Cottonwood Canyon offers the best of both worlds, surrounded by a natural setting, shops and entertainment.
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Go West, Everyone
New Lenexa community offers a complete package of location, lifestyle and luxury.
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Annie Hildebrandt
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Cottonwood Canyon

Cottonwood Canyon, located close to Lenexa City Center at Ridgeview Road and Prairie Star Parkway (old 95th Street), is more than just a new development. It’s a conveniently located residential hideaway that sits on one of Kansas’ premier private golf courses near the bustling growth of Lenexa, yet it feels secluded with the natural landscape.

Buyers will be able to escape the pace of the city without giving up a comfortable lifestyle. The homes and amenities provide access to many of life’s luxuries, and although the development provides seclusion, it is only a short car ride to the heart of the KC metro area. 

Developed by Lenexa Land Holdings, Cottonwood Canyon has 125 scenic homesites available beginning at $75,000. Each site offers its own unique landscape and views. Approved community builder Bruce Rieke of B.L. Rieke & Associates is still enamored with the setting.

“The views are dramatic and diverse,” he describes. “Regardless of where you are, you can see the lake and the golf course. There’s nothing else like it so close to the city.”

The draw of the 150-acre Golf Club of Kansas could captivate any homebuyer. Not only does it provide visual interest, it is also quickly becoming a well- recognized course. The private course has already received Golfweek magazine’s “6th Best New Private Course in America” and Travel and Leisure Golf magazine's “‘Must Play’ Course in Kansas City” since it opened in October 2007. 

The course has become the perfect location around which to develop Cottonwood Canyon’s first two neighborhoods: The Village and The Lake. Construction is underway for homes in The Village, $450,000-$600,000, and homes in The Lake, $530,000-$850,000. Fewer than 200 homeowners will be able to enjoy the 46 acres of lakes and streamways and 10 acres of permanent natural areas.

Restrictive covenants are in place to ensure that only high-quality materials are used in the construction process as well as low-maintenance ones, including stucco exteriors and Smartboard, a cladding material resistant to almost everything, for the masonry trim.

The second phase includes a pool and cabana, walking trails, and picnic and gathering areas. Garbage services, snow removal and landscaping will be provided by the homeowners association in this  maintenance-provided community feeds, which into Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. 

Under development are commercial office and retail complexes: South Office Park at Ridgeview and Prairie Star Parkway and one near the golf clubhouse on 87th Street. Land has been set aside for other future residential and commercial growth in Cottonwood Canyon, leaving the neighborhood plenty of room to grow and mature.