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Related Parties (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Related Party Expenses | The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, its Executive Chairman, and its former Vice Chairman are directors of Tower Properties Company (Tower) and, together with members of their immediate families, beneficially own approximately 67% of the outstanding stock of Tower. At December 31, 2020, Tower owned 222,595 shares of Company stock. Tower is primarily engaged in the business of owning, developing, leasing and managing real property. Payments from the Company and its affiliates to Tower are summarized below. These payments, with the exception of dividend payments, relate to property management services, including construction oversight, on three Company-owned office buildings and related parking garages in downtown Kansas City.
(In thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
Leasing agent fees | $ | — |  | $ | 154 |  | $ | 133 |
Operation of parking garages | 81 | 118 | 95
Building management fees | 2,110 |  | 2,001 |  | 1,935 |
Property construction management fees | 251 | 250 | 136
Project consulting fees | 335 | — | —
Dividends paid on Company stock held by Tower | 229 | 210 | 181
Total | $ | 3,006 |  | $ | 2,733 |  | $ | 2,480 |

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