KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Two Kansas City 4th District councilmembers have come out against a proposal to build a 20-story data center in the Quality Hill neighborhood, saying the project would demolish a historic landmark while adding few jobs and no residents to downtown.
Councilmembers Crispin Rea and Eric Bunch issued a joint statement from their district offices opposing the plan submitted by Miami-based developer Revitalization Unlimited to construct the tower at 934 Central St.
The site is currently home to the Western Newspaper Union Building, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2007. The building was constructed in 1900 and expanded in 1906, according to Historic Kansas City Executive Director Ethan Starr…