Kansas City Southern Merger Might Kill Downtown Event Parking

A glimpse at development hype and even worse access to KC's convention center.

Here's the plan . . .

Kansas City Southern is partnering with Americo to redevelop city-owned property at 12th and Broadway for what will likely be an expanded headquarters of the railroad company, which is being acquired by Canadian Pacific.

City Manager Brian Platt submitted a development agreement to the City Council today in response to a request for proposals last fall. It calls for the city to sell what’s now parking lots at 1200 and 1210 Broadway next to Kansas City Southern’s offices.

The agreement calls for the city-owned properties to be bought and redeveloped by Kansas City Southern and Americo.

Americo is affiliated with Financial Holding Corp., which is controlled by the Merriman family, one of Kansas City’s most influential, but low-profile, business leaders.

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KC Southern Plans Likely Headquarters Expansion Downtown

Kansas City Southern is partnering with Americo to redevelop city-owned property at 12th and Broadway for what will likely be an expanded headquarters of the railroad company, which is being acquired by Canadian Pacific. City Manager Brian Platt submitted a development agreement to the City Council today in response to a request for proposals last fall.

BREAKING: Kansas City Southern, Americo may expand railroad's offices at 12th and Broadway - Kansas City Business Journal

Kansas City Southern plans to partner with a familiar downtown office developer in an expansion onto a surface parking lot next to its local headquarters. The city's Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee next week is scheduled to review a measure through which City Manager Brian Platt could execute a sale and development agreement with the railroad company and Americo Life Inc.