The firm of James E. Taylor & Associates, Inc. Planners and Construction
Managers was formed and incorporated in July of 1967. James E.
Taylor Design Group, P.C. Architects and Designers was formed and
incorporated in 1983. In 1996, JET & Associates, L.L.C. a
woman-owned (WBE) corporation was formed to offer professional
Construction and Real Estate services. These firms are located at
4645 Belleview, Kansas City, Missouri 64112.
In the past 50 years, James E. Taylor has provided a variety of
professional services including Standard Architectural Services,
Feasibility Studies, Interior Space Planning and Design, Urban
Planning, Construction and Project Management Services, Expert
Witness for Litigation in the Circuit and Federal Court Systems,
Historic Facility Renovation and Financial Evaluation, and American
Disability Act Programming and Seminars.
Mr. Taylor began as a staff architect with the Third Army Special
Services, responsible for over twenty Military Recreational
facilities on eight Army Posts throughout southeast areas of the
U.S. Upon his discharge he was employed by the firm of Kivett,
Myers, and McCallum Architects/Engineers (i.e., presently HNTB),
where he served as project architect. In 1960, Mr. Taylor joined
the architectural firm of Edward W. Tanner and Associates, where he
served as an Associate until 1967. During this period, Mr. Taylor
was responsible for various architectural designs for J.C. Nichols
Company, including various shopping centers in the Kansas City Metro
area, apartment complexes, office buildings, educational
institutions, and industrial facilities. Additionally, he was the
Project Architect and Construction Administrator for various Shawnee
Mission School District projects, Nallwood Junior High, South High
School, as well as the original campus and building for Missouri
Southern University. This firm was also responsible for the
architectural design of various renovation projects, both commercial
and residential for the Country Club Plaza, retail stores, high-rise
and garden-type apartment complexes and collegiate facilities.
In 1967, Mr. Taylor resigned from the Tanner Firm to form The James E.
Taylor & Associates, Inc. which has provided Architectural,
Construction and Project Management services for their clients for
the past forty-three years. These services provide exceptional
building design input, construction budgeting and cost control.
This has been exemplified by projects such as Halls Plaza Department
Store, Starlight Amphitheater, Milgram's Food Company, Dick Smith
Ford, Southeastern Public Service, Western Resources, Hallmark
Cards, State of Missouri and other commercial and institutional
construction projects. The Construction Management services along
with Real Estate related services are now being provided through JET
& Associates, L.L.C.
JET & Associates, L.L.C., a WBE firm, has a contract staff of
construction specialists together with registered Architects and
Engineers. Their experience in Building Design and Construction
Methods and Means can clearly communicate with the owner's
Architects and Engineers for most projects. Their professional
knowledge and experience aids Design Firm during the preparation of
Schematic Designs through the Contract Document Phase by projecting
cost of construction, value engineering evaluation, site
construction strategy, schedules of tasks and events, etc.
Mr. Taylor has served as a Member and Chairman for the Board of
Zoning Adjustment for the City of Kansas City, Missouri, President
of Verona Hill Subdivision Homes Association, Chairman of the Red
Bridge Planning Committee. Recently, he has served on the Public
Works Board, Parks and Recreation Committee, Planning Commission for
the City of Leawood, Kansas as well as the Blue Valley Parks and
Recreation Facilities Committee. He has recently been appointed a
member of the Johnson county Development Committee overseeing the
future development of the Sunflower Ordinance Site. He has served
multiple elected terms to the Leawood City Council.
