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Johnson County needs more affordable housing. Is converting these hotels an answer? Sarah Ritter, The Kansas City Star
Feb. 22 Developers in Johnson County have long said the costs of land and construction are too high for them to make much of a profit off more affordable apartments a housing market the area sorely needs.
But now a Utah-based firm has a solution, using existing buildings that are very similar to apartment buildings.
The developer plans to convert two Overland Park hotels into apartments with rental prices more attainable for middle-income workers who can t afford most Johnson County housing. It s not a new idea, but it is one that has grown in popularity across the country in recent years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic as more hotels closed amid a damaged tourism industry.
With neighbors still opposed, revised Ranch Mart South apartment plan heads to OP City Council The view of the south facade of a new proposed apartment complex, closest to neighboring homes. Image credit Klover Architects.
A scaled-back version of an apartment complex directly south of the Ranch Mart South shopping center near 95th and Mission was once again approved by the Overland Park Planning Commission Monday night.
The controversial project now heads back to the full city council on Jan. 11.
The revised plan which, among other things, lowers the overall height of the proposed complex by about 15 feet passed the commission by a 7-3 voice vote, a wider margin than when the commission okayed the original plan in September by a 6-5 vote. Individual votes were not announced at Monday’s meeting.