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December 2013
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Immediate Health Care plans to open a second location on
the east side at 5838 E. Central. The 6,728 SF former Blockbuster space is located in Carriage Parkway. The clinic's original
location is at 4722 W. Kellogg. Grant Glasgow, Nathan Farha
and Troy Farha of NAI Martens handled the deal.
Shelton Collision is moving from south Derby (122 N. Georgie) to north Derby (325 W. Patriot), near K-15 and across from
Kohl's. Shelton's new 9,500 SF building is the former Purple
Wave Auction warehouse. The auto body shop also added an
additional 2,000 SF to make the total space 11,500 SF. AutoMotion will have a January opening in 6,000 SF in the former
Shelton Collision Building. Grant Glasgow from NAI Martens
handled the deal.
CommerCenter, located at 9229 E 37th St North near Jabara
Airport, is available for sale or lease. This property is an
excellent 1031 Exchange replacement property. Additionally,
NAI Martens has access to a non-recourse financing source.
Contact Steve Martens for more information at 316.262.0000.
Cycle Gear is coming to Wichita. The motorcycle retail store is
taking 3,100 SF at 3236 N. Rock Road, in the same center as
Buffalo Wild Wings. Nathan Farha of NAI Martens represented
the landlord. Cycle Gear has 105 stores in 33 states. If you are
interested in space for lease on North Rock Road click here or
call 316.262.0000.
Applebee's is moving from Rock Road to the Plazzio development at 13th & Greenwich in the Spring of 2014. The new location, which will feature an outdoor patio, will be located between
Sumo and Jose Pepper's at the entrance of the development.
Vanderbilts, a western and work wear store, is moving into the
5,000 SF, former Hollywood Video space in the Cherry Creek
Shopping Center (Harry & Rock Rd) to make way for the expansion of Kellogg. There are eight Vanderbilt stores in Kansas.
The production kitchen of Cocoa Dolce Artisan Chocolates, located at 3540 N Comotara, is doubling its 2,500 SF size by taking over the space next door. Shipping was handled at Cocoa
Dolce's retail location in Bradley Fair, but will now be handled at
the Comotara location.
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Wichita State University President John Bardo has approved general plans for a new technology park facility.
Construction on the first of multiple buildings will start on
the southeast corner of campus where the Wheatshocker
Apartments stand now. He expects the 140,000 SF building to open in the fall of 2016 with focus on innovation and
job creation, with a business incubator and an experimental
engineering center.
Hog Wild Pit BBQ is opening in the former Taco Tico space
at 1530 W. Central in El Dorado. Hog Wild plans to open before Christmas. In addition to the newest restaurant, the BBQ
chain has five Wichita locations, one in Hutchinson and one
in Salina. Troy Farha of NAI Martens handled the transaction.
For other real estate opportunities in El Dorado click here or
call 316.262.0000.
WesleyCare Pharmacy is opening an in-house pharmacy at
Larksfield Place. The Wesley Medical Center pharmacy will be
available to Larksfield's 90 health care center residents and
48 assisted living residents. The service will expand in December to include Larksfield's 32-bed memory unit. This is a
pilot project for Wesley to ramp up its pharmacy services.
Botanica's Chinese Garden of Friendship will be built
adjacent to the events center that is under construction to the
north of Botanica's main building. The $1.3 million building
will begin after the event center is nearly complete. Around
$175,000 worth of audio-video equipment and furnishings will
be installed after construction is complete.
Overall, Manufacturers in the Midwest are seeing a high
volume of new orders and are expecting business improvements and growth in employment, according to a survey by
the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. According to the
survey, production fell slightly at the durable goods plants, but
grew at places that produce non-durable goods, especially
chemicals and plastics.
Loft, a women's fashion retailer formerly known as Ann Talyor
Loft, opened in Bradley Fair on November 21 in time for holiday shopping. Loft is located between Bella Luna Cafe and
Talbots.
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Steve Martens, CEO, The Martens Companies, was named this
year’s Outstanding Philanthropist by the Association of Fundraising
Professionals (AFP) Greater Wichita Chapter. Steve’s record of exceptional generosity, civic responsibility and the impact he’s made on his
community through financial support were noted when the award was
presented at a luncheon November 12. Steve is involved with: United
Way of the Plains, serving as a campaign chair and later as a board
chair; board member and past chair of the Kansas Cosmosphere &
Space Center; Exploration Place; Wichita/Sedgwick County Task Force
to End Chronic Homelessness, the founding chair of the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition; University of Kansas 4-Wichita
Advancement Board and United Methodist Open Door.
Wichita will be focusing on its Global Trade Network and
its ability to export goods and services with the assistance of
a national think tank. Wichita is one of eight cities in the Exchange, a program created by the Brookings Institution and
JPMorgan Chase. The program will help local institutions and
companies focus more intensely on global trade and economic
competitiveness. After the country fell into recession, Brookings studied how U.S. cities could recover in a slow-growing
economy. One path is to increase exports and focus on fastergrowing parts of the globe.
Smoothie King plans to open three more locations in Wichita.
One of those locations is the former Rock Island Depot on the
Union Station campus. This will be a total of six Smoothie King
locations in Wichita.
High Touch Technologies is buying the building that houses
its headquarters at 110 S. Main. The Wichita company has
been leasing four floors of the 10-story building since 2007 and
plans to purchase to control the rundown building. High Touch
has already invested $1.8 million into upgrading its space.
Cow and Sow Deli opened below the Renfro Apartments on
Douglas between the railroad tracks and St. Francis Street.
The 600 SF eatery features a salad bar with organic and natural options.
City Arts has revamped its CityArts Boutique to appeal to
more shoppers at more price points. City Arts is located at 334
N. Mead in Old Town Square. The boutique will now sell handmade jewelry, gifts and decor items as well as works of art.
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