Kansas City Royals
Royals stadium plans written in limestone; new design details put Populous placemaking on deck
A new Royals stadium built at Crown Center is expected to embed the baseball club into the foundational bedrock of the city itself for years to come — the physical expression of ballpark designer Populous’ strategy for placemaking within built and natural environments.
Royals drop six new renderings of Crown Center ballpark alongside ‘hometown design team’
An updated look at the Kansas City Royals’ vision for the baseball club’s future stadium and ballpark at Crown Center includes nods to the past — CrownVision, fountains, the Little K and other traditions that came to define the team’s beloved Kauffman Stadium — while also creating a future-ready experience, said Brooks Sherman.
Crown Center stadium financing advances to city as Royals name builders for $3B ballpark district
A plan to fund infrastructure and other improvements tied to the proposed Kansas City Royals stadium at Crown Center is moving forward with financing that allows for up to $381.9 million in reimbursable project costs, plus financing costs.
City officials: $600M for Royals stadium isn’t a blank check; leaders laud boosts to workers, youth, homeless fund
Passing a massive funding plan to help transform Crown Center into a downtown ballpark district isn’t just about enthusiasm for baseball, said Wes Rogers; it’s an investment toward truly putting Kansas City and its residents in the big leagues.
City leaders push Royals, Hallmark HQ plans toward full council vote; mayor calls deal a ‘home run’ for KC
Advancing two agreements that would keep Royals baseball in Kansas City for another 30 years — as well as retain the global headquarters of Hallmark Cards — marks a base path toward victory, said Mayor Quinton Lucas, hyping a unanimous vote Tuesday by the city council’s finance committee.
