The Financial District of
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...
is a neighborhood in the center of
Downtown Kansas City. It is bordered roughly by Ninth Street to the north, Oak Street to the east, Baltimore Avenue to the west, and
Interstate 670 (Kansas-Missouri) to the south. The neighborhood includes many of the city's largest offices, and headquarters of much of Kansas City's major financial institutions.
The neighborhood is rich in diverse architecture, spanning from historic nineteenth century highrises and classic
Art Deco structures such as the
Kansas City Power and Light Building, to international, modernist, and
postmodern architecture
Postmodern architecture is a style or movement which emerged in the 1960s as a reaction against the austerity, formality, and lack of variety of modern architecture, particularly in the international style advocated by Philip Johnson and Henry- ...
. Many of Kansas City's tallest skyscrapers dominate the area, all with Class A office space, such as
One Kansas City Place (Missouri's tallest habitable building),
City Center Square,
Town Pavilion
Town Pavilion is a 38-story skyscraper at 1111 Main Street on the northeast corner of 12th and Main Streets in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, around the corner from Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park. The tower occupies the former site of seve ...
, and
1201 Walnut
The 1201 Walnut Building is a Skyscraper located in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA, built by HNTB Architects in 1991. Found at the intersection of 12th and Walnut streets, it is the eighth tallest habitable structure in the Kansas City Metro ...
. Many of the buildings have light features that illuminate the city's towers at night, contributing to the uniqueness of Kansas City's skyline.
Previously, the neighborhood was considered to be primarily a destination for daytime traders and office workers from in and around the
Kansas City Metropolitan Area
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more th ...
. The neighborhood now has a growing number of full-time residents, with estimates made in 2008 showing that there were approximately 16,000 people living in the area, a jump from the ten thousand living there in 2000. Many of the neighborhood's older highrises have been renovated into lofts and condominiums, catering to young professionals living and working in the city.
Neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri
Downtown Kansas City
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