Calamar Senior Living is facing a foreclosure lawsuit in Topeka after a Missouri-based bank sued the New York developer in September 2025, alleging it defaulted on a loan tied to its long-stalled Connect 55+ project at 2700 SW 3rd St. and that the default triggered the lender’s right to foreclose.1The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka’s Calamar Senior Living Faces Possible Foreclosure The suit lands on a project that has been sitting unfinished for years, with every construction permit expired and the city’s financial backing already withdrawn.
What Was Supposed to Be Built
Calamar bought 6.5 acres on the Kanza Education and Science Park campus from Topeka Unified School District 501 in 2017 for nearly $950,000.2WIBW. City of Topeka Confirms Expired Permits Vacant Senior Living Facility Kanza Campus The plan called for a three-story, 134-unit independent living building for seniors with a price tag between $15 million and $16 million, and amenities including a movie theater, yoga room, chapel, and library. It was supposed to open in spring 2020.3The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka Senior Living Facility Vacant Years After Start of Construction
The school district that sold the land has no remaining ownership or involvement in the property.2WIBW. City of Topeka Confirms Expired Permits Vacant Senior Living Facility Kanza Campus
Why the Project Stalled
The 2020 opening never happened. Calamar blamed COVID-19 disruptions, supply chain problems, soaring material costs, and difficulty finding workers. The site also lost roughly $70,000 in stolen materials, which pushed the company to hire around-the-clock security.4WIBW. Calamar Senior Apartment Project Resumes Work briefly resumed in late 2022, then stopped again.
By July 2025, the building stood with exposed weather-resistant barriers, no patios installed, and overgrown vegetation. Every construction permit had lapsed. The mechanical permit expired in August 2020, the building permit in February 2025, and the electrical and plumbing permits in April 2025. The City of Topeka’s property maintenance and development teams began actively monitoring the site to make sure no unauthorized work was happening while the permits were dead.3The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka Senior Living Facility Vacant Years After Start of Construction Even so, Calamar’s website was still advertising the Topeka Connect 55+ community as “coming this fall” in mid-2025.2WIBW. City of Topeka Confirms Expired Permits Vacant Senior Living Facility Kanza Campus
The City Already Pulled Its Financing
Topeka had approved Tax Increment Financing for the project, a public subsidy that uses future property tax revenue to help fund development. In December 2024, the city withdrew the TIF approval because Calamar had missed its development deadlines. Topeka City Council member Karen Hiller called the vacant building “not ideal” for the area and said she wanted to find out the company’s current status and plans for the property.3The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka Senior Living Facility Vacant Years After Start of Construction Calamar did not respond to media requests for comment.
What the Foreclosure Filing Says, and What It Doesn’t
The September 2025 lawsuit was brought by a Missouri-based bank. The complaint alleges Calamar defaulted on a loan secured by the Topeka property, and that the default gives the lender the right to foreclose.1The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka’s Calamar Senior Living Faces Possible Foreclosure The specific loan amount and the name of the bank have not been publicly reported in detail. The filing stacks a creditor claim on top of a project that already has expired permits and no city subsidy, and leaves the half-built structure’s future unresolved.
Calamar’s Wider Troubles
The Topeka foreclosure is not an isolated problem. Calamar, headquartered in Wheatfield, New York, operates roughly 40 senior living communities nationwide under its Connect 55+ brand.5The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka Construction Restart Soon Calamar Senior Living USD 501 In Wichita, a separate Calamar senior housing development at 2430 N. 127th St., originally valued at $10.5 million, has stalled after five years of construction. Its building permit has also expired, it is tied up in a lien lawsuit, and as of late 2025 the Wichita property was reportedly being considered for sale to another developer.6Wichita Business Journal. Calamar Senior Housing Stall Sale Lien Lawsuit
According to Buffalo Business Journal reporting, Calamar was sued at least nine times during 2025, with filings in Erie County, Niagara County, and New York City over unpaid bills and allegedly deceptive filings. JP Morgan was among the plaintiffs.7Buffalo Business First. Calamar Lawsuits JP Morgan Niagara County The company has not publicly addressed the mounting litigation or the status of its stalled projects in any detail.