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A new Royals stadium built at Crown Center is expected to embed the baseball club into the foundational bedrock of the city itself for years to come — the physical expression of ballpark designer Populous’ strategy for placemaking within built and natural environments.

The Kansas City Royals ushered in several high-ranking local dignitaries ahead of Thursday’s landmark announcement at the Populous Global Headquarters.

A new downtown ballpark will include fountains and Crown Vision, according to new renderings unveiled by the team in a press conference Thursday afternoon. The team announced the designs with Kansas City-based global design firm Populous.

The Royals and Populous released new renderings Thursday of the team’s planned ballpark, and one superfan has given the design high marks.

Kansas Citians got another update on the upcoming Royals’ downtown baseball stadium Thursday afternoon. And this time, we got a clearer picture of what the ballpark will look like.

The Kansas City Royals and Populous, a local firm that is one of the world’s top sports venue designers, unveiled new renderings of the planned downtown ballpark Thursday at Crown Center.

With plans now further locked in for a new Royals stadium in Crown Center, one Crossroads-area business owner and leader anticipates impact beyond the stadium itself that will enhance the urban core.

Brooks Sherman, president of real estate development for the Kansas City Royals, speaks during a State of Downtown event at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

City Council moved the downtown Royals stadium forward with three new ordinances that addressed financing and zoning for its Crown Center site.