The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 67

Tuesday June 1 14 19 The Kansas City Star Just watch that prominent comer in Waldo Plan for new bigger Osco store seems to be headed for City approval By JOE GOSE Stall Writer 511-4144 UNntVSUUES POSmLSBMCE NEEDS LAND FOR PURCHASE OR AN EXISTING BUILDING FOR LEASE IN KANSAS CITY MISSOURI SIZE OF SITE DESIRED FOR PURCHASE IS APPROXIMATELY 40000-50000 SQUARE FEET unm Ooff Cows DMLY MAKES MORE CENT) Who our noUr turn thott poo a vast marfcofploco Is of tttr Mngortlps! A dotty mart tptoc of buvors and solttrs vary day this marketplace Informs our readers of Items and i 5000 square feet on considered for lease An existing bui i suitable site will Using our Qosetfted ads is the Quickest eat test stay to tiaue your mao' time and money The floor plates are too small to meet modem efficiency standards government officials say Also they say the small number of elevators compared with those in modem office buildings makes a time-consuming bummer for the visiting public In real estate parlance Like my car Instead of finding some out-of-the-way agencies that the public does not visit the GSA hopes to sell the 65-year-old edifice It extended an auction deadline earlier this spring in the hopes of generating more interest The extra time netted the GSA two bids: one for $1 one for $100001 The GSA turned them both down Changing hands again? Word on the street is that interests connected to local businessman Michael Merriman have contracted to buy the Mast building in Overland Park from Associated Directory Services Once the deal for the 120000- square-foot structure is completed Sprint is expected to occupy more than half of the building The contract is the second on the building in the last couple of months Local businessman Cecil Van Tuyl had contracted earlier this year to buy the structure at 7500 1 10th St but the deal fell through MC Real Estate Services of Kansas City then brought Merriman to the table A representatives from Sprint Corp declined comment and other parties to the sale could not be reached The impending transaction stems from Associated sale of its publishing contracts to GTE Directories That purchase sparked the gradual shutdown of Associated Directory GTE Directories has opened an office in Overland Park and expects to employ 40 workers in its Yellow Pages sales division Skyline is published each Tuesday Write to Joe Gose at the Business desk The Kansas City Star 1729 Grand Blvd Kansas City Mo 64108 Call him at 234-4289 PREFERRED AREA: 79th Street 95th Street Main Street Stale Line Street Laura McGinnis Real Estate Specialist Kansas City Facilities Service Office 6800 64th Street Suite 100 Overland Park KS 66202-4171 Phene: 9 1 M3 1-1 155 Ext 466 Solicitation packages may also be obtained at die Wornall Station 310 89th Terr KCMO PROPOSALS WU4 RECEIVED UNTIL JULY 18 1996 ftttUu Sfll Get ready for redevelopment on the southeast comer of 75th Street and Wornall Road The Kansas City Plan Commission last week recommended that the Kansas City Council approve the demolition of the 20000-square-foot Osco Drug store on the block and the building of a new Osco Plans also call for construction of a retail building The blueprint includes new sidewalks and curbs on the south side of 75th Street fronting the building Osco a subsidiary of American Store Co of Salt Lake City over the last several months has purchased and tom down a grocery store a restaurant and a gas station to the east to make way for the project The Plan Commission also recommended that the council approve KSHB-TV Channel plan to add 20500 square feet and a visitors parking lot to its building at 4720 Oak St The addition scheduled for completion in early 1997 is slated for the southwest comer of the building Walnut Street blues The National Trust for Historic Preservation a nonprofit organization chartered by Congress in 1949 is trumpeting President stance to preserve historic downtowns Clinton actually is tweaking an executive order that President Jimmy Carter signed to urge government agencies to operate in urban cores Clinton recently signed the executive order Federal Facilities on Historic Properties in our Central which prods agencies to move into historic buildings in historic districts look for the government to make 911 Walnut St part of that plan Despite its eligibility for the historic register the General Services Administration thinks reno-at a cost of $20 a Waste of vating the building at a million to $30 million is ilia dtelmw 1 1 unwnuio hu DIAL 234-4000 To Place Your Ad Avoid Thursday and day drtoy Plan vow Call Vitm to lptoa BusifteM Property Business Property Business Propurty fur Rant GET AN SBA LOAN WITHOUT TYING YOURSELF UP WITH RED TAPE Imagine securing a FASTRAK SBA loan of up to $100000 in just three business days Itk possible at Boatmerik because wee totally streamlined our application and decision processes So if you want an SBA loan made easy call us now at 221-2800 Or visit any BoatmenY Call in your request for an application to us at 800-547-7321 and fox it to joi instantly IS BOOMERS PRO BUSWESS BANKNG Loans made faster and easier Buy sell trade morning and Sundays with Star Classified Ads Tp place your ads dial 234-4000Jdv.