You can’t miss the big gray box at the northeast corner of Broadway and 74th St–where The Well was located. Are windowless apartments going in there?!? Nope, that’s just the 5 story parking garage that confronts your eyes when driving by. The apartments, formerly known as 74 Broadway, will be wrapped around this garage. Interesting concept!

It’s been a very slow process getting the project moving along; if I remember correctly, the former building and car wash next to it were demolished in early 2024. Developer EPC Real Estate now says the complex will open in phases, with the first units available later next year. There will be 284 units: studios, one and two bedroom apartments, and 20% classified as “affordable”. Originally referred to as the 74 Broadway apartments; the official name now is Oberon. Upscale amenities will include a pool, pet spa, human steam room and sauna, whiskey and wine bar plus a fitness room. The Well plans to reopen on the ground level, with more space for additional retail and services. Estimated cost: around $90 million.

At the developer’s website, you can see a rendering of the exterior of the project. This is the same developer that recently opened Leawood Village on State Line Road across from Ward Parkway Shopping Center and several apartment buildings near downtown Overland Park. No pricing has been determined at this point. The area around 75th and Wornall, the heart of Waldo, is undergoing a totally new look with more parking, streetscaping, road paving and now, a high rise apartment building added to the view.