Own on the Plaza's Doorstep for Less Than a Year of Rent

4528 Broadway Boulevard Unit 1N is a 467-square-foot studio condominium in The Ellington on Broadway, a 1933 all-brick art deco building in the Plaza Westport neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, listed at $120,000 by Nelson Home Group KC. The unit has one full bath, a single-level layout, and a $191 monthly HOA that covers building maintenance, property insurance, lawn care, snow removal, management, and trash. Rentals of 30 days or longer are permitted, and dogs are allowed with no breed or weight restrictions.

Inside the Unit

Some addresses do the work for you. The Ellington sits on Broadway between Westport and the Country Club Plaza, in an all-brick art deco building put up in 1933 — the kind of pre-war construction with solid interior walls that newer buildings rarely bother with. Unit 1N is a renovated 467-square-foot studio with a full bath, a pantry, central heat and air, and a single-level layout with no interior stairs to negotiate.

The Location

The real story is the radius. Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City is a few blocks off. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, UMKC, and the shops and restaurants of the Plaza are all inside a short walk or a two-minute drive. And since October 2025, the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension has run fare-free from the River Market all the way to UMKC — roughly six miles of the city's north-south spine, no fare box, no parking hunt. A stop sits near the Plaza. That single piece of infrastructure changed what this address is worth to somebody who works downtown, at the hospital, or on campus.

Ownership Costs and Flexibility

The condo comes partially furnished, which takes the sting out of a first purchase or a turnkey rental setup. At $191 a month, the HOA is unusually low for the neighborhood, and it absorbs the exterior, the insurance, the lawn, the snow, and the trash — the whole list of things that turn a Saturday into a chore. Dogs are welcome without breed or weight limits, which is genuinely rare in this building. Rentals of 30 days or longer are allowed, so this works as a hold as easily as a home.

The Details

Taxes run $2,443 annually. The building is served by the Kansas City, Missouri School District, with Primitivo Garcia Elementary, Central Middle School, and Central High School listed as the assigned schools. Extra storage is available on site, and parking is off-street.

Property Highlights

• Studio layout (0 bedroom) with 1 full bath
• 467 sq ft, single-level, built 1933
• Renovated: dishwasher, central heat and air
• All-brick art deco building with solid interior walls
• Offered partially furnished (bed, kitchen table, TV, dishes)
• Dogs permitted — no breed or weight restrictions
• Rentals of 30 days or longer permitted
• HOA $191/month — building maintenance, insurance, lawn, snow, trash, management
• Extra storage available; off-street parking
• Blocks from Saint Luke's Hospital, the Country Club Plaza, and a fare-free KC Streetcar stop
• Kansas City, Missouri School District
• Annual taxes: $2,443

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