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**As of October 24, 2026, here is a summary of recent and notable Topeka Planning & Development activity** focused on commercial, multifamily, industrial, mixed-use, incentives, and items of interest to commercial brokers/developers. Sources checked include City news/Weekly Reports, Topeka Speaks Planning Commission, DGM reports, the Tyler EP&L portal (public access limited without login), local news (WIBW, CJ/Capital-Journal, KSNT), and related pages. No fully public recent permit search was available without credentials on the new portal or maps; DGM monthly reports appear current only through earlier 2026 (e.g., February). ### Flagged Items - **Data center (Forbes Field / SW Topeka Blvd & ~77th St area)**: Highly relevant and active. MTAA President Curtis Sneden presented to City Council on October 13, 2026, on a proposed facility. Nonbinding letter of intent (signed ~late August 2026) with an unnamed developer for an initial two ~150,000 sq ft buildings (expan...