Olathe to review bond request for warehouse growth

OLATHE, Kan. — On Tuesday, the Olathe City Council will critique a ask for to problem a lot more than $200 million in industrial profits bonds (IRBs) to create a new small business park in the southern component of the metropolis.

The 175th Commerce Centre West small business park would be found on roughly 223 acres of land at the corner of 175th Road and Hedge Lane. In January, the Olathe City Council accepted a ask for to rezone the 223-acre assets to M-2 (Standard Industrial) and BP (Organization Park).

Two businesses affiliated with the Ga-primarily based developer TPA Group LLC have asked for a master resolution of intent for the development of six warehouses totaling somewhere around 3.6 million square toes. 

An software submitted by BT 175 Period 1, LLC and BT 175 Long run Phase, LLC requests $213,969,120 in bonds to make the warehouses.

Builders program to use roughly $21 million to invest in the land, $158 million to construct the warehouses and $30 million to invest in machinery and machines. 

Less than the master resolution, candidates are requesting a 10-yr, 50% tax abatement period-in for the development.

In addition to the grasp resolution, developers have also submitted a to start with period industrial profits bond application for the business enterprise park. BT 175 Phase 1 LLC has asked for about $65 million of the $213 million bonds be utilized for the construction of a new 1,123,470-sq.-foot industrial warehouse to be found in the northwest corner of 175th Avenue and Hedge Lane.

According to metropolis paperwork, approximately $6 million would be applied to receive the land. Builders would use $49 million to cover design prices and $10 million to address household furniture and gear. 

The job is approximated to build 560 new jobs over the subsequent 10 years with the average income of employment created in the 1st calendar year to be close to $39,672. 

The council will vote on an ordinance to situation industrial revenue bonds for the 1.1 million-sq.-foot facility Tuesday evening pursuing a general public listening to. 

The council will also vote on a learn resolution from BTM Land, LLC to make another small business park in the East. BTM Land is requesting $160,901,096 in IRBs be issued for the development of four planned industrial, flex and warehouse properties totaling somewhere around 2.6 million sq. feet to be found inside 175th Street Commerce Centre East. 

The undertaking is approximated to produce 1,308 new positions around the up coming 10 a long time with the typical salary of work designed in the initial 12 months to be somewhere around $45,936. 

Builders intend to use roughly $16 million to receive land $118 million to build the properties and  $126 million to cover the cost of furnishings and tools. City officials say so much no job proposals have been submitted for the east company park. All upcoming developments within just the Commerce Centre East or Commerce Centre West developments need to satisfy prerequisites established by the metropolis and be approved by the Olathe Metropolis Council.

The Olathe Metropolis Council is scheduled to vote on these requests during the upcoming typical council conference on Tuesday, August 3 at 7 p.m.