Location | 1100 Walnut Street Suite 3000 Kansas City, Missouri 64106 |
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Coordinates | 39°05′52″N 94°34′56″W / 39.09778°N 94.58222°W |
Owner | The Cordish Companies |
Type | Mixed-use retail, entertainment, office, and residential development |
Capacity | nine city block area |
Construction | |
Built | 2005 - 2008 |
Opened | First tenant opened November 9, 2007 |
Website | |
powerandlightdistrict.com |
The Kansas City Power & Light District or Power & Light District or P&L is a dining, shopping, office and entertainment district in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, United States, developed by The Cordish Companies of Baltimore, Maryland and designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and 360 Architecture. The district comprises nine blocks on the south side of the downtown loop. It is located between Baltimore Avenue to the west, Grand Boulevard to the east, 12th Street to the north, and Interstate 670 to the south. The $850 million mixed use district is one of the largest development projects in the Midwestern United States, and is anchored by the renovated Midland Theatre, Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet Cinema and the world headquarters of H&R Block.
In 2009 the Power & Light District was the recipient of the Urban Land Institute Award of Excellence for its impact on the revitalization of downtown Kansas City.
The Power & Light District is immediately to the west of the Sprint Center. The district was named after the art deco Kansas City Power and Light Building. The present headquarters of the Kansas City Power & Light Company (a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy) is also located on the northern side of the district. A one-block entertainment area within the district is called Kansas City Live!, and contains two floors of bars and restaurants, as well as a large, partially enclosed courtyard and concert venue.