Delano catalyst site apartments now have a name a groundbreaking date

Part of the long-awaited Delano catalyst project now has a name and a groundbreaking date.

At 3 p.m. Tuesday, Overland Park-based EPC Real Estate Group is going to break ground on 225 Sycamore, a 204-unit apartment complex that is central to the more than $50 million project of apartments, shops and a hotel just south of the Advanced Learning Library.

The development partnership settled on the 225 Sycamore name on Friday. The groundbreaking is behind on what the group originally planned but slightly ahead of latest projections.

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