HISTORY

909 Walnut is Missouri's and the tallest residential building in the Midwest outside of Chicago boasting twin-spires atop 35-stories. 909 Walnut is on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was built in 1930-31 as the Fidelity National Bank & Trust Building (referred to locally as the Fidelity Building) that was liquidated in 1933 during the Great Depression. In 1946, the building was acquired by the United States federal government and renamed the Federal Office Building. In 2000, 909 Walnut was acquired by Dallas-based Glenn Solomon of Simbol Commercial Inc., and Housing Horizons, LLC, a subsidiary of Kimberly-Clark Corporation for a historic update and makeover that transformed the building to its original grand scale with 161 condos, 90,000 square feet of commercial office space and to a 323-space attached, eight-story, gated garage. The top of the garage also includes a 16,000-square-foot, award-winning rooftop garden.

909 Walnut is entering its second phase of life with an exclusive condominium conversion that has residents and Kansas City excited.

Awards and accolades include:

• American Society of Landscape Architects, Merit Award, 2008
• Kansas City Business Journal, Capstone Award, Mixed Use, April 2006
• Charles H. Weitz, Award for Excellence, 2005
• Dr. George Ehrlich Achievement in Preservation Award
• PCI Precast, Design Award for Excellence in Architectural and Engineering Design, Best Sustainable Design
• Kansas City Economic Development Council, Cornerstone Award, 2006
• ULI Kansas City, Excellence in Development Award, 2006
• Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, Award Of Excellence, 2008, Extensive Residential
• Featured in Living Architecture Monitor, The Award Winning Design Issue, 2008
• Featured in Greenability Magazine, March/April 2009