Legends Global will serve as the Royals’ owners’ rep on their project to build a 34,000-seat stadium in the heart of Kansas City.
The $1.9B venue’s ceremonial groundbreaking is expected in early 2027 ahead of opening in 2030. The open-air ballpark will sit amid an 85-acre mixed-use development at Crown Center, just south of downtown Kansas City. The Royals are partnering with Hallmark Cards on the development; the total investment in the stadium and surrounding real estate is $3B.
The Royals project — designed by Populous and built by a Mortenson/McCownGordon joint venture — adds to an already busy slate of work for Legends Global’s owners’ rep vertical, which a year ago was bolstered by the acquisition of Nations Group…