Community Builders of Kansas City in April took home a Capstone Award for The Rochester at The Business Journal’s annual ceremony honoring the 26 top real estate and development projects in the Kansas City area.
According to The Business Journal, “In 2023, submissions for Capstone Awards were stacked, and the competition was fierce. The projects completed in 2022 were innovative, compelling, groundbreaking, transformative and important to the landscape of Kansas City.”
The Rochester won a Capstone Award in the multi-family category. Judges noted The Rochester’s community impact, as it is believed to be the first market-rate multi-family developed east of Prospect Avenue in more than two decades.
“Most Kansas City multifamily projects are built in other areas where investment and lending are less of a gamble,” explained Pierson. “Community developers like CBKC consider factors beyond economic outcome, evaluating the needs and wellbeing of a community and the social impacts the project will have on it.”
Located at 3949 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., the 80,000-square-foot project valued at $13.5 million was designed as a multigenerational housing option.
“Units and common spaces are designed for group socializing rather than individual spaces, and its location was strategically selected,” he said. “The Rochester co-locates the swagger of a trendy rooftop deck equipped with a robust sound system alongside traditional transit, restaurants, grocery, and social service amenities.”
The four-story, 64-apartment complex is named after “Rochester” Charles “Chuck” Gatson, the late former president of CBKC. Modern finishes like stainless steel appliances, solid-surface countertops, modern lighting and manufactured hardwood flooring lend the residences a high-end feel. The roof boasts an indoor/outdoor rooftop deck and outside, landscaped front and back yard spaces come furnished for grilling and gathering around the fire pit.
CBKC thanks its partners for their role in bringing The Rochester to life: Artin Engineering & Design, Central Bank of Kansas City, City of Kansas City, Planned Industrial Expansion Authority, Custom Engineering, FSC Consulting Engineers, Hardwick Law Firm, Hufft, Land3 Studio, LISC Kansas City, Partners for the Common Good, Simmons Bank, Straub Construction and Taliaferro & Browne.
The Capstone Awards, started 18 years ago, are given to architects, brokers, contractors, developers, financiers and engineers and comprise the following categories: adaptive reuse, architectural design, community impact, industrial, mixed-use, multifamily, office, retail, sustainability and transaction.