What is the Facade Improvement Program?
The program provides low cost financing (based on market conditions) over a fifteen-year period to renovate or restore a visible facade. For non high-rise buildings, the City assistance also includes a grant of up to 25% of the project cost, subject to recapture (as liquidated damages) if the owner fails to maintain the façade during the term of the façade financing. The maximum City of Wichita assistance (grant) is $10,000 (or 25% of the total project cost, whichever is lower) for one facade. Up to $30,000 (or 25% of total project costs, whichever is lower) is available for a corner building with two visible facades. The balance of the City’s financing package (up to 75% of the facade improvement costs) will be made available through a fifteen-year special assessment against the real property. The property owner must sign the special assessment petition and the facade easement conveying the facade to the City of Wichita during the term of the special assessment financing. When the loa
