301 Admiral Hotel Development

[langosta]

Description:Admiral & McGee Boutique Hotel & Amenities/Commercial Space
Plan Number: CD-SUP-2023-00043

https://compasskc.kcmo.org/EnerGov_Prod ... ttachments

[FangKC]

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1053984 ... ?entry=ttu

[moderne]

A very forlorn area of DT for hospitality. Anything at all is blocks away through deserted empty landscape.

[Chris Stritzel]

I believe this building was for sale recently and the listing mentioned it having some Airbnbs in it. This might be a way for those Airbnbs to operate legally while also getting a retail tenant in there.

[bspecht]

SUP passed through CPC today, encompasses both buildings.

18 rooms, "themed around music." Spa is "uniquely built for sensory experiences."

[FangKC]

Music-themed boutique hotel will open in Downtown KC

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“We really want this to be a fun experience for people, not just a place to stay,” said Mark Denton, marketing director and a partner in Kansas City-based VBRG, which is developing the hotel at 301 Admiral Blvd. VBRG aims for an October 2025 opening.

The Riff Hotel will feature 22 music-themed rooms, a basement speakeasy, an event space that can accommodate 300, and a listening lounge that will feature DJs and live bands. The lobby library will have an extensive record collection for guests to explore. As part of a planned second phase 2, VBRG will add a rooftop bar.

Each guest room features 13-foot-tall ceilings and a different musical theme with related décor. A room could draw inspiration from a particular song, genre or band. VBRG is mulling a Beatles room and already plans to do a Charlie Parker room in honor of the famous jazz musician with Kansas City ties.
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The roughly 18,000-square-foot building is actually three conjoined buildings, with one dating to the 1800s, he said. The buildings' floors are staggered from one another, creating unique design challenges for Icon Architecture + Fabrication, which had to figure out how to add an elevator and make the building compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/ ... 3&empos=p1

[Chris Stritzel]

This does sound like a fun project.

[TheLastGentleman]

Hope it can inject some life into that corner of downtown. There’s a surprising amount of building stock left there, but it’s pretty desolate