The Messner's loft is on the sixth floor of the building at 20th Street and Baltimore Avenue, where one of their cats, Snow, enjoys the sunlight. Brick walls, concrete column and exposed duct work mix with chandeliers and formal living in the Messner's loft. Frank, who did all the remodeling work in the loft, would even like to build an indoor fish pond in this room. Perhaps you've driven the streets but haven't looked up to see what's transpiring on the city's skyline. These loft dwellers searched for metropolitan ambience and found downtown a perfect fit for their urban living desires.
Today there's a renaissance taking place downtown.
Appropriately, the Vanderslice tour, which is a benefit for the Kansas City Art Institute, is focusing on an area of the city that has become home to many artists and the arts community. Two Roanoke homes round out the five-home tour. Even with their varied lifestyles, most agreed on the reason they chose loft living. Open living spaces. And creative individuals are just the people to see the possibilities of these spaces.