Yesterday the Westbrooke Village Shopping Center located at 75th and Quivira was sold at auction for $4,625,000. According to city officials the appraised value of the property is $5,700,000 so it would appear that the buyer got a good deal.
At this time it is not known who the successful bidder was but closing is supposed to take place in 30 days.
Now the big question is what will the new owners do with this shopping center? Over the years various individuals have had a variety of suggestions, yours truly included. Will they keep it as a shopping center? Will they knock it down and create apartments? Hotels? Redesign and build a whole new shopping center? I am sure we will find out in due time.
Anyway, my suggestions from December 2014 can be found by clicking here. Pay particular attention to my 2nd suggestion. Is that a good idea? Is it viable? Does it appeal to the new owners?
Anyway, here is hoping that whatever the new owners decide to do works out for them AND the citizens of Shawnee. We could use a win-win situation.
