The new owners of the former Margarita’s Cantina building on East Douglas are asking the Wichita City Council to place an added 1% sales tax on future businesses that operate on their property.
The extra sales tax would reimburse the owners for renovations to the highly visible 1931 Art Deco building near Douglas and Hillside that’s painted a loud pink color that matched Margarita’s playful tex-mex theme.
Brothers Brian and Paul Sullentrop bought the property at 3109 E. Douglas for $555,000 in an October auction. After the purchase, Margarita’s Cantina announced it was closing after Dec. 31, 2025 with plans to reopen in March 2026 at 725 E. Douglas in Union Station. It has yet to reopen…