27-03-2025
KC Current breaks ground on Riverfront development project
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One year after the opening of CPKC Stadium, the KC Current and its partners are taking the next step toward transforming the Riverfront area.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said its plans will fundamentally create a new district in the city.
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'Indeed, I think you could say almost about 100 years, where Kansas City wasn't invested in new development activity here,' Lucas said.
The project will create a new waterfront neighborhood, totaling $1 billion.
President of Port KC Jon Stephens said Wednesday's groundbreaking includes a $200 million phase with more than 400 multi-family homes, 48,000 square feet of retail and two-plus acres of gathering space, including a new town square, riverfront promenade and street parking.
'You're seeing the incredible next phase of development that will, over the next decade come online through multiple phases and connect the rest of our 55 acre riverfront, to the origin hotel, to the union apartments, to the other apartments and ultimately the streetcar,' he said.
'There will be parking; it will be integrated into this walkable riverfront neighborhood in the months and years to come.'
Stephens said to expect to hear from partners from all over be a part of the development. One project partner that's already entertaining ideas is Leavenworth, Kansas native Melisa Etheridge.
'We're going to bring some midwestern Hollywood right here going to make it a studio city right here,' Etheridge said.
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Stephens said to expect to hear more announcements and openings within the next year.
The area will also connect to the rest of downtown with the new streetcar extension.
The Riverfront Streetcar Line Extension is expected to begin service next year.
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