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Staff reports development growth and pipeline, noting annexation and permit trends
Summary
City staff presented a development update showing Gardner annexed just over 172 acres in 2025, issued 159 new single-family permits the same year, and recorded residential valuation over $50 million and commercial/industrial valuation above $100 million.
City planning staff presented a development recap at the March 23 meeting that summarized growth indicators for Gardner. Staff said the city expanded its footprint by just over 172 acres in 2025, bringing the corporate area to slightly more than 15 square miles, and cited the American Community Survey (2024) population estimate of just under 26,000.
Staff reported 159 new single-family permits in 2025 (second-highest in recent years), 83 certificates of occupancy for new single-family homes in 2025, and a vacancy rate decline from just over 8% to about 4% in recent years. Residential valuation tied to new single-family units was cited at over $50 million; commercial and industrial valuation for the year exceeded $100 million and was driven in part by a warehouse under construction at Claire and 175th, a new elementary school and an Evergy substation.
A heat-map and permit-count charts were shown to illustrate permit concentrations and permit-type trends. Staff also provided a brief roads update, noting design work and property acquisition underway for a 175th Street project and design phase work for a segment of 167th Street. Staff said some retailers (a planned Popeyes) had decided not to move forward because of future access constraints, while other projects (including a Wendy’s and other interchange commercial interest) remain active.
Staff said they will prepare a development report for public distribution and include much of this data in the mayor’s state-of-the-city presentation in April.
