Copaken, White & Blitt
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Copaken & Brooks is a family-owned commercial real estate developer headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri
that owns and developed some of the city's and Missouri's largest buildings.
The firm was founded by Herman Copaken in 1922.
In the 1950s three brothers-in-law – Paul Copaken, Lewis White and Irwin Blitt – took over the company.
In the 1960s and 1970s the company developed several shopping centers including Mission Center Mall
, Oak Park Mall
as well as the Eastland Mall in Bloomington, Illinois
and the Rockaway Town Square in Rockaway, New Jersey
.
The company also sold the property to Sprint
and Black & Veatch Corporation
to build their corporate headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas
. In 2008 it developed the headquarters of Applebee's
The company currently has a proposal to build a 678,000 square foot 40+ floor skyscraper at 12th Street and Grand in Downtown Kansas City
to consolidate federal offices.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
that owns and developed some of the city's and Missouri's largest buildings.
The firm was founded by Herman Copaken in 1922.
In the 1950s three brothers-in-law – Paul Copaken, Lewis White and Irwin Blitt – took over the company.
In the 1960s and 1970s the company developed several shopping centers including Mission Center Mall
Mission Center Mall
Mission Center Mall was a small mall in Mission, KS located on a block of land wedged between four major roads, including Shawnee Mission Parkway and Johnson Drive. The . mall opened in 1989, replacing the former Mission Shopping Center that was destroyed. In 2006, Mission Center Mall was closed...
, Oak Park Mall
Oak Park Mall
Oak Park Mall is a super-regional shopping mall located in Overland Park, Kansas, containing 200 stores in a covered area of . It is the largest mall in the Kansas City Metro Area as well as the entire state of Kansas, and is split into two levels and contains five department stores.It was...
as well as the Eastland Mall in Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
and the Rockaway Town Square in Rockaway, New Jersey
Rockaway, New Jersey
Rockaway is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,438.Rockaway was formed as a borough on June 19, 1894, from portions of Rockaway Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous...
.
The company also sold the property to Sprint
Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel Corporation is an American telecommunications company based in Overland Park, Kansas. The company owns and operates Sprint, the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, with 53.4 million customers, behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility...
and Black & Veatch Corporation
Black & Veatch Corporation
Black & Veatch is a global engineering, consulting, construction and operations company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets. Black & Veatch is the 11th largest majority Employee-Owned company in...
to build their corporate headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas
Overland Park, Kansas
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 149,080 people, 59,703 households, and 39,702 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,627.0 people per square mile . There were 62,586 housing units at an average density of 1,102.9 per square mile...
. In 2008 it developed the headquarters of Applebee's
Applebee's
Applebee’s International, Inc., is an American company which develops, franchises, and operates the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurant chain. As of September 2011, there were 2,010 restaurants operating system-wide in the United States, one U.S. territory and 14 other countries...
The company currently has a proposal to build a 678,000 square foot 40+ floor skyscraper at 12th Street and Grand in Downtown Kansas City
Downtown Kansas City
Downtown Kansas City is the central business district of Kansas City, Missouri and the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. It is located between the Missouri River in the north, to 31st Street in the south; and from the Kansas–Missouri state line east to Troost Avenue as defined by officials of the...
to consolidate federal offices.
Notable properties
- Town PavilionTown PavilionTown Pavilion is a 38-story skyscraper located at 1111 Main Street on the northeast corner of 12th and Main Streets in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, around the corner from Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park. The tower occupies the former site of several retail buildings--including Kline's...
- 1201 Walnut1201 WalnutThe 1201 Walnut Building is a Skyscraper located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA, built by HNTB Architects in 1991. Found at the intersection of 12th and Walnut streets, it is the eighth tallest habitable structure in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, and the twelfth tallest habitable...
- City Market (the actual market complex)
- Plaza Colonnade
- Renaissance Office Buildings (College and Metcalf)
- Market Square Center
- Creekwood Commons