Pins for projects still in planning are approximate and based on public reporting. Corridor lines are simplified.
Billions in new investment, concentrated on one side of the metro
For decades, the Kansas City region's marquee sports and entertainment venues sat on the Missouri side. That is changing. In December 2025 the Chiefs announced they will leave Arrowhead for a new domed stadium in Wyandotte County, Kansas, with a separate headquarters and training campus in Olathe. Both are targeted to open for the 2031 season, and each comes with its own mixed-use district.
Around those anchors, other large projects are lining up: a Mattel-branded adventure park planned next to The Legends in Bonner Springs, a $3 billion data center campus already under construction in De Soto, and a second, larger data center campus proposed at the former Sunflower ammunition plant nearby. Together with the existing Panasonic battery plant, the K-10 corridor is becoming one of the region's main employment engines.
Large projects bring jobs, construction crews, visitors and new households. All of them need places to live. This site follows the residential side of that story: the communities along the K-10 and K-7 corridors that connect these developments to each other and to the rest of the metro.
A new center of gravity at Village West
The area around the Kansas Speedway and The Legends was already the Kansas side's entertainment hub, home to Children's Mercy Park and Legends Field. The Chiefs' new stadium is planned nearby, west of the Speedway, which would put an NFL venue, a pro soccer stadium, a minor-league ballpark, an outlet center and a race track within a few minutes of each other.
Just to the southwest, Bonner Springs has approved incentives for a Mattel Adventure Park featuring attractions built around brands like Barbie and Hot Wheels, along with an indoor rainforest, hotels and retail. Construction could begin as early as 2027, with a 2031 opening.
For residential investors, the nearby neighborhoods of western Kansas City, Kansas, Bonner Springs, Edwardsville and Basehor are the closest housing to all of it, and they are reachable by both I-70 and K-7.
New Chiefs Stadium
~$3B fixed-roof dome with a surrounding mixed-use district, near the Kansas Speedway.
Mattel Adventure Park
Theme park, indoor rainforest, hotels and retail in Bonner Springs, next to The Legends.
The Legends & Village West
Shopping, dining, Children's Mercy Park, Legends Field and the Kansas Speedway.
K-10: the university-to-suburb jobs corridor
K-10 links Lawrence and the University of Kansas to Olathe, Lenexa and Overland Park. It has long been a commuter route. Now it is becoming a destination in its own right. The Panasonic EV battery plant at Astra Enterprise Park in De Soto drew new infrastructure to the corridor, and that infrastructure is attracting data centers. Beale Infrastructure broke ground on the first phase of a $3 billion campus just south of K-10 in 2026, and Digital Realty has announced a much larger campus on land at the same former ammunition plant.
At the eastern end, the Chiefs' new headquarters and practice facility is planned for about 165 acres at College Boulevard and Ridgeview Road in Olathe, just south of K-10, with its own mixed-use development. At the western end, KU brings a steady population of students, faculty and staff, which supports rental demand year-round.
Eudora, De Soto and western Olathe and Lenexa sit in between. They offer newer housing stock and room to grow, and they are within a short drive of both the jobs at Astra and the amenities of Johnson County.
Lawrence & KU
University town with durable rental demand and a growing innovation park.
De Soto data centers
Beale's campus underway; Digital Realty's Astra North proposed nearby.
Panasonic battery plant
Major employer that brought utilities and road upgrades to the corridor.
Chiefs HQ, Olathe
~$300M headquarters and training campus at College & Ridgeview.
K-7: the north–south spine that ties it together
K-7 runs from Olathe north through Shawnee, Bonner Springs, Basehor and Lansing to Leavenworth and Fort Leavenworth. It crosses K-10 near the Chiefs' Olathe campus and I-70 near The Legends, the stadium site and the planned theme park. That makes it the one road that connects every major project on this map.
The northern stretch is anchored by Fort Leavenworth, one of the Army's oldest active posts and home to its Command and General Staff College. Military families and civilian staff create steady, recurring rental demand in Leavenworth and Lansing, independent of the business cycle.
As growth pushes west and north from the stadium district, the communities along K-7 offer something the inner suburbs no longer do: established small-town neighborhoods, available land, and prices that still leave room for appreciation.
Olathe & Shawnee
Fast-growing Johnson County suburbs near the Chiefs campus.
Bonner Springs & Basehor
Closest small towns to the stadium and theme park.
Lansing, Leavenworth & the Fort
Military-driven rental demand and historic river towns.
Focus on Lansing
Lansing sits along the Missouri River just south of Leavenworth, on the edge of the Kansas City metro. The town takes its name from pioneer settler James Lansing, who platted the original lots with John C. Schmidt in 1878, and it was incorporated in 1959. Today it is a friendly, family-oriented city with well-regarded schools and a quieter pace than the inner suburbs.
For a residential investor, Lansing's appeal is its position. It sits on K-7, a straight drive south to the planned stadium district and theme park, and a few minutes from Fort Leavenworth, whose military and civilian workforce provides steady tenant demand. Kansas City International Airport is also within easy reach across the river.
Lansing combines the stability of a military-anchored housing market with exposure to the new growth coming to western Wyandotte County, with entry prices that remain below those of Johnson County.
On the K-7 corridor
Direct route south to Village West, the stadium site and Bonner Springs.
Near Fort Leavenworth
Recurring demand from military families, students and civilian staff.
Small-town character
Established neighborhoods, good schools and room to grow.
Why Kansas
Kansas has always been a place where big stories unfold under an even bigger sky. Long before statehood, Native nations thrived across the tallgrass prairie, and the Louisiana Purchase brought the land into the young United States. In the 1850s, "Bleeding Kansas" became the flashpoint in the struggle over slavery, and in 1861 Kansas joined the Union as a free state. Its people went on to build railroads, turn the plains into one of the world's great wheat baskets, and create communities that still value hard work and neighborliness.
That same practical, pro-growth spirit shows up today. Kansas has used its STAR bond program to bring major attractions to the state, from the Kansas Speedway and Children's Mercy Park to the Chiefs' stadium and the planned theme park. The state's large-load utility planning and available land have made the K-10 corridor attractive to advanced manufacturing and data center investment.
For investors, the Kansas side of the metro offers a combination that is hard to find: a large, diversified metro economy, lower costs than the coasts, and a pipeline of public and private projects concentrated in a defined area with clear corridors to follow.
Kansas City has an active real estate investing community
Investor clubs are one of the best ways to learn the local market, meet lenders, contractors and property managers, and find deals. Kansas City has several, meeting on both sides of the state line.
MAREI: Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors
MAREI describes itself as the largest real estate investor education group in the Kansas City metro, serving investors on both the Kansas and Missouri sides. It has operated since 2004, and its members range from first-time buyers to experienced landlords, flippers and lenders.
Monthly meetings combine education with networking, and the group also runs online sessions, masterclasses and an annual vendor trade show that brings together investor-friendly agents, lenders, contractors and property managers.
Visit MAREI.org MAREI on Meetup- Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month in Overland Park, Kansas
- Networking hour followed by a featured speaker
- First-time guests have typically attended free
- Topics include buy-and-hold rentals, flipping, wholesaling and private lending
- Check MAREI.org for the current schedule and location
Kansas City Investment Group (KCIG)
One of the region's long-running investor groups, with monthly meetings and deal nights.
Lawrence · Topeka · KCEastern Kansas Association of Real Estate Investors
Monthly online meetings for investors along the Lawrence–Topeka–Kansas City corridor.
KC NorthlandNorthland KC Real Estate Group
In-person and Zoom meetings for investors and service providers north of the river.
The growth story, in the news
Independent reporting on the projects shaping the Kansas side of the metro, and what they mean for jobs, housing and property values.
Chiefs release first look at new $3 billion Kansas stadium
Renderings, site status and timeline for the Wyandotte County dome.
REBusiness OnlineChiefs unveil plans for new stadium and two mixed-use districts
A real estate industry view of the stadium and Olathe districts.
KCTV5 · July 2026Populous named design lead for the Chiefs' Olathe headquarters
Details on the $300 million training campus and its mixed-use development.
Johnson County Post · Feb 2026Olathe reveals the exact site for the Chiefs' training facility
The 165-acre site at College Boulevard and Ridgeview Road, just off K-10.
KSHB 41Olathe residents excited about the Chiefs coming to town
Nearby homeowners and businesses on what the project means for the area.
Kansas News Service · Dec 2025A Barbie and Hot Wheels theme park is coming to Bonner Springs
The Mattel Adventure Park plan next to The Legends, targeted for 2031.
GovTech / Kansas City StarKansas prepares for the state's first hyperscale data center
Beale Infrastructure's $3 billion campus under construction in De Soto.
KCUR · July 2026De Soto's data center project doubles in size
How the campus has grown since it was first proposed, and the local debate.
Data Center MapDigital Realty's Astra North campus in De Soto
A proposed multi-building campus on 1,440 acres at Astra Enterprise Park.
Kansas Reflector · Feb 2026Panasonic plant nearing 50% production, second wing underway
Hiring progress toward the plant's projected 4,000 jobs.
KSHB 41De Soto prepares for a housing and business boom
Local officials and residents on the need for more homes.
Design NewsPanasonic opens its $4 billion Kansas battery plant
Includes the housing being built in De Soto for the workforce.
KCTV5 · Dec 2025History of Kansas STAR bonds
How Kansas has financed the Speedway, Children's Mercy Park and now the Chiefs.