John Dewhurst

John Dewhurst, director of development for Cormac, said it was too early to announce possible tenants.

Kyle Gill also represented the landlord in the Dress Barn transaction, while John Dewhurst with the Cormac Company represented Dress Barn.

Residents who have been accustomed to shopping in the 119th Street and Metcalf Avenue area will move some of their money south and east, said John Dewhurst, director of development for Cormac Co., which is developing State Line Station at 135th Street and State Line Road in Kansas City.

"They and people in Belton and Grandview will have more shopping options without traveling so far," he said.

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Construction of the center, at 135th Street and Metcalf Avenue, is expected to begin in the fall, said John Dewhurst, Cormac's director of development, and more tenant names are expected to be announced within 30 days.

John Dewhurst, director of development for Cormac, said additional tenants probably won't be announced until around the first of the year.

He said that construction on the mall was scheduled to begin in the fall and that tenants probably would occupy their spaces in late 2006 and early 2007.

But John Dewhurst, Cormac's director of development, said Wednesday that no deal had been signed yet to bring Sportsman's Warehouse to Olathe."I'd like to tell you, 'Yeah, we're right at the finish line,' but either it is or it isn't," Dewhurst said."We've been talking to them for a long time, and I think they're very interested.But it's not done."Dewhurst said representative from the company has toured the center and other developments around Kansas City."Once they saw 119th and Black Bob, they really liked it a lot," he said.Although Olathe Pointe and the shopping center that will include Bass Pro at 119th Street and Renner Road have been linked in several discussions during the last two years, the groups responsible for securing tenants for the centers are independent.Interstate 35, the popular Olathe Station shopping center and plenty of vehicle traffic are between the projects.But developers have tried to pitch the centers together for special state financing incentives and are in the process of securing separate agreements to charge extra sales tax to pay for major traffic improvements.Dewhurst said Sportsman's Warehouse representatives are considering a 60,000-square-foot space.Stores at Olathe Pointe are expected to open in June or July of next year.The 110,000-square-foot Bass Pro store, which will anchor a near-$270 million retail complex west of I-35, is scheduled to open in late 2006.Dewhurst said he has been told that the outdoor stores will compete for different customers."For an experience, or to bring your kids and look at the fish or stuff like that, you go to Bass Pro," he said.
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"They compete very favorably with Bass Pro across the nation is what I've been told," Dewhurst said.

John Dewhurst

John is the Director of Retail Development for Cormac Company.John is responsible for the development of Cormac-owned properties.

John brings 18 years of Real Estate experience to Cormac.
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John served as Director of Leasing for Dial Properties for 11 years.Before that, he was the Vice President in charge of Retail Brokerage for Grubb & Ellis for 3 years.

John is a graduate of the University of Nebraska where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance.