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Topeka Deal Watch, November 9, 2026: Two Commercial Buys Under $400K and a Week of Foreclosures

Here's what's new in the Topeka and Shawnee County market this week. 2614 SW 17th St, $375,000. This is a 3,600 sf former Fuzzy's Taco Shop on 0.22 acres zoned C-2, two blocks from Washburn University. The hood, Ansul fire suppression and two walk-in coolers are still there, and it has a newer roof and a resurfaced lot. https://realeascend.com/ks-real-estate/topeka/2614-sw-17th-street-mls-2648203 1834 NW Topeka Blvd, $275,000. This 6,764 sf C4 building on 0.43 acres in North Topeka has retail space, a garage, a tavern that has been closed for years, and two apartments upstairs. KDOT counts 18,865 cars a day going past. https://showcase.realestatedigital.com/property-details/1834-nw-topeka-blvd-topeka-ks-66608-200000084767?l=427614917 Sheriff sales. Nov 10: 5840 SW Fairlawn Rd and 2522 SE Illinois Ave. Nov 17: 951 SW Woodbridge Pl, 826 SW Webster Ave and 5630 SW 17th St. Sales start at 10am sharp in the Shawnee County Courthouse sub-basement, 200 SE 7th St...

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Blackstone Inc.’s marquee real estate unit is facing a significant leadership overhaul following a mini-exodus of senior talent, capped by the shock departure of global real estate head Nadeem Meghji (https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fg%2F11kxksvgxd&q=Nadeem+Meghji). Meghji (https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fg%2F11kxksvgxd&q=Meghji) announced his exit in September 2026 after less than ten months as sole leader of the division. He follows a trail of roughly a dozen senior managing directors—nearly a third of the unit's senior leadership—who have left the firm over the past three years. Longtime veterans David Levine and Giovanni Cutaia (https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fg%2F11g9nblmgj&q=Giovanni+Cutaia) have stepped in as co-heads to steer the division through its most turbulent period since the financial crisis. [1] (https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/commercial/dwindling-pay-fuels-high-profile-exits-from-blackstones-marquee-real-estate-team-317f2676), [2] (...