Royals detail footprint of proposed stadium downtown. See what is located there now

The Kansas City Royals announced Tuesday the team’s vision for a new stadium location in the Crossroads.

The proposed footprint of the project reaches from Grand Boulevard east to Locust Street and from Interstate 670 south to 17th Street in downtown Kansas City.

Among other things, that area includes the angular, turquoise glass building that once held the The Star’s offices and printing presses at 1601 McGee St.

The coveted spot already sits in the heart of the city’s entertainment district, just across I-670 from the T-Mobile Center. The interstate between Grand and Locust is also the proposed site of a $200 million park that would connect the two complexes.

The site would bisect parts of Oak, McGee and East 16th Streets.

Here’s a sampling of what else currently lies within the new stadium’s proposed footprint.

Restaurants

• Green Dirt on Oak, a forthcoming farm-to-table restaurant at 1601 Oak St.

• The Pairing, a wine bar and grocery store at 1615 Oak St.

• Chartreuse Saloon, a Western-themed cocktail bar at 1627 Oak St.

• Kobi Q, a Korean barbecue restaurant at 1531 Grand Blvd.

• Mama Ramen, a ramen restaurant and bubble tea shop at 1513 Grand Blvd. (downstairs)

• PokeSan, a poke and dumplings restaurant at 1513 Grand Blvd. (upstairs)

• Prime, a bar and restaurant at 1501 Grand Blvd.

• Suzy’s Deli at 1533 Grand Blvd.

Shopping

• KC Kush, a cannabis products store at 1620 Locust St.

• The Mercy Seat, a tattoo parlor at 210 E. 16th St.

• The Supply Truck, a tattoo parlor at 1529 Grand Blvd.

• Salon on Grand, a hair salon at 1537 Grand Blvd.

• KC Conjure & Botania, a candle shop and apothecary at 1620 Locust St #400.

• Royal Master Cleaners, a dry cleaning service at 1505 Grand Blvd.

• The Cigar Box, a bar at 1519 Grand Blvd.

Other locations

• The Harlow, a wedding and event venue at 1525 Grand Blvd.

• The Bear Champ mural by local street art group SpraySeeMO near 1600 Locust St.

• Resurrection Downtown, a United Methodist church at 1601 Grand Blvd.

• U-Haul Moving & Storage of Power & Light and U-Haul Truck Rental at 1520 Locust St.

• The offices of businesses including Amgraf, AgSwag, Lexitas Legal, O’Neill Events & Marketing, Renaissance Infrastructure Consulting, Risa McKinney Photo, the Dojo on Oak and Steadfast Security.

Do you have more questions about development in Kansas City? Ask the Service Journalism team at kcq@kcstar.com.

This story was originally published February 13, 2024 at 3:28 PM.

Natalie Wallington

The Kansas City Star

Natalie Wallington was a reporter on The Star’s service journalism team with a focus on policy, labor, sustainability and local utilities from fall 2021 until early 2025. Her coverage of the region’s recycling system won a 2024 Feature Writing award from the Kansas Press Association.