Design & Development

The Wonder brings a fresh approach to downtown living in Kansas City. We’ve breathed new life into the historic Wonder Bread factory, creating modern spaces for city-dwellers seeking to join this vibrant neighborhood. With locally-owned shops, restaurants and a dynamic community just steps from your front door, you'll find yourself just east of ordinary, with [...]

This brick construction former elementary school built in 1909 has now been restored into bright and spacious modern apartments. It has become a thriving community for tenants who appreciate design. Ben Day houses a diverse tenant mix with a low turnover rate. Demand has been high for these units, and we hope to shift Ben […]

The former Hawthorne Hotel, a 10-floor apartment hotel opened in 1928, was added to the National Historic Register in 1979. Efforts to renovate this Spanish revival-style hotel with Moorish and Baroque elements fizzled in the past due to lack of funding.  With the resurgence of the Main Street corridor and the upcoming KC Streetcar addition […]

HL29 Modern Flats, a former elementary school located in a quaint neighborhood in historic Saint Joseph, Missouri, has been converted into luxury living with hotel-style amenities. This property offers spacious studio, one, and two-bedroom apartments with a rich, industrial feel. The unique community combines architectural history with modern architectural styling.   2509 Duncan St. St. Joseph, [...]

Local architects Archer and Gloyd designed the Neoclassical building in 1925 for the ACME Cleansing Company, which provided services to clean, repair, and care for household garments. The ACME Cleansing Company Building retains excellent integrity of the features and finishes, specifically the elaborate terracotta ornament and wood windows. Construction began in summer 2018, and Block […]

Monarch continues the theme of urban rebirth, with its own unique value proposition. The urban corridor is starved for a natural grocer and hotel options.  A small footprint grocer would well serve the midtown Kansas City community that will continue to boom as the streetcar expansion draws urban dwellers and tourists alike further south down […]

Ruby Jeans Juicery and Commissary pioneered the corner at 30th and Troost, and its colorful, energetic presence has been warmly welcomed into the neighborhood.  This juice bar and health-conscious eatery occupies the corner-facing restaurant, and the full kitchen is used to prep food for their multiple Kansas City locations. The lot on the northwest corner […]

This robust Tudor Revival-style school served the children of Leavenworth for 76 years. After being shuttered to make way for new educational developments, its beautiful bones and prime location in the heart of the city made it a perfect candidate for revitalization. Nearly a century later, with its historic integrity preserved and updated with modern [...]

The former Immaculata High School spans a block in the middle of downtown Leavenworth.  The well-traveled community of Leavenworth is largely populated by those employed by the military training fort located there, making for a community hungry for modern living spaces as would be found in larger metro areas.  Future residential offering will include 24 […]

This historic building, given to the city of Leavenworth in 1902 by Andrew Carnegie, housed the Leavenworth Public Library then the Leavenworth Area Arts Council for 110 years.  Exact acquired the two-story limestone and brick building and conducted a $1.4 million renovation to give it new life as 10 modern apartments, each retaining its original [...]