MetroWire Media's top themes of 2018: Push, Pivot, Preserve

News about Burns & McDonnell's strategic push into the design-build market topped MetroWire Media's list of the 18 most clicked stories of 2018. Below are the other top stories that caught our readers' attention. 

New owners announce 'gentle facelift' for century-old Longview Mansion

Kelly Construction Group expands reach, builds new headquarters

With Midwest Gateway, Copaken Brooks is Edgerton's new kid in town

Fogel-Anderson will manage Mission Gateway construction project, timetable

Four new retail stores open in Belton Gateway

Opus' mixed-use poised to trigger Westport Road redevelopment

Lenexa's The District mixed-use offers case study on cold-formed steel construction

Summit Square ribbon cutting celebrates record leasing activity

Hufft 'small box' concept pops onto big-market retail scene

Leawood mixed-use expected to kickstart activity along 135th Street corridor

Elite Sports announces $25M investment in five facilities across KC region

Opus kicks off construction of Westport multifamily mixed-use project

Bluhawk Apartments prepare for blastoff

Changing retail trends drive shift in Price Brothers’ BluHawk plan

Superior Bowen paves way for growth and diversification with new HQ, hires

Olathe pioneer spec building sells to investors

Bridge Space connects Lee's Summit's past with present coworking trend

Bluhawk Apartments prepare for blastoff

Work has blasted off at the Bluhawk Apartments located at 167th Street and Lowell Avenue in south Overland Park, with mass blasting taking place over the past month. 

Haupt Construction has been busy clearing the site of native limestone with the help of three surface drill rigs. A rock crusher then processes large chunks of limestone to be recycled as gravel filler for use throughout the entire project. In October, HarenLaughlin Construction will begin laying footings and foundations in preparation for vertical construction to begin.

“It’s rewarding to see this project move closer to vertical construction. Bluhawk Apartments are a critical component of the overall 300-acre Bluhawk mixed-use development,” said Bart Lowen, vice president of Price Brothers Development.

When completed in early 2020, Bluhawk Apartments will include eight buildings and a total of 201 apartment units ranging from one- to three-bedroom floor plans with higher-end interior features such as granite countertops. Each building will have garages as well as open-space parking.

The community will include a basketball court and convenient location adjacent to the Shawnee Mission Health-Blue Valley full-service hospital, Cosentino’s Market, and Bluhawk’s many shops and restaurants.