• Broadway Church Redevelopment Meeting

    Valentine residents are invited to a public meeting to discuss the application of Melrose Abbey LLC for redevelopment of the Broadway Church at 3931 Washington. The developer wants to convert the former church into a first-floor event venue with four hotel units on the upper floors. More 

  • Broadway Church Second Public Meeting

    Plaza Library 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, MO, United States

    A developer recently purchased the Broadway Church/First Swedish Church at 3931 Washington Street (the church actually faces Broadway) and has received approval from the city to operate it as a wedding venue. The developer is now asking the City Plan Commission for a special use permit to use the upper floors as four hotel rooms. […]

  • Historic Survey Meeting

    Uptown Theater 411 Valentine, Cabaret Room, United States

    Valentine residents have spent the past several years gathering information for a historic survey of the neighborhood. The survey records the date of construction, early residents (when known) and history of every structure within the area. That data has been submitted to the city Preservation Office, and now the city's historic preservation officer, Brad Wolf, […]

  • Melrose Abbey Meeting on Special Use Permit

    Melrose Abbey is the new name of the wedding event business at 3931 Washington, the former Broadway Baptist Church. The current owners got a special use permit from the city in 2022 to operate as a wedding and event venue with four on-site hotel rooms.  They are now applying for that special use permit to […]