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One Light Address
50 East 13th St.
Kansas City, MO 64106
Meet Our Team
Marnie Sauls
Get to know your One Light Executive Director of Residential Management
Position
Executive Director of Residential Management
Responsibilities
Marnie leads the management and operations for One Light, Two Light as well as current and future properties across the country. As Executive Director she oversees all aspects of property management ensuring excellent service is delivered.
Professional Background
Marnie has more than 20 years of experience in the multifamily industry, spanning luxury rental apartments, townhome communities and also affordable, student and senior housing properties. She is a graduate of the Apartment Association of Kansas City Lyceum Program, has her Certified Apartment Portfolio Supervisor Designation, as well as Certified Apartment Manager from the National Apartment Association and currently serves on the Apartment Association of Kansas City Board of Directors.
Personal Facts
Family: Two beautiful daughters – Deavyn and Jazlynn
Pets: A former Heartland SPCA resident pup, Oliver
Hobbies: Reading, antiquing and watching her daughters cheer
Favorite Lunch Spot: Drunken Fish
Favorite Thing to Do in Downtown KC: Shop the City Market on Saturday mornings
Favorite Thing to Do in Kansas City: Go to a Chiefs game
Favorite Thing About Downtown KC: Great walkability
Favorite Wine: Cabernet is her go-to wine, but if she can find a Nebbiolo, it’s her favorite
Fun Fact: She has 8 brothers and sisters!
Jen DeMeyer
Get to know your One Light Marketing & Communications Director
Position
Marketing & Communications Director
Responsibilities
Jen manages advertising, social media, public relations and communications for One Light, Two Light and current and future properties across the country, keeping employees, residents and prospective residents up to date with company developments.
Professional Background
Jen has 15 years of experience in conflict resolution, social media, event planning and administration. She currently serves on the board for the Downtown Neighborhood Association and is an active member of the Apartment Association of Kansas City.
Personal Facts
Family: Four boys – Justin, Brett, Mitch and Charlie
Pets: A 70-lb. German Shepard mix, and former KC Pet Project resident, Jadee
Hobbies: Reading, kickboxing and cheering on her boys
Favorite Happy Hour Spot: Bristol Seafood Grill
Favorite Thing to Do in Downtown KC: Dinner at Garozzo’s, then taking in a performance by the Kansas City Ballet
Favorite “Kansas City” Team: Let’s Go Royals!
Favorite Thing About Downtown KC: The people and the energy
Favorite Food: Grandma’s homemade tamales
Emelyna Aurich
Get to know your One Light Regional Property Manager
Position
Regional Property Manager
Responsibilities
Emelyna overseas the day-to-day operations of One Light and Two Light, and oversees apartment leasing and resident services.
Professional Background
Emelyna has more than 14 years in the multifamily industry, including luxury, affordable and senior housing properties. She is active in the Apartment Association of Kansas City and is a licensed Missouri Real Estate Agent.
Personal Facts
Family: An amazing son – Geordan
Hobbies: Traveling, especially wherever there’s a beach, and being involved with a variety of charity organizations
Favorite Lunch Spot: Yard House
Favorite Thing to Do in Downtown KC: First Fridays in the Crossroads district
Favorite Thing to Do in Kansas City: Go to a Chiefs game, we truly have the best fans
Favorite Thing About Downtown KC: Love the mixture of new construction combined with historical buildings
What is Your Go-To Snack? PB&J
Fun Fact: Foodie, but still love rotel
Eric Willey
Get to know your One Light Director of Concierge Services
Position
Director of Concierge Services
Responsibilities
Eric is the dedicated concierge and sommelier, overseeing the wine and resident event program for One Light Luxury Apartments.
Professional Background
As Managing Partner of Cleaver & Cork, Eric spear-headed the launch of Alex Pope’s Cleaver & Cork in the Kansas City Power & Light District and continues to lead their success. Previously, Eric was with Bluestem Restaurant, where he worked as the general manager under the direction of owner and James Beard Award-winning Chef Colby Garrelts and his wife, Megan. In addition to managing the restaurant, Eric also worked to perfect Bluestem’s wine program as a certified sommelier, earning the restaurant the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence.
Personal Facts
Important people: Sporting KC’s biggest fans, Elton & Miles and mother Susan
Hobbies: Sailing, fishing, volleyball
Favorite Lunch Spot: Cafe Sebastienne
Favorite Happy Hour Spot: Bristol
Favorite Thing to Do in Downtown KC: Concerts at the Midland
Favorite Thing to Do in KC: Sporting KC games
Favorite Thing About Downtown KC: So many things to do within miles of each other
Favorite Food: Anything with a chef's point of view
Favorite Wine: Old world whites, new world reds
Fun Fact: Twinning!
Ashley Wise
Get to know your One Light Assistant Manager
Position
Assistant Manager
Responsibilities
As the Assistant Manager, Ashley assists in the day-to-day operations of One Light and Two Light, including leasing and communications, ensuring future residents find their perfect home.
Professional Background
Ashley brings over 13 years in the multifamily industry spanning across the Midwest including historical, new construction, acquisitions, and urban developments specializing in resident retention and market analysis. She currently serves on the Apartment Association of Kansas City’s Community Outreach program and is a National Apartment Association Certified Apartment Manager, National Apartment Leasing Professional and a licensed Missouri Real Estate Agent.
Personal Facts
Family: Born and raised in KC metro and only child to amazing parents.
Pets: Avoiding the crazy cat lady label with just 2 cats; Pearl and Boo.
Hobbies: If lake life is a hobby, then this is it.
Favorite Happy Hour Spot: Harry’s Country Club in River Market.
Favorite Cocktail: Harry’s Moscow Mule – they make their own ginger beer!
Favorite Thing to do in Downtown KC: Grabbing some friends and exploring the city via the KC Streetcar!
Favorite Kansas City team: Royals of course, but loyal diehard Cubbies fan.
Favorite Think about Downtown Kansas City: The energy! Every month brings something new and as a downtown resident for 10 years, it’s been so exciting to be a part of this renaissance. The best is yet to come!
Favorite Food: KCK street tacos.
Fun Fact: My first job was at a Tool and Die shop at 16 years old. I used to run a grinding machine and was the only girl in the shop.
Press & Related Articles
Cordish’s One Light Lands Finalist Spot for ULI Global Excellence Award
June 6, 2017 | Kansas City Business Journal
One Light, the Cordish Cos.' 307-unit luxury apartment tower in Kansas City's Power & Light District, has been selected as a finalist in the Urban Land Institute's 2017 Global Awards for Excellence program.
The program honors private, public and nonprofit development projects that achieve the highest standard of excellence in innovative design, construction, economics, planning and management.
View Story2016 Capstone Awards honor projects that build up metro
January 9, 2016 | Kansas City Business Journal
All of the 2016 Capstone Award winners are outstanding in some way, but one project was a game-changer for Downtown — and the Kansas City skyline.
One Light apartments, the first new construction high-rise apartment tower built in the loop, earned a special judges' recognition not only for the scope and design but for attracting hundreds of residents to Downtown.
View StoryOne Light luxury apartments have grand opening celebration
December 9, 2015 | KMBC- TV
A vision of high-rise luxury apartments near the Kansas City Power & Light District has become reality with the opening of One Light.
Hundreds of Kansas City residents have already moved into the tower at 50 E. 13th St., drawn by luxury amenities and the promise of spectacular downtown views.
View StoryKansas City celebrates One Light grand opening
December 9, 2015 | Kansas City Business Journal
Kansas City's One Light celebrated its grand opening in style Tuesday, complete with Quixotic performers, The Kansas City Star reports.
The 25-story luxury apartment tower sits at 13th and Walnut streets in the Kansas City Power & Light District and marks the first new residential tower constructed in or near Downtown since 1976.
View StoryKansas City’s One Light apartments make a downtown statement
December 8, 2015 | The Kansas City Star
Sean O’Byrne, vice president of the Downtown Council of Kansas City, strained to be heard over the party din: “A few years ago, this very spot was the dumpster entrance to the former Jones Store,” he said.
And that, as several speakers noted Tuesday afternoon at the opening celebration for the 25-story One Light apartment tower at 50 E. 13th St., shows how far downtown Kansas City has come.
View StoryGrand opening happening for Power & Light District’s One Light
December 8, 2015 | 41 Action News
The grand opening of One Light in the Power and Light District is happening Tuesday afternoon.
The 25-story apartment tower is the latest addition to the city's skyline.
View StoryOne Light apartments officially opens
December 8, 2015 | Fox 4 News
Kansas City’s newest apartment tower officially opened Tuesday.
The "One Light" apartment building is the latest sign more people are moving and living downtown.
View StoryTake a look inside One Light as move-in nears
September 22, 2015 | Kansas City Business Journal
Construction work is coming to a close on the One Light apartment tower, and tenants are expected to start moving in at the end of November.
Nick Benjamin, executive director of The Cordish Co.’s Kansas City Power & Light District, said those who have secured a spot in the 343,000-square-foot luxury apartment complex already should have received move-in notices. Everyone should be moved into the 315-unit building by the end of March. The 25-story, $79 million tower sits at 13th and Walnut streets in Downtown.
View StoryOne Light topped out as Two Light moves forward in Kansas City
May 27, 2015 | The Kansas City Star
Kansas City’s downtown skyline got a tower-topping tree Wednesday morning when city officials gathered at 13th and Walnut streets to celebrate construction of the 25-story One Light apartment building.
The $80 million luxury residential tower, a project of the Cordish Companies, is expected to begin accepting tenants this fall in the 315-unit building.
View StoryCeremony helps top off downtown KC apartment tower
May 27, 2015 | KMBC.com
A topping-off ceremony helped construction on a luxury high-rise apartment tower in downtown Kansas City pass a key milestone.
View StoryConstruction crews place last on One Light apartment tower in downtown KCMO
May 27, 2015 | Fox 4 News
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Construction crews put the final steel beam in place Wednesday on downtown’s newest apartment tower.
About 450 people are expected to live in the new One Light apartment tower when it opens in November.
The Cordish company says about 2,500 people have already expressed interest in living in the luxury high-rise, which is the latest indicator that more people want to be part of downtown’s rebirth by living there.
View StoryTopping-out ceremony held at One Light tower honors workers
May 27, 2015 | KSHB 41 Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Power and Light District's "One Light" apartment building achieved a milestone Wednesday morning.
The tower on 13th street between Main and Walnut had its last steel beam installed in a topping-out ceremony.
Business leaders who've had a front seat in the construction process are grateful for the men and women who've built the tower.
View StoryKansas City Is Growing A New Skyline!
February 21, 2015 | Economic Development Corporation
A quick scan across the Kansas City skyline shows evidence of a story that’s unfolding in front of the eyes of people all over the country. In addition to the signature art deco-inspired pylons of The Bartle Hall Convention Center, the graceful curve of the Kauffman Center of the Performing Arts, and the iconic Western Auto sign atop the historic loft building, the city is poised to welcome back the art deco Kansas City Power and Light Building and the sleek and modern One Light apartment tower to the Power and Light District.
View StoryJon Copaken: As people and businesses shift back to the heart of Kansas City, downtown’s time is now
February 15, 2015 | The Kansas City Star
Jon Copaken, principal at Copaken Brooks and newly named chairman of the Downtown Council, writes: Companies seeking to tap a broader talent pool and get into the flow of innovation are looking back to downtown. The leaders and influencers who deny that the move to downtown is real — and is even in their best interest — need to ask themselves why the innovative, entrepreneurial companies see it, understand it and are doing it.
View StoryKansas City is in talks with Cordish about a second downtown apartment tower
January 14, 2015 | The Kansas City Star
Officials with the city and Cordish, developer of the Power & Light District, are talking about a second apartment high-rise to pair with the One Light residential tower under construction at 13th and Walnut streets. One Light is expected to be completed this fall. The new tower, to be called Two Light, would be built on Truman Road between Walnut Street and Grand Boulevard on a site that is now a parking lot with 83 spaces.
View StoryOn a roll: More excitement coming to Kansas City in 2015
December 30, 2014 | KSHB 41 Action News
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - To put it simply, Kansas City is on a roll, and the ball should keep rolling in 2015.
"It really seems like the world is discovering Kansas City, because when you make top ten lists for everything from a wonderful and family friendly affordable city, to being a city for hipsters, for foodies, for craft beer, those are all things that are coming together in this really exciting way," Kansas City, Missouri spokesperson Chris Hernandez said.
View StoryDowntown Kansas City, MO. residential population on the rise
December 8, 2014 | Fox 4 News
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The downtown residential population in KCMO has quadrupled in the last 10 years, and that number continues to grow.
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