Ben McCarthy

The decision is a victory for Oddo Real Estate, which will shift focus to building larger, more expensive homes in the East Village development. The new single-family homes in East Village will start at $1.2 million, according to Oddo representatives at the meeting.

A plan was finally put in motion to redevelop the area around 96th & Lee Boulevard during the June 15 meeting of the Leawood Governing Body.