The Kansas City Royals took a deep dive into how a $2 billion-plus ballpark would look both in the East Village and North Kansas City during a Tuesday media event. Here's a compilation of renderings for both stadium finalist sites, ahead of the team's planned selection in late September.

A recent survey suggests that a new sales tax to support a Royals stadium in North Kansas City would face significant headwinds from Clay County voters, at least at present. The team intends to confirm in late September whether it plans to build a $2 billion-plus stadium and mixed-use district in Downtown's East Village or in North Kansas City.

The Kansas City Royals plan to announce either Kansas City's East Village or central North Kansas City as the final site for a potential $2 billion ballpark and mixed-use district in late September. In the meantime, the team's lead architect is digging deep — literally — into the site in Jackson County.

Port KC chose a team that includes The Cordish Cos. and Parking Company of America for developments that would meld new mixed uses at Berkley Riverfront with a public garage providing spaces for the Kansas City Current's coming multipurpose stadium.

Lane4 Property Group scored planners' approval in August 2022 for a 13-story, 319-apartment complex near the Country Club Plaza, including the site of the original JJ's Restaurant. In recent months, the developer has worked to finalize property tax exemption terms with the Port Authority of Kansas City, which could take up the bid this month.

WeWork Inc. has two coworking spaces in greater Downtown, totaling 145,000 square feet and representing the company's two current locations in Missouri and Kansas. With WeWork expressing "substantial doubts" about its ability to remain a "going concern," any collapse could affect the area's office market.