West Park Tower sits at 3618 W 13th St N in the Northwest Big River neighborhood of Wichita, Kansas, and was built back in 1978, and it has 100 one-bedroom apartments in a property about 55,000 square feet, where folks 62 and older can live affordably with all bills paid because rents are based on income and cover heat, water, electric, sewer, and trash removal, and each apartment's got a private bedroom, a full kitchen with appliances like oven, range, refrigerator, and even a double basin sink, along with an en suite bathroom, air conditioning, washer, dryer, window treatments, carpet and vinyl flooring, and emergency pull cords, so there's some peace of mind too. Apartments are smoke-free and let residents keep one small cat or dog, up to 25 pounds with some breed rules, for a $300 deposit, so people who love animals often enjoy that. There's no parking lot, but there's off-street and uncovered parking, and the building's got an elevator for accessibility, making it easier for everyone to get around. The place has community spaces-a community room, a library, lounge spaces where residents sit and talk or play games, meeting room, and an exercise room for folks who want to keep active indoors, along with a beauty salon, indoor mailboxes, and a laundry room right in the building, with coin-operated machines and trash chutes on every floor.
Residents sometimes gather in the pretty community room for Bible study, birthday parties, potlucks, live music, or even Wii bowling, and some take part in devotional activities and on-site BBQs or picnics, especially since there's a picnic area with a grill out back, right next to Sycamore Park, making it nice for those who enjoy being outdoors. Staff is on-site all week during the day for regular help from the maintenance and management teams, and someone's always available 24/7 for emergencies, including a Service Coordinator, who helps connect residents to outside services when needed. The building's meant for independent living, assisted living, and memory care, so there are a range of care plans to match individual needs, and the community's focused on supporting social, wellness, and spiritual activities as well as offering personal attention as needed. There's a friendly and professional staff dedicated to helping out, and the property keeps detailed management, ownership, and rental data for real estate professionals, too, but it isn't actually listed for sale or rent right now. There's legal protection in the area for LGBTQ folks and those who use different kinds of income for rent, and the building itself is smoke-free, quiet, and comfortable, which fits a lot of seniors' day-to-day lives.
