The History of Hunt Midwest: Real Estate Developer in Kansas City
  • Hunt Midwest is a Kansas City-based, privately held real estate development company owned by the Lamar Hunt family.
  • Hunt Midwest is a dynamic real estate development company privately held by the Lamar Hunt family.
  • Hunt Midwest is a dynamic real estate development company privately held by the Lamar Hunt family.
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THE LAMAR HUNT FAMILY

Hunt Midwest is one of the pillars of the Lamar Hunt Family’s holdings, which include interests in real estate, sports/entertainment, energy/natural resources, and private equity. Other marquee brands include the Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bulls, FC Dallas, Hunt Southwest, and Trinity Hunt.

HUNT MIDWEST TIMELINE

2004
Hunt Midwest is a Kansas City-based, privately held real estate development company with six decades of expertise in industrial, self-storage, residential, multifamily, and senior living communities, with more than $2.5 billion of developed projects in multiple geographic markets. Hunt Midwest leverages its reputation, resources, and relationships to create successful real estate solutions.
HUNT MIDWEST MINING MERGES

Hunt Midwest Mining merges with Martin Marietta Materials to form Hunt Martin Materials, LLC.

2000
Hunt Midwest Business Center - Industrial land for sale or build-to-suit
THE PARVIN ROAD TIF DISTRICT IS CREATED
Hunt Midwest Business Center - Industrial land for sale or build-to-suit

The Parvin Road TIF district is created, spurring growth of the 1,500-acre Hunt Midwest Business Center located on land above SubTropolis.

1995
Lamar Hunt builds Worlds of Fun
HUNT MIDWEST SELLS WORLDS OF FUN

Hunt Midwest sells Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun to Cedar Fair, LP, the nation’s sixth largest amusement park operator.

1993
North Brook - Hunt Midwest's first residential community - 1993
HUNT MIDWEST ENTERS THE RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT MARKET
North Brook - Hunt Midwest's first residential community - 1993

Hunt Midwest enters the residential real estate development market with its first development, North Brook, a 300-acre, master planned community that includes 900 homes across five distinct neighborhoods.

1985
Hunt Midwest is a Kansas City-based, privately held real estate development company with six decades of expertise in industrial, self-storage, residential, multifamily, and senior living communities, with more than $2.5 billion of developed projects in multiple geographic markets. Hunt Midwest leverages its reputation, resources, and relationships to create successful real estate solutions.
HUNT AND STEADMAN MERGE GREAT MIDWEST CORPORATION AND MID-AMERICA ENTERPRISES
Hunt Midwest is a Kansas City-based, privately held real estate development company with six decades of expertise in industrial, self-storage, residential, multifamily, and senior living communities, with more than $2.5 billion of developed projects in multiple geographic markets. Hunt Midwest leverages its reputation, resources, and relationships to create successful real estate solutions.

Hunt and Steadman merge Great Midwest Corporation and Mid-America Enterprises to form Hunt Midwest Enterprises, Inc. that includes three subsidiaries: Hunt Midwest Entertainment, Inc., Hunt Midwest Mining, Inc. and Hunt Midwest Real Estate Development.

1982
Lamar Hunt builds Worlds of Fun
OCEANS OF FUN OPENS

Oceans of Fun, a 60-acre water park, opens adjacent to Worlds of Fun.

1980
LAMAR HUNT AND JACK STEADMAN PURCHASE GREAT MIDWEST CORPORATION

Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman purchase Great Midwest Corporation and revert it back to a private company.

1973
Lamar Hunt builds Worlds of Fun
WORLDS OF FUN OPENS
Lamar Hunt builds Worlds of Fun

Worlds of Fun, a 300-acre amusement park, opens at NE Parvin Road and I-435.

1970
The Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl --- Lamar Hunt invests in Great Midwest Corporation.
LAMAR HUNT INVESTS IN GREAT MIDWEST CORPORATION
The Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl --- Lamar Hunt invests in Great Midwest Corporation.

The Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl --- Lamar Hunt invests in Great Midwest Corporation.

1964
A STORAGE COMPANY IS FORMED
A STORAGE COMPANY IS FORMED

A storage company is formed to begin leasing space in the underground, welcoming Ford, Pillsbury and Russell Stover as its first tenants.

1963
Hunt Relocates The Dallas Texans To Kansas City
HUNT RELOCATES THE DALLAS TEXANS TO KANSAS CITY
Hunt Relocates The Dallas Texans To Kansas City

Lamar Hunt relocates the Dallas Texans to Kansas City, changing the team’s name to the Kansas City Chiefs.

1945
MINING OF SUBTROPOLIS BEGAN
MINING OF SUBTROPOLIS BEGAN

Midwest Precote begins lateral underground mining of limestone in what is known today as SubTropolis.

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