The local news has reported that 2013 was a very strong and beneficial year for the retail real estate industry here in Kansas City. Following that high run, new projects and new store openings are continuing throughout the area, carrying that new momentum into 2014. Developers have answered residential requests for more dining options and shopping venues, and from Northwest Kansas City to the South Trade area, there is a continual growth happening as new stores and locations are opening their doors to the Kansas City consumers.

Retail real estate in Kansas City isn’t all good news though—there was also a fair share of closings in 2013, from long standing restaurants like Kabuki Japanese, which has been a staple in Crown Center since 1985, and newcomers like Freebirds World Burrito from 2012 is closed due to its inability to reach company expectations.