Developers planning 122 new apartments in the former Aladdin Hotel want to showcase historic flourishes obscured over time within the 100-year-old building.

One day a man passes by and asks for Aladdin’s help in retrieving an old lamp that has fallen into a hole in the ground. The man gives Aladdin a sparkly ring for his assistance but makes a grab ...

The Aladdin, opened in 1925 and closed in 2022 ... led by area native Zach Molzer, is turning the old hotel into an apartment building with around 120 units, with studios and one-bedrooms ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The historic Aladdin Hotel building in downtown Kansas City will undergo major changes in 2025, transforming the 100-year-old building into a modern apartment complex.