This Wichita suburb is booming with new development projects. Here's what to know

The Wichita suburb of Goddard shows no signs of slowing down, with multiple projects breaking ground and city leaders working to keep pace. From affordable housing and a business park to a memorial retail center and new community resources, here’s a look at what’s happening.

• Overland Property Group will break ground in August on The Reserves at Meadows 25, a $17 million mixed-use project near Kellogg and 183rd Street that will include 40 income-restricted apartments, 20 market-rate units and 12,000 square feet of commercial space. To qualify for the income-restricted units, tenants must earn no more than 60% of the area’s median income, with rents ranging from about $660 for one-bedroom to $1,400 for four-bedroom apartments, with completion targeted for late 2027.

• Evans Building Co. recently started construction on Goddard City Center, a 25.7-acre business park on the south side of U.S. 54 east of South 183rd Street that could house retail, restaurants and light industrial tenants. The first phase of the business park covers about 4.5 acres with two 24,000-square-foot buildings scheduled to be finished by year’s end at a total cost of approximately $5.7 million, with suites available starting around 3,000 square feet.

• Paradise Corner, named after late developer Aaron Snook’s catchphrase “It’s just another day in paradise,” will be one of Goddard’s first new mixed-use commercial building since 1998 and is being developed by his mother, Linda Snook Davison, following his death in a December 2024 hunting accident. The almost 20,000-square-foot Paradise Corner will have room for about a dozen tenants, with El Agave Mexican Restaurant and Legacy Bank signed as the first two, and groundbreaking expected in the next couple of months.

• The Wichita Area Builders Association told the City Council on June 15 that proposed duplex regulations covering density caps, design standards and amenity requirements would create “substantial challenges” for developers working in Goddard, prompting city staff to consider compromises before a possible July vote. The City Council has scheduled a special meeting for July 1.

• The Goddard Area Welcome & Resource Hub opened June 20 at 206 N. Main with welcome bags for new residents, job postings, school information and a conference room — a response to a city where population has grown more than 37% since the 2020 Census and is projected to top 13,000 within five years.

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