Revitalization Unlimited has proposed a 20-story data center in central Kansas City, designed to concentrate computing and supporting infrastructure on about 0.23 acres. The proposal offers 24 MW of IT capacity. Two floors would hold computing equipment, while 18 would house power and cooling systems. About 109,000 of the building’s 141,000 gross square feet would be for mechanical systems and related infrastructure.
The proposal contrasts with a pattern of larger sites: research by real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield says the average data center land transaction covers 224 acres. Revitalization Unlimited says some workloads, including inference, can benefit from being near users and networks. Founder and CEO Steve Austin said, “We are not arguing that every data center belongs downtown. We are arguing this one does, and we are paying a construction premium to prove it.”
The project’s estimated development cost is $183 million, or about $1,300 per square foot. Mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems would make up about $107 million of the estimated $167 million in hard construction costs. The facility would seek a PUE of 1.25 and use 30 MW of Bloom fuel cells for primary power. Natural gas would still be part of operating costs, and cooling would include evaporative equipment.
Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the project remains subject to approval. A related development ordinance is listed as pending until October 13, 2026.
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