List of tallest buildings in Kansas City, Missouri

Downtown Kansas City skyline, looking northwest

Kansas City is a diverse city, not only with regard to its culture, but also its skyscrapers. Like most other large U.S. cities, it has an eclectic mixture of old and new structures. Many buildings incorporate art deco details in a number of ways, as exhibited by the Kansas City Power and Light Building, Municipal Auditorium, and the recent Bartle Hall Pylons.

Tallest habitable buildings

Tallest habitable buildings in Kansas City, Missouri
Rank Name Address Architect(s) Height
feet / m		 Floors Year Notes Image
1 One Kansas City Place1200 Main StreetPBNI Architects
624 / 197[1]
42
1988
Tallest habitable building in Missouri
2 Town Pavilion
(formerly AT&T Town Pavilion)		1111 Main StreetHNTB Architecture
591 / 180
38
1986
3 Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
(formerly Hyatt Regency Kansas City and Hyatt Regency Crown Center)		2345 McGee StreetPBNDML Architects
504 / 153
45
1980
4 Kansas City Power and Light Building1330 Baltimore StreetHoit, Price and Barnes
481 / 145
32
1931
Converted to residential
5 909 Walnut
(formerly Fidelity National Bank & Trust Building)		909 Walnut StreetHoit, Price and Barnes
470 / 143
35
1932
Tallest residential in Midwest outside Chicago
6 Kansas City City Hall414 E. 12th StreetWight and Wight
445 / 136
30
1937
7 1201 Walnut1201 Walnut StreetHNTB Architecture
427 / 130
30
1991
8 Commerce Tower909 Main StreetKeene Simpson & Murphy
421 / 128
30
1965
Top 20 floors converted to residential
9 City Center Square1100 Main StreetSkidmore, Owings and Merrill
404 / 123
30
1977
10 Oak Tower
(formerly Southwestern Bell Building)		324 E. 11th StreetHoit, Price and Barnes
379 / 116
28
1929
11 2345 Grand
(formerly IBM Plaza)		2345 Grand AvenueFujikawa Conterato Lohan & Assoc.
(office of Mies van der Rohe)
352 / 107.3
28
1977
12 Bryant Building1100 Grand AvenueGraham, Anderson, Probst & White
352 / 107
26
1931
13 2555 Grand2555 Grand AvenueZimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership
351 / 107
26
2003
14 San Francisco Tower2510 Grand AvenueThe Architects' Collaborative, Cambridge MA
Marshall and Brown
342 / 104.5
32
1976
Condos
15 Crowne Plaza Hotel
(opened as Holiday Inn)		1301 Wyandotte Street
299 / 91
28
1968
16 AT&T Long Lines Building (Kansas City)1425 Oak Street
298 / 91
26
1976
17 925 Grand925 Grand AvenueGraham, Anderson, Probst & White
299 / 91
21
1921
Residential
18 Richard Bolling Federal Building601 E. 12th StreetVoskamp and Slezak; Radotinsky, Meyn and Deardorff; Everett and Keleti;
Howard, Tammen and Bergendoff
295 / 90
18
1966
19 Jackson County Courthouse415 E. 12th StreetWight and Wight;
Keene & Simpson;
Frederick C. Gunn
295 / 90
22
1934
20 Charles Evans Whittaker Federal Courthouse400 E. 9th StreetEllerbe Becket/ASAI Architects
290 / 88
10
2000
21 WallStreet Tower
(formerly Mercantile Bank)		106 W. 11th StreetHarry Weese Associates
288 / 88
20
1974
Now condos
22 Mark Twain Tower106 W. 11th StreetHoit, Price and Barnes
285 / 87
24
1923
Proposed for residential; was home to the Playboy Club in 1960s
23 One Park Place
(formerly BMA Tower)		298 W. 31st StreetSkidmore, Owings and Merrill
280 / 85
20
1963
Condos
24 TenMain Center920 Main Street[Charles Luckman, Los Angeles, CA
272 / 83
20
1965–1968
25 Commerce Trust Building922 Walnut StreetJarvis Hunt
258 / 79
20
1906
26 Commerce Bank Building920 Main StreetHellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum
258 / 79
20
1985
27 12 Wyandotte Plaza12 Wyandotte StreetPBNI Architects
253 / 77 (est.)
18
1986
28 1 Memorial Drive1 Memorial Drive
(at Main Street)		Henry N. Cobb, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
Ellerbe Becket
250 / 76
16
2008
29 One Light Tower50 East 13th StreetHumphreys & Partners Architects LP
245 / 74
25
2015
Apartments
30 Hotel Phillips106 W. 12th StreetBoillot & Lauck
243 / 73
20
1930
31 Traders on Grand1125 Grand BoulevardThomas E. Stanley
241 / 73
20
1963
32 H&R Block World Headquarters1 H&R Block Way
(Oak Street at E. 12th Street)		360 Architecture
236 / 72
17
2006
33 & 34 American Century Towers I & II4500 Main StreetHKS, Inc.
236 / 72
20
1991 & 1994
35 Two Light Tower1444 Grand BlvdHumphreys & Partners Architects LP
235 / 76
24
2018
Apartments
36 1006 Grand Boulevard ApartmentsKansas City, Missouri 64106Sherman Associates
231 / 70.7
17
1930
Residential
37 Kansas City Marriott Hotel Country Club Plaza4445 Main StreetPeckham Guyton Albers & Viets
229 / 70
18
1986
38 Plaza West4600 Madison AvenueHNTB Architecture
225 / 69
17
1986
39 Clubhouse Lofts128 W. 13th StreetSmith, Rea & Lovitt
217 / 66.29
14
1921
Residential
40 21 Ten Lofts21 W. 10th StreetWilder & Wight
208.5 / 63.5
15
1914
41 Professional Building213 East 11th StreetAlexander Company Inc.
206 / 62.79
16
1930
42 UMB Building928 Grand BoulevardHoit & Cutler
200 / 60.96
16
1907

Other tall structures

Other tall structures in Kansas City, Missouri
Rank Building Address Architect(s) Height
feet / m		 Floors Year Notes Image
— KCTV Tower (and antenna)[2] 129 E. 31st Street
956 / 291
1042 / 318
Tower
with antenna
1956
— Bartle Hall Pylons at
Bartle Hall Convention Center[3]		13th Street, between
Broadway Boulevard & Central Street		BNIM Architects
Convention Center Associates, Architects
335 / 102
360 / 110
West-pylon
with sculpture
1994
— Liberty Memorial[4]100 W. 26th StreetHarold Van Buren Magonigle
264 / 81
217 / 66
Total
tower-only
1926
— KCI Air Traffic Control Tower[5]Kansas City International Airport
250 / 76
1996

Buildings proposed / under construction / envisioned

Under construction

Name
Floors
Status
Year estimated
Use
Loews Convention Center Hotel23Under constructionApril 2020Hotel
46 Penn Centre14Under construction2020Office
Children's Mercy Research Tower9 new on existing 3-story garageUnder construction2020Hospital research

Approved and current proposals

Name
Floors
Status
Year estimated
Use
Three Light Tower30Approved2021Residential
1800 Walnut14 (156')Approvedearly 2020Residential/Retail
47Madison13Approved2020Residential
Four Light Tower35ProposedTBDResidential/Hotel
Cordish Office Tower ("Five Light")TBDProposedTBDOffice
Cordish Hotel Tower ("Six Light")TBDProposedTBDHotel
13th and Grand Blvd Tower25–30ProposedTBDOffice
1034 Main30-40ProposedTBDOffice
Hotel Bravo!13Proposed2020Hotel
900 Broadway Hyatt Hotel13Proposed2020Hotel
River Market Epoch Complex (Hotel Portion)13ProposedTBDHotel

Envisioned

Name
Floors
Status
Year Estimated
Use
JW Marriott Kansas City60EnvisionedN/AHotel
Garmin Landmark Tower53EnvisionedN/AOffice
Burns & McDonnell Square45EnvisionedN/AOffice

Timeline of tallest buildings

The New York Life Insurance Building, completed in 1890, was the first multi-story highrise building in Kansas City.

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Kansas City, Missouri.

Name Street address Architect(s) Years as tallest Height
feet / m		 Floors Reference
New York Life Insurance Building20 W. Ninth StreetMcKim, Mead, and White1890–1906180 / 55
12
Commerce Trust Building922 Walnut StreetJarvis Hunt1906–1921258 / 79
17
Historic Federal Reserve Bank925 Grand AvenueGraham, Anderson, Probst & White1921–1929298 / 91
16
Oak Tower324 E. 11th StreetHoit, Price and Barnes1929–1931379 / 116
28
Kansas City Power and Light Building1330 Baltimore StreetHoit, Price and Barnes1931–1977476 / 145
34
2345 Grand (formerly IBM Plaza)2345 Grand AvenueFujikawa Conterato Lohan & Assoc.
(office of Mies van der Rohe)		1977–1980477 / 145
28
Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center 2345 McGee StreetPBNDML Architects1980–1986504 / 154
40
Town Pavilion1111 Main StreetHNTB Architecture1986–1988591 / 180
38
One Kansas City Place1200 Main StreetPBNI Architects1988–present624 / 198
42

See also

References

  • American Institute of Architects/KC (2000). American Institute of Architects Guide to Kansas City Architecture & Public Art. pp. 21, 23, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 36, 47.
  • Ehrlich, George (1992). Kansas City, Missouri; An Architectural History, 1826–1990. pp. 197, 201, 161, 187–195, 71, 94–96, 161.
  1. ↑ "One Kansas City Place". Emporis.
  2. ↑ "KCTV5's Tall Tower" Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine., KCTV5, retrieved July 19, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Bartle Hall Convention Center", SkycraperPage.com, retrieved July 23, 2008.
  4. ↑ The National World War One Museum, Virtual Tour, The Liberty Memorial Tower, retrieved July 28, 2008. Archived December 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "KCI Control Tower", Emporis, retrieved July 23, 2008.
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