Kansas City LIVE! is progressing forward
Kansas
City’s downtown is one-step closer to becoming the
destination for local Kansas Citians, businesses and tourists alike.
On July 21, the Cordish Company announced its lead design
team for the new Kansas City Live! entertainment district at a news
conference at the downtown office of CDFM2.
Mayor Kay Barnes, City Manager Wayne Cauthen, City officials and local
business leaders also attended.
Blake
L. Cordish, vice president of The Cordish Company, indicated in his
opening remarks the critical importance Kansas City Live! will play for
Kansas City and how fortunate they are to have a professional team of
design experts working on the project. Kansas City Live! will occupy 3
million square feet covering seven city blocks and totaling in
estimated value of over $850 million. It will include a number of shops
and entertainment spots, residential, office and parking spaces.
A
team of national and local professionals will lead the design of the
entertainment district. CDFM2 Architecture of
Kansas City, Mo. is named the architect of record and is partnering
with the nationally-renowned design firm Beyer Blinder Belle of New
York City for the conceptual design of the project. Group One and
Rafael Architects are included in the design team as associate
architects, with Taliaferro & Browne responsible for civil
engineering, and Jonathan Arnold & Associates handling visual
communications and marketing for Kansas City Live! All of these firms
are based in Kansas City, Mo. Industry leader Selbert Perkins Design of
Playa Del Rey, Calif., will develop the environmental graphics design.
The City’s Capital
Improvements Management Office serves as a liaison between other City
agencies and the developers of the district, and is also responsible
for environmental, demolition, and infrastructure
improvement efforts to support the new downtown entertainment
district. CIMO is currently working on the trolley track
removal and utility relocation on Walnut Street for the entertainment
district. Click here for more information on that
project.
