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It’s An Eyesore Now — But Upscale Apartments Coming Soon!

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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.

Update on the Apartment Project Planned Near 75th and Wornall

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At a recent Waldo Area Business Association meeting, Jeremy Tinkler with EPC Real Estate Group gave us an update on the apartment complex planned for the intersection of 74th St and Broadway, where The Well once stood. The construction of the building will coincide with the planned street improvements in the 75th and Waldo area, so this intersection is going to be messy for the next two years!

There have been some changes from the initial plans. The Well will still be on the ground floor of the building, but now there will not be a “rooftop” connected with the restaurant. Instead, some of the apartments on the second floor will have “terraces” that overlook the street. Also planned for the first level are three other retail spaces, which could be services (like a spa or nail salon) or a coffee shop/small cafe, plus outdoor tables in front of The Well. The working title for the building, 74 Broadway, hasn’t been chosen as the official name but you can see this project referenced as such at the EPC website.

Since there will not be a rooftop area, a few more units were added; now there will be 283 studio, one and two bedroom apartments. Fifty seven of these will be at “affordable” prices. A five story parking garage for 374 vehicles will be attached with validation available for the building’s retail and restaurant. Tinkler says residents will have access to “top of the line” amenities: an outdoor pool, cabanas, a whiskey lounge, clubhouse and a golf simulator. Construction should take at least two years, and demolition of the former Well building is planned for March 4 if all the paperwork is completed. 

74 Broadway is working with KCMO so that the construction of this project is happening at the same time as all of the street improvements and sidewalk/parking lot reconstruction happening now along Wornall. The Waldo Area Business Association has created a website to keep you updated on what’s happening here; note it is a work in progress! Please continue to support Waldo merchants and services in the 75th and Wornall area despite the construction disruption and traffic rerouting–they are here for you!