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Block One encompasses the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC), the Kansas Health Foundation (KHF), the Ambassador Hotel, the Henry's Building, the Block One Parking Garage and the new Urban Plaza.
To showcase this achievement, the developers of the block took the opportunity to name all the projects as Block One. This name is used as a reference location point when speaking of the major organizations and tenants that are members of the block, for example the Ambassador Hotel at Block One, the Kansas Health Foundation at Block One. Sullivan Higdon & Sink, a local creative agency, worked closely with the block's developers to brand Block One.
Block One is the origin point for future growth, with the word 'One' communicating this as the first completed block of new development in Downtown Wichita in over 30 years. The word 'Block' refers to the area between South Topeka and South Broadway adjacent to the 300 block of East Douglas.
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DOWNTOWN: CENTER OF PROGRESS
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You're invited!
BLOCK ONE RIBBON CUTTING
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Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. at the new Urban Plaza at Block One
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Join us on Thursday, March 28, at 9:00 a.m. at the Block One Ribbon Cutting to celebrate the completion of three major projects in the Block One development. The ribbon cutting will be held at the new Urban Plaza at Block One, which is directly South of the Ambassador Hotel (104 S. Broadway).
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These projects include:
* Ambassador Hotel at Block One
* Block One Parking Garage
* Urban Plaza at Block One
Learn more about these projects
To help celebrate the completion of these new developments, the following will be featured speakers
Mayor Carl Brewer
Paul Coury, Chairman of Coury Properties, Inc.
Susie Santo, CEO Go Wichita
Gary Schmitt, WDDC Board Chair
Tours of the new Ambassador Hotel will be given immediately following the ribbon cutting.
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From Concept to Completion
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Date Completed - December 2012
Cost - $6.8 Million
The new 270 space Block One Parking Garage at 360 E. William will accommodate the new Ambassador Hotel, Kansas Leadership Center and the general public. The new parking garage was constructed by the City of Wichita and has 8,400 sq. ft. of retail space facing William Street.
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Ambassador Hotel at Block One
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Date Completed - December 2012
Cost - $23 Million
The 14-story Ambassador Hotel Wichita, located at 104 S. Broadway, operates inside an historic Chicago-style building that opened in 1926 and originally housed the Union National Bank. Bright and spacious, with expansive windows overlooking the city of Wichita, the hotel represents a showcase of luxury boutique accommodations at its pinnacle. The Ambassador features 117 spacious contemporary style guest rooms, including 11 spacious suites and the decadent 1,500 square foot Rock Star Suite.
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Date Completed - December 2012
Cost - $800,000
The City of Wichita recently completed the Urban Plaza at Block One which connects the new Block One Parking Garage and the historic Ambassador Hotel. The block's alley has been redesigned to make it more compatible for pedestrians and vehicles, as well as enhancing Downtown's mid-block pedestrian circulation. The mosaic public art is titled "Bravely Serene."
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Kansas Leadership Center
Another Block One Ribbon Cutting will be held later this year when the Kansas Leadership Center is complete!
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Cost - $9 Million
The Kansas Health Foundation is expanding their current Douglas Avenue offices to include approximately 36,000 square feet of meeting rooms and headquarters space for the Kansas Leadership Center. Construction commenced in 2012 and will be completed in the summer of 2013. This is the first new construction along the core of Douglas Avenue in approximately 38 years.
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