Heritage at Grandview apartments plan unveiled

A conceptual development plan for Heritage at Grandview, the four-building apartment complex planned for the Belvidere neighborhood, was unveiled by Kittle Property Group at Tuesday’s meeting of the Grandview Board of Aldermen. The board also discussed rezoning the nuisance property, which has been vacant since 2005.

The property, located at 14925 S US 71 Highway, has had numerous code violations related to illegal dumping, dilapidated fencing and overgrown vegetation, according to city documents. In 2025, Kittle Property Group began discussing the site for a 204-unit apartment complex with a clubhouse, storm shelter and pool.

It is also the former site of the Axtell Mansion, a Grandview landmark until 1993. Made famous by the elite Axtell family, the home was famous for hosting poker games attended by President Harry S Truman. The mansion caught fire in 1992 and was demolished the following year.

Construction will be partially funded by Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the state of Missouri, the development plan says. It also shows four buildings with one serving as a common building. The others will house 60 one-bedroom, one-bathroom units; 96 two-bedroom, two-bathroom units; 24 three-bedroom, two-bathroom units and 24 four-bedroom, two-bathroom units.

Amenities are set to include a playground, a dog park, a fitness center, a community room and options for covered parking. At least 5% of units will be ADA-accessible, the plan notes.

Rent prices were not discussed at the meeting, but Kittle Property Group manages a similar development, The Depot on Old Santa Fe, in south Kansas City. Completed in the past year, The Depot advertises one- through four-bedroom apartments starting between $1100 and $1700.

City staff have recommended approval of the development plan and the rezoning request, noting the opportunity to revitalize an existing neighborhood. The city also notes the plan’s alignment with goals in the Grandview 2030 strategic plan.

“I appreciate your consideration, and I encourage approval,” said Brenda Haddad, Kittle Property Group’s development director. Haddad added the project has received support from the Grandview C-4 School District, and the company is working hard to be a good neighbor to Belvidere residents.

The public hearings come a month after a resident voiced their concerns about Heritage at Grandview in a post on the Grandview Crime Watch Facebook page. The post also referred to complaints about tenant living conditions reported to the Indiana Attorney General’s Office, which were dismissed in 2024.

Kittle Property Group’s Manager of Corporate Communications Laurren Brown added the company has a large footprint, which means lawsuits are bound to happen. Kittle Property Group manages over 18,000 apartment homes spanning more than a dozen states throughout the Midwest, South, and Gulf region. 

Grandview Mayor Leonard Jones told the Telegraph that city officials are aware of the lawsuits. At the public hearing on Tuesday, no Grandview resident voiced opposition to the development plan.