<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=143wyD_0wApDVrW00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=143wyD_0wApDVrW00" width="790" height="527" ><figcaption>AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk in southern Overland Park is set to open to the public on Saturday, Oct. 26. Photo credit Lucie Krisman.</figcaption></figure>The Bluhawk mixed-use development is in the process of becoming what Bart Lowen, Vice President of Development for Kansas City-based Price Brothers, calls a “higher-level” experience.Just off West 159th Street and U.S. Highway 69 sits The Marketplace at Bluhawk, the shopping center’s first phase of retail.Its next phase, The Boundary, will bring another 200,000 square feet of restaurants and retail to the south end of the bustling development by the spring of 2026.And right in the center of where The Boundary is planned, an “all-encompassing” sports and entertainment complex has been taking shape.After more than a year of construction, AdventHealth Sports Park is set open to the public on Saturday, Oct. 26.This first phase of development at the sports park includes 260,000 square feet of sports and entertainment — from basketball courts and an ice rink for local teams, to video games and multiple eateries for the whole family.Between the versatility of the facility itself for both youth and amateur athletes and their families, and the retail that will stretch out beyond the facility’s walls, Lowen said he likes to think the development could lead by example and inspire other cities to pursue similar concepts in the future.“What I really love about this project is the culmination of all that’s coming together that creates an experience to the family that’s just all-encompassing,” Lowen said at a media event at the newly-finished sports complex on Wednesday. “We actually think that once we get The Boundary done and activities start happening, it’ll be a great case study for how to deliver a sports-anchored development. Four years from now, maybe we’ll get some phone calls.”Here are some images from the media tour earlier this week:<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2Q8f96_0wApDVrW00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2Q8f96_0wApDVrW00" width="790" height="527" ><figcaption>The sports center includes eight basketball courts, which can be converted to 16 pickleball or volleyball courts. In additiion, 40,000 square feet of these courts can be converted into an indoor turf field. Photo credit Lucie Krisman.</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0dUU1x_0wApDVrW00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0dUU1x_0wApDVrW00" width="790" height="527" ><figcaption>An indoor ice rink with 1,500 seats is also a centerpiece of the new arena. Officials said local teams have already committed to calling the rink home, including the University of Kansas Hockey Club and a youth club, the Kansas City Icehawks. Photo credit Lucie Krisman.</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=32bgKm_0wApDVrW00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=32bgKm_0wApDVrW00" width="790" height="527" ><figcaption>Arcade games are near the sports park’s entrance, at the “Hawk’s Post” entertainment center inside the facility. Photo credit Lucie Krisman.</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=15cLJS_0wApDVrW00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=15cLJS_0wApDVrW00" width="790" height="526" ><figcaption>An aerial view of the arcade area near the facility’s north entrance. Photo credit Lucie Krisman.</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=39R4iD_0wApDVrW00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=39R4iD_0wApDVrW00" width="790" height="527" ><figcaption>The Roll Glider Ride at Hawk’s Post — a zipline on the upper level that will sweep riders through the facility’s lower level and then back up. Photo credit Lucie Krisman.</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0AmvMM_0wApDVrW00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0AmvMM_0wApDVrW00" width="790" height="527" ><figcaption>A bowling lounge is on the facility’s second level. Photo credit Lucie Krisman.</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3xilFC_0wApDVrW00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3xilFC_0wApDVrW00" width="790" height="527" ><figcaption>A grab-and-go cafe allows patrons, athletes and their families to get quick bites on the sports park’s lower level. Upstairs, a larger bar and grill will serve drinks and “upscale” dishes and have seating for dine-in customers. Photo credit Lucie Krisman.</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0luNnv_0wApDVrW00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0luNnv_0wApDVrW00" width="790" height="527" ><figcaption>There is a multi-purpose training area on the sports park’s lower level, with equipment like weights and kettle bells. Photo credit Lucie Krisman.</figcaption></figure></div></body>

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New sports complex set to open at Overland Park’s Bluhawk — Here’s a sneak peek inside

The Bluhawk mixed-use development is in the process of becoming what Bart Lowen, Vice President of Development for Kansas City-based Price Brothers, calls a “higher-level” experience. Just off West 159th Street and U.S. Highway 69 sits The Marketplace at Bluhawk, the shopping center’s first phase of retail.