$1 billion plan replaces Century II, transforms Wichita’s downtown riverfront

The future of downtown Wichita’s Riverfront and how much that future will cost comes into focus.

Tuesday night, the Riverfront Legacy Master Plan Coalition’s design team revealed a plan that includes a new performing arts and convention center and tears down Century II.

The design team expects the project for to cost just north of $1 billion (somewhere between $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion). With the expected cost, the team revealed where this cost will be covered.