KANSAS CITY, MO—Loews Hotels & Co, a subsidiary of Loews Corporation, and KC Hotel Developers LLC have partnered to build the new Loews Kansas City Convention Center Hotel. Construction will begin later in 2017 for a grand opening in early 2020.
The Loews Kansas City Convention Center Hotel will have 800 guestrooms, food & beverage options, indoor lap pool and 60,000 sq. ft. of meeting and event space, which will connect to the convention center via a connector bridge. The hotel will also be in proximity to attractions such as the Kansas City Power & Light District, Sprint Center, KC Streetcar and the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
The property is expected to create approximately 2,000 new jobs for Kansas City, including 1,400 construction jobs and more than 500 permanent jobs.