Three new tenants to open near Ridge, 21st

The new year is starting off well for Steve Robl of Robl Construction , and it may bode well for others, too. "I see just a general better attitude in real estate," Robl says. There are three new tenants for his Barrington Place on 21st Street west of Ridge Road, which is where Red Bean's Bayou Grill and Jason's Deli are. Sunflower Title is taking 1,800 square feet. … Read Article

Cinnamon's Deli to open Thursday near west-side Lowe's

WICHITA — Five Guys Burgers and Fries and Long John Silver’s Freshside Grille are getting lots of attention for opening next week in front of Lowe’s near 29th Street North and Maize Road. But that doesn’t bother Cinnamon’s Deli owner Larry Wilson, who is opening in the same building Thursday. “I’m going to beat ’em,” Wilson … Read Article

Genghis Grill is coming to the former west-side Krispy Kreme building

WICHITA — There’s a new tenant for the former Krispy Kreme space at 8512 W. Central, and it may be a surprise to some. Genghis Grill, a Mongolian grill, will sublease the space. “It’s going to be right in the middle of everybody,” franchisee Terry Newman says of all the neighborhoods in that area. Newman and his partner, Frank Carney, op… Read Article

What happened in 2009

   The commercial real estate industry took a huge economic hit in Wichita in 2009 as deals dried up in a commercial credit crunch.    The year ended with few or no commissions for even the city’s biggest brokers as the market froze, paralyzed by the lack of available loan capital.    “Commercial credit was available in 2009 and will continue to be for proje… Read Article

New Low-Income Complex Boasts Luxury

An apartment community with a built-in movie theater, free WI-fi and that's just for starters.Inwood Crossings sits along K-96 between Woodlawn and Rock Road. It's not an area where you'd normally find low-income housing, but this is a whole new take on the concept.From a movie theater, fitness room and computer lab to a swimming pool and BBQ area, the concept is when those less fortunate live in a … Read Article

Community Police Office Opens near 13th & Oliver

BY RON SYLVESTERThe Wichita EagleA new community police office is just what the neighborhood near 13th and Oliver needs to continue its rebuilding process, said the Wichita City Council member who represents the area. Lavonta Williams said Monday that the new police office is the next step in helping enhance the safety of the neighborhood surrounding the refurbished Providence Square … Read Article

HIgh Traffic Sites Attracting Some Commercial Deals

Commercial projects might be drying up, but they’re not gone.  Witness Mukesh Dharod’s Genesh Inc., which is busily growing the company’s Burger King franchises across the Wichita metro area. The latest is coming in an abandoned Taco Bueno at 200 S. Rock Road.  Absorbing vacated retail space — for scrape-and-builds and to renovate — is a growing… Read Article

Genghis Grill is coming to the former west-side Krispy Kreme building

WICHITA — There’s a new tenant for the former Krispy Kreme space at 8512 W. Central, and it may be a surprise to some. Genghis Grill, a Mongolian grill, will sublease the space. “It’s going to be right in the middle of everybody,” franchisee Terry Newman says of all the neighborhoods in that area. Newman and his partner, Frank Carney… Read Article

Caffe Posto spot will be Wine Dive

Coffee and sandwich sales weren’t enough to keep Caffe Posto open near Douglas and Oliver, but new owners are hoping wine and food will be a hit.  Jimmy’s Egg franchisee Whitney VinZant and some undisclosed partners plan to open Mike’s Wine Dive in the former Posto space by Marchæ1.  They’re also taking the Hair Connection space next door for a total of 2,650 sq… Read Article

Cinnamon's Deli to Build at 29th and Maize

WICHITA — A third restaurant is joining Five Guys Burgers and Fries and Long John Silver’s Freshside Grille in front of Lowe’s near 29th and Maize.Cinnamon’s Deli will open in 2,400 square feet next to Five Guys, which will anchor the south end of the strip center there.Long John Silver’s anchors the north end.Central Park Place Retail is developing the 8,960-squar… Read Article

Stucky's Collapse Sends Industrial Agent to Landmark

Stucky’s collapse sends industrial agent to LandmarkWichita Business Journal - by Chris Moon CHRIS MOON / WBJLandmark Commercial Real Estate President Brad Saville, left, says his firm is “thrilled” to add an industrial division to its company through the addition of Ted Branson, a former agent with Coldwell Banker Commercial Stucky & Associates.After a failed a… Read Article

Great Wall to open at 21st & Amidon

Great Wall to open at 21st and Amidon with its 11th Wichita-area restaurantWICHITA — Sit @ Thai Bistro is hardly the only new Asian restaurant getting ready to open.Great Wall is going to open its 11th location in the greater Wichita area, this time in 1,300 square feet by the Dillons at 21st and Amidon.Landmark Commercial Real Estate’s Bree Kelley represented the center and said there were… Read Article

Firm Pursues a Niche in Medical Real Estate

BY BILL WILSON AND KAREN SHIDELERThe Wichita Eagle A Wichita commercial real estate firm has jumped full tilt into a new niche: developing and brokering medical real estate.Brad Saville's Landmark Commercial Real Estate has opened the city's first medical division out of the brokerage office at 156 N. Emporia.The goal is a one-stop shop for medical office building development, leasing an… Read Article

Commercial Loans Still Available, But A Bit Harder To Find

Despite the residential melt-down and tightening of credit requirements, commercial financing is still available. It's just a little harder to find.Now more than ever, obtaining a commercial loan is based on a borrower's relationship with the lender and the fundamentals of the deal. If the borrower has the relationship with the lender, the fundamentals of the loan proposal are s… Read Article

Lowe's Is Now Open In Central Park Place

Unlike a lot of markets where new stores have been put on hold, Wichita now has another large national retail store.Lowe's at Central Park Place on  Maize Roadhad a soft opening this weekend (the grand opening is Friday), and there are other retailers on the way."The good news is... this was a site that Lowe's decided to open," says developer Brad Saville of Landmark Commercial Rea… Read Article

As national retailers adopt caution, Wichita developers find deals harder to ink

The national economic slowdown has had its affects among local retail developers, even as the Wichita economy remains strong. Developers say they've noticed prospects putting the brakes on their expansion plans, making signed leases and forward-moving projects more difficult. "You have to divide it into two categories," says Occidental Management'… Read Article

Egg-stra plans

Jimmy's Egg franchisee Whitney VinZant and a group of partners have major expansion plans for the greater Wichita market.They've already announced their first location, which is at 21st and Rock.Next up is Central and Tyler in the former Godfather's Pizza space."It's a great entry point into the west side of Wichita," VinZant says. "The location is optimal for a Jimmy's Egg."He thinks the entire marke… Read Article

Kobe Steak House Picks Maize Road For Second Site

For the first time in its 25-year history, Kobe Steak House of Japan is getting a second Wichita location. The restaurant is taking the former Tokyo Steakhouse space in North Maize Place on Maize Road just north of 21st Street."We've always wanted to go out there and never found the right opportunity," says Jim Hamlin, who is partners with Jim West in Kobe Management Inc."… Read Article

New South-Side Mexican Restaurant Says It Can Compete By Being Unique

Friday, October 3, 2008Wichita Business Journal - by Levi Wolters  Four patrons gathered Monday at Senor Tequila Mexican Grill for a late-afternoon lunch.Dozens of tables remained open, but the scene didn’t bother co-owner Cesar Ayala.ayala, who opened the restaurant on Sept. 1, is taking his time with the new location near the intersection of Broadway and… Read Article

Big Lots to add store at Central and Tyler Road

Big Lots is getting a new lot in Wichita. The company is opening an approximately 24,000-square-foot store at Central and Tyler where Fadler's Market used to be and Osco Drug before that."I'm really expecting great things," says Rob Claxton, senior vice president for marketing.There will still be three Big Lots stores in the Wichita area because the Big Lots at 21st and Amidon i… Read Article