Neighborhood in Lawrence · Douglas County
East Lawrence
East Lawrence combines residential streets with the Warehouse Arts District east of downtown.
East Lawrence housing and neighborhood connections
About East Lawrence
East Lawrence combines residential streets with the Warehouse Arts District east of downtown. Poehler Lofts has shared laundry on each floor, while Penn Street Lofts advertises full-size washers and dryers. ELNA holds monthly meetings at New York School and on Zoom.
The Warehouse Arts District sits within a larger neighborhood
East Lawrence extends from downtown toward the Burroughs Creek trail, between the Kansas River and 15th Street. The Warehouse Arts District around Eighth and Ninth streets is one part of that larger residential area. Neighborhood association boundaries and the overlapping cultural district describe different areas.
Poehler Lofts has shared laundry on each floor
Poehler Lofts at 619 East Eighth Street occupies a former grocery warehouse built in 1904. The developer describes one- and two-bedroom homes with open layouts and high ceilings. Laundry facilities are shared on each of the four floors.
The property also lists a workout facility, community room and garden. Its operator offers separate affordable and conventional housing options. Leasing questions go to 833-721-7875; the office lists Monday–Friday hours of 9 a.m.–5 p.m., with weekends closed.
Penn Street Lofts lists full-size washers and dryers
Penn Street Lofts at 801 Pennsylvania Street advertises full-size washers and dryers, gas stoves and key-fob entry. This differs from Poehler’s shared laundry arrangement.
Its affordable floor-plan page ranges from studios to three-bedroom homes and currently displays waitlist entries. A waitlist entry is not an immediately available apartment. The property’s main site also provides a separate conventional housing option.
ELNA meets at New York School and on Zoom
The East Lawrence Neighborhood Association publishes monthly meetings on the second Monday, 7–9 p.m., in the New York School library at 936 New York Street and on Zoom. Its website links each agenda and the online meeting, giving residents a direct way to follow neighborhood projects and discussions.
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- East Lawrence association geographyCity of Lawrence: neighborhood association GISSource checked The official city GIS identifies the East Lawrence Neighborhood Association. This page uses an approximate map pin within Lawrence; no neighborhood boundary is displayed.
- Neighborhood extent and the cultural districtEast Lawrence Neighborhood Association: mapsSource checked ELNA describes the Kansas River, Burroughs Creek trail, 15th Street and downtown as its northern, eastern, southern and western edges. The cultural district overlaps much of East Lawrence.
- East Eighth Street address and leasing contactPoehler Lofts: property informationSource checked 619 East Eighth Street; 833-721-7875. The operator lists separate affordable and conventional housing options and weekday office hours, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Warehouse conversion and shared laundryFlint Hills Holdings: Poehler LoftsSource checked The developer describes one- and two-bedroom homes in the converted 1904 grocery warehouse, with laundry facilities on each of four floors. It lists a workout facility, community room and garden.
- Laundry equipment and building accessPenn Street Lofts: amenitiesSource checked At 801 Pennsylvania Street, the operator’s amenities page lists full-size washer/dryer equipment, gas stoves and key-fob entry.
- Layouts and waitlist entriesPenn Street Lofts: affordable floor plansSource checked The affordable floor-plan page lists studio through three-bedroom options, including entries marked Waitlist Available. Those entries do not establish immediate apartment availability or an applicant’s eligibility.
- Resident meetings and agenda linkEast Lawrence Neighborhood Association: meetingsSource checked ELNA publishes second-Monday meetings, 7–9 p.m., in the New York School library at 936 New York Street and on Zoom. The site links the agenda and lists 2026 meeting dates.