Multifamily development in Johnson County has exploded in the past decade. Lenexa alone added roughly 3,000 apartments between 2011 and 2020, and Overland Park picked up 7,000 apartment and senior-living units in that same period, with 1,355 completed just in 2021. Projects have played important roles in the county economy: helping attract residents, providing a more affordable option as house prices have increased, and complementing retail and office growth in areas such as Lenexa City Center and downtown Overland Park. But apartment growth also has come with resistance and became an issue in the Overland Park mayoral race.
Source: Kansas City Business Journal
