Kansas City’s riverfront is poised to transform into a full-fledged neighborhood over the next year and half or so with new mixed-use homes and businesses near the KC Current soccer stadium.
Officials with the KC Current, Palmer Square Real Estate Management, Marquee Development and Port KC are staging a groundbreaking Wednesday for the next phase of the team’s redevelopment of the Berkley Riverfront off the Missouri River north of downtown Kansas City. Crews have already been preparing the site to now go vertical.
This latest wave of development is expected to be complete ahead of the World Cup in summer 2026. It will include a new plaza, a riverfront promenade, about 430 new apartment units in two buildings and 48,000 square feet of retail space.
The Berkley Riverfront has already seen redevelopment in recent years with apartments, a new hotel and the opening in 2024 of CPKC Stadium, the first stadium in the world specifically built for a women’s sports team…