FPC Development and Construction Honored With Capstone Award for Downtown Lee's Summit Revitalization
LEE'S SUMMIT, MO (February 25, 2009) — On April 3, Kurt Pycior, president of FPC Development and Construction, will be honored by his peers in real estate and development at the Kansas City Business Journal Capstone Awards Luncheon. FPC is being recognized in the mixed-use category for its role in the revitalization of Downtown Lee’s Summit with the redevelopment of the Hartley’s Block. In its fourth year, the Capstone Awards celebrate crowning achievements in real estate — honoring projects, companies and people impacting the community throughout the Kansas City area.
"FPC is humbled to be recognized among the best of the best in our industry with a Capstone Award," Pycior says. "Our work on the revitalization and redevelopment of the Hartley Block in Downtown Lee's Summit really was a labor of love. The project would not have been possible without the support of the City of Lee’s Summit, the Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street organization, the Lee's Summit Economic Development Council, the Hartley family, and all of our employees, partners and contractors."
The Hartley's Block is a mixed-use development that occupies a quarter-block in historic downtown Lee's Summit, bringing a pedestrian and urban flavor to the historic downtown core, which enhances both the living and working environment. This rehabilitation and new construction project adds vital retail, office and residential space to the vibrant downtown area. The Hartley's Block project is significant in demonstrating quality redevelopment in downtown Lee's Summit and FPC's vision was to set the stage for future projects of this style and character.
Nominations for the Capstone Awards are received from Business Journal readers and recognize outstanding real estate development projects and transactions of 2008. A panel of judges reviews everything from visual aesthetics to new technological concepts to the projects' relevance in the community. To determine the winners, the judges look beyond dollar figures and square footage and consider how these projects are changing our community and affecting our lives.
The Capstone Awards Luncheon will be held on April 3, at the Sheraton Overland Park. For more information, visit http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/event/5282
About Pycior + Co
Pycior + Co are experts in commercial property construction, management and community redevelopment. As a progressive pioneer in downtown revitalization, and with a strong foundation in construction and development, Pycior + Co specializes in structuring commercial property deals, from concept to creation.
In 1998, Kurt Pycior, president of Pycior + Co, founded FPC as a residential and commercial building and development company. In 2002, Pycior conceived and developed the first new commercial project within the core of downtown Lee's Summit: Main Street Centre. The success of this mixed-use retail and office center, led to Pycior serving as developer, builder and manager of several other commercial projects in Lee's Summit including Grand Street Quarters, Ward Road Place, the Hartley Block Redevelopment and the Vogue Condominiums. The firm was the honored recipient of the Lee's Summit Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award in 2004 and Business in Motion Award in 2007, the Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street Business of the Year in 2005 and named as one of the 25 Under 25 Small Businesses in Kansas City in 2007.