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Richard Bolling Federal Building
601 E. 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
The Richard Bolling Federal Building is an 18-story highrise office building built in 1965 and was named for Congressman Richard Bolling, whose district representation spanned 30 years. Approximately 2,800 federal workers occupy the 1.2 million gross square foot building.
The Richard Bolling Federal Building is the major federal building in the Kansas City Metro area and is located in the Kansas City, Mo. Central Business District.
For any facility-related questions, concerns or requests, GSA Heartland clients should contact the Kansas City North Field Office, using the contact information provided on the upper right side of this page.
General Building Information
Hours of Operation
The Richard Bolling Federal Building is open Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All employees and visitors must present a valid form of identification and pass screening before being granted access into the building. Visitors have access to public areas only.
Parking
Parking is available in various locations in structured parking and on the street-level directly east of the building at 701 East 12th Street. All parking facilities are monitored by the Federal Protective Service.
Tenant Board Meetings
Those agencies within the Richard Bolling Federal Building comprise a Tenant Board. Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of every month at 10:00 a.m. in the Mural Conference Room, N133. GSA encourages participation in these meetings as various building issues are discussed.
Amenities
Aramark Cafeteria
Location: East Ground Floor
Hours: Monday – Friday
Breakfast: 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Lunch: 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
The Aramark Café offers a variety of appetizing entrees and menu stations for breakfast and lunch. Java City is open from 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. and offers a wide selection of coffee drinks, smoothies, and freshly baked pastries.
For breakfast, Aramark offers made to order omelets at the sauté station; biscuits, gravy, and all the fixings at the self-serve homestyle station; made to order breakfasts and a daily breakfast special at The Grill; and an assortment of hot/cold cereals, breads, fruit, and yogurt.
For lunch, tenants may purchase pizzas, calzones, and breadsticks are offered at the italian station. Wraps, sandwiches, and Paninis are available at the sandwich station. A rotating menu of ethnic cuisine, including gyros and mediterranean salads to stuffed burritos and asian stir fry, is offered at the sauté station. There is also the homestyle station’s rotating menu entrees such as fried chicken, meatloaf and carved meats along with appetizing side dishes. The grill serves up traditional grill favorites such as burgers and fries, chicken sandwiches, chicken tenders, chili dogs, and cheese fries as well as turkey burgers and sweet potato fries.
Tenants on the go can grab anything from salads and sandwiches to sushi from the grab and go cooler. A variety of soups are offered year round along with a salad bar.
Cherry Street Café
Location: Room N110
Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Within the Cherry Street Café is the Card and Gift Shop, located on the first floor lobby. It offers a selection of birthday and holiday cards and bags, a limited collection of the most used office supplies, assorted children’s toys and accessories, reading materials, hygiene products, cakes, balloons and a diverse menu of foods and beverages. The Cherry Street Café is like having a personal convenience store right in the middle of downtown.
Mazuma Credit Union
Location: Room N149
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Services including loans, investments, checking, savings, and money market accounts, credit, payroll deductions and direct deposit allow the Mazuma Credit Union to provide high-quality financial services and education aimed at improving the financial well-being of its members.
Kansas City Area Credit Union
Location: Room G-15
Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Kansas City Area Credit Union offers services including, but not limited to, checking and savings accounts, IRAs, direct deposit, payroll deductions and check cashing, travelers checks, U.S. savings bonds, loans, discount tickets, notary services and Western Union services.
LIFE Fitness Center
Location: Room 157
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Providing free-weight training, machine-weight training, nutrition classes, chair massages, and aerobics classes, the LIFE Fitness Center is a local alternative to another gym. New members can expect a quick-entry to the program and even exercise the same day they join. Comprehensive health screenings and free blood work are available to employees of participating agencies. If you are new to the workout world, personal fitness programs and thorough orientations are available. Showers and towel services are also available.
Corporate Kids 601
Location: Room 146
Hours: Monday – Friday, 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Welcoming children from ages six weeks to five years, Corporate Kids 601 is a licensed early education center and pre-school. Offering priority status for all federal employees, the daycare maintains a small student/teacher ratio and employs staff with credentials in early childhood development. The teachers utilize a tailored developmental curriculum for the children and even offer individual services to children with special needs. The facilities are creative, colorful and exceed all requirements for the department of health and fire safety. Corporate Kids 601 is a non-profit center where all funds raised return to improve the center and its services to the children.
Federal Occupational Health Clinic
Location: G-05 on the Ground Floor
Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Closed: Monday – Friday, noon – 1:00 p.m.
Patients of the Federal Occupational Health Clinic are treated with professionalism, care and genuine concern. Services include, but are not limited to, walk-in appointments, immunizations, basic site visits, health education programs, ongoing health screenings, and individual health counseling. Specialty services of the clinic also include wellness/fitness programs, medical surveillance, clearance exams and other consultation services. All emergencies, regardless of individual circumstances, will be triaged. No patients will be refused needed care.
Don’s Barber Shop
Location: G-01 on the Ground Floor
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Don’s Barber Shop offers haircuts and styling for Bolling Building tenants as well as neighboring customers.
Building Renovation Project
In 1999, the GSA Heartland Region began a $200 million renovation project to modernize the Bolling Building. When complete, all 18 floors will have new energy-efficient workspaces, enhanced security features and new lobby areas.
Project Phasing
To maintain the high-level of occupancy during the renovation, the project is divided into four phases that will result in a complete modernization of the building.
The first phase of the project was completed in 2003 and included work on floors 15, 16, 18, partial first floor, roof and mechanical systems. Phase One has fully modernized these floors with electrical, mechanical, ADA upgrades and abatement of substantial hazardous materials.
In addition, portions of the first floor were included in the creation of a “First Impressions” entrance on the north side of the building.
Phase Two included similar work on floors 11-14.
As GSA prepares for the final two phases of renovation, the Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other remaining building tenants will soon be able to experience the top quality office space offered by the building. Phases three and four are also expected to receive a certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) program.
Phase One (2001-2003)Designer: Wiedeman Architects (Helix)
Constructor: J.E. Dunn Construction
Total Cost: $24,010,000
Phase Two (2002-2007)Designer: Helix Architecture
Constructor: J.E. Dunn Construction
Total Cost: $26,123,000
Phase Three (2005-2010)
Designer: Helix Architecture
Constructor: J.E. Dunn Construction
Total Cost: $71,838,394
Phase Four (2008-2012)
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Last Reviewed 4/2/2009