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January
24, 2007
A 4,500 seat-arena, indoor water park and hotel,
military museum, tournament soccer and softball
facilities, movie theaters, restaurants and shopping.
It’s all coming to Junction City. The City
of Junction City, Junction City-Geary County Economic
Development, and officials from D.J. Christie Inc.
announced Wednesday that Junction City will be the
site for “Smoky Hill Market Place,”
a stunning new development stretching along the
south side of Interstate 70. The project will be
a focal point for the rapid growth and development
in Junction City and Geary County, and will provide
recreation and entertainment venues for residents
in Geary, Riley, and surrounding counties.
“The
agreement announced today is the result of the tireless
work and collaboration between city, county, state,
and business leaders,” City Manager Rod Barnes
noted. “This development will add an exclamation
point to the already incredible growth we are seeing
in this region and will be a unique blend of shopping,
sports and entertainment, and community activities
for residents throughout the area.”
David
J. Christie, President of D.J. Christie, Inc., said
“The Smoky Hill Market Place project is a
tremendous opportunity for partnership between local
and state government and private development to
the serve the people of Junction City, Geary County,
and surrounding communities.”
The
300-acre development is expected to bring 500 new
jobs to the area and over $200 million in investment.
“The soccer complex will be a tremendous facility,
drawing regional soccer tournaments from surrounding
states,” Christie noted. The development will
include more than a dozen soccer fields, as well
as a 4,500-seat, 85,000-square-foot arena for tournaments
and other events.
Prominent
in the new development will be a Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post, as well as a military museum.
Also
included are retail shops, restaurants, major “big-box”
retailers, movie theaters, a water park and hotel,
and home improvement/garden centers. Located south
of Interstate 70 between Chestnut and Washington
streets, Smoky Hill Market Place will draw in visitors
from the entire state, according to Barnes. Christie
added, “The entertainment component of this
development offers visitors amenities that are customarily
offered in large metropolitan markets.”
“This
project is one in a series of major developments
that reflects the forward thinking of regional leaders,
including those at the state and Geary County,”
Barnes said.
Construction
is expected to start in Fall 2007. D.J. Christie
Inc. is a Kansas City-based real estate development
firm that has projects across the state of Kansas
and Missouri. The company has completed projects
with nationally recognized chain store operators
as well as numerous regional and local operators.
See
the renderings of the Smoky Hill Market Place here.
Site
Plan (pdf 1746 KB)
Restaurants (pdf 836 KB)
Arena (pdf 755 KB)
Major
Retail (pdf 1505 KB)
Retail
Shops (pdf 905 KB)
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