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Council rezones former Kmart for Washburn Tech North Campus, approves university district designation

5719978 · August 20, 2025
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Summary

The council approved rezoning of the vacant Kmart site at 2240 NW Tyler Street to allow Washburn Tech to open a community north campus and an associated commercial pad site.

The Topeka City Council voted Aug. 19 to rezone the former Kmart site at 2240 Northwest Tyler Street to allow Washburn Tech to develop a business and vocational (Vo-Tech) north campus and a commercial pad site.

Dan Warner, planning division director, told the council the property currently carried C-4 commercial and I-1 light industrial zoning within a planned unit development overlay; the…

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