Downtown data center development plan
City of KansasMissouri- Detected
- Nov 10, 2026
- 5 days ago
- Sector
- Capital Projects
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From the meeting
At its November 10, 2026 meeting, the council packet for Ordinance No. 260870 scheduled a development plan at 10th Street and Central Avenue for a 384-foot structure with ground-floor retail and a data center. The docket memo said the applicant proposed demolition of the Western Newspaper Union Building and construction of a 20-story high-rise, with no parking and six bicycle parking spaces.
Staff recommended denial, and the City Plan Commission also recommended denial. Decision state: vote scheduled.
- Meeting date
- November 10, 2026
- Agency
- City of Kansas
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