City Center Square

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Lightwell Building (formerly City Center Square)
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City Center Square
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Location1100 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Coordinates 39°06′02″N94°35′01″W / 39.100659°N 94.583715°W / 39.100659; -94.583715
Completed1978
Height
Roof123 m (404 ft) [1]
Technical details
Floor count30
Floor area60,322 m2 (649,300 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s) Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Website
lightwellkc.com

Lightwell Building (formerly City Center Square) is a skyscraper in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, built by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, in the Spring of 1977. [2] It occupies the entire block of 11th Street to 12th Street, and from Main Street to Baltimore Street. Its tower is 30 stories tall, constructed with a reinforced concrete structure evident by the look of the exterior. It is the tenth-tallest habitable structure in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, and the fifteenth-tallest habitable structure in Missouri at 404 feet (123 m). [3]

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In 2003, the property was appraised at $38 million when Citigroup underwrote a $29 million loan. Net operating income was $3.1 million. As the real estate market rose, the property was re-appraised in February 2005 for $60 million and Ally Financial (formerly GMAC) underwrote a $44 million 10-year loan. This loan went delinquent in April 2010. An August 2010 appraisal estimated property value at $38 million, below the $41 million remaining principal.

City Center Square was renamed to the Lightwell Building in 2019. [4]

Features

Lightwell is not only a business office but also a hotspot for food and retail in the Downtown area. The building is tall and stands out; the bottom floors "layer" from small to large , adding to the uniqueness of the building. Food services includes Jason's Deli. The food court is being remodeled into a food hall . Also included for convenience is a fitness center and a conference room. The building is in the lease up mode with having over 99,000 sq ft (9,200 m2) in new, renewed or expanded leases in 2008.

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References

  1. emporis.com - Retrieved January 16, 2008 [usurped]
  2. "City Center Square". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  3. "City Center Square, Kansas City - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  4. City Center Square owners seek Port KC incentives for redevelopment