Hyatt Regency Crown Center

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Hyatt Regency Crown Center
2345 Grand (tower on left), Hyatt Regency Crown Center (tower on right) in front of the Westin Crown Center Hotel as seen from the Liberty Memorial
Location	2345 McGee Street, Kansas City, Missouri
Coordinates	39°05′06″N 94°34′48″W / 39.085, -94.58
Status	Completed
Groundbreaking	1978
Opening	1980
Use	Hotel
Roof	504 feet
Floor count	40^[1]
Companies
Architect	Edward Larrabee Barnes (master) PBNDML formal designer
Developer	Crown Center Redevelopment Corporation
Owner	Global Hyatt
Management	Global Hyatt

The Hyatt Regency Crown Center is a 504-foot^[2] , 40-story Global Hyatt hotel in the Crown Center complex in Kansas City, Missouri that is topped by a revolving restaurant.

It was Missouri's tallest building from 1980 to 1986. It is now the state's 6th tallest building and is Kansas City's third tallest building.

On July 17, 1981, 114 people were killed in the hotel when the fourth floor walkway in the atrium collapsed on during a tea dance attended by more than 2,000 revelers in Hyatt Regency walkway collapse. An investigation revealed that tie rods supporting the walkway did not meet Kansas City building codes.^[3]

It was built adjacent to the headquarters of Hallmark Cards and is southeast of the Downtown freeway loop (Kansas City) where most of Kansas City's tallest buildings are located.

The hotel is topped by the Skies Revolving Rooftop Restaurant and Lounge. It has 42,860 square feet of function space, a 17,487 square foot ballroom and a dedicated exhibit hall with 15,360 square feet. It has 731 guestrooms, including 42 suites.^[4]