This half city block of the East Crossroads — in Andy Surface’s family since the mid-1880s — has been a witness to change through the decades as Kansas City’s fortunes have risen and fallen with trends of the day.
“I’ve seen a couple of times where downtown was going bad … to the heights in the last five to 10 years,” Surface said recently. “A lot of family-owned businesses are moving in.”
Indeed. After teaming with Ryan Holcomb, developer and senior sales associate with Fishman Commercial Real Estate in Overland Park, Surface is welcoming several new tenants to his property. A business already in the space is so popular, it plans to expand.
The Shuckers Union
Described as a friendly neighborhood oyster bar, The Shuckers Union is taking over a 2,300-square-foot space at 1739 Oak St. for a December opening…