Who is building Downtown Kansas City Data Center?

Not disclosed. No source on file names the developer. The sources read for this record are listed under Sources.

How much power and water does Downtown Kansas City Data Center say it needs?

Power: not disclosed by any source on file. Water: not disclosed by any source on file.

Where does Downtown Kansas City Data Center stand today?

It is reported; the date it reached that stage is not sourced, only the day a page was read. No dated entry is on the record yet.

What has Kansas City or Jackson County decided about it?

Independence: In Independence Missouri, voters recalled a City Council member who supported tax breaks for a proposed data center (reported September 14, 2026, source); and Independence: Independence, MO residents held a recall vote related to a data center decision (reported September 3, 2026, source). 8 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.

Reported Built from one source

Downtown Kansas City Data Center

A downtown Kansas City, Missouri data center proposal sparked concern from neighborhood residents in July 2026. It is reported; the record holds no sourced date for when it reached that stage.

How much power it needs, how much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.

Last verified September 17, 2026 · 13 sources, 0 primary · A skeleton record: built from one source, not yet reviewed in depth by a person. · How to read this page

How to read this page. Every fact links to the source it rests on; a number in brackets is its place in the source list. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed, and nothing is estimated. Where sources give different figures, each is shown with who gave it, and another source's figure never stands in for the record's own. Entries are added and never overwritten; corrections are listed under What happened.

What is known

Each figure as its source gave it. The number in brackets is its place in the source list.

Land: Not disclosed
Power it would draw: Not disclosed
Water: Not disclosed
Who leads it: Not disclosed
Who would use it: Not disclosed
Jobs once it runs: Not disclosed
Tax each year: Not disclosed

Every field, with who said it and when (Researcher view)

Impact figures

Field	Value	Who says so	Source	Last verified
How much power it needs	Not disclosed
How much water it would use	Not disclosed
How loud it would be	Not disclosed
Jobs once it runs	Not disclosed
Tax it would pay each year	Not disclosed

The record's fields

Field	Value	Who says so	Source	Last verified
Who is building it	Not disclosed
Who is constructing it	Not disclosed
How much land	Not disclosed
Where its power comes from	Not disclosed
Grid connection	Not disclosed
How it is cooled	Not disclosed

The developer's figure is what the company said; what a permit allows is the ceiling a permit sets; measured means observed. Water is in gallons a day or a year, whichever the source stated; a tax claim given as a range shows both ends, each linked to the source that gave it.

Still not public, and where it would show up

The record adds each the day a source gives it. Why these documents.

Water useA state water right filing or a water supply agreement.
Who would use itA lease announcement or a tenant named in a filing.
Power the campus would drawA utility or public service commission docket, an interconnection filing, or an air permit for an on site plant.
Who is behind itA land record, a zoning application or a company's own announcement.
Jobs and taxAn incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.

What was decided

Acts of Jackson County and Kansas City about data centers, on the record with their source. A rule about the area is not a decision about this record.

Date	Who	Decision	Source
Reported September 14, 2026	Independence	In Independence Missouri, voters recalled a City Council member who supported tax breaks for a proposed data center	latimes.com
Reported September 3, 2026	Independence	Independence, MO residents held a recall vote related to a data center decision	dailykos.com
Reported September 3, 2026	Independence	Missouri voters recalled councilman over Nebius data center tax break	yahoo.com
Reported September 2, 2026	Independence	An Independence councilman was recalled by voters in his district after his vote for data center tax incentives	kshb.com
Reported September 2, 2026	Independence	John Perkins, Independence councilman, was recalled after voting to approve a multibillion dollar data center	kmbc.com
Reported August 26, 2026	Independence	Independence councilman faces recall over data center vote	kctv5.com

2 earlier decisions on the county's rows

Date	Who	Decision	Source
Reported August 25, 2026	Independence	An Independence council member faced a recall election after voting for a data center	kshb.com
Reported August 13, 2026	Independence	Bly Road residents filed a 52 page lawsuit to stop the Independence AI data center project	kshb.com

What happened

No dated entry is on the record yet.

11 corrections to this record

7 source tier relabels, September 23
4 history entries taken off this record, September 17

Every correction, with its reason

September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 23, 2026 · the kind of source of a history entry

The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of 2026-09-23). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
September 17, 2026 · the draft of a status history row

Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
September 17, 2026 · the draft of a status history row

Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
September 17, 2026 · the draft of a status history row

Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.
September 17, 2026 · the draft of a status history row

Published on a project that was still a draft skeleton and still short of the record's skeleton minimum rule; returned to draft on 2026-09-17 pending the project meeting the rule or a person's approval. The old and new text.

Every correction on the record is on the corrections page.

The site

Where in Jackson County is not in the public record. The pin marks the county seat, not a building, and the outline is the county.

This record: Proposed, ringed
data center
Dashed edge: the exact site is not in the public record
Smaller pins: 17 other published records in Missouri

Details

this record's location, ringed
parcel outline, from the county parcel record
city limits, U.S. Census Bureau, on a town level record
county boundary

The other pins are the published projects in the same state, each in its stage color. The imagery beneath is the USGS national orthoimagery, public domain, shown so the land around the site can be read.

Where: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
How exactly it is located: County level, the county seat
The parcel: No parcel outline in the public record
Nearest homes: Not computed for a record placed at a place center
Nearest records: Nearest records are not computed for a record placed at a county seat.

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The county Jackson County 5 projects on the record. The state Data centers in Missouri Every Missouri project, the rules on the record and what comes next.

Questions about this project

4 questions answered from the record

Answered from the rows on this page.

Who is building Downtown Kansas City Data Center?: Not disclosed. No source on file names the developer. The sources read for this record are listed under Sources.
How much power and water does Downtown Kansas City Data Center say it needs?: Power: not disclosed by any source on file. Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
Where does Downtown Kansas City Data Center stand today?: It is reported; the date it reached that stage is not sourced, only the day a page was read. No dated entry is on the record yet.
What has Kansas City or Jackson County decided about it?: Independence: In Independence Missouri, voters recalled a City Council member who supported tax breaks for a proposed data center (reported September 14, 2026, source); and Independence: Independence, MO residents held a recall vote related to a data center decision (reported September 3, 2026, source). 8 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.

Sources

Primary documents first: filings, minutes, dockets and official pages. Then reporting. The numbers are the ones the entries above cite.

Reporting

KCMO City Plan Commission votes to deny application for proposed downtown data center - KSHB 41 Kansas City, KSHB 41 Kansas City, August 5, 2026, query feed
A 20-story data center tower could be built in downtown Kansas City. See where - Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, June 22, 2026, query feed
The downtown Kansas City data center tower project is even worse than you think | Hudnall - Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, July 22, 2026, query feed
Historic building in downtown Kansas City may be replaced by 20-story data center - FOX4KC.com, FOX4KC.com, July 21, 2026, query feed
Kansas City leaders rightly rejected data center plan that nobody wanted | Hudnall - Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, August 7, 2026, query feed
SOM designs "vertical data center" for Downtown Kansas City - Dezeen, Dezeen, August 5, 2026, local outlet
The ‘developer’ of a Kansas data center swore under oath he wasn’t involved. My town is bamboozled. - Kansas Reflector, Kansas Reflector, July 19, 2026, local outlet
Kansas City officials denied a plan for downtown data center. Some residents vow to keep fighting - kcur.org, kcur.org, August 10, 2026, local outlet
Proposed Kansas data center near psychiatric hospital raises safety concerns - KSHB 41 Kansas City, KSHB 41 Kansas City, September 7, 2026, local outlet
Kansas City could get a 20-story data center in the heart of downtown. Here's what we know - KCUR, KCUR, July 22, 2026, local outlet
Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, data center proposal sparks concern from neighbors - KSHB 41 Kansas City, KSHB 41 Kansas City, July 21, 2026, local outlet
Kansas City residents question whether a 20-story data center is a developer's Trojan Horse - kcur.org, kcur.org, July 29, 2026, local outlet

1 more source

Highrise data center proposal stirs opposition in Kansas City - The Architect’s Newspaper, The Architect’s Newspaper, August 17, 2026, local outlet

13 sources on file.

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Data Center Record, "Downtown Kansas City Data Center", https://datacenterrecord.org/projects/downtown-kansas-city-data-center-mo, last verified September 17, 2026.

Last verified September 17, 2026, first recorded September 5, 2026. Every correction is logged on the corrections page and under What happened.

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Slug: downtown-kansas-city-data-center-mo
Status value: rumored
Stage: Proposed
Tier: skeleton
Tags: skeleton
Place id: us/mo/jackson-county/kansas-city
Coordinates: 39.0925, -94.41389
Location precision: county
Location source: County seat (Independence), Wikidata, placed at county level
Coordinate source: wikidata county seat
Location source number: Not disclosed
Location last verified: September 16, 2026
EPA registry id: Not disclosed
Use type values: not_disclosed
Tenancy value: not_disclosed
Cooling type value: not_disclosed
Capacity basis: not_disclosed
Water basis: not_disclosed, gallons_per_day
Acreage basis: Not disclosed
Interconnection value: not_disclosed
Capacity, if disclosed: Not disclosed
Rating of the county's rows: Not disclosed
Published: 2026-09-05
Last verified: 2026-09-17