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Commission backs PUD to convert vacant Kmart into Washburn Tech campus
5535748 · July 22, 2025
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Summary
The commission recommended approval of a PUD to allow redevelopment of a vacant Kmart at 2240 Northwest Tyler Street into a Washburn Tech campus, subject to four staff conditions; no public opposition was recorded at the hearing.
The Topeka Planning Commission recommended approval of a Planned Unit Development application to allow Washburn University to redevelop the vacant Kmart building at 2240 Northwest Tyler Street into a Washburn Tech campus.
Staff said the 8.3-acre site would be split into two areas: a 0.76-acre…
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