Manhattan Infill Housing
The Manhattan Infill Housing Project will deliver 40 middle-income housing units across two infill sites in Manhattan. The development includes affordable three-bedroom, two-bath homes for households earning between 60% and 150% of the area median income, directly addressing priorities identified in the Manhattan Housing Market Analysis and by the Workforce Housing Steering Committee. Funding sources […]
LMV Duplexes
This project represents a successful public-private partnership between the City of Manhattan and Frontier Development Group (FDG). After the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to find a qualified developer for challenging parcel of city-owned land, Frontier was awarded the development rights and began working on site design and redevelopment options. The site posed […]
Broadway Lofts
The Koester buildings, located on the prominent historic Koester block in downtown Marysville were city owned buildings for many years. Due to aging infrastructure and deferred maintenance, the city began looking for qualified developers to work with the city to repurpose the buildings. It was important to the city that the process was open to […]
124 Lofts
Located at a prominent intersection in downtown El Dorado, the former Masonic Hall building located at 124 S Main Street had long been vacant before going under contract with Frontier. The four story building had broken windows, a leaking roof, and was beginning to suffer from brick failure due to water intrusions along the alley […]
Brandt House
Built in 1887, the building is an example of late Italianate-style commercial architecture, however it had remained vacant for over 30 years. Acquired by the Brandt House ownership group in 2023, the building is being thoughtfully revitalized into a boutique hotel, bringing new life to the heart of the Flint Hills. Design challenges included ADA […]
Cottonwood School Lofts
Constructed in 1904, this two story limestone building was closed in 2010 and had remained vacant. A local nonprofit group purchased the building with the intent of finding a suitable developer to restore the school. Frontier was selected through a competitive RFP process. Due to the rural location, Frontier led efforts to form an RHID […]
The Limerick
Originally constructed in 1890, the 7,000 sqft 2nd floor of this building had remained vacant and unfinished since the 1970’s. Located in a rural community, Frontier led the effort to place this building on the national and state registry to qualify for tax credits. Our team successfully navigated closing and secured financing during Covid-19. The […]
Spruce Apartments
Built as Wamego’s first hospital, this three story building was converted to apartments but suffered a large fire in 2019. Despite multiple alterations, Frontier was able to successfully list the building on the state registry and qualify the project for both MIH and KHITC awards. Additionally, the south parcel was replatted to allow for a […]
Frontier Corporate
The building was originally finished as first floor office/storage space with second level unfinished dry storage. After expanding the surface parking and adding additional curb cuts, Frontier rebuilt the second floor supports to allow for a full office finish out.
Fremont Studios
Two dilapidated houses were acquired as part of a 1031 exchange with a member of the ownership group. Both houses were highly distressed. We worked with existing tenants to relocate them to better housing and designed an apartment complex to comply with existing zoning requirements. After obtaining demolition permits and preparing the site, a 14 […]
Community House
This was a distressed city owned property that was acquired via a competitive RFP process. Originally constructed in 1917, the building suffered from many years of neglect despite being a prominent building in downtown MHK. Renovation plans required sign off from the local Historic Resources Board, the Manhattan City Commission, Kansas SHPO, and NPS. The […]
Browning Townhouse Development
Browning Townhomes is an infill development currently underway in an established residential neighborhood in Manhattan, Kansas. The project is redeveloping vacant land acquired in 2022 into four for-sale townhomes, each featuring three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms. The development required re-zoning and re-platting and involved extensive coordination with the City and neighboring property owners to address […]