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See renderings of what a Royals stadium at Washington Square Park could look like

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  • Voters rejected a 2024 tax for Royals and Chiefs stadiums, torpedoing the downtown plan.
  • Developer social posts and fan renderings imagine look of Washington Square Park ballpark.
  • KC officials planned to introduce a proposal to pursue a Washington Square Park stadium.

Voters rejected a tax for Royals and Chiefs stadiums in 2024, and that torpedoed a potential downtown baseball stadium at the site of the old Kansas City Star printing press.

A few months later, there was talk of a stadium possibly being built at Washington Square Park. It has remained a favored location among fans who want a downtown stadium.

And those fans got a boost in February when a developer said on social media that it appeared a stadium at that location was coming.

Another big step arrived Thursday with news that key Kansas City officials planned to introduce a funding plan Thursday for a ballpark at Washington Square Park.

Over the past 20 months, a number of renderings of a stadium at Washington Square Park have been shared on social media or publicly.

Josh Chavis, a Royals fan who is a creative director at VML, made this video of a possible stadium.

In August 2024, Vince Bryant, the founder/CEO of 3D Development shared these renderings.

A rendering of proposed Royals ballpark in Washington Square Park.
A rendering of proposed Royals ballpark in Washington Square Park. BNIM Architects
Rendering of proposed Royals ballpark at Washington Square Park.
Rendering of proposed Royals ballpark at Washington Square Park. BNIM Architects
A rendering of proposed Royals ballpark in Washington Square Park.
A rendering of proposed Royals ballpark in Washington Square Park. BNIM Architects
A rendering of proposed Royals ballpark in Washington Square Park.
A rendering of proposed Royals ballpark in Washington Square Park. BNIM Architects
A rendering of proposed Royals ballpark in Washington Square Park.
A rendering of proposed Royals ballpark in Washington Square Park. BNIM Architects

And here are some other visuals fans have shared of a potential Royals ballpark at Washington Square Park.

This story was originally published April 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM.

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