Exact Architects
Why this architect rebuilds KC’s blighted history ‘floor by floor’ (hint: it isn’t just the tax credits)
“Our approach is to take blighted buildings that have the potential to be historic,” said Bob Mayer. Historic tax credits make the numbers work, but for Mayer they’re not the point, he said. Preserving a building’s historic character, he said, keeps “the fiber of Kansas City.”
Century-old corner reopens as boutique hotel with echoes of art deco, hints of Disney history
Already a downtown landmark in its own right, a building near the Jackson County Courthouse that might’ve housed one of Walt Disney’s first art studios is now an 84-room boutique hotel that its redevelopers are calling a “labor of love.”
Wonder developers eye emerging businesses and creatives for Troost
Business is brewing at the former Wonder Bread bakery. With a flurry of activity at 30th and Troost, the historic site is undergoing a transformation: from yet another vacant space on the corridor to an anchor for residential and commercial life on Troost. “They’ve gutted the inside and they’ve done a ton of work,” said…
Troost revival: Can a brewpub, retail and 670 housing units mend racial divide?
No turning back now, Ilan Salzberg said. “This is real,” the Wonder lofts developer laughed, gesturing at the freshly installed kitchen cabinetry and hardware in a model apartment unit at 30th Street and Troost Avenue. Wonder is expected to be the first of three major residential developments to open between 27th Street and Armour Boulevard…
