{"id":15989,"date":"2016-12-10T07:04:43","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T13:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=15989"},"modified":"2016-12-10T16:41:05","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T22:41:05","slug":"showing-brian-downtown-kc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=15989","title":{"rendered":"Showing Brian Downtown KC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brian wanted to see what my Kansas City routine was like so we spent a few days in Kansas City over Thanksgiving break. At first he was bummed that I didn’t have us staying at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown<\/a>, which is the hotel I normally stay at, but after I explained that I reserved our room at the much nicer Courtyard Kansas City Downtown\/Convention Center<\/a> just a couple of blocks away he finally settled down. Of course, I had to agree to walk him over to my office building, the other hotel, my favorite coffee shop, etc. etc. <\/p>\n

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Brian got to experience the KC Streetcar on this trip<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Here’s the lobby of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown<\/a>. It definitely looks better with some Christmas decorations. It has looked the same for several years. <\/p>\n

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But, I have to admit, I kind of like this piece of furniture. It’s perfect for just hanging out with a bunch of friends. <\/p>\n

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We also walked over to my office building<\/a> where we have the ping pong table in the “Recharge” area at the lower level. <\/p>\n

Brian actually indulged me with a brief ping pong match.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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After getting coffee across the street at Kaldi’s<\/a>, a coffee shop that I’ve grown fond of because of the delicious coffee and its close proximity to the office, we went around the corner to One Light Luxury Apartments<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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This is Brian checking out the balcony of one of the units we toured. <\/p>\n

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I’m not sure what Brian is pondering here but I just love the floor-to-ceiling windows. I think that crane you see on the left is where they’re building Two Light<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Here’s the rooftop pool. They keep the fool filled year round, though you can’t actually swim in it, because it’s prettier to look at than a pool cover. <\/p>\n

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We walked over to the Two Light<\/a> Leasing Office around the corner after touring One Light<\/a>. They have a 3D model of the all-glass, high-rise apartment complex there. We were told they created the model so people could more easily visualize the concept, which is the first of its kind in downtown Kansas City. <\/p>\n