Stuart Hall Lofts

I have lived in Stuart hall for just over 6 months, and I moved from an apartment on the plaza prior to this.
Maintenance has been great (so much better than previous place) — all issues have been taken care of in a short period of time — without any blame or problem
Front desk and office team has been fantastic, helpful, and very open to staying late for me to grab a package.
Haven’t had any issues with hearing my neighbors, pretty quiet, minus a movie possibly being played really loud, at any rate, no different than any apartment I have lived in. much quieter than other places
Electricity/​heating — down by the plaza the bill from KC P&L used ot be 125 a month… Now? $ 49 a month. All I did was move. And if you use free google fiber that is also the ONLY bill I have every month on top of rent — this is a great benefit that is often overlooked
Google fiber — Free internet is fine for day to day use — or pay more and plow through things
Everything seems to be holding up well, and is working in accordance to when we moved in.
Never had an issue with Parking, knowing first Fridays will be tough is there, but I am able ot find a spot, maybe walk a bit, but can find a spot. And if it’s really bad grab an overnight spot for $ 5 across the street (covered)
The Gym:
Has free weights
Has machines — all work fine
Has 2 treadmills — both work fine
Has 2 elliptical — both work fine
Has a squat rack and bench area — work fine, and aside from not having a padded floor for dead lifting, the gym is perfectly fine for everything anyone will do. People are there form 5 – 6:30PM (as most gyms) so plan accordingly.
Whirlpool and sauna are AWESOME — work great, and again, rarely used
Tanning bed — never used it, but it’s there during office hours if you want it.
Sour grapes due to other reviewer’s personal issues always happen; I won’t say this place is the best in KC, but for the cost know what you are getting into. This isn’t a 3000 dollar a month private reserve penthouse, it’s also not a 600 dollar a month studio in the plaza with neighbors breathing down your neck and dogs all day long. It’s in between, and it’s a great location to everything awesome in KC. I can walk to everything downtown, or soon will take the trolley right by the apartment.

We have lived in Stuart Hall Lofts for about a year now and cannot wait to get out, have even though about breaking the lease to get away from these people. If you are looking for an apartment in the city go to Piper or Western Auto.
Cons about Stuart Hall:
Piss poor maintenance staff– maintenance issues take a month to get resolved and then they blame you for the issue when it is clearly faulty.
The lady at the front desk is not any better than chatting to a dog with half a brain.
The walls are paper thin and you can hear your neighbors even when they are having a quiet conversation. (So if you do not want privacy this might be the perfect place for you!)
Everything in your apartment that you do not bring in will fall apart.
Parking sucks! Expect to not find parking or pay $ 60/​month for an uncovered spot.
There are only about three working machines in the gym.
Pros:
People who live here are nice and the place is dog friendly with good views and high ceilings.
If it was managed by a different company it would be awesome but since they are managed by who they are the place will forever be horrible and give me nightmares about living in an apartment/​loft situation again.

I’m not quick to write a terrible review, but Stuart Hall has definitely earned this one.
In my one year of living here, there have been three different [but equally worthless] office managers, all with ‘sorry not sorry’ attitudes.
Amendment: The newest apartment manager, Florence, is competent and pleasant.
The maintenance issues we’ve had are exhausting. Our washer dryer has flooded our apartment four times, our dryer caught on fire and filled our apartment with smoke [a maintenance man didn’t come for two weeks], the elevator is currently not functioning properly, the exterior back door doesn’t lock, the hot tub and tanning bed hasn’t worked one day since we moved here, the parking lot was free when we moved in but now it’s $ 65/​month, every time it rains, our ceiling leaks [a lot], our kitchen faucet is currently broken and has been for three days, and the office has terrible communication. Last night, when I called emergency maintenance to report my washer flooding the apartment and the apartment below me, the maintenance man complained that he had other priorities and he would be a while. It took us literally two hours to clean the water off our apartment floor.
They never check their voicemail or respond to email.
The walls are paper thin; I can always hear what movie my neighbors are watching. There’s dog poop everywhere! I’m not sure why, but dog owners here must think it’s cool to not pick up after their pups. :(In addition, the people here are grumpy and I have no idea why. Someone literally threatened to kick my dog once. The people who I know in the building are equally dissatisfied.
Seriously, just don’t live here. The apartments are awesome on the inside and the location is amazing, but it’s not worth it.
This place is so dead to me. #cantwaittomove

I have friends who lived here. The area is alright and parking usually alright on the street. I’ve never seen any shady characters around the lofts which is some what surprising due to it’s location. The security call your friend to buzz you in from the lobby is alright, but this day in age I’m surprised they don’t have some kind of text a friend option rather than dialing on a box and it ringing your friend to answer and press a number to buzz you in.
The lofts have in some units and maybe all bedrooms with no walls and they are not high up and face the entry way. There is little privacy because of this unless you have the master bedroom. Why any adult would want a bedroom like that is beyond me and why this place is charging such high rent for half bedrooms is ridiculous.
The gym is not well kept. One treadmill was not reliable and the other not very nice. I have a better one in my personal residence and it’s 10 years old.
There is a stream room which is nice. The hot tub was broke for over a year and I doubt they have fixed it.
I would never move in here. The only reason I give it two stars is because it seems safe and the people who live there seem very normal and nice.

Neighbors are friendly and location in the Crossroads is ideal.
We looked at a ton of lofts in the crossroads and downtown area, these by far had the nicest and most spacious floor plans.
*One small drawback-​no built in microwave. I don’t think I have ever lived in an apt that did not come with a built-​in microwave, even my first apt had one?! Just something to keep in mind as you’ll probably want to make that extra purchase.
UPDATE:
During the time I lived there, the parking situation around the building was a nightmare, after the first few months. It seemed so-​so when we first moved in and for the first few months, after driving around the building several times, you could usually find a spot. However, within a few months, several other business buildings and lofts were gutted and finished in the area and parking became almost non-​existent. Our car was towed once and cost us quite a bit to get back by the local tow company diligently patrolling the lots in the area. This was our fault for parking illegally, but in our defense, it was impossible to find a spot in the one and only parking lot in the front and the few spots in the back. After 7:00pm at night, forget it. You will never find parking! For the price of rent at Stuart, one reserved spot per unit would be more competitive with other lofts in the area. Several other lofts in the area were offering one spot per unit in a covered garage. Some were at a price, but I’d say it would be worth it to pay for a reserved space in a covered garage! The only garage Stuart offered as an option was across the street and it was $ 80 (probably more now) per month and it was not a specific reserved spot and it was on the upper levels that are UNCOVERED? It was not worth the price. Or $ 50 for unassigned spots outside in the back? Parking is a real problem here-​so be aware of this. Its downtown living and that goes with the area.
The maintenance for the building was responsive but often it took two or three visits or calls before something would actually get fixed correctly. To get my oven finally fixed correctly it took three visits because the first time it was not fixed correctly.
We had problems with our dryer (we bought it brand new while living here) several times we had a repair man out to look at it and his ‘opinion’ was that the several feet of air venting in the loft was blocked and causing a re-​occurring problem. We informed the office and asked when they last snaked and cleaned their air vents for all the dyer venting in the units and we were informed NEVER? And we were told we would have to pay our repair man to do it? We finally just unhooked the duct venting from the wall and let it vent out on the floor. It probably caused our A/​C electric bill to increase, but it was better than having a service person out several times to fix an issue that was really Stuart’s responsibility. Hmmm-​imagine that, we never had another problem with our dryer since we unhooked it from their venting and it works fine where we live now hooked up to the venting in our house!
I did think the security of the building was very good. Always felt safe in the area and the neighbors in the other units were very nice.
Although, leaving is much different than moving in-​which is typical when leasing. After we gave notice, it seemed that the attitude changed. Moving out was a disaster as we were promised a reserved date for the elevator and the day we moved out on a Saturday morning, it never happened– the only employee there was new and did not know how to work the elevator? Therefore, the elevator was not locked off for us and it took us twice as long to move waiting for the elevator all day long and cost us more for the time — I fault the leasing agent for this!
I’ve changed my over all review. I loved living in the area and the lofts themselves were very nice, although priced higher than many in the area. The issues we had, cost us money out of pocket and this left us with a bit of a less then stellar review of our overall experience with Stuart Hall Lofts.

I’m looking to move into the Crossroads area and have toured a few places, including Stuart.
When we first were let in, we were greeted by a resident and their dog swinging by the office. The woman working (Jamie) knew the dog’s name, gave them a treat, and checked on the resident’s dry cleaning (one of the perks of the building – dry cleaning drop box, delivered back cleaned in 2 days). She also knew the names of the other residents we saw in the halls, and offered to check in on one of the resident’s places as he was getting ready to go on a business trip. One of the best «front door» experiences. The office will sign for your packages and hold them for you.
The front door area is very industrial. It has a small seating area, and a very large lobby which is polished concrete. It echos and feels fairly impersonal, but it is as to be expected.
They have a loading dock which is available to residents (easy moving! dock is as truck height; U-​Haul trucks will be at floor level). They are also willing to reserve one of the building’s elevators for your moving purposes.
The units themselves were nice. The first floor units have polished concrete flooring, but the other levels above the first floor have hardwood flooring. We weren’t a huge fan of the countertops (formica). The ceilings are all arched concrete, original to the building. Nice to look at, but not quite showy enough for my tastes. Painting and hanging is okay on all walls that are not brick or concrete.
Because there was so much concrete, the interiors felt fairly cold. A lot of fluffy things and rugs would be needed to make the place seem homy. Some of the units had raised bedrooms, which are directly visible from the front door. Not a lot of privacy; you’d have to clean your bedroom to have guests over. Other floor plans do have walled bedrooms.
All and all, very industrial and modern. We might choose it over the nearby Piper Lofts because of the personability of the staff (also Piper will not sign for packages). We are also choosing it over Haden Lofts (see my review on Haden’s page).
One last note: we were shown unit #401, which has a «north view» into a building wall. If you want the «north view» of a city instead of a brick wall, you will probably need go to to the fifth floor or higher.