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Patmos KC Star Building Campus

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

OperatingNo reception on recordAI likelyRecord updated August 24, 2026

Patmos KC Star Building Campus is an operating data center in Kansas City, Missouri (Jackson County), operated by Patmos Hosting. The public record puts it at 35 MW planned, 5 acres.

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Facility record

Operating

Operator
Patmos Hosting
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
1601 McGee St, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO
Coordinates
39.0997, -94.5786
Power capacity
35 MW planned
Land
5 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Power source
Grid
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
No reception on record
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. August 24, 2026
    Operating
    Local TV coverage from 2026-01-12 reports Patmos 'has customers with equipment online' at the running Kansas City Star building data center, indicating a genuine transition from under_construction to operational even as the broader retrofit continues in phases. Source: KCTV5
  2. 2026
    Under construction
    Patmos Hosting redeveloping the former Kansas City Star building into a ~35 MW, ~$1B data center Source: Blackridge Research

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of August 24, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Patmos KC Star Building Campus in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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Notes on the record

~$1B redevelopment of the former Kansas City Star building into a ~35 MW data center, Jackson County. Distinct (downtown KC, Jackson County) from the Lambda/Google/Meta Kansas City sites. Single-tracker source → confidence reported. Coordinates are the Kansas City centroid.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • How the community has received it
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.

Our reporting on this site

Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Patmos KC Star Building Campus in Kansas City?

Nothing on record as of August 24, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Patmos KC Star Building Campus in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Patmos KC Star Building Campus?

No lawsuit over Patmos KC Star Building Campus appears in the record we track as of August 24, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Patmos KC Star Building Campus use?

No water withdrawal figure for Patmos KC Star Building Campus is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Patmos KC Star Building Campus, and how big is it?

Patmos Hosting is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 35 MW. The site is recorded at 5 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Patmos KC Star Building Campus," updated August 24, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/patmos-kansas-city-mo.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/patmos-kansas-city-mo, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.List of upcoming data center projects in Missouri · Blackridge Research · retrieved July 7, 2026
  2. 2.Patmos Receives $100M C-PACE Loan for Redevelopment of Kansas City Star Building into Data Center · REBusinessOnline · retrieved August 24, 2026
  3. 3.Former Kansas City Star building houses data company Patmos · KCTV5 · retrieved August 24, 2026

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