Zona Rosa Phase II

Location: Northwest Corner of Interstate 29 and Barry Road

Size: 735,400 square feet

Players: Developer, Steiner + Associates; architect, Gould Evans Associates; engineers; Lutjen Inc., Bob D. Campbell & Co. Inc., Henderson Engineers Inc., contractors, Walton Construction Co. LLC, Neighbors Construction Co. Inc., Meyer Bros. Building Co., CDI Contractors LLC

Description: This phase of the project includes construction of retail, restaurants, residential space and office space.

Features: Dennis Fayarde, project manager for Walton, said the project includes the Gateway Fountain area, a bridge between the first and second phases with an ornate fountain where the second phase begins. The project also has a three-story parking garage owned by Platte County.

Anchor tenant: Dillard's

Drawing cards: Robert Brown, senior construction executive for Steiner + Associates, said the project adds another level of detail to Zona Rosa's architecture.

"The finishes on the buildings, public restrooms and the residential space" make the project unusual, Brown said. "The apartments are, in my opinion, condo-grade units."

The project's apartments at The Dixson range from about $950 to $1,500 a month for one- and two-bedroom units containing 689 to 1,035 square feet. "Also, all the artwork that we utilized throughout the residential and office space was by Kansas City artists," Brown said. "I think that's kind of a neat thing that says a lot about Kansas City and the quality of the people living there."

Jerry LaMartina -
Kansas City Business Journal - April 10-16, 2009