JANUARY 13TH 2012

The Changing Face of Downtown
See a full list of under construction, completed, and proposed projects.



II OVER $60 MILLION COMPLETED IN 2011

Drury_Plaza_Hotel_Broadview
DRURY PLAZA HOTEL BROADVIEW
 
200 Rooms
Date Completed - August 2011
Cost - $29 Million
 
 
Riverfront_Improvements
RIVERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS
 
Date Completed - June 2011
Cost - $2.2 Million
 
Fairfield_Inn&Suites
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES WICHITA DOWNTOWN
 
131 Rooms
Date Completed - June 2011
Cost - $11.5 Million
 
 
Cargill_Innovation_Center
CARGILL INNOVATION CENTER
 
Date Completed - Summer 2011
Cost - $14.7 Million
 
Rotary Time Tower
SEDGWICK COUNTY/ ROTARY FOUNDATION/ COLEMAN
 
Date Completed - December 2011
Ribbon Cutting - January 2012
Cost - Approximately $2.3 Million
 
Albert Paley Sculpture
ALBERT PALEY SCULPTURE
 
Date Completed - December 2011
Cost - $350,000
 
II OVER $94 MILLION IN PROGRESS

JP_Weigand
J.P. WEIGAND AND SONS REALTORS
 
Completion 2012
Cost - $500,000
 
Zelman
ZELMAN'S BUILDING
 
9 Residential Units (6 Studios & 3 One Bedrooms)
4,800 Sq. Feet Retail/Restaurant
Completion 2012
Cost - Approximately $1.7 Million
 
The LUX
THE LUX
 
Projected Units - 14 Condos & 36 Apartments
Mixed-use Office and Retail 
Completion 2013 
Cost - $20 Million
 
Ambassador_Hotel
AMBASSADOR HOTEL
 
117 Rooms
Completion 2012 
Cost - $22 Million

 

Douglas Block Parking Garage
DOUGLAS BLOCK PARKING GARAGE
 
Completion 2012
Cost - $6 Million

 

Douglas Block Urban Park
DOUGLAS BLOCK URBAN 
PARK
 
Completion 2012 
Cost - $800,000

 

YMCA
CENTRAL FAMILY YMCA
 
110,000 Sq. Feet
Completion 2012 
Cost - $23 Million
St.Francis
ST.FRANCIS STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS 
 
Completion 2012 
Cost - $2.3 Million
THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE
ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL
 
Completion 2012 
Cost - $16 Million
Commerce
COMMERCE STREET RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
 
Four 2-Bedroom Units
Completion 2012 
Cost - $500,000
II OVER $20 MILLION INITIATING IN 2012

Pixius
PIXIUS
 
Cost - $3 Million
Completion 2012 
 
Bite-Me-Bar-B-Q
BITE-ME-BAR-B-Q
 
Completion 2012 
Cost - NA
KHF Expansion
KANSAS HEALTH FOUNDATION EXPANSION
 
Completion 2013 
Cost - $7-9 Million
 
Victoria_Park
VICTORIA PARK APARTMENTS
 
Projected - 20 Units with a Live/Work Setting
Completion 2012
Cost - NA 
Hyatt
HYATT REGENCY WICHITA RENOVATIONS
 
Completion 2012
Cost - $1.6 Million
 
II 2011 WDDC INITIATIVE HIGHLIGHTS

NEW Downtown Economic Development Brochure 
Downtown Economic Development Brochure  

The WDDC is pleased to provide the new Downtown Economic Development Brochure. We worked in partnership with local real-estate brokers and MJB consultants to derive the document. The document provides statistics on Downtown Wichita and visually demonstrates the unique qualities and economic opportunities our Downtown core has to offer prospective investors. 

 

To see the entire brochure, click the thumbnail above or here.

City of Wichita Downtown Development Incentives Policy
Project_Downtown  

The Downtown Development Incentives Policy provides a range of incentives in the form of public investments in Downtown Development Projects that are timed with and supportive of private investment. Incentives are available if a facet of the development involves the creation of public assets that have lasting public benefits and facilitate additional private investment, and if the proposed public investment is investment in public assets such as parking, streetscaping, parks or other facilities with public benefit beyond the individual project. 

 

View more here.

2012 Downtown Development Guide
2012 Development Guide  

Find all the information you need about doing business in Downtown Wichita, including economic incentives, population, and current development

 

View more here.

WDDC Loan Consortium
Project_Downtown  

The Downtown Loan Consortium is made up of (12) local banks who have committed $8 million in assets for gap or mezzanine financing for Downtown projects. The consortium has a long-term vision for its involvement with Downtown's development. As loans are repaid, those funds will be placed back into the consortium so it can continue to fund additional qualifying projects

 

View more here.

WDDC Design & Innovation Center
Innovation_Center_Grand_Opening  

The Wichita Downtown Development Corporation in partnership with the John S. and James L Knight Foundation, the Wichita Community Foundation and a number of private sector partners conducted the grand opening of the new WDDC Design and Innovation Center on Friday, August 26. An initiative of Project Downtown, the facility offers resources to further the development of Downtown.

 

It is an environment that inspires, connects and fosters strategies to further develop the economic viability of Downtown Wichita for the region.

 

View more here. Click the "Video" tab to see Bahia Ramos speak at the Grand Opening. Click the Resources tab to see picture from the Grand Opening.

Annual Lecture - Carol Coletta
Carol Coletta  

In March, the WDDC continued its annual lecture series by welcoming Carol Coletta to Wichita. Carol is one of the leading experts on urban issues and is a highly sought after speaker on the success formula for cities and creative communities. One of the key messages she stressed to Wichitans is that for our city to be successful, it must have "quality of talent, quality of place and quality of opportunity." Work is under way on the 2012 event.

 

See more here.  



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