Safe and affordable. Dignity and joy.

At Preserving US, our mission is simple: help people with limited means meet their housing needs.

Our vision is for everyone to have a safe and affordable home that brings them dignity and joy. We put our vision into action in three ways:

Preservation

Services

Accessibility

Our Properties

We help people meet their housing needs by providing high-quality, one-of-a-kind apartment homes in communities in the middle of the country, typically within a day’s drive of our home base in the Kansas City metro. Interested in living in one of our gorgeous buildings? Click on the property’s photo to fill out an application or call: 913-671-3365.

  • Opened in 2011, 8th & Main has 18 apartments for seniors or those living with a disability. Incomes are limited to 60% of the area median income (AMI). A staffing agency is on the first floor. Financing: Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and historic tax credits.

  • Opened in 1875 as the Gold Dust Hotel, the property today has nine apartments for seniors and those living with a disability. Incomes cannot exceed 60% of the area median income (AMI). The rehab, completed in 2011, was financed with Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and historic tax credits.

  • This former elementary school re-opened in 2019 with 28 apartments for seniors and people with a disability. The mixed income building has two units reserved for households making no more than 30% of the area median income (AMI), five units for families at 40% AMI, 18 units at 60% AMI, and three units have no income restrictions. Financing sources: Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and historic tax credits.

  • A former hospital, St. Thomas today has 30 units of 1- and 2-bedroom units for residents whose incomes do not exceed 60% of the area median income (AMI). Constructed in 1941, the building re-opened as apartments in 2014. Financing sources: Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and historic tax credits.

  • Waverly Historic Lofts is a former office building that opened in 1935. Re-opened in 2019, the property has 30 units reserved for residents at 60% of the area median income (AMI), and four units have no income restrictions. Financing sources: Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and historic tax credits.

  • This former brewery opened in 2018 with 35 apartment homes for households making no more than 50% AMI. We used LIHTC, historic tax credits, and a conventional loan to finance the repairs.

  • Once a middle school, Grant now has 21 units for households making no more than 60% AMI. The rehabbed property opened in 2017. Financing sources: LIHTC, historic tax credits, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka.

  • The property has 28 units for seniors or people with a disability. Incomes are limited to 60% AMI. Opened in 2014, the building was closed from 2018-2020 after being hit by a tornado, and placed back in service in 2020. Financing: LIHTC and a conventional loan.

  • Village on Main is a new construction property that opened in 2022. The mixed income building has 10 units reserved for families at 30% AMI, 20 units for families at 50% AMI, 10 units for families at 60% AMI, and 10 units for families with no income restrictions. Financing sources: LIHTC.

  • This 33-unit new construction building opened in 2019. The mixed income property has 28 units available for families at 60% AMI, five have no income restrictions, and seven units are targeted to veterans. Financing sources: LIHTC and a conventional mortgage.

  • Opened in 1946 as a Phillips University dorm, Clay Hall today has 30 units for older adults and people living with a disability. Incomes cannot exceed 50% AMI. The rehabbed property opened in 2012 using LIHTC and historic tax credits.

  • A former A&P Grocery, Maple Senior has 10 apartments for seniors or disabled persons whose incomes do not exceed 60% AMI. The property opened in 2011 and was financed with LIHTC and historic tax credits.

  • Opened in 2023, this new construction property has 10 market rate units and 38 units for families whose incomes do not exceed 60% AMI. Four units are reserved for high-priority homeless residents. Financing sources: LIHTC and City of Mankato.

  • Washington opened as an elementary school in 1940. It reopened in 2011 with 23 units for seniors and people living with a disability. Incomes cannot exceed 60% AMI. Financing sources: LIHTC and historic tax credits.

  • Opened in 1887 as the Woodson Hotel, this Italianate building anchors the northwest corner of the Yates Center town square. Today the property has nine 1-bedroom units for households making no more than 50% AMI. Financing sources: LIHTC and historic tax credits.