Shawnee Downtown Mixed-use Project Set to Break Ground Soon

Blume Shawnee, a new mixed-use townhome project with residential, retail and office uses in downtown Shawnee, is gearing up to break ground soon. Above, a design rendering of the project.

Leah Wankum Jan 15, 2021 - Shawnee

Blume Shawnee, a new mixed-use townhome project with residential, retail and office uses in downtown Shawnee, is gearing up to break ground soon. Above, a design rendering of the project.

Blume Shawnee, a new mixed-use townhome project with residential, retail and office uses in downtown Shawnee, is gearing up to break ground.

Meanwhile, the Shawnee City Council on Monday unanimously approved a resolution to issue up to $7 million in industrial revenue bonds to finance construction costs for the project. Box Real Estate Development, a company based in Lee’s Summit, Mo., is spearheading the project as well as renovations on the old Hartman Hardware building nearby.

Located on about 2 acres in the 6100 block of Nieman Road, on the southeast corner of Roger and Nieman, the Blume Shawnee project will include the following:

  • 2 structures with seven two-story residential loft units

  • 10 single-story residential flat units

  • 12 ground level commercial retail/office units

Blume Shawnee is slated to break ground soon. Photo courtesy Box Real Estate Development.

The development will also feature the following utilities and amenities:

  • surface parking

  • private garage parking

  • bicycle racks

  • dog skills park

  • raised garden beds and community garden plots

  • courtyard with permeable pavers

  • small plaza with a permanent pedestal for rotating public art exhibits

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