# Towne West Square

Wichita, KS · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-b1b61110ce` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/wichita-towne-west-square/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-b1b61110ce.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-b1b61110ce.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-b1b61110ce

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | under construction | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | industrial | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | under renovation to become a business park | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1980 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2025 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2025 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Wichita Maple Company, LLC | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | modification to add 'light industrial' to the property's current 'commercial' zoning | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “On June 12, 2025, all remaining mall tenants were notified to vacate the mall property by June 30, 5 PM.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towne_West_Square
- **after_notes**: “Renovations began to take place on July 7, 2025. The mall will become a business park, with new businesses expected to open by the first quarter of 2026.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towne_West_Square
- **status**: “Renovations began to take place on July 7, 2025.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towne_West_Square
- **strategy**: “A zoning plan includes a modification to add 'light industrial' to the property's current 'commercial' zoning, in which the company cited allowing the 'redevelopment of existing property.'” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towne_West_Square
- **zoning_change**: “A zoning plan includes a modification to add 'light industrial' to the property's current 'commercial' zoning, in which the company cited allowing the 'redevelopment of existing property.'” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towne_West_Square

## Anchors

Service Merchandise, Dillard's, JCPenney, Sears, Dick's Sporting Goods, Montgomery Ward, Henry's

## Parties

- Kohan Retail Investment Group — owner (from text) (2023–2025)
- Wichita Maple Company, LLC — owner (from text) (2025–)

## Timeline

- 1980: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1981: Opened
- 1988: Henry's closed
- 1993: Sears opened
- 2001: Montgomery Ward closed
- 2014: Sears closed
- 2017: Dillard's converted to Clearance Center
- 2020: JCPenney put up for sale
- 2022: Movie theatre reopened
- 2023: Owner stops paying utility bills
- 2025: Sold to Wichita Maple Company

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Towne West Square was an enclosed shopping mall located in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Opened on Friday, March 6, 1981, it comprised more than 50 stores in 951,447 square feet (88,392.3 m2) of gross leasable area. The mall's two remaining anchor stores are Dillard's Clearance Center and JCPenney.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towne_West_Square

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towne_West_Square

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Towne West Square, Wichita, KS." Record m-b1b61110ce, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/wichita-towne-west-square/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_wichitatownewestsquare,
  title = {Towne West Square, Wichita, KS},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ks/wichita-towne-west-square/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-b1b61110ce, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.