Blackstone Business Improvement District

[Brad]

Yes, is it inside of the redevelopment boundaries?

Yes its in the Blackstone District, but its more of a business district rather than a redevelopment area.

[iamjacobm]

McFoster's is fine.  That big parking lot across the street is what needs to be redeveloped.

[Seth]

When I passed 40th and Farnam a week ago, I actually had to take a minute to remember where the old Cheater/Straight Shooters was.  That corner looks completely different!

[Brad]

When I passed 40th and Farnam a week ago, I actually had to take a minute to remember where the old Cheater/Straight Shooters was.  That corner looks completely different!

Welcome back Seth.  How long were you gone?

[Seth]

When I passed 40th and Farnam a week ago, I actually had to take a minute to remember where the old Cheater/Straight Shooters was.  That corner looks completely different!

Welcome back Seth.  How long were you gone?

I've been here the whole time, just busy in the real world, lol!  Well, I was working in Canada for the better part of last year, but still visiting Omaha one week a month.  I hope to hang out on the forums a little more now though.  It's fun to be in on more of what's going on around town.

[iamjacobm]

New Sullivan's finishing touches going up.  Also saw the apartments had an open house recently.  This corner is going to be awesome.

[Coyote]

[Seth]

Wow, that's looking awesome!

[SaveOmaha]

Anyone know what's going on in the building to the left of Iwen's?

[Brad]

Anyone know what's going on in the building to the left of Iwen's? I know it's condemned, but I figured something would happen in the near future.

I am hoping it looks like Sullivan's when its done.

Also, I don't really mind Iwen's aluminum face on the building, but everything below needs to go.

[MTO]

Anyone know what's going in at the former barber school? North east corner of 38th and Farnam.

[Seth]

What's wrong with McFosters?

[MTO]

Dirty hippies!

[Brad]

2 new restaurants, a coffee shop, a brewery and more coming to Farnam Street

http://www.omaha.com/article/20140103/G ... nam-street

A partnership led by Jay Lund and Matt Dwyer purchased the northwest corner of 39th and Farnam Streets. They plan to build a restaurant and renovate a nondescript warehouse/showroom into retail space and a yoga studio with a new, historic-looking storefront.

They'll also convert a 101-year-old house, the former Katelman Antiques store, into small offices with a shared commercial kitchen.

[iamjacobm]

This corner is going to rival 50th and Underwood before too long.

[Garrett]

Rendering:

[iamjacobm]

Rendering:

Incredible space we are about to gain here. Converting Farnam to 2 way is also in the city agenda tomorrow. Things should start moving very quickly in the spring.

[Seth]

It's impressive to see how well redevelopment of this area is going. I hope we'll start seeing some reinvestment in the residential properties in the surrounding blocks now. The mix of Gold-Coast mansions, run-down apartment conversions, and bland 50's slip-ins is kind of a mess.

[iamjacobm]

Sounds like the vote passes to make it two way.

[BringonChange]

Me again : ) Is there someone I could speak with or email with regarding details of the yoga studio development? I currently teach at YogaMed and will be picking up classes at the new Yoga Karma Omaha out west, but the fact that I live on 38th and Harney makes me very interested in supporting this new project anyway that I can. I've been living in the neighborhood over four years and it brings me joy to see things shaping up in the area. Thank you for your help, either email me or post what you can here please.

Thanks!

[almighty_tuna]

I would guess contacting Jay Lund or Matt Dwyer is a good place to start

[BringonChange]

Thank you!

[Coyote]

102-old Omaha home being turned into startup space, offices

Over the course of its 102-year existence, 144 S. 39th Street in Omaha's Blackstone neighborhood has seen four generations of a family and 36 years as an antique showroom. Soon it will become a workspace for tech entrepreneurs and other small businesses.

The home is a small piece of the larger neighborhood landscape being crafted by developers Jay Lund and Matt Dwyer of Green Slate Development, but aims to have a big impact on the city's startup community.

Among the other improvements to the intersection at 39th and Farnam streets, the pair is bringing in a high-end coffee shop, a Mexican restaurant, yoga studio, brewery and apartments above some of the businesses.

[pseudoprometheus]

Minor detail, but the former Cheaters' building in the southeast corner has a notice in one of its windows that a liquor license is being sought.

Also, they've installed lamps on the wooden façade that were illuminated tonight. I don't have a picture, but they look pretty nice.

[Seth]

It's really cool to see the work continuing in this area.

[iamjacobm]

$338K TIF request in next week's agenda for the Katelman project.

[iamjacobm]

There is now a coming soon sign with the rendering of the project on the property.

[Coyote]

There is now a coming soon sign with the rendering of the project on the property.

Where, and what scope of the project?

[iamjacobm]

There is now a coming soon sign with the rendering of the project on the property.

Where, and what scope of the project?

Ohh sorry the Katleman Antiques project. On 39th and Farnam.

EDIT:

[Coyote]

I drove by there yesterday or Wednesday and their parking lot was full of engineer/architect type of people looking like they were finalizing plans... I guess the parking lot is going. Isn't the present building two stories?

[iamjacobm]

Pretty sure they want to bring the buildings out to the street and the very eastern end of the property will be a small park. Not sure what the floor plans will look like being one or two floors.

[Coyote]

[Garrett]

There is now a coming soon sign with the rendering of the project on the property.

Where, and what scope of the project?

Ohh sorry the Katleman Antiques project.  On 39th and Farnam.

EDIT:

That picture looks nothing like the Katelman site...

[iamjacobm]

Came from this Loopnet page.

http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Li ... code=31671

[Seth]

Getting more sidewalk-frontrd buildings along that area will really transform the feel of that strip. It's going to be cool to see this area continue to progress.

[iamjacobm]

The two story building is going to have a patio out onto Farnam. They cut back a portion of the storefront to create a little square under the 2nd floor.

[Coyote]

Sullivan's



Scriptown & Mula



The Colbert



Katelman Antiques

[guitarguy]

This is definitely becoming my favorite new neighborhood in the city! Looks amazing!

[iamjacobm]

http://s.lnimg.com/attachments/0/0/3/00 ... 463A26.pdf

A little more info on the 39th and Farnam project.

[iamjacobm]

The Katelman property is fenced in, hopefully we see some work quickly.