Tulsa based Prime Craftsman Homes plans to bring modular units to Wichita through local partnerships as the city works to address a housing shortage estimated at up to 50,000 homes.
Prime Craftsman Homes, a modular homebuilder based in Tulsa, is preparing to enter the Wichita market as part of an effort to expand affordable housing supply. The company is coordinating with Wichita’s HOPE Community Development Corporation and the Wichita Affordable Housing Fund to place an initial group of five modular homes on a site at 1434 North Estelle near the 13th and Grove area.
The initiative comes as Wichita faces a significant housing shortage, estimated between 20,000 and 50,000 units. The shortage is attributed in part to a long period of limited residential construction following the Great Recession, according to findings published by the Kansas Leadership Center Journal.
Prime Craftsman Homes builds units in Oklahoma and transports them to Wichita for installation, aiming to provide additional housing options within existing neighborhoods. The partnership represents an early step toward expanding modular development as one strategy to increase available homes.