The Auditorium Plaza Garage at Barney Allis Plaza is closing down for good as the city prepares to tear it down next month.Originally built in 1954 and last renovated in 1984, this Kansas City garage has reached the end of its life. The building, located between 12th and 13th Streets and Central and Wyandotte Streets, was initially built to accommodate parking at the Kansas City Convention Center.In just a few weeks, it will be completely demolished. What to do with this parking garage has been debated for years. The plaza and its underground parking garage have been in disrepair for a long time.The lower levels were closed due to crumbling concrete. The upper parking levels are also rarely used, and the entire garage is suffering from erosion and outdated electrical infrastructure. It is estimated that repairing the garage as it stands would take around $30 million and only extend the life of the garage for 10 more years.Instead, a new garage will be in place by 2026. The proposed garage would have 583 spaces, significantly less than the 975 it once held, which has worried some council members.But the team in charge of the design and build says adding more would be expensive - and those nearly 600 planned spaces are the right fit now.This will be a 24-month construction period set to be completed by 2026, just in time for Kansas City to host the World Cup.The city says the garage makes up less than four percent of the overall available parking with a five-to-seven-minute walk from the Convention Center.This website has details on the redevelopment project and parking alternatives set to be completed over the next two years at the site.