Mission could be in for a much bigger housing boom than originally planned at the long vacant former JCPenney call center site. The latest pitch calls for 651 residential units spread across three apartment buildings, a converted office tower and 15 townhomes.
Block Real Estate Services is now stretching the project south toward Mission Tower, according to the Kansas City Business Journal. BRES bought the 5700 Broadmoor property earlier this year after the original 300 unit concept did not pencil out financially, and the larger footprint is intended to make the development more viable. The expanded plan is being marketed as Foxridge 57. None of the cited sources include results from a Johnson County parcel search for "5700 Broadmoor" or "5665 Foxridge."
Three apartment buildings and a 10-story conversion
The updated design features 289 apartments at 5665 Foxridge Drive, 188 apartments in a new building south of Mission Tower and 159 apartments inside the existing 10 story office tower. The plan also includes 15 townhomes tied into a shared parking garage, according to the Johnson County Post.
The biggest change from earlier versions is that adaptive reuse of the office tower. Previous plans envisioned demolition, but Block representatives told city officials that long term cell equipment leases on the roof made tearing down the building impractical, which pushed the developer toward a renovation instead.
The revised concept appeared on the agenda for a March 25 work session, according to the City of Mission. Council members signaled general support during the discussion, but the larger project still needs formal plans, zoning review and further consideration of public incentives, the Johnson County Post reported.
The project still has a public financing backstory
The original Foxridge project was approved as a roughly $108 million development, and Mission later signed off on tax increment financing to help cover extraordinary redevelopment costs. The Kansas City Star reported that the assistance was tied to infrastructure, stormwater improvements and parking, with the district projected to generate about $18.4 million over 20 years.
For now, the 289 unit Foxridge building remains the only portion formally approved, while the broader 651 unit vision works its way through the city’s development process. If the expansion wins final backing, a mostly empty office property near Broadmoor Park would become the centerpiece of one of Mission’s largest new housing proposals.
None of the cited sources include results from a direct query on the U.S. Census Bureau's data portal (data.census.gov) for Mission city, Kansas 5-year ACS housing estimates (2019-2023).
