Council approves rezoning for 47-unit 'missing middle' rental project at 7235 Antioch
September 14, 2026 | Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas
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The Overland Park City Council approved a rezoning (REZ2026-00007 / Ordinance Z4420) for a 4.65-acre site at 7235 Antioch on Sept. 14, allowing a 47-unit rental project composed primarily of duplexes, with some triplex and a quadplex along Antioch.
Planning staff presented the application and analysis, noting the site’s Framework OP designation as a traditional neighborhood and that the proposed plan provides more green space and fewer vehicle trips than some prior permitted uses. "The current proposed plan before you tonight, is a request for 47 units on 4.65 acres," staff said. The project includes 124 parking spaces (94 garage spaces and 30 visitor spaces), screening and landscape buffers and requested setbacks and lot-coverage deviations that staff recommended with stipulations.
Applicant Matt Keeney said AdventHealth currently owns the site and will own two units within the development; he described the project as infill that provides a range of unit types. He told council members the smaller single-floor two-bedroom units are aimed at retirees while the three-bedroom units (about 1,600 square feet) could attract young families and hospital staff. On rents, Keeney said the project will price units at "about $2 per square foot"—roughly $2,400–$3,500 depending on size—and expected construction to start in mid-2027 with first units available roughly 12 months after groundbreaking.
Council discussion focused on private versus public drives, pedestrian access across Antioch (including requests for a crosswalk and bus-stop improvements), and how the design balances rear-facing garages with internal green space. Several council members and staff said the project is consistent with the city's missing-middle housing goals.
Why it matters: The rezoning converts a long-vacant institutional parcel into medium-density rental housing near a hospital and transit, addressing a portion of local housing demand and producing units intended for diverse occupants including retirees and workforce housing for hospital staff.
What’s next: The council approved the rezoning with stipulations A–P; the applicant expects to begin construction in mid-2027 and to start leasing units approximately 12 months thereafter.
Planning staff presented the application and analysis, noting the site’s Framework OP designation as a traditional neighborhood and that the proposed plan provides more green space and fewer vehicle trips than some prior permitted uses. "The current proposed plan before you tonight, is a request for 47 units on 4.65 acres," staff said. The project includes 124 parking spaces (94 garage spaces and 30 visitor spaces), screening and landscape buffers and requested setbacks and lot-coverage deviations that staff recommended with stipulations.
Applicant Matt Keeney said AdventHealth currently owns the site and will own two units within the development; he described the project as infill that provides a range of unit types. He told council members the smaller single-floor two-bedroom units are aimed at retirees while the three-bedroom units (about 1,600 square feet) could attract young families and hospital staff. On rents, Keeney said the project will price units at "about $2 per square foot"—roughly $2,400–$3,500 depending on size—and expected construction to start in mid-2027 with first units available roughly 12 months after groundbreaking.
Council discussion focused on private versus public drives, pedestrian access across Antioch (including requests for a crosswalk and bus-stop improvements), and how the design balances rear-facing garages with internal green space. Several council members and staff said the project is consistent with the city's missing-middle housing goals.
Why it matters: The rezoning converts a long-vacant institutional parcel into medium-density rental housing near a hospital and transit, addressing a portion of local housing demand and producing units intended for diverse occupants including retirees and workforce housing for hospital staff.
What’s next: The council approved the rezoning with stipulations A–P; the applicant expects to begin construction in mid-2027 and to start leasing units approximately 12 months thereafter.
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