Press & Insights

Editor’s Briefing: Firm’s designs on growth reshape its operations and the KC landscape

“Big plans” was the headline of the 1998 story written by my late, great colleague Jim Davis about Hoefer Wysocki Architects. The firm, then two years old, had just 15 employees but — well, the headline says it all. “Growth is important to us,”...

Hoefer Wysocki rebrands to reflect president’s ‘instrumental’ role

Despite a rebrand, a Kansas City-area architecture firm won’t have to update initials on any monogrammed towels. Leawood-based Hoefer Wysocki...

Hoefer Welker debuts on firm’s 25th Anniversary

Founder/partner Mitch Hoefer and president/partner Rob Welker announced a company name change – from Hoefer Wysocki to Hoefer Welker – at an internal...

Announcing our new name – Hoefer Welker

New name focuses on partner leadership, coincides with 25th anniversary We are announcing our firm’s new name Hoefer Welker, effective February 15,...

Preliminary plans surface for redevelopment of former Sprint Corporation headquarters campus

Transformation plans of former Sprint acreage in Overland Park have been brought before the City Planning Commission by its new owner, Occidental...

COVID-19 almost stopped medical project, but a doctor was determined to move forward

The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t stopping Dr. Jeff Livingston from moving ahead with his long-time dream of building a state-of-the-art medical facility...

MWM panelists agree: 2020 inspired new opportunities, perspective

Nearly 100 Kansas City-area commercial real estate professionals gathered at Stone Pillar Vineyard & Winery on Wednesday for MWM’s annual KC Market...

Streetcar Land Rush: Apartment Plan Would Keep Iconic Katz Drug

Main Street Apartment Boom In The Works The iconic Katz Drug Store at Westport Road and Main Street would be saved as the centerpiece of a 192-unit...

Historic Katz Drug building could see 192-apartment addition under new owner

The St. Louis developer eyeing apartments in place of a former Faultless Healthcare Linen industrial building in the Crossroads Arts District...

Lawrence police department marks ‘historic occasion’ with opening of its nearly $20M headquarters

Wearing dress uniforms complete with white gloves, Lawrence police department command staff unfolded the U.S. flag and sent it slowly up the flagpole...

Hoefer Welker Tapped for Texas Veterans Clinic Design

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex.—The Kansas City-based architecture and design firm Hoefer Welker has been commissioned to work in conjunction with developer US...

Take a tour of 46 Penn Centre’s ‘spectacular’ offices, amenities

As Covid-19 vaccines are disseminated across the metro area, Ken Block expects office deal velocity to amp back up. “I can’t tell you how many deals...

Occidental: Aspiria rebrand reflects ‘significant pivot’ for former Sprint campus

With hundreds of millions of dollars of “live, work, play” investment planned, the owners of what until Tuesday was known as the former Sprint campus...