Overland Park’s city council has approved up to $5 million in bonds to fund infrastructure improvements at the former Brookridge golf course, pushing forward a $2 billion mixed-use redevelopment that has sat largely dormant since developers first pitched it in 2014. The vote marks the latest turning point for a 212-acre site where vertical construction has yet to begin, nearly three years after an initial groundbreaking ceremony.
According to the Kansas City Star, developer Curtin Property Co. proposed transforming the former 18-hole golf course into a mixed-use development including roughly 2,000 apartments, 1.8 million square feet of office space, a hotel, retail space, and a 3,500-seat performance hall. The city council first approved a proposal for the project in 2019, alongside a $200 million incentive deal, but the plan has since faced repeated delays, deadline extensions, and modifications. Curtin Property Co. has requested three amendments to its development agreement over that span, with the city council approving a fourth request for modifications as recently as July.
The newly approved bond financing centers on the project’s first vertical phase: a 317-unit apartment complex with 12,596 square feet of ground-floor retail, expected to be completed by October 1, 2029. That timeline lines up with details reported by the Johnson County Post, which describes the phase as a $120 million joint venture between Curtin Property Co. and EPC Real Estate. Curtin Property Co. requested $117 million in economic development revenue bonds to help finance the work, per the Star.
A Decade of Pushback and Delay
Financial issues and construction challenges have stalled the Brookridge project for years, and the commencement date for the broader redevelopment has already been pushed back once, from July 31, 2026, to July 31, 2027. Residents opposed the original proposal for nearly five years, raising concerns about worsening flooding, a lack of affordable housing, and the use of tax dollars to support private development, the Star reports…