Est. 2013 · Manhattan, KS

Moro Flats

Seven two-story townhomes, threaded onto a single traditional ward lot — workforce housing designed to stay affordable for the next ten years.

Limerick Lofts

Restoring the inefficiently designed 1970s apartment presented a number of challenges, particularly in navigating the layered history of the space. Working closely with KHRC, the City, and SHPO, we developed a thoughtful plan to reverse the unsympathetic 1970s alterations and restore the apartment to its original 1890s layout. This process required careful coordination to meet […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]