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Hotel Indigo is planned for Kansas City Costume building on Grand
The Kansas City Costume Co. building at 2020 Grand Blvd. is planned for redevelopment as a Hotel Indigo under an $11 million plan made public Wednesday by Crossroads area redeveloper Matt Abbott.

The plan calls for the building to be expanded by one floor and turned into an 80-room hotel after an interior gutting and mechanical systems replacement.

It is the 10th boutique lodging facility announced or under construction in downtown Kansas City and the Crossroads district.

The site on Grand is the second Hotel Indigo proposed for the city’s core in recent months. Hotel Indigo, part of the InterContinental Hotel reservation system, also is involved in a combination hotel/apartment redevelopment plan for the vacant 12-story Brookfield Building at 11th Street and Baltimore Avenue.

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Because of the property configuration, the building has three stories visible on Grand, with another floor below Grand that has street-level access on the west side. The hotel plan would add another floor, but with the fourth story set back from the existing facade to comply with historic preservation rules. The plan also calls for addition of a rooftop deck.

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When asked why he would enter a riskier hotel venture rather than redevelop the building for surer return on investment as apartments, Abbott said the building simply wasn’t conducive to apartment use.

“I’ve studied this thing for a year,” Abbott said. “I know this project is the right fit for the property. I didn’t close on the building until the feasibility study was done. I accept the risk.”

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http://www.kansascity.com/news/business ... 82768.html
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work has officially begun. current status:

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First floor appears mostly gutted.
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While I'm happy to see this building get a new use, I was always hoping a neat retail store would take it over.
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will open by the end of 2017.
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current status:

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Doesn't look like this will be open by the end of the year.....
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hartliss wrote:Doesn't look like this will be open by the end of the year.....
september 2018: https://cityscenekc.com/hotel-indigo-pl ... -location/
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Some additional renderings from the Abbott Properties website:

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It's been a couple of weeks since I've been over this way so this might be old news, but I noticed signage up last night.

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The hotel opens Thursday, September 20.

https://www.ihg.com/hotelindigo/hotels/ ... US-_-MKCDG

The hotel is looking for breakfast servers and cocktail bar workers, so if you know anyone looking for that type of work, let them know.

https://tinyurl.com/yb7edlre
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Went in for lunch yesterday, then went back for a drink in the evening. Toured a few rooms, which are very nice -- especially the suite. The bar/lobby is way too bright at night.

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What's up with this trend of white walls/ceilings for lounges, modern restuarants and coffee shops. It's generally not comfortable, tends to lean as bland sterility and often too bright. Particularly distasteful when white walls are mixed with red brick (WTF Daily Nada).

Wonder if it's some kind of well studied psychological industry strategy to turn tables quicker. Or just poor taste.
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I will be so happy when this trend of exposed concrete beams, ducts, and pipes goes away. Why even cover up electrical wires snacking through the building? Why not expose the unpainted 2x4s? Why bother painting the drywall? :roll:
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The ribbon was cut on Friday. Also, Jim Leedy art now hangs inside the restaurant that bears his name:

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New Hotel Indigo Lifts Lasting Toast to Pioneering Crossroads Artist

https://cityscenekc.com/new-hotel-indig ... ds-artist/
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The Indigo Crossroads was also part of our weekend staycation. We've stayed in the downtown Indigo and this one is better -- food and beverage, service, the rooms, and copious art and custom artistic finishes (our headboard was made by Porter Teleo). A bit of train noise (our room faced west). They missed an opportunity to provide some balconies facing that direction, but the windows are operable.

As with the other hotels, no room service during COVID and staffing is very limited (no valet, limited restaurant hours/menu).
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