We now know who bought The Anchor building when it was auctioned in July
The new owners of the building that used to house The Anchor, plus the two buildings next to it, are a local real estate business owner, her husband and a construction company owner.
Minutes after The Wichita Eagle reached out to her for comment on Monday, Bobbie Lane Real Estate Group owner Bobbie Lane shared a Facebook post confirming that she had purchased The Anchor building. She tagged her husband, Jonathan Lane, and Parabolic Construction owner Adam Church.
“Wichita, we did a thing,” the post began. It went on to say that the owners believed they were not just purchasing a building but also investing in Wichita’s future.
“As part of that vision, we will be sharing the Anchor Building’s next chapter through exclusive video content,” Lane wrote in the post. “From behind-the-scenes progress to upcoming plans, follow along and be a part of shaping what’s ahead for this Wichita landmark.”
The new owners paid $1.9 million for the buildings and their contents.
The Eagle first learned from sources two weeks ago that Bobbie Lane and Church were the successful bidders when The Anchor building and the buildings attached to it at 1113 and 1115 E. Douglas were auctioned, and recently updated county and state records confirmed that.
Shortly after the post was published, Bobbie Lane returned a text message to The Eagle linking to the Facebook post she’d shared. Asked for details about specific plans for the buildings, she replied, “As things are finalized, we would be happy to share! Excited for all the possibilities this space has!”
McCurdy Real Estate and Auction Services conducted the auction online on July 9. Previously, they’d put on an open house at the spaces, attracting a few local restaurant owners and business people.
Lane’s real estate business is based at 1001 E. Douglas, just blocks west of The Anchor buildings. According to her website, she’s a Wichita native who earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Wichita State University.
Her husband, Jonathan, owns Lane Insurance Group. The couple has three small sons.
According to his Facebook profile, Adam Church attended Derby High School and earned a master’s of engineering management degree at WSU.
The Anchor, which owner Schane Gross originally opened in 2004, had been closed for several weeks when, on April 30, agents from the Kansas Department of Revenue showed up to seize the restaurant, the two properties attached to it and all of the buildings’ contents.
A few days later, the Kansas Department of Revenue issued a news release that said it had executed warrants for nonpayment of sales, withholding and liquor drink tax totaling $32,549.07. The release also said that the seized assets would be sold at a public auction and that proceeds would pay for delinquent taxes.
In July, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Revenue said that any money raised from the auction that was above the tax debt owed would either be returned to the former property owner or sent to other creditors.
This story was originally published September 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM.
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