Colony Plaza Apartments
404 E. St. Louis Avenue
Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
Built in 1980, Colony Plaza is one of 14 properties purchased by POAH as its first portfolio acquisition following its founding in 2001. The $22 million purchase saved 915 affordable homes for seniors and low-income families in a dozen Missouri locations including 111 at Colony Plaza. The high rise is located in Excelsior Springs, Missouri on an acre of land with a view of The Elms resort, famous since the 19th century for its restorative mineral baths.
There are 111 one-bedroom apartments and each floor includes a well-appointed sitting area featuring large windows. The property offers a community kitchen and large gathering area as well as a landscaped patio and resident parking.
Colony Plaza received funding though the HUD Green Retrofit Program (GRP) for building upgrades that improved efficiency and resident comfort: a new, efficient boiler plant, chiller, and ventilation unit, more efficient light fixtures and motion sensors. New windows were installed throughout and a new solar hot water system now provides heat for the domestic hot water system.