls (Bannister Mall, 8 km away).

Where it stands. Status: under construction. County permits show 2,271+ residential units approved in 2024. Housing market data (Zillow) shows 2.7% annual home value growth.

For a planner

  • Adjacent to Meadowbrook Golf (3.2 km, partial status)
  • Nearby retail cluster includes 6 sites within 10 km (2 demolished, 1 proposed)
  • Traffic: 13,298 ADT on State Line Rd (minor arterial)

For a developer

  • Housing market supports mixed-use (2024 permits: 2,271+ units)
  • No current tenant details provided
  • Unknown: timeline for completion, specific entertainment/park components, or current tenant mix.

What we do not know yet

  • No details on current tenant mix or anchor tenants
  • No timeline for completion
  • No specifics on 'park' use or entertainment offerings
  • No data on retail vacancy rates during redevelopment
  • No information on project cost or financing

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Similar sites

  • Antioch Center Mall, Kansas City, MO · Malls · opened 1956; same strategy: redevelop; also in MO
  • Bannister Mall, Kansas City, MO · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in MO; 8 km away
  • Northwest Plaza Mall, St Anns, MO · Malls · opened 1963; same strategy: redevelop; also in MO
  • Blue Ridge Mall, Kansas City, MO · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in MO; 16 km away

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Multifamily screen

  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • county grew 3.6% 2018–23
  • housing in the record

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Opened1959newtypes-extraction
AnchorsThe Limited, Sam Goody, Dillard's, Montgomery Ward, Gap, TGI Friday's, Winstead's
CountyJackson County
Census division4 · West North Central
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Ward Parkway Center, a shopping mall opened in 1959, is currently undergoing a redevelopment phase, including the development of the former Dillard's site, a 31,000 sqft addition with restaurants and a pedestrian plaza, and the replacement of Montgomery Ward with Target.

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Background

Ward Parkway Center, Ward Parkway Mall, or Ward Parkway Shopping Center is a shopping center located in Kansas City, Missouri on the Kansas/Missouri border line. The location surrounds the area on the North from 85th Terrace to 89th Street on the South and on the West from State Line Road to Ward Parkway on the East. Once a two floor mall with a food court it now has one floor with the first floor enclosed. The mall itself is currently in a redevelopment phase and has been in business since 1959. Former stores Sam Goody, Gap, TGI Friday's, The Limited, and Winstead's.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1959 Opened
  2. 2016 Retrofit: redevelop

Sources

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