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Residential and commercial plans posted on city site for 132nd & Lincoln on west side of Prairie Queen lake, including a "Main Street" area
http://www.egovlink.com/public_document ... 20Plan.pdf
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And another super block development, wish these were in blighted urban areas otherwise it does look nice.
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This one is really trying to mix in all types of residential. Houses at all price points, villas, duplexes, townhomes, and apartments. I like that the plan is mostly residential since it seems like every development out that way has a large (and empty) commercial component.
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Who is developing this site? I thought it was NRD land.
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The NRD auctioned the land off a couple of months ago. Papio website says the developer is Jerry Reimer
http://www.egovlink.com/public_document ... ntacts.pdf
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jsheets wrote:The NRD auctioned the land off a couple of months ago. Papio website says the developer is Jerry Reimer
http://www.egovlink.com/public_document ... ntacts.pdf
The Urban Village Jerry Reimer?
Anyone know how much NRD got for this?
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Coyote wrote:The Urban Village Jerry Reimer?
Anyone know how much NRD got for this?
Just found out Prairie Queen LLC bought it for $2,140,463.
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Jerry Reimer and his partner have big plans for a mixed-use development. The apartments will be very nice an unlike anything we've seen in Omaha. I can't remember if single-family housing is part of the plan.
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Cowboy where did that image come from?
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Taco wrote:Cowboy where did that image come from?
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Coyote wrote:
Taco wrote:Cowboy where did that image come from?
Cowboy?

So this?
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There's been dirt work going on to prep the site for a couple of months. The timeframe to begin construction must be tight because no matter what day of the week we're out there walking, there's bulldozers at work, even on Sundays.

No "Coming Soon" signs up yet, but we're there a lot so when there is I'll be sure to grab a picture.
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Well, since "Cowboy" didn't answer, I found this site: http://opticosdesign.com/shaking-up-the ... hborhoods/
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WBR_Tom wrote:There's been dirt work going on to prep the site for a couple of months. The timeframe to begin construction must be tight because no matter what day of the week we're out there walking, there's bulldozers at work, even on Sundays.
I think that is actually the North Shore Commercial development, and "The Cove" Villas doing all the dirt work https://www.egovlink.com/public_documen ... 032116.PDF

The Mixed Use stuff will be on the west side of the lake along 132nd street.
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Coyote wrote:
Taco wrote:Cowboy where did that image come from?
Cowboy?
Two western themed nouns beginning with a C...the hat in your picture...let's just say it had been a long day when I posted that :sly:
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"Prairie Queen" sounds like the name of a casino. Or the name of an Eagles / Doobie Brothers song.
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Neat! I think that is a good urban design/theme to fit by a ball park -- which feels pretty urban in itself. Right now, we have this nice, gigantic ball park meshed w/ typical new suburbia & meandering roads & a new school & a reservoir, and it is like an "odd intruder" is in the suburbanscape mix (the ballpark). We're already used to homes, meandering roads, schools, reservoirs pushed together...
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I believe this OWH article highlights this development, though it may be under a new name: Urban Waters.

https://www.omaha.com/money/development ... 7b9fd.html

Looks like they are well underway for this project. It should be a great addition to the area.
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Drove by today and 4 buildings are already up along with quite a few foundations in place.
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Yup, sad day for another local lake getting taken over by houses.
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I happened to be in the area. I didn't realize how much work has already been done.

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Sorry it's not the best pics, but thought some of you may be interested in this one. Pennant place is also coming up fast. Werner park is seeing some big growth in the surrounding area.
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ita wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2019 12:24 pm I happened to be in the area. I didn't realize how much work has already been done.

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Sorry it's not the best pics, but thought some of you may be interested in this one. Pennant place is also coming up fast. Werner park is seeing some big growth in the surrounding area.
Nice photos. Thanks for sharing :thumb: ...

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Oh wow, didn't know that had started.
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Brad wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2019 9:52 pm Oh wow, didn't know that had started.
Yeah, I drive by that area at least once a quarter and boom, there they were. I hadn't seen any construction done until this past Saturday. I had to drive by. Next time I will take pics from the other side, which has the more home/mansion looking facades.
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I really like the building in #2.
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Hmmm 🤔

Old timey brick buildings next to medieval style wooden houses? Fascinating.
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daveoma wrote: Sun May 12, 2019 6:21 pm Hmmm 🤔

Old timey brick buildings next to medieval style wooden houses? Fascinating.
Agreed their architecture is all over the place. Curious what Reimer's inspiration was for this hodgepodge. Still, I would take this over the same cookie cutter developments we get everywhere else x100
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Man, they look so out of place. I mean I like the design creativity, but it seems weird out on the plain like that.
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Taco wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 12:35 pm Curious what Reimer's inspiration was for this hodgepodge. Still, I would take this over the same cookie cutter developments we get everywhere else x100
Agreed on both counts.

The Prairie Style house was executed well enough, the crack at Tudor Style is close-but-not-quite, and that duplex looking thing is just ugly. And the old-west looking brick buildings... To mix all these styles together in one development is a flop. It all just looks way too novel to me.

I would have suggested to do the whole development in Prairie Style.
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Busguy2010 wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 1:15 pm
Taco wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 12:35 pm Curious what Reimer's inspiration was for this hodgepodge. Still, I would take this over the same cookie cutter developments we get everywhere else x100
Agreed on both counts.

The Prairie Style house was executed well enough, the crack at Tudor Style is close-but-not-quite, and that duplex looking thing is just ugly. And the old-west looking brick buildings... To mix all these styles together in one development is a flop. It all just looks way too novel to me.

I would have suggested to do the whole development in Prairie Style.
I think they were trying to emulate an urban neighborhood like you could find in older Omaha, with a mix of tudor, craftsman, etc.. I agree, it is a little offputting to have just one example of each style, but maybe when it is built out the contrasts won't be so jarring? Maybe?
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Rather eclectic mix with like a German Rathaus style on that large building combined with..er.. small town USA brick buildings, but it certainly has personality and I like it.
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ita wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 1:34 pm
Busguy2010 wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 1:15 pm
Taco wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 12:35 pm Curious what Reimer's inspiration was for this hodgepodge. Still, I would take this over the same cookie cutter developments we get everywhere else x100
Agreed on both counts.

The Prairie Style house was executed well enough, the crack at Tudor Style is close-but-not-quite, and that duplex looking thing is just ugly. And the old-west looking brick buildings... To mix all these styles together in one development is a flop. It all just looks way too novel to me.

I would have suggested to do the whole development in Prairie Style.
I think they were trying to emulate an urban neighborhood like you could find in older Omaha, with a mix of tudor, craftsman, etc.. I agree, it is a little offputting to have just one example of each style, but maybe when it is built out the contrasts won't be so jarring? Maybe?
Certainly mature trees help those neighborhoods as well.
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ita wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 1:34 pm I think they were trying to emulate an urban neighborhood like you could find in older Omaha, with a mix of tudor, craftsman, etc.. I agree, it is a little offputting to have just one example of each style, but maybe when it is built out the contrasts won't be so jarring? Maybe?
Yes, of course that is the idea here. And I can't knock the idea itself, its a good idea. Maybe its the single-developer nature of this vs people historically building their own houses. It could also be the modern building materials and techniques that make it look like a novelty to me.

Also, you don't see much Tudor in Omaha outside of Dundee. But back then, individual families were choosing what style house they wanted on their lot.

It isn't organic and it just looks forced... And some aspects are just poorly designed, aesthetically. But in the whole scope of this, its either forced or not happening, so I'll take it
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That tudor style building brought back memories of the old tudor style restaurant at the Honey Creek, Iowa exit....the one with the red roof with the huge "restaurant" painted on the roof.
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Busguy2010 wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 3:45 pm
ita wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 1:34 pm I think they were trying to emulate an urban neighborhood like you could find in older Omaha, with a mix of tudor, craftsman, etc.. I agree, it is a little offputting to have just one example of each style, but maybe when it is built out the contrasts won't be so jarring? Maybe?
Yes, of course that is the idea here. And I can't knock the idea itself, its a good idea. Maybe its the single-developer nature of this vs people historically building their own houses. It could also be the modern building materials and techniques that make it look like a novelty to me.

Also, you don't see much Tudor in Omaha outside of Dundee. But back then, individual families were choosing what style house they wanted on their lot.

It isn't organic and it just looks forced... And some aspects are just poorly designed, aesthetically. But in the whole scope of this, its either forced or not happening, so I'll take it
True, I think you hit it on the head concerning the off-puttedness of the project so far. I am also surprised with the layout of the buildings. It is nothing like the blocked, symmetry heavy site plan in one of the early posts. I think it would have work better, since this is potentially a large project, if each little block shared design cues, more like how Morton Meadows is brick tudor heavy, while adjacent neighborhoods are more American foursquare.
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Wow. Just wow. Never imagined I would see these all going up in metro Omaha.
It is eye catching...something no one ever says about the other new housing developments in the metro. So I must give it two thumbs up.
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Well, it's about time Omaha gets a "new urbanism" village. Even Lincoln has one... I had no idea this was even going on. Thanks for the pics.
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Busguy2010 wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 1:15 pm
Taco wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 12:35 pm Curious what Reimer's inspiration was for this hodgepodge. Still, I would take this over the same cookie cutter developments we get everywhere else x100
Agreed on both counts.

The Prairie Style house was executed well enough, the crack at Tudor Style is close-but-not-quite, and that duplex looking thing is just ugly. And the old-west looking brick buildings... To mix all these styles together in one development is a flop. It all just looks way too novel to me.

I would have suggested to do the whole development in Prairie Style.
None of those buildings are Prairie style.
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