Developer proposes 20-story data center tower in downtown Kansas City
By Nick Sloan
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Kansas City could soon be home to a new kind of downtown high-rise.
Plans filed with the city by Miami developer Revitalization Unlimited call for a 20-story, 384-foot tower at 934 Central St. that would primarily operate as a data center.
The project would include about 140,880 square feet of space, with most of the building dedicated to data center operations and supporting infrastructure.
The proposal describes the project as a “Communications Service Establishment (Data Center) & Retail.”
A 4,140-square-foot coffee shop with outdoor seating is planned for the ground floor, while the upper floors would house data center equipment, including IT racks, electrical systems, generators and fuel cells.
Renderings show a slender brick-clad tower rising above the surrounding downtown buildings.
City records say the proposal is scheduled for a staff review meeting June 30, followed by an applicant meeting with the Development Review Committee on July 14.
A hearing before the City Plan Commission is scheduled for Aug. 5.
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