Downtown Development Incentives
Downtowns across the country are demonstrating their power as engines of economic growth and quality of life. Downtown Wichita is poised to build on its demonstrated performance as such an engine. However, development in Downtown often poses initial development costs that can be hard to address solely with the economic development programs that are available more widely in the City of Wichita. To address these economic obstacles, the Wichita City Council has approved a Downtown Development Incentives Policy to outline the criteria by which the City of Wichita will consider additional incentives for downtown development projects. Downtown development projects are those projects located within the Project Downtown plan area. These additional incentives will come in the form of public investments in downtown development projects that are timed with and supportive of private investment if a facet of the development involves creation of public assets that have lasting public benefits and facilitate additional private investment, and if the proposed public investment is investment in public assets such as parking, streetscaping, parks or other facilities with public benefit beyond the individual project. Public-Private Partnership Evaluation Criteria will be used to evaluate requests for Downtown Development Incentives. To request Downtown Development Incentives, applicants should initiate the Preliminary Review Process by contacting: Scott KnebelDowntown Revitalization Manager(316) 268-4456sknebel@wichita.gov
To address these economic obstacles, the Wichita City Council has approved a Downtown Development Incentives Policy to outline the criteria by which the City of Wichita will consider additional incentives for downtown development projects. Downtown development projects are those projects located within the Project Downtown plan area.
These additional incentives will come in the form of public investments in downtown development projects that are timed with and supportive of private investment if a facet of the development involves creation of public assets that have lasting public benefits and facilitate additional private investment, and if the proposed public investment is investment in public assets such as parking, streetscaping, parks or other facilities with public benefit beyond the individual project.
Public-Private Partnership Evaluation Criteria will be used to evaluate requests for Downtown Development Incentives. To request Downtown Development Incentives, applicants should initiate the Preliminary Review Process by contacting:
Scott KnebelDowntown Revitalization Manager(316) 268-4456sknebel@wichita.gov
Applicant Disclosure Questionnaire Downtown Development Incentives Application Checklist Downtown Development Incentives Policy Preliminary Review Process Public-Private Partnership Criteria Third Party Financial Analysis Process
Application for Development Incentives
City Hall, 13th floor455 North MainWichita, KS 67202
Hours:8 AM-5 PMMonday-Friday
: (316) 268-4524 : (316) 268-4656
Allen Bell Director
Mark Elder Development Analyst
Tim Goodpasture Economic Development Analyst
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