David W. Frantze

Partner

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816.691.3181
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KANSAS CITY OFFICE
1201 Walnut, Suite 2900
Kansas City, MO 64106

Dave chairs the Real Estate Practice Division of the firm. He represents developers, property owners, tenants and municipalities in real estate development projects, particularly projects that include the use of development incentives such as tax increment financing and tax abatement. Dave has served as counsel to both developers and municipalities in the formation of public/private partnerships and other real estate-based economic development efforts. He also represents the Kansas City Royals Baseball Club in connection with its stadium leases and real estate activities. Dave is very involved in the representation of not-for-profit entities in real estate development activities, including Union Station Kansas City, Inc., Kansas City Hospice, Inc. and the Kansas City Art Institute.

Representative Experience

Served as counsel in the renovation and redevelopment of Kansas City's Union Station, a $250 million historic restoration/adaptive reuse (the largest such effort ever undertaken in the greater Kansas City area)
Served as counsel in the Kansas City Live downtown retail entertainment district in the South Loop area of Kansas City, Missouri
Counsel to Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc. in the development of Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City, Missouri
Counsel to Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in the development of its new headquarters facility consisting of over 600,000 square feet of office, administrative and processing space
Represents developer of the Union Hill residential/mixed use condominium development in midtown Kansas City, including commercial, residential for rent and residential for sale components. Counsel to DeBruce Grain, Inc., including representation in transactions for the acquisition of grain facilities having capacity of over 50 million bushels

Education

University of Missouri—Kansas City, J.D., with distinction, 1981

Avila University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1976

Of Note

Dave has been involved in projects for job retention/expansion and relocation activities in both Missouri and Kansas, including Applebee's International, CenturyLink, Cerner, Data Systems International, New Directions Behavioral Health and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Dave has significant experience in the area of gaming licensing in the state of Missouri, having represented two successful applicants for riverboat casino gaming licenses.

Dave has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, where he taught courses in real estate finance and development law. He has also served as the Chairman of the Real Estate Law Committee of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, and he has spoken frequently at seminars concerning real estate law topics.

Community Involvement

Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
- Board of Directors (2009–present)
- Executive Committee (2009–2011)
Civic Council of Greater Kansas City (1995–present)
- Audit Committee Chair (2007–2011)
- Board of Directors (2000–present)
- Executive Committee (2011-present)
Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri
- Board of Directors (2003–present)
KC BizPAC
- Member, Disbursement Committee (2006–present)
- Board of Directors (2008-present)
- Chair (2009–present)
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Mid-America Chapter
  - Board of Trustees (1992–present)
  - National Board of Directors (2004–2010); Director Emeritus (2010–present)
  - National Board, Executive Committee (2003–2010)
  - Chairman, National Board of Directors (2006-2008)
Avila University
- Board of Trustees (2002–present)
Kansas City Area Development Council (2002–present)
Victor E. and Caroline E. Schutte Foundation
- Trustee (2000–present)
Heart of America Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Council Board of Directors (2004–present)
  - Legal Counsel (2007–present)
  - Council President (2012)
- Council Executive Committee (2007–present)
- Council Finance Committee (2007–present)
- Council Properties Committee (1997–present)
- Thunderbird District Committee (1995–1997; 2002–present)
  - District Chairman (2004–2006)
Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation
- Board of Directors (2005–2011)
KU Endowment
- Advancement Board (2009–present)
- Cancer Funding Partners (2009–present)
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation/Real Estate Foundation (2008–present)
- MRIGlobal
- Board of Trustees (2010 present)
Kansas City Area Life Science Institute
- Board of Trustees (2011–present)

Bar Admissions

Missouri, 1981
Kansas, 2006

Professional Affiliations

American College of Real Estate Lawyers
The Missouri Bar—Property Law Committee
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association—Real Property Law Committee (Chairman 1992)
Lawyers Association of Kansas City
Fellows of The American Bar Foundation