150 new apartments planned near Country Club Plaza, KC’s iconic art museums
About 150 new apartments could be coming to Kansas City by the Country Club Plaza near the streetcar line and Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Flint Development has presented plans to the city to build a new apartment complex, including some townhomes, a 207-space parking garage and a courtyard area, off 46th and Walnut streets just east of Main Street. The building will be built into a 40-foot hill, so the height will vary but reaches about 109 feet, or eight stories, on one end.
The units will be market rate and could rent for between $1,800 and $2,100, according to information presented to the city. The units will include one-, two- and three-bedrooms with an average of 900 square feet in size.
The apartments will replace a vacant lot that held a building once used by the nearby Community Christian Church. The building was demolished in 2022. The site has since attracted more than 10 nuisance complaints since 2022, according to city records.
The developers are seeking permission to build about 33 more units and about 45 more feet in height than would normally be allowed without special approval from city officials.
The city’s plan commission voted to recommend the proposal at its meeting on Wednesday. The proposal is also expected to go before the Board of Zoning Adjustment, and plans are subject to final approval by the City Council.
Construction could begin in this spring and finish in the fall of 2028.
There was no public testimony about the project at the plan commission hearing on Wednesday. A few nearby residents submitted letters to the city expressing concerns about the project, including the proposed height and possible impact on parking, property values, safety and the neighborhood’s character.
“The character and aesthetic of our neighborhood are at stake, and making exceptions could open the door to future requests that would further erode our shared vision for the area,” one resident wrote.
Flint’s plan joins several other plans for taller buildings in the Plaza area, particularly proposed height limit increases in the Country Club Plaza itself as part of Gillon Property Group’s ambitious, large-scale plan to revitalize the Plaza while bringing in new residents and businesses.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that the building demolished was not the same as the Community Christian Church building at 4601 Main St., which is still an active church.
This story was originally published January 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM.