The first residents have moved into The Hudson, the new 228-unit luxury multifamily community adjacent to the University of Kansas Health System campus at 36th Street and Rainbow Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas.
Developers LANE4 Property Group and Hunt Midwest partnered with KU Endowment to create the project and completed construction in early June. Leaders from all three organizations and the many other companies involved in the design and construction welcomed the first residents this week with a special ribbon cutting ceremony.
“Hunt Midwest is happy to welcome our first residents to The Hudson, a tranquil multifamily oasis in the heart of the Kansas City metro,” said Ora Reynolds, Hunt Midwest President and CEO. “The Hudson’s timeless luxury, boutique hotel vibe, and state-of-the-art technology offer an unparalleled living experience in a convenient location attractive to busy professionals and the nurses, doctors, researchers, and students working across the street at the world-class University of Kansas Health System campus.”
The Hudson brings high-quality housing and first-class amenities to the historic Rosedale neighborhood and will support the growth of the University of Kansas Health System campus, a key economic engine for the Kansas City region. The University of Kansas Health System is one of the largest employers in Kansas and boasts close to 14,000 employees on the Rainbow Boulevard campus as it continues to expand, including the new $450 million University of Kansas Cancer Center directly across from The Hudson.
In addition to providing much-needed residential inventory around the KU Health System campus, The Hudson also offers new residents a convenient location in the heart of the Kansas City metro with easy access to the city’s highway network and the ability to easily walk or bike to popular 39th Street and Rosedale businesses and restaurants. Downtown Kansas City, the Crossroads Arts District, the Country Club Plaza, and northern Johnson County are just 10 minutes away by car.
“LANE4 is proud to invest long-term in the Rosedale community. We’ve shared a vision with the neighborhood and the University of Kansas Health System, and it’s remarkable how the corridor has evolved over the past 20 years,” said Owen Buckley, LANE4 President. “The Hudson marks yet another key and collaborative milestone. The hope is pretty simple, that our development and investment will beget the same from others. A win-win for all.”
The Hudson‘s name is a homage to the neighborhood’s history, where Rainbow Boulevard was once known as Hudson Road until it was renamed in 1919 to honor WWI veterans.
Hunt Midwest boasts years of experience developing multifamily, while LANE4 has deep experience with mixed-use projects across the Kansas City metro.
Since 2012, LANE4 has completed over $250 million in projects within the Rosedale neighborhood, including two hotel projects, a mixed-use retail and medical development, and the renovation of several older apartment communities.
Hunt Midwest has developed luxury multifamily communities at Mission 106 in Leawood, The Fairways at City Center in Lenexa, and The Vue in downtown Overland Park, which won a 2020 Capstone Award for top multifamily development from the Kansas City Business Journal. The company also has developed for-sale and build-to-rent communities across the KC region.
The Hudson project team is comprised of Hunt Midwest and LANE4 Property Group as the developers, Security Bank as the lender, BRR Architecture as the architect, Cerris as the general contractor, and Olsson as the civil engineer.
For more information about The Hudson or to book an appointment with a leasing agent, visit us online at TheHudsonKC.com.
