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Wow two indoor tennis courts
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FYI, those are a pickle ball courts.

The one room they showed was interesting. 2 bedrooms but 1 bath. Also kitchen & living room seemed small. I would think they would have been better off making that a 1br and rework the space. Also anyone who wants 2 br most likely wants 2 baths.
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dukuboy1 wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:04 am The one room they showed was interesting. 2 bedrooms but 1 bath. Also kitchen & living room seemed small. I would think they would have been better off making that a 1br and rework the space. Also anyone who wants 2 br most likely wants 2 baths.
I call 2 bedroom/1 bath apartments "roommate apartments"...makes me wonder what the make up is of "roommate households" vs "single/couple occupancy households" is in all the new apartments coming online in the city.
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dukuboy1 wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:04 am FYI, those are a pickle ball courts.

The one room they showed was interesting. 2 bedrooms but 1 bath. Also kitchen & living room seemed small. I would think they would have been better off making that a 1br and rework the space. Also anyone who wants 2 br most likely wants 2 baths.
I would be excited except I agree that the apartments didn't look high end and would want 2 baths. Might just be the photo though
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TrolliKC wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2020 5:39 pm
dukuboy1 wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:04 am FYI, those are a pickle ball courts.

The one room they showed was interesting. 2 bedrooms but 1 bath. Also kitchen & living room seemed small. I would think they would have been better off making that a 1br and rework the space. Also anyone who wants 2 br most likely wants 2 baths.
I would be excited except I agree that the apartments didn't look high end and would want 2 baths. Might just be the photo though
Why do they need to be high end? Is there no market for affordable utilitarian downtown?

Also, those aren't photos. They're computer generated drawings. The units will look different with actual materials and real world lighting.
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I agree it does not need to be high end or luxury, which is what most of the new apartments have been in the downtown core. I'm not sure the market they are going for, but given the renderings showing the vast amenities I would assume they want to be in more of the high end market or close to it. I think the finishes shown look fine. I was commenting on the layout seeming to be a bit small and the 2br 1 bath setup
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flyingember wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2020 9:18 am
TrolliKC wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2020 5:39 pm
dukuboy1 wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:04 am FYI, those are a pickle ball courts.

The one room they showed was interesting. 2 bedrooms but 1 bath. Also kitchen & living room seemed small. I would think they would have been better off making that a 1br and rework the space. Also anyone who wants 2 br most likely wants 2 baths.
I would be excited except I agree that the apartments didn't look high end and would want 2 baths. Might just be the photo though
Why do they need to be high end? Is there no market for affordable utilitarian downtown?

Also, those aren't photos. They're computer generated drawings. The units will look different with actual materials and real world lighting.
Great - I wonder if they are really trying to be affordable utilitarian & downtown - per apartments.com the rents start at $1,170 - 1,495 for a studio, 1 bedroom $1,360 - 1,650, $1,665 - 2,045 https://www.apartments.com/flashcube-ka ... o/g8yq24y/. It is hard to tell finish from the image and its all a matter of preference. However, if I was looking for affordable and utilitarian, I an not sure those would be in my price range. What I find interesting is the possible difference in size:

It looks like a 2 br 1 bath is 706 to 907 sq ft and that they do have a 2br 2ba at 798 to 1,021.

Compare that to Reverb and City Club which lists square foot on 2 bedrooms 1131 to 1181 sq ft (Reverb) and 1,032 to 1,372 (City Club)
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Some of the new curtain wall is completed, with mullions covering the clips

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Walked past this evening and noticed a full parking lot and lots of lights on. The leasing portal shows just 34 of 184 units available. Anyone know if this is true?

If true, that would be a vacancy rate of just 18.5% despite many of the amenities being unfinished.
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normalthings wrote: Wed Sep 02, 2020 1:36 am Walked past this evening and noticed a full parking lot and lots of lights on. The leasing portal shows just 34 of 184 units available. Anyone know if this is true?

If true, that would be a vacancy rate of just 18.5% despite many of the amenities being unfinished.
34 available could mean 34 are finished and could be leased
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KC's iconic 'Flashcube' building now open

http://www.metrowiremedia.com/news/kc-i ... g-now-open

The word "iconic" is vastly overused in society now, and certainly in this case.
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FangKC wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:05 pm KC's iconic 'Flashcube' building now open

http://www.metrowiremedia.com/news/kc-i ... g-now-open

The word "iconic" is vastly overused in society now, and certainly in this case.
Adjectives are used by media company, news at 10
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Especially since it is not even a cube. The true KC flashcube building is at 31st and Broadway. Almost everyone uses the word iconic incorrectly since it refers to a religious image.
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moderne wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:14 am Especially since it is not even a cube. The true KC flashcube building is at 31st and Broadway. Almost everyone uses the word iconic incorrectly since it refers to a religious image.
After checking my Funk & Wagnall I still believe the ASB bridge could become a Kansas City icon.
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If anything in KC deserves to be called iconic, it's surface parking.
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According to apartments.com, 38 of the 184 apartments in this building are available. That would mean this is has 79% of available apartments leased. Does that seem about right?
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You can book apartments here on hotels.com. I'll let you know how it goes!
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Chris Stritzel wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 2:54 am According to apartments.com, 38 of the 184 apartments in this building are available. That would mean this is has 79% of available apartments leased. Does that seem about right?
the parking lot always seems full and has for a long time.
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