Kansas City Royals Submit Plans for Crown Center Ballpark

Posted June 29, 2026

The Kansas City Royals have submitted plans for their new $3 billion ballpark, which would replace Hallmark Cards’ headquarters.

The plan application was submitted on Monday and outlines the development for the $3 billion-plus ballpark district near Crown Center. In April, the Kansas City Royals and Hallmark Cards announced they would bring a new baseball stadium to Crown Center.

The preliminary site plan includes 10 construction areas, comprising buildings in need of renovation and new buildings. In total, the site would consist of more than 67 acres and 12.6 million square feet of proposed building space.

Areas 1-10 on the site map for the Royals Crown Center ballpark district. Photo credit: Populous.

Area 1, the new ballpark stadium, is proposed to begin construction sometime in 2026, with completion in 2031. Areas 2-9 were not disclosed in terms of what role they would play in the district; however, the plans state those buildings would all begin some form of construction in 2027. Completion dates for these areas range from 2035 to 2040.

The ballpark stadium is planned to seat 34,000 fans and would encompass 2.37 million square feet. The ballpark will replace Hallmark’s headquarters at 2501 McGee St.

In addition to the preliminary plans, Populous submitted design guidelines for the district as well as a traffic assessment study from Kimley Horn.

Populous’ guidelines identified Grand Boulevard as a primary north-south corridor through the district and a connection to Downtown Kansas City. Pershing Road, Gillham Road and 27th Street are also important connections to and from the district.

Parking supply for events would feature 8,219 parking spaces located at Crown Center. Offsite parking options totaled 10,038 parking spaces, according to the study.

The City Plan Commission is scheduled to hold a public meeting to review the Royals district rezoning request on August 19.