List of tallest buildings in Kansas City, Missouri facts for kids

The amazing Downtown Kansas City skyline, looking northwest.

Kansas City, Missouri, is a city with many tall buildings that reach for the sky! This article will tell you about the tallest buildings in the city. Many new buildings have been built downtown, making the skyline look modern and exciting. Some famous tall buildings include the Kansas City Power and Light Building, Municipal Auditorium, and the cool pylons of the Kansas City Convention Center.

Kansas City's Tallest Buildings

Kansas City has many impressive buildings. Here's a list of the tallest ones where people live or work.

Tallest Buildings in Kansas City, Missouri

Rank	Name	Height feet / m	Floors	Year Built	Cool Facts	Image
1	One Kansas City Place	624 / 197	42	1988	This is the tallest office building in Missouri! It has many important offices inside.
2	Town Pavilion	591 / 180	38	1986	It's the second tallest building in Kansas City. It has a modern look with lots of glass.
3	Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center	504 / 153	45	1980	This is the tallest hotel in Missouri. It's located in the Crown Center area.
4	Kansas City Power and Light Building	481 / 145	32	1931	This building is a famous part of the skyline. It has a cool Art Deco design. It was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River for a long time!
5	909 Walnut	470 / 143	35	1932	This building was once a bank and was built during a time when many tall buildings were going up.
6	Kansas City City Hall	445 / 136	30	1937	This is one of the tallest city halls in the whole country! It also has an Art Deco design.
7	1201 Walnut	427 / 130	30	1991	This building was the tallest one built in Kansas City during the 1990s.
8	Commerce Tower	421 / 128	30	1965	This was the first skyscraper designed by local architects. It was the tallest in KC in the 1960s.
9	City Center Square (Lightwell Building)	404 / 123	30	1977	This was the tallest building built in Kansas City during the 1970s.
10	Oak Tower	379 / 116	28	1929	Built in the 1920s, this building is now an important hub for internet services.
11	2345 Grand	352 / 107	28	1977	This is an office building located in the Crown Center area.
12	Bryant Building	352 / 107	26	1931
13	2555 Grand	351 / 107	26	2003	This was the tallest building built in Kansas City in the 2000s.
14	San Francisco Tower	342 / 104.5	32	1976	These are fancy apartments in the Crown Center area.
15	Three Light	301 / 91.6	25	2023	This is one of the newest tall buildings in the city.
16	Crowne Plaza Hotel	299 / 91	28	1968
17	AT&T Long Lines Building (Kansas City)	298 / 91	26	1976
18	925 Grand	299 / 91	21	1921	This building is being changed into a hotel.
19	Richard Bolling Federal Building	295 / 90	18	1966
20	Jackson County Courthouse	295 / 90	22	1934
21	Charles Evans Whittaker Federal Courthouse	290 / 88	10	2000
22	Wall Street Tower	288 / 88	20	1974	This building was changed into apartments in the Financial District.
23	Mark Twain Tower	285 / 87	24	1923	This building was also changed into apartments.
24	One Park Place	280 / 85	20	1963	These are apartments near Union Hill with great views of downtown.
25	TenMain Center	272 / 83	20	1968	This used to be the main office for AMC Theatres.
26	Two Light Tower	270 / 82.29	24	2018	This is a luxury apartment building in the Power & Light District. It's the tallest building built in the 2010s.
27	One Light Tower	265 / 80.7	25	2015	This was the first luxury apartment building developed in the Power & Light District.
28	Loew's Convention Hotel	260 / 79.3	23	2020	This is a new luxury hotel with a restaurant and bar that looks over downtown Kansas City.
29	Commerce Trust Building	258 / 79	20	1906
30	Commerce Bank Building	258 / 79	20	1985
31	12 Wyandotte Plaza	253 / 77	18	1986	This building was part of a big plan that included One Kansas City Place.
32	Kansas City Marriott Downtown	250/ 76	22	1985	This hotel is close to the Convention Center.
33	1 Memorial Drive	250 / 76	16	2008	This building is home to the Federal Reserve Bank and its Money Museum.
34	Hotel Phillips	243 / 73	20	1930
35	The Grand	241 / 73	20	1963	This building was changed into apartments and has a new "Grand" sign.
36	H&R Block World Headquarters	236 / 72	17	2006	This building helped start the new life of the popular Power & Light District.
37 & 38	American Century Investment Towers	236 / 72	20	1991-1994	These towers were built in the 1990s and can be seen from many parts of the city.
39	1006 Grand Boulevard Apartments	231 / 70.7	17	1930	This building was changed into apartments.
40	Kansas City Marriott Hotel Country Club Plaza	229 / 70	18	1986
41	Plaza West	225 / 69	17	1986
42	Clubhouse Lofts	217 / 66.29	14	1921
43	21 Ten Lofts	208.5 / 63.5	15	1914
44	Professional Building	206 / 62.79	16	1930
45	UMB Building	200 / 60.96	16	1907

Other Tall Structures

Besides buildings where people live or work, Kansas City also has other tall structures. These are important parts of the city's skyline too!

Other Tall Structures in Kansas City, Missouri

Rank	Name	Height feet / m	Type	Year Built	Cool Facts	Image
—	KCTV Tower	956 / 291 1042 / 318	Tower with antenna	1956	This is a very tall tower used for television broadcasting.
—	Kansas City Convention Center pylons	360 / 110	Tip of pylons	1994	These tall pylons have sculptures on top. They were added when the Convention Center was expanded.
—	Liberty Memorial	264 / 81 217 / 66	Tower	1926	This is a very important national memorial for World War I.
—	KCI Air Traffic Control Tower	250 / 76		1996	This tower helps control airplanes at the Kansas City International Airport.

Timeline of Tallest Buildings

The New York Life Insurance Building, finished in 1890, was Kansas City's first multi-story high-rise.

It's interesting to see which buildings were once the tallest in Kansas City. Here's how the title changed over the years:

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Kansas City (Misuri) para niños

• List of tallest buildings in Missouri
• Architecture in Kansas City