List of tallest buildings in Kansas City

Skyline of Kansas City
Kansas City Union Station with Downtown Kansas City in the background in 2018
Tallest buildingOne Kansas City Place (1988)
Tallest building height623 ft (189.9 m)
Major clustersDowntown Kansas City
Crown Center
First 150 m+ buildingTown Pavilion (1986)
Number of tall buildings (2026)
Taller than 100 m (328 ft)14
Taller than 150 m (492 ft)2
Number of tall buildings — feet
Taller than 200 ft (61.0 m)52
Taller than 300 ft (91.4 m)18
Downtown Kansas City skyline, looking northwest
Kansas City from Wheeler Airpot at night

Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, with a metropolitan area of 2.25 million residents that straddles the Missouri–Kansas border. As of 2026, Kansas City is home to 52 buildings taller than 200 feet (61 m). Eighteen of these are over 300 feet (91 m), more than any other city in Missouri, including St. Louis. The tallest building in the city is One Kansas City Place, an 42-story office skyscraper rising 623 ft (189.9 m) high and completed in 1988.[1][2] Along with St. Louis, Kansas City makes up the majority of the tallest buildings in Missouri.

Kansas City grew rapidly in the late 19th century as the Hannibal bridge was built over the Missouri River.[3] The first high-rise in the city is the New York Life Building, an Italian Renaissance 12-story structure built for the eponymous insurance company in 1889.[4] More early skyscrapers followed, including the R.A. Long Building in 1907. Then the tallest edifice in the city, it was home to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City from 1914 until 1921, when they relocated to the city's new tallest building at 925 Grand. The 1920s saw a high-rise boom that lasted until the early 1930s. Major additions during this time include Oak Tower, the twin-spired 909 Walnut, and the 481 ft (147 m) Kansas City Power and Light Building, which was the city's tallest building for over 50 years.[5] While the Great Depression brought an end to the boom, the Art Deco and Beaux-Arts styled Kansas City City Hall—the third tallest city hall in the United States—was completed in 1937.[6]

A second, larger skyscraper boom took place from the 1960s to early 1990s. More office towers were constructed downtown. The 1980s saw greater heights with Town Pavilion and One Kansas City both overtaking the Power and Light Building as the city's tallest. High-rises were also built in the areas of Crown Center and Country Club District. Since the 1990s, the pace of high-rise development has slowed. In the 2000s, a multi-billion initiative to revitalize downtown involved the construction of an 18-story headquarters for locally based tax preparation firm H&R Block.[7] This has spurred further redevelopment in the surrounding Power & Light District—named after the Power and Light Building—including the "Light" trio of residential towers built between 2015 and 2023. Many high-rises were converted to residential use in the 21st century, including the Power and Light Building and 909 Walnut; Kansas City is among the U.S. cities with the most apartments created from residential conversion.[8][9]

The majority of high-rises in Kansas City are located in its downtown, surrounded on all sides by the Downtown Loop. South of downtown, Crown Center is home to numerous buildings over that height, including the city's sixth-tallest building, a Sheraton hotel. Further south is the Country Club District, an upscale district with a small number of towers. In the Kansas City metropolitan area, Overland Park has a small collection of commercial high-rises. Penn Valley Park, directly west of Crown Center, is a popular spot to view and photograph the downtown skyline, particularly from the Liberty Memorial Tower at the National World War I Museum and Memorial. From there, the city's skyscrapers appear behind Kansas City Union Station.

History

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Number of buildings by height in Kansas City by the end of each year, based on the list below. This takes into account one demolished building. Click on the legend to toggle a specific height on or off. View chart definition.

Cityscape

A panoramic view of the Kansas City skyline, taken from the WWI memorial in 2010. The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is seen on the left, still under construction.

Map of tallest buildings

Downtown Kansas City

Downtown Kansas City has the highest number of tall buildings in the city. The maps below show the location of buildings taller than 200 ft (61 m) in downtown. Each marker is numbered by the building's height rank, and colored by the decade of its completion.

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52  Professional Building
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51  R.A. Long Building
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47  Kansas City Club Building
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37   Hotel Phillips
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34  Commerce Trust Building
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25  H&R Block World Headquarters
25  H&R Block World Headquarters
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22  Jackson County Courthouse
22  Jackson County Courthouse
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20  925 Grand
20  925 Grand
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19  Richard Bolling Federal Building
19  Richard Bolling Federal Building
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15  Bryant Building
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13  Commerce Bank Building
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10  Oak Tower
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5  Kansas City City Hall
5  Kansas City City Hall
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2  Town Pavilion
2  Town Pavilion
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1  One Kansas City Place
1  One Kansas City Place
Buildings taller than 200 ft (61 m) in Downtown Kansas City.
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 One Kansas City Place
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 Town Pavilion
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 Kansas City Power and Light Building
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 909 Walnut
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 Kansas City City Hall
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 1201 Walnut
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 Commerce Tower
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 City Center Square
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 Oak Tower
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 Commerce Bank Building
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 AT&T Long Lines Building
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 Bryant Building
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 Three Light
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 One Light
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 Richard Bolling Federal Building
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 925 Grand
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 Crowne Plaza Kansas City Downtown
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 Jackson County Courthouse
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 Charles Evans Whittaker Federal Courthouse
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 Wallstreet Tower
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 H&R Block World Headquarters
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 Mark Twain Tower
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 Loews Kansas City Hotel
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 The Grand
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 12 Wyandotte Plaza
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 Ten Main Center
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 Two Light Tower
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 Kansas City Marriott Downtown
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 Commerce Trust Building
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 1400KC
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  Hotel Phillips
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 Grand Boulevard Lofts
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 Kansas City Club Building
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 The View
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 21 Ten Lofts
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 R.A. Long Building
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 Professional Building

Crown Center

Crown Center is a shopping center and neighborhood located south of Downtown Kansas City and east of Penn Valley Park. The tallest buidling in the neighborhood is the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center, the sixth-tallest building in the city and the tallest outside of downtown.

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35  1 Memorial Drive
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30  BMA Tower
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11  2345 Grand
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6  Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
6  Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
Buildings taller than 200 ft (61 m) in the Crown Center neighborhood of Kansas City.
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 Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
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 2345 Grand
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 2555 Grand
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 San Francisco Tower
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 BMA Tower
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 1 Memorial Drive
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 2405 Grand
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 The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center

Country Club District

Country Club District is located south of Crown Center and north of Brush Creek. A small number of high-rises can be found there alongside in Plaza-Westport and South Plaza neighborhoods.

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Buildings taller than 200 ft (61 m) in the Country Club District of Kansas City.
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 Alameda Tower
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 American Century Towers I
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 American Century Towers II
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 Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza
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 Plaza West
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 The Sulgrave
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 46 Penn Centre

Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed buildings in Kansas City that stand at least 200 ft (61 m) tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The “Year” column indicates the year of completion. Buildings tied in height are sorted by year of completion with earlier buildings ranked first, and then alphabetically.

  Was the tallest building in Kansas City upon completion
Rank Name Image Location Height
ft (m) 		Floors Year Purpose Notes
1 One Kansas City Place 1200 Main Street

39°05′59″N 94°35′02″W / 39.099636°N 94.583786°W / 39.099636; -94.583786 (One Kansas City Place)

623 (189.9) 42 1988 Office Tallest building in Missouri. Tallest building completed in Kansas City in the 1980s. Contains 1.3 million square feet (120,000 square meters) of space. Notable tenants include Kansas utility company Evergy.[1][10]
2 Town Pavilion 1111 Main Street

39°06′02″N 94°34′57″W / 39.100548°N 94.582626°W / 39.100548; -94.582626 (Town Pavilion)

591 (180.1) 38 1986 Office Tallest building in Kansas City and Missouri from 1986 to 1988. Opened as the AT&T Town Pavilion. Since 2023, it is also known as 1111 Main.[11][12]
3 Kansas City Power and Light Building 1330 Baltimore Street

39°05′51″N 94°35′05″W / 39.09758°N 94.584732°W / 39.09758; -94.584732 (Kansas City Power and Light Building)

481 (146.6) 34 1931 Residential Tallest building in Kansas City from 1931 to 1986. Tallest building completed in Kansas City in the 1930s. Originally and office building, it was converted into apartments from 2014 to 2016.[5][13]
4 909 Walnut 909 Walnut Street

39°06′12″N 94°34′54″W / 39.103237°N 94.581703°W / 39.103237; -94.581703 (909 Walnut)

454 (138.3) 35 1931 Residential Second tallest building in Kansas City at the time of completion. Formerly known as the Fidelity Bank & Trust Building and the Old Federal Office Building. Remained vacant from 1995 to 2000, after which it was converted to apartments in 2005.[14][15]
5 Kansas City City Hall 414 East 12th Street

39°06′02″N 94°34′41″W / 39.100574°N 94.577934°W / 39.100574; -94.577934 (Kansas City City Hall)

443 (135) 30 1937 Government Tallest city hall in Missouri. Third tallest building in Kansas City at the time of completion. Third tallest city hall in the United States, after Philadelphia City Hall and Los Angeles City Hall.[6]
6 Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center 2345 McGee Street

39°05′07″N 94°34′47″W / 39.085159°N 94.579803°W / 39.085159; -94.579803 (Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center)

427 (130) 45 1980 Hotel Tallest hotel in Missouri. Formerly Hyatt Regency, now Sheraton, in the Crown Center District.[16]
7 1201 Walnut 1201 Walnut Street

39°05′58″N 94°34′55″W / 39.099529°N 94.581886°W / 39.099529; -94.581886 (1201 Walnut)

425 (129.5) 30 1991 Office Tallest building completed in Kansas City in the 1990s.[17]
8 Commerce Tower 909 Main Street

39°06′11″N 94°34′58″W / 39.103161°N 94.582695°W / 39.103161; -94.582695 (Commerce Tower)

407 (124.1) 32 1965 Residential Formerly the headquarters of Commerce Bank. Tallest building completed in Kansas City in the 1960s. Converted to residential use from 2015 to 2016.[18][19][20]
9 City Center Square 1100 Main Street

39°06′02″N 94°35′01″W / 39.100578°N 94.583748°W / 39.100578; -94.583748 (City Center Square)

402 (122.5) 30 1977 Office Tallest building completed in Kansas City in the 1970s. Renamed to the Lightwell Building in 2019.[21]
10 Oak Tower 324 East 11th Street

39°06′04″N 94°34′44″W / 39.101143°N 94.578873°W / 39.101143; -94.578873 (Oak Tower)

379 (115.5) 28 1929 Office Tallest building in Kansas City from 1929 to 1931. Tallest building completed in Kansas City in the 1920s. A major fiberoptic network hub for internet services.[22][23]
11 2345 Grand 2345 Grand Avenue

39°05′06″N 94°34′52″W / 39.085064°N 94.581039°W / 39.085064; -94.581039 (2345 Grand)

352 (107.3) 28 1977 Office [24]
12 2555 Grand 2555 Grand Avenue

39°04′47″N 94°34′57″W / 39.079803°N 94.582481°W / 39.079803; -94.582481 (2555 Grand)

347 (105.8) 24 2003 Office Tallest building in Kansas City completed in the 2000s.[25]
13 Commerce Bank Building 920 Main Street

39°06′08″N 94°34′57″W / 39.102131°N 94.582542°W / 39.102131; -94.582542 (Commerce Bank Building)

337 (102.7) 20 1985 Office [26]
14 AT&T Long Lines Building 1425 Oak Street

39°05′47″N 94°34′42″W / 39.09634°N 94.578201°W / 39.09634; -94.578201 (AT&T Long Lines Building)

331 (101) 20 1973 Office [27]
15 Bryant Building 1100 Grand Avenue

39°06′03″N 94°34′52″W / 39.100857°N 94.581245°W / 39.100857; -94.581245 (Bryant Building)

318 (96.9) 26 1931 Office [28]
16 San Francisco Tower 2510 Grand Avenue

39°04′53″N 94°34′58″W / 39.081512°N 94.582825°W / 39.081512; -94.582825 (San Francisco Tower)

306 (93.3) 32 1976 Residential Luxury condominiums in the Crown Center district.[29]
17 Three Light – 1477 Main Street

39°05′48″N 94°34′58″W / 39.09658°N 94.58273°W / 39.09658; -94.58273 (Three Light)

301 (91.6) 25 2023 Residential Tallest building completed in Kansas City in the 2020s.[30]
18 One Light 50 East 13th Street

39°05′56″N 94°34′57″W / 39.098949°N 94.582397°W / 39.098949; -94.582397 (One Light)

300 (91.4) 25 2015 Residential Tallest building completed in Kansas City in the 2010s.[31]
19 Richard Bolling Federal Building 601 East 12th Street

39°05′56″N 94°34′35″W / 39.098778°N 94.576279°W / 39.098778; -94.576279 (Richard Bolling Federal Building)

299 (91) 18 1966 Office [32]
20 925 Grand 925 Grand Avenue

39°06′09″N 94°34′49″W / 39.10255°N 94.58039°W / 39.10255; -94.58039 (925 Grand)

298 (90.8) 16 1921 Office Tallest building in Kansas City from 1921 to 1929. Former headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, who moved out in 2008. Designed by designed by Chicago architectural firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. The building is currently vacant.[33][34][35]
21 Crowne Plaza Kansas City Downtown 1301 Wyandotte Street

39°05′54″N 94°35′07″W / 39.098376°N 94.58533°W / 39.098376; -94.58533 (Crowne Plaza Kansas City Downtown)

298 (90.8) 28 1968 Hotel Formerly a Radisson Hotel & Suites.[36]
22 Jackson County Courthouse 415 East 12th Street

39°05′57″N 94°34′41″W / 39.099236°N 94.577919°W / 39.099236; -94.577919 (Jackson County Courthouse)

295 (89.9) 15 1934 Government Designed by Wight and Wight in an Art Deco style. Then presiding judge of Jackson County Court and later U.S. president Harry S. Truman, wanted it designed similar to the Caddo Parish, Louisiana courthouse in Shreveport.[37]
23 Charles Evans Whittaker Federal Courthouse 400 East 9th Street

39°06′15″N 94°34′40″W / 39.104046°N 94.577797°W / 39.104046; -94.577797 (Charles Evans Whittaker Federal Courthouse)

290 (88.4) 10 2000 Government Named after Charles Evans Whittaker, an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1957 to 1962 who studied law in Kansas City.[38]
24 Wallstreet Tower 1101 West 11th Street

39°06′03″N 94°34′54″W / 39.100853°N 94.581757°W / 39.100853; -94.581757 (Wallstreet Tower)

288 (87.8) 20 1974 Residential Also known as the Mercantile Bank & Trust Building. Originally an office building, it was converted to residential use in 2011.[39][40]
25 H&R Block World Headquarters One H&R Block Way

39°05′53″N 94°34′59″W / 39.098146°N 94.582933°W / 39.098146; -94.582933 (H&R Block World Headquarters)

287 (87.5) 18 2006 Office Sparked the revitalization of the now popular Power & Light District in the mid-2000s.[41][42]
26 Mark Twain Tower 106 West 11th Street

39°06′04″N 94°35′05″W / 39.101105°N 94.584618°W / 39.101105; -94.584618 (Mark Twain Tower)

282 (86) 22 1923 Office Was home to a branch of the Playboy Club in 1960s. Formerly known as the Continental Hotel; renamed the Mark Twain Tower in 1982. Originally a hotel, then an office building, it was converted to residential use from 2019 to 2022.[43][44][45]
27 Loews Kansas City Hotel 1515 Wyandotte Street

39°05′45″N 94°35′06″W / 39.09575°N 94.58496°W / 39.09575; -94.58496 (Loews Kansas City Hotel)

279 (85.1) 23 2020 Hotel Convention space and luxury hotel with a restaurant and bar overlooking downtown Kansas City.[46]
28 The Grand 1125 Grand Boulevard

39°06′00″N 94°34′50″W / 39.100026°N 94.58045°W / 39.100026; -94.58045 (The Grand)

277 (84.5) 21 1963 Residential Also known as Traders On Grand. First high-rise building erected in downtown Kansas City after the Great Depression. Originall an office building, it was converted to residential use in the 2010s, with a new Grand signage.[47][48][49]
29 12 Wyandotte Plaza 12 Wyandotte Street

39°06′01″N 94°35′07″W / 39.100349°N 94.585243°W / 39.100349; -94.585243 (12 Wyandotte Plaza)

274 (84)[i] 18 1986 Office Built as part of a master plan anchored by One Kansas City Place.[50]
30 BMA Tower 700 West 31st Street

39°04′20″N 94°35′37″W / 39.072208°N 94.593636°W / 39.072208; -94.593636 (BMA Tower)

273 (83.2) 19 1963 Residential Also known as One Park Place.[51]
31 Ten Main Center 920 Main Street

39°06′10″N 94°35′00″W / 39.102646°N 94.583405°W / 39.102646; -94.583405 (Ten Main Center)

272 (82.9) 20 1968 Office Former headquarters of AMC Theatres. AMC left in 2015.[52][53]
32 Two Light Tower 1444 Grand Boulevard

39°05′48″N 94°34′54″W / 39.096577°N 94.581741°W / 39.096577; -94.581741 (Two Light Tower)

272 (82.9) 24 2018 Residential [54]
33 Kansas City Marriott Downtown 200 West 12th Street

39°06′02″N 94°35′11″W / 39.10043°N 94.586311°W / 39.10043; -94.586311 (Kansas City Marriott Downtown)

259 (79)[i] 22 1985 Hotel Situated in the Convention District, near Barney Allis Plaza and Municipal Auditorium.[55]
34 Commerce Trust Building 922 Walnut Street

39°06′09″N 94°34′56″W / 39.102619°N 94.582253°W / 39.102619; -94.582253 (Commerce Trust Building)

258 (78.6) 15 1907 Office First building in Kansas City to be taller than 200 ft (61 m). Tallest building in Kansas City from 1907 to 1921. Tallest building in completed in Kansas City in the 1900s.[56]
35 1 Memorial Drive 1 Memorial Drive

39°04′33″N 94°35′09″W / 39.075802°N 94.585815°W / 39.075802; -94.585815 (1 Memorial Drive)

250 (76.2) 14 2008 Office Home to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, which relocated from 925 Grand, and also the Money Museum; situated on Union Hill. Hence also called the Federal Reserve Bank Building.[57]
36 1400KC – 1400 Baltimore Avenue

39°05′49″N 94°35′06″W / 39.096977°N 94.585095°W / 39.096977; -94.585095 (1400KC)

244 (74.4) 18 2022 Office [58]
37 Hotel Phillips 106 West 12th Street

39°06′01″N 94°35′05″W / 39.100163°N 94.584625°W / 39.100163; -94.584625 (Hotel Phillips)

243 (74) 20 1931 Hotel [59]
38 Alameda Tower – 400 West 49th Terrace

39°02′19″N 94°35′34″W / 39.038486°N 94.592751°W / 39.038486; -94.592751 (Alameda Tower)

242 (74)[i] 21 1989 Residential [60]
39 American Century Towers I 4500 Main Street

39°02′45″N 94°35′15″W / 39.045935°N 94.58744°W / 39.045935; -94.58744 (American Century Towers I)

236 (72) 15 1991 Office Overlooks the Plaza and J.C. Nichols Fountain. Often illuminated and visible from Midtown or Westport.[61]
40 American Century Towers II 4500 Main Street

39°02′43″N 94°35′15″W / 39.045283°N 94.58740°W / 39.045283; -94.58740 (American Century Towers II)

236 (72) 15 1991 Office Overlooks the Plaza and J.C. Nichols Fountain. Often illuminated and visible from Midtown or Westport.[61]
41 2405 Grand – 2405 Grand Boulevard

39°05′00″N 94°34′53″W / 39.083279°N 94.581337°W / 39.083279; -94.581337 (2405 Grand)

232 (71)[i] 14 1986 Office [62]
42 The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center 1 East Pershing Road

39°04′59″N 94°34′59″W / 39.08308°N 94.583015°W / 39.08308; -94.583015 (The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center)

229 (70)[i] 21 1973 Hotel [63]
43 Grand Boulevard Lofts 1006 Grand Boulevard

39°06′07″N 94°34′52″W / 39.10208°N 94.581186°W / 39.10208; -94.581186 (Grand Boulevard Lofts)

229 (69.8) 17 1930 Residential Formerly an office building known as the Home Savings Association Building, it was converted to affordable housing in 2010.[64][65]
44 Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza 4445 Main Street

39°02′45″N 94°35′10″W / 39.04590°N 94.586095°W / 39.04590; -94.586095 (Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza)

229 (69.8) 18 1986 Hotel [66]
45 Plaza West 4600 Madison Avenue

39°02′40″N 94°35′53″W / 39.044556°N 94.598106°W / 39.044556; -94.598106 (Plaza West)

225 (68.5) 17 1986 Office [67]
46 The Sulgrave – 121 West 48th Street

39°02′20″N 94°35′21″W / 39.038891°N 94.589188°W / 39.038891; -94.589188 (The Sulgrave)

218 (66)[i] 21 1967 Residential [68]
47 Kansas City Club Building 128 West 13th Street

39°05′56″N 94°35′05″W / 39.09882°N 94.584793°W / 39.09882; -94.584793 (Kansas City Club Building)

217 (66.1) 14 1922 Residential [69][70]
48 46 Penn Centre – 4622 Pennsylvania Avenue

39°02′35″N 94°35′38″W / 39.04317°N 94.59388°W / 39.04317; -94.59388 (46 Penn Centre)

210 (64)[i] 14 2020 Office [71]
49 The View – 600 Admiral Boulevard

39°06′20″N 94°34′33″W / 39.105663°N 94.575722°W / 39.105663; -94.575722 (The View)

209 (63.7) 20 1968 Residential [72]
50 21 Ten Lofts – 21 West 10th Street

39°06′07″N 94°35′03″W / 39.102081°N 94.584038°W / 39.102081; -94.584038 (21 Ten Lofts)

208 (63.3) 15 1914 Residential [73]
51 R.A. Long Building 928 Grand Boulevard

39°06′09″N 94°34′52″W / 39.10252°N 94.581116°W / 39.10252; -94.581116

207 (63.1) 16 1907 Office Also known as the UMB Building.[74]
52 Professional Building 213 East 11th Street

39°06′03″N 94°34′50″W / 39.100868°N 94.580536°W / 39.100868; -94.580536 (Professional Building)

207 (63) 16 1929 Residential Originally an office building, it was converted to 132 affordable housing units in 2006.[75][76]

Kansas City metropolitan area

Kansas City metropolitan area
Population2,253,579
(2024 estimate)
Cities includedKansas City, Missouri; Overland Park
Number of tall buildings (2026)
Taller than 100 m (328 ft)14
Taller than 150 m (492 ft)2
Number of tall buildings — feet
Taller than 200 ft (61.0 m)56
Taller than 300 ft (91.4 m)18

There are several buildings in the Kansas City metropolitan area located outside of Kansas City, Missouri that are taller than 200 ft (61 m). All of them are located in Overland Park, Kansas.

Rank Name Image City Height

ft (m)

Floors Year Purpose Notes
1 Lighton Plaza – Overland Park

38°55′45″N 94°40′24″W / 38.929166°N 94.67321°W / 38.929166; -94.67321 (Lighton Plaza)

247 (75)[i] 15 1991 Office Tallest building in Overland Park.[77]
2 40 Corporate Woods Overland Park

38°55′53″N 94°41′42″W / 38.93132°N 94.695061°W / 38.93132; -94.695061 (40 Corporate Woods)

220 (67)[i] 16 1980 Office [78]
3 7101 Tower – Overland Park

38°55′34″N 94°40′08″W / 38.926235°N 94.6688°W / 38.926235; -94.6688 (7101 Tower)

217 (66)[i] 15 1986 Office [79]
4 Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center – Overland Park

38°55′42″N 94°39′24″W / 38.928261°N 94.656654°W / 38.928261; -94.656654 (Sheraton Overland Park Hotel at the Convention Center)

208 (63)[i] 22 2003 Hotel [80]

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

As of 2026, there are no buildings under construction in Kansas City that are confirmed to be taller than 200 ft (61 m).

Proposed

The following table includes approved and proposed buildings in Kansas City that are expected to be at least 200 ft (61 m) tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. The “Year” column indicates the expected year of completion. A dash “–“ indicates information about the building’s height, floor count, or year of completion is unknown or has not been released.

Name Height
ft (m) 		Floors Year Purpose Status Notes
800 Grand 385 (117) 25 – Residential Approved [81]
Four Light – 25 – Residential Approved [82]

Tallest demolished

This table lists buildings that once stood taller than 200 ft (61 m) in Kansas City that have been demolished.

Name Image Height
ft (m) 		Floors Year completed Year demolished Purpose Notes
Waldheim Building 213 (65) 16 1910 1986 Office [83][84][85]

Timeline of tallest buildings

The New York Life Insurance Building, completed in 1890, is the first multi-story high-rise building in Kansas City.

These buildings once held the title of tallest building in Kansas City, Missouri.

Name Image Street address Years as tallest Height
ft (m) 		Floors Reference
New York Life Insurance Building 20 West Ninth Street 1890–1906 180 (54.8) 12 [86]
Commerce Trust Building 922 Walnut Street 1906–1921 258 (78.6) 17 [56]
925 Grand 925 Grand Avenue 1921–1929 298 (90.8) 16 [33]
Oak Tower 324 East 11th Street 1929–1931 379 (115.5) 28 [22]
Kansas City Power and Light Building 1330 Baltimore Street 1931–1986 481 (146.6) 34 [5]
Town Pavilion 1111 Main Street 1986–1988 591 (180.1) 38 [11]
One Kansas City Place 1200 Main Street 1988–present 623 (189.9) 42 [1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Sources do not state the exact height of this building. This figure was determined using Google Earth by subtracting the altitude of the building's lowest main pedestrian open-air entrance from its highest architectural point.

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