Year in Review: 2025 Project & People Awards
2025 brought a number of recognitions for our work, our people, and our growth as a firm. From project awards to individual honors and business...
Allen Block, founder and chairman of the firm now known as Block Real Estate Services, shared a dream with his three sons prior to his death in 2009.
“We always had ambitions that we might want to build a really cool building on the (Country Club) Plaza,” said one of the sons, BRES Managing Principal Ken Block. “The three boys and Dad used to talk about that, but he’s gone now and it’s our opportunity to do what we all talked about.”
Ken Block and his brothers, fellow BRES principals Stephen and Michael Block, were on hand Monday to help break ground on their family’s dream building, 46 Penn Centre, a $93 million Class A office tower at 4622 Pennsylvania Ave. in Kansas City.
Leadership in Practice: How 40 Under 40 Alumni Foster Collaboration and Culture
Mara Sabatini, Vice President and Senior Project Manager, was recently featured in BD+C’s article, Leadership in Practice: How 40 Under 40 Alumni...
Giving Back to Local Communities Through Design
At Hoefer Welker, we know that architecture plays a key role in enhancing local communities. Effective design not only beautifies a community and...