Lumberyard District (Downtown Millard)

Post by **Coyote** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:48 pm

Neighbors worry about possible old Millard area blight

KETV wrote:Millard homes and businesses may be affected if the city's Planning Board approves a proposal to designate part of Millard as a community redevelopment area. The CRA is the first step for the city to have a tiff project at the former Millard lumber lot.

jessep28 · Post by **jessep28** » Tue Mar 04, 2014 11:16 pm

Lol, this could be interesting.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:52 am

Splendid.

Side note: They are removing some of the crappier looking structures near 135th/132nd and Q. One of the garages was torn down (Doesn't look any better than it was before) and the side of a building was removed it looks like.

cdub · Post by **cdub** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:49 am

Same old inaccurate neighborhood point of view. Putting an economic development tool into place to help redevelop an area will not hurt you, unless, of course, you like old, underused |expletive| in your neighborhood.

bigredmed · Post by **bigredmed** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:18 pm

So a TIF zone is implemented when a certain area's sales tax, etc is directed to pay off bonds in support of some new development. Developers love these because they get money for nothing and the tenants of the new coolness buildings love them because they get artificially low rents. The rest of the business owners in the TIF area get boned because they have to finance their competition and are left with old and busted instead of new and hotness.

Yeah, I could understand why the bike shop and Millard Roadhouse would be a little peeved.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:26 pm

TIF doesn't have anything to do with sales tax.

bigredmed · Post by **bigredmed** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 4:51 pm

iamjacobm wrote:TIF doesn't have anything to do with sales tax.

Sorry, property tax.

So what does an existing business who can't afford to borrow money (even at reduced TIF rates) get from TIF other than new competing businesses moving in at artificially cheap rents?

Post by **Coyote** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:18 pm

They had their town hall meeting on the 25th, but I haven heard a word about what came up, nevertheless, this proposal is on Wednesday's Planning Board Agenda.

bigredmed · Post by **bigredmed** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 12:59 pm

Coyote wrote:They had their town hall meeting on the 25th, but I haven heard a word about what came up, nevertheless, this proposal is on Wednesday's Planning Board Agenda.

From what I read i in the OWH, no proposals were brought forward and none appear on the drawing boards. The neighbors are concerned about the old buildings. They want them torn down. Millard Lumber was unwilling to do so until there was a developer involved. So for now, it looks like nothing is happening. Frankly, this looks like a decent location for a park and ride bus location But then that would require MAT to recognize that there is truth to the rumor that Omaha exists west of 90th street. Link this into the Westroads via an express shuttle and link the area between Center and Dodge from 120th to 156th to there as well with similar shuttles, and you could get some useful bus routes via a park and ride there, then one at 120th and Center, and one at 156th and Dodge. Run the shuttles down Pacific on one direction of the loops and then up to Dodge via Blondo and 102nd vs Regency Parkway.

Could be a nice way to get something going there.

Post by **Coyote** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:06 pm

Passed today...

Post by **Coyote** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 10:50 pm

Board backs community redevelopment area at Millard Lumber site

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:51 pm

Finally.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 5:31 pm

We can probably move this back out of the "Projects Never Built", and put the Shamrock Development in here.

Post by **Coyote** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:00 pm

MadMartin8 wrote:We can probably move this back out of the "Projects Never Built", and put the Shamrock Development in here.

Absolutely nothing is new, no developer, no plans... Just a step towards making it more interesting to someone who wants to come in...

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 6:09 am

Lanoha is developing the site now as per the local fishwrap. I am on my mobile so I can't post a link.

Guess a developer was right around the corner.

Post by **BRoss** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:05 am

I can't wait to see what they do here. This area has so much potential. I'd love to see the town square idea brought back to life.

TitosBuritoBarn · Post by **TitosBuritoBarn** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:19 am

According to the article, the property was purchased last week after two months of discussion and they could begin work by the end of the year. No renderings yet, but "New commercial buildings heavy on retail services would serve as bookends, on Millard Avenue and Q Street. Market-rate apartments containing high-end amenities would fill the space in between."

http://www.omaha.com/article/20140418/M ... -buildings

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 1:08 pm

Aw yeah

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 2:06 pm

Soooo.... to the suburban section with this one?

Post by **Brad** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 2:17 pm

Garrett wrote:Soooo.... to the suburban section with this one?

I was thinking may be a new thread when there is a real plan in place?

Post by **Coyote** » Thu May 29, 2014 11:37 pm

And now before the City Council:

The Old Millard CRA ... is hereby declared to meet the standards of a substandard and blighted area in need of redevelopment as contemplated by the requirements of Nebraska Community Development Law and is hereby designated a community redevelopment area.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 7:08 pm

I've noticed some activity around the old Millard Lumber Store. Lately, there has been one or two trucks or SUVs parked near the entrance or maybe a box truck sometimes. They also took down the guard rail that encircled the parking lot. I'm not sure if it would be worth saving. It looks like it would be hard to work into a new plan.

OutoftheCanyon · Post by **OutoftheCanyon** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:43 am

Millard Lumber sold the land in the past month and a half so there will hopefully be some movement.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 8:35 am

Shoot. I was just starting to like the charm of the run-down, dilapidated sheds and warehouses.

Welcome to the forum, btw. Enjoy your stay!

bigredmed · Post by **bigredmed** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 9:07 am

OutoftheCanyon wrote:Millard Lumber sold the land in the past month and a half so there will hopefully be some movement.

I was the maintenance crew in the late 70's and 80's. I doubt that anyone painted those buildings after I did. Sad state of affairs. Hopefully the new development will be productive and not just another damn strip mall with half empty bays.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:19 am

Drove by the Millard Lumber store again today. They have a Lanoha truck and a few others there. People in protective suits are removing stuff and putting it in large boxes in the parking lot.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 11:05 am

They've got half of the old store torn down. They've also been tearing up the old lots across the street.

Post by **BRoss** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:12 pm

Not sure if I should start a new thread, but anyways:

Big New Project Coming to Millard

WOWT wrote:Change is coming to Millard to make way for a big project that will start to take shape in the Spring of 2015. It began with this week's demolition of the old Millard Lumber buildings just off Millard Avenue.

Lanoha Nursery is behind the project that is being described as a mixed-use project. Dave Lanoha tells WOWT 6 News about 350 apartments are part of the plan. There will also be retail shops and restaurants.

jessep28 · Post by **jessep28** » Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:55 pm

The peasants in Millard will have to deal with their future Section 8 apartments, unlike the pristine lands of Fairacres.

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 12:11 pm

Tons of work roaring at the site today. Several diggers and bulldozers.

bigredmed · Post by **bigredmed** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 12:25 pm

jessep28 wrote:The peasants in Millard will have to deal with their future Section 8 apartments, unlike the pristine lands of Fairacres.

They already deal with more than their share of scattered site houses, so they should have some practice.

jessep28 · Post by **jessep28** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 2:40 pm

bigredmed wrote:
jessep28 wrote:The peasants in Millard will have to deal with their future Section 8 apartments, unlike the pristine lands of Fairacres.

They already deal with more than their share of scattered site houses, so they should have some practice.

I know. I was just trolling.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 2:54 pm

jessep28 wrote:The peasants in Millard will have to deal with their future Section 8 apartments, unlike the pristine lands of Fairacres.

I laughed.

Might be time to pull this out of Projects Never built? Seems odd to have this in here still.

GRANDPASMUCKER · Post by **GRANDPASMUCKER** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 3:23 pm

jessep28 wrote:The peasants in Millard will have to deal with their future Section 8 apartments, unlike the pristine lands of Fairacres.

Tell you how we would deal with it. Keep moving WEST baby!

bigredmed · Post by **bigredmed** » Sun Dec 21, 2014 4:40 pm

GRANDPASMUCKER wrote:
jessep28 wrote:The peasants in Millard will have to deal with their future Section 8 apartments, unlike the pristine lands of Fairacres.

Tell you how we would deal with it. Keep moving WEST baby! :D

Moving over the hill to Sarpy Co. This has been going on for a while and will push us farther in the direction of St.Louis. If they keep crapping on middle class people while letting the rich have both the moral high ground of "doing something" AND the complete absence of any cost for what they are "doing", we will see the same decay that is killing STL.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 8:58 am

Someone called in to Grow Omaha on Saturday with this website. I couldn't get it pulled up on my phone in time to verify it so we didn't get it on the air.

http://www.omenaconnects.com/home/lumbe ... ct-begins/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 9:00 am

Post by **Coyote** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 10:35 am

It looks like first floor retail?

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 10:47 am

Wow, those plans look pretty ambitious. My only question....where is the parking. You know in suburban Omaha there needs to be plenty of parking. It appears that there is just parking in front of the buildings and maybe a small surface lot. It is hard to tell, but maybe a parking garage on that far end, but we all know people living in the residences wouldn't walk 3-4 blocks.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 10:53 am

Holy |expletive|.