Lenexa sticks with its vision — and finds its center

City officials foresaw the benefits of a new civic and business center. It just took a while for it to materialize — and now it’s paying off big. After a fitful start, Lenexa City Center is coming into its own, mixing government, civic, retail, office and housing. In other words, the city created a new gathering place for residents.
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The nearly 200-acre Lenexa City Center — a public-private development — covers all four corners at 87th Street Parkway and Renner Boulevard.

Located near the geographic center of Lenexa, the project is home to office buildings, multifamily housing, single-family home developments, boutique retail and restaurants. It also houses services for city residents, including City Hall, a public market, an aquatic center, a recreation center and a Johnson County Public Library branch that opened in June.