A new hotel may soon be under construction at the corner of College Boulevard and Cody Street in central Overland Park. The Overland Park Planning Commission voted 10-0 to recommend approval of a special use permit for the hotel, which would be a StudioRes Hotel from the Marriott brand portfolio.

The hotel, designed for business travelers who may need extended stay options, would have 124 rooms and be situated in the College Oaks office district near Johnson County Community College. The rooms would be equipped with kitchens and have a studio apartment feel.

Project Details

TGC Group is proposing to build the four-story hotel on an undeveloped, nearly three-acre parcel in the College Oaks office district. This would replace plans for a previously approved multistory office building that was never built after the property was zoned for office use in the 1970s.

The College and Cody intersection is primarily made up of the College Oaks office district, though the area already features some multifamily housing, retail, and dining options. Framework OP, the city’s long-range development plan, identifies this property for the commercial hub character-type, which includes hotels and other lodging options as supported uses, though retail and office development are preferred uses.

The special use permit for the hotel goes to the Overland Park City Council for consideration next. It is tentatively scheduled for the July 6 meeting. Later, the developer will need to submit a final development plan for the site, which will settle some lingering details, like the overall exterior design.

Original reporting: Johnson County Post (Overland Park) — read the source article.