Kansas City, Mo. – July 30, 2026: Attorneys Ryan Cook, Kim Spies and Aaron March assisted the firm’s client in securing economic development incentives and real estate financing facilitating the development of the Bellwether, a 13-story mixed-use building at Fifth and Main streets in Kansas City’s historic River Market. The project will support the demand for urban living with residential units, commercial space and integrated parking facilities.
About Ryan Cook: Ryan is a transactional attorney who understands that knowing the client’s business and ultimate goals is the key to successfully navigating a client through any transaction. Nationally and locally, Ryan represents landowners and prospective landowners in the sale and acquisition of all types of real estate, creation of residential and commercial condominiums, and negotiation of leases for both landlords and tenants for retail, industrial and office space.
About Kim Spies: Kim concentrates her practice in public finance and municipal law where she has served in a full range of roles, including bond counsel, issuer’s counsel, disclosure counsel, and developer’s counsel. She has experience structuring, negotiating, and preparing bond and offering documents for traditional and innovative municipal financings for education, airports, stadiums, health care, hotels, transportation, and other public projects.
About Aaron March: Aaron works with city, county, and state officials to expeditiously obtain land use, zoning and economic development incentive approval needed for development to break ground. Aaron primarily represents developers and cities that wish to bring new business, expand existing business, or construct new facilities in Missouri and Kansas.
About the Real Estate Practice Group: The firm’s Real Estate Practice Group is ranked among the best in the Kansas City region by Chambers USA and U.S. News and World Report. The group represents well-known clients in a wide variety of real estate transactions, including zoning and incentives. Clients range from individuals to governmental agencies, institutions, small business, and retailers. Click to view a project map of work the firm has completed.
About the Public Law Practice Group: The firm’s Public Law Practice Group attorneys assist clients in obtaining approval of changes in zoning and development entitlements such as variances and the issuance of building permits as well as practicing before administrative bodies on matters related to regulatory compliance. They also assist clients in obtaining the approval of economic development incentives. Click to view a project map of work the firm has completed.
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