The photo on the left is the bike room at The Hamilton apartments on Armour Boulevard in Midtown. It is just one of eleven historic Armour Boulevard buildings being renovated by MAC Properties, a bicycle-friendly business that is actively marketing bicycle storage as an amenity for residents. This keycard-secured room has a capacity of 30-40 bikes and is well used by tenants of the 70-unit building. While some real estate developers have made news for their skepticism of bicycling, this one is providing some great leadership.
The Bellerive
MAC is planning a second, larger bike room across the street to service three buildings currently under renovation – the Bellerive, Park Central, and Clyde Manor. This company is doing a great job restoring Armour’s elegant old apartment buildings. These Hyde Park apartment homes were a very fashionable at the turn of the century, and still offer great convenience to Westport, the Plaza, Downtown, UMKC, Rockhurst, Penn Valley, Art Institute, etc.
MAC’s buildings have a variety of options for students and young professionals, and are well-situated on the city’s imminent Bike KC network.
