City Center Square

Skyscraper in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri

Not to be confused with city square (disambiguation) or City Center (disambiguation).

Lightwell Building (formerly City Center Square)

General information
Status| Completed
Type| Office
Location| 1100 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Coordinates| 39°06′02″N 94°35′01″W﻿ / ﻿39.100659°N 94.583715°W﻿ / 39.100659; -94.583715
Completed| 1978
Height
Roof| 123 m (404 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count| 30
Floor area| 60,322 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]

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[edit]

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 [1], adding to the uniqueness of the building. Food services includes Jason's Deli. The food court is being remodeled into a food hall [2]. 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.

## References[edit]

1. ^ emporis.com - Retrieved January 16, 2008
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

* Restaurant and convenience guide
* Kansas City, Missouri; An Architectural History, 1826–1990. (Copyright 1992). George Ehrlich. Retrieved August 15, 2007. (Page 166)

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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