Kansas City, MO

SKW provided land survey, civil engineering and landscape architectural services for the development of Briarcliff Village, an upscale, 150,000 s.f. retail/restaurant/office development located at Briarcliff Parkway and 69 Highway in Kansas City, MO, just 15 minutes from the Kansas City International Airport and only five minutes from downtown.

Briarcliff Village is the retail portion of Briarcliff West, a mixed-use community of retail, villas, condos, apartments and office buildings, developed by Charles Garney and positioned on high terrain with spectacular views of the skyline.  Designed by Klover Architects in an Italian Tuscan theme, the Village features a pedestrian-friendly brick streetscape.  The buildings are set to take advantage of the vistas and existing natural features, such as mature trees and a fountain placed adjacent to the pond.  Retail shops occupy the first floor of the main building with 500,000 s.f. of office suites on the second floor.  A two-story, retail building (approximately 25,000 s.f.) and five restaurants are also part of the village.

The original site was an abandoned rock quarry and mine, which was reclaimed through tax/increment financing.  SKW prepared the civil engineering drawings for the retail buildings and main building plan approval and construction documents for grading, erosion control, storm sewers, sanitary sewers and waterlines, parking lots and drives.  SKW provided landscape architecture for both planning and construction.