In spring 2024, a lot of residents in the SoCe neighborhood just south of downtown were thrilled to hear of lawyer Abdul Arif’s plans for an abandoned church and school there.
Arif announced he’d be turning the spaces into apartments for future students at the nearby Wichita Biomedical Campus.
“We were just excited it was going to be used,” said Kristopher Swanson, who lives and works in the neighborhood…