Black & Veatch’s Overland Park HQ Project Resubmitted

Last June, I provided my viewers the first look at the new headquarters, and accompanying mixed-use development, proposed by Black & Veatch for a large amount of property near 115th and Lamar, some of which is currently home to Black & Veatch. After several months of back and forth with the Overland Park Planning Department and the Planning Commission, the project went back to the drawing board after the Overland Park City Council remanded the project back to Planning.

A revised plan was submitted at the beginning of this month.

The overall development plan has grown from what we saw last June and the layout of the development, while still maintaining several blocks, are now less traditional block forms with more curvy streets.

*The current headquarters building will be torn down and replaced by a public park.*

Now planned are:

788 residential units (88 townhomes, 700 apartments) – an increase of 70 units, partially at the expense of the townhomes (108 vs 88 townhomes and 615 vs 700 apartments).
1 Million SF of office space (750,000sf of which is for Black & Veatch in their new building, 250,000sf additional planned) – an increase of 160,000sf total square feet of office space over the previously submitted plan.
137,000sf of commercial space (retail) – a decrease of 3000sf.
25,000sf daycare – an increase from the previously submitted 16,500sf.
250 hotel rooms – an increase from the previously submitted 160.
4171 parking spaces – an increase from the previously submitted 3871.

The new public park is still included, but now appears to be smaller than originally envisioned.

*This aerial view shows what the future Black & Veatch campus could look like.*

The first phase of the project is on the 12 acre “parcel 1”, which will include the new 9-story, 750,000sf headquarters building, a 7-story parking garage with 2326 parking spaces, the 25,000sf daycare facility, and new public park. The remaining mixed-usages will be built over time, likely by partner developers.

BNIM is still the listed architect for the project, which was estimated to cost around $1.12 Billion last year.

The Planning Commission will hear the revised proposal on April 13th.

The gallery below features additional renderings of the plan and elevations for parcel 1’s buildings.