KSHB 41 reporter Marlon Martinez covers Platte and Clay counties in Missouri. .
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A former Kmart in the Northland that has been sitting empty for more than a decade is one step closer to new life, as a proposed VA outpatient clinic could soon bring new services to the site.
The former Kmart on Northeast Vivion Road has been vacant since 2014. In 2022, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority bought the property with plans to redevelop it around public transportation.
Now, a proposed $85 million to $100 million VA outpatient clinic could be built on the site.
“The idea would be to purchase the site, not rehab it, but prepare for its demolition and the reconstruction of assets that would promote transit-oriented development,” Brien Starner with KCATA said.
KCATA says the clinic could also bring more people onto public transit…