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If you're the buyer/developer/owner of Lot 3 (or the adjoining parcel), this covenant limits what you (or your tenants) can put on the property to maintain compatibility with the neighboring development.

  Full List of Prohibited Uses The covenant prohibits a long list of uses on the Adjoining Property (again, subject to the "notwithstanding existing..." grandfathering). Here's the complete list for reference: Theater of any kind Bowling alley, skating rink, amusement park, carnival, or circus Meeting hall, sporting event or other sports facility, auditorium, or any other like place of public assembly Gym or fitness center ( exception : one with less than 4,000 rsf — rentable square feet — is allowed) Mortuary or funeral parlor Establishment selling cars or other motor vehicles, motor vehicle maintenance/repair shop, or gas station ( excluding car washes) Any establishment selling trailers Billiard parlor Tavern, pub, bar, or liquor store ( with the 50%+ food sales exception noted above) Pawn shop Amusement center Flea market Massage parlor "Disco" or other dance hall Tattoo or body piercing parlor Casino, gaming room, or "off-track bet...

Can't do a liquor store. @ LOT 3

Restrictions:  Notwithstanding existing leases in effect, existing buildings already constructed on the Adjoining Property, and businesses already operating prior to Closing, the Adjoining Owners will not lease, rent, sell or occupy, or permit to be leased, rented, sold or occupied, any portion of the Adjoining Property for any of the following: a theater of any kind; bowling alley, skating rink, amusement park, carnival or circus; meeting hall, sporting event or other sports facility, auditorium or any other like place of public assembly; a gym or fitness center (except that a gym or fitness center with less than 4,000 rsf is allowed); mortuary or funeral parlor; establishment selling cars or other motor vehicles, motor vehicle maintenance or repair shop or gas station (excluding car washes), or any establishment selling trailers; billiard parlor; tavern, pub, bar or liquor store (excluding establishments that derive fifty percent (50%) or more of their gross sales from the s...

My Real Estate Journey (The Short Version)

  Meet Henry McClure – Deal Maker, 4th-Generation Topekan, and the Guy Who’s Seen 11 Towns and Still Calls Topeka Home Hey there — I’m Henry McClure (@mcre1 on X), real estate broker, developer, and proud Topeka, Kansas native. If you’ve been following me on X, you already know I keep it real: no filters, no fluff, just straight talk about life, deals, and what actually works. I’ve lived in 11 different towns across the country — from sunny Florida to the mountains of Colorado, the malls of California, and back again. Those moves taught me how communities thrive (or don’t), and they’re exactly why I’m so passionate about making Shawnee County the kind of place people want to stay and raise families in. After all that traveling, I’m happy to be home. My Real Estate Journey (The Short Version) I started young — right out of Washburn Rural High School and the University of Kansas — and jumped straight into the big leagues. February 1983 – August 1996: MaceRich Company (now Macer...