Block & Company, Inc., Realtors Serves as the Exclusive Retail Broker for Parade Park Homes Redevelopment
    
    October 30, 2025
    
    
    Block & Company, Inc., Realtors, headquartered in Kansas City, MO, is honored to announce the groundbreaking of the $300M redevelopment of Parade Park Homes, one of the country's oldest Black-owned housing cooperatives. 
The redevelopment will create almost 
1,100 multifamily units, 200 of those reserved for low-income families, and 80 of those reserved for senior housing. Additionally, the project will bring 27 acres of open green space, and 15,000 SF of community-centered commercial space. Block & Company is honored to partner with site developers 
Twelfth Street Heritage Development Corp. and 
Flaherty & Collins Properties, serving as the exclusive retail broker of the proposed multifamily mixed-use buildings.  

Many city leaders have come together to make this project a reality. Some partners include the City of Kansas City, MO, Mayor Quinton Lucas, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver ll, 3rd District-at-Large Councilwoman Dr. Melissa Patterson Hazley, City Manager Mario Vasquez, and more. 
 Rendering Credit: City of Kansas City, Missouri
Rendering Credit: City of Kansas City, MissouriThe restoration will include 3 phases, with phase 1 projected to be finished by 2027. This project marks the largest development in East Kansas City's history. At the groundbreaking on Friday, October 24, 3rd District-at-Large Councilwoman Dr. Melissa Patterson Hazley said this project is restoration, renewal, and a promise to the community.

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Block & Company, Inc., Realtors Development InformationBlock & Company, Inc., Realtors Retail Brokerage InformationSign Up for My Block to unlock additional information**Please source and hyperlink this press release if cited**About Block & Company, Inc., RealtorsBlock & Company, Inc. Realtors is a full service commercial real estate company headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri since its inception in 1946.  The firm's services include brokerage, development, investment, asset/property management, tenant representation, and corporate real estate services.  Our commercial brokerage specializes in restaurant, retail, automotive, hotel, industrial, office, shopping center/development, commercial investments, asset/property management, and many other real estate services. With transactions extending to 187 cities in 35 states,  Block & Company manages millions of square feet of retail, restaurant, office, and industrial space.  Block & Company is proud to be known as one of the Midwest's premier full service real estate organizations, consistently ranked among the industry leaders by trade magazines, local business publications, and our industry peers.