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Fort Crook Road / Wilson Concrete

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Fort Crook Road / Wilson Concrete

Found this on Omaha.com  Another great project for HDR.

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u ... id=1213388
In an attempt to reverse Fort Crook Road's decline, a local architecture and engineering firm has been selected to develop a master plan for the Bellevue corridor.

HDR Inc. should begin its work this fall and hopes to complete the plan in about nine months, said Michelle Pridell, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce community development coordinator.

Pridell said community leaders and the chamber worry that Fort Crook Road "could become worse."

Formerly the main north-south thoroughfare through Bellevue, the road has seen a decline in traffic counts since the Kennedy Freeway extension, which parallels it to the west, opened in 1994.

That has caused some businesses to falter, while businesses at the freeway's interchanges have boomed.

Most of the businesses on Fort Crook Road are between Chandler Road and Nebraska Highway 370, but the road also borders Offutt Air Force Base.

The study has been long planned. The Bellevue Future plan, a chamber-sponsored study of the city, identified the corridor as a problem in 2001.

Pridell said the chamber's economic and community development task forces decided that the Fort Crook corridor was the "most pressing" need.

The chamber organized a trip for merchants and city leaders to Coralville, Iowa, last spring to see a stretch of road that they believe is comparable to Fort Crook Road and that has been improved in recent years.
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Congratulations to Doug Bisson and his HDR team for winning this project. This was one of the last projects I helped out with before I stopped for school.
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I can see how the Coralville strip would be a good model for road improvements. Bellevue would do well if the final product looked as good as Coralville's did.
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This sounds like a great study and is definitely needed. One thing that seems to still be doing well on Ft. Crook are the auto dealers. And if it helps, I still go to my barber in the Avery area whenever I'm in Omaha.
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Developer wants Bellevue land

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2 ... id=2361475
A developer wants to buy the land the City of Bellevue bought for a new police station and bring shops - including an unnamed national retailer - to the site.

Bellevue bought the 30-acre site at Fort Crook and Cornhusker Roads, formerly the Wilson concrete plant, last year for $1.5 million.

Omaha developer Sam Murante now wants to pay the same price - $1.5 million - to buy that land from the city so he can build shops, offices and possibly a motel at the site. Murante also would donate 7 acres back to the city so it still could build a police station there.
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Brad wrote:Developer wants Bellevue land

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2 ... id=2361475
A developer wants to buy the land the City of Bellevue bought for a new police station and bring shops - including an unnamed national retailer - to the site.

Bellevue bought the 30-acre site at Fort Crook and Cornhusker Roads, formerly the Wilson concrete plant, last year for $1.5 million.

Omaha developer Sam Murante now wants to pay the same price - $1.5 million - to buy that land from the city so he can build shops, offices and possibly a motel at the site. Murante also would donate 7 acres back to the city so it still could build a police station there.
Why doesn't the guy just buy the 23 acres and then let the city keep the 7 he would donate? Seems kind of odd. Bellevue usually succumbs to poor developers anyway, so I am sure this would be a doozie.
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I think they have 7 acres of "Prime" location and the 7 "donation acres would be not as "Prime.
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Right now the City owns all 30 acres, both "prime" and "un-prime", so they could keep the crappy land and sell the 23 "prime" acres. Hopefully whatever they do will match up with the Fort Crook Road study that was done for the area.
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Vision for Fort Crook Road is taking shape

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2 ... d=10057946
There's a "Main Street," lined with shops and restaurants. Offices and residences are above.

A police station, fronted by an expansive lawn, is down the way. In the other direction, a small neighborhood of houses with large front porches.

It's not a small town, but rather a village of sorts within Nebraska's third-largest city, Bellevue.

And, for now, it's just a vision.

Those are suggested plans for part of the former Wilson Concrete plant site, at the northwest corner of Cornhusker and Fort Crook Roads.

The plans are part of a larger plan to redevelop Fort Crook Road, which has suffered since much of its traffic was siphoned off by a Kennedy Freeway extension in the mid-1990s.

The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce and the City of Bellevue have been working for more than two years on the redevelopment plan.
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Part 2 of a 5 Part series in the Bellevue Leader:
http://www.bellevueleader.com/site/tab3 ... 9852&rfi=6
With a picture this time:
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In this second part of the Leader's series looking at the proposed redevelopment plan, the focus will be on the Southroads Mall site and also the east side of Fort Crook Road between the mall and Cornhusker Road.
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Taking concrete steps to foster development

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2 ... d=10636795
JOHN FERAK WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:The City of Bellevue pinned its revitalization hopes on the commercial corridor three years ago when it paid $1.5 million for the former Wilson Concrete plant at the intersection of Fort Crook and Cornhusker Roads.

Business owners in the area have waited patiently for development at the 30-acre site but haven't seen much progress.

"That site is visually inconsistent with what Fort Crook Road is all about," said Chad Anderson, general sales manager at Beardmore Chevrolet on Fort Crook.

"At a minimum, I thought the property would get cleaned up by now," Anderson said. "We have seven very vibrant dealerships . . . but the first impression of Fort Crook Road is of that site. This whole Fort Crook Road corridor could really use a shot in the arm."

The city might be ready to inject new life into the area. It has applied for more than $1 million in demolition funds from a neighborhood stabilization grant program administered by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development. Bellevue would cover the remaining $554,000 in next year's city budget.

If awarded, the state grant would pay for removing 10 buildings, two residential dwellings, 63,000 square yards of concrete slabs, 45,000 cubic yards of waste material and numerous abandoned utilities on the site.

Demolition would begin around November, after the state funds are doled out. The entire site could be cleared by next July.
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After seeing other Bellevue developments, particular the Wal-mart area on JFK/Cornhusker Road, I am not expecting much from this development.  I hope it will be a great mixed use development, but I think it will become another low budget strip mall.
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I think another dollar store would be right up their alley, there isn't one for at least a mile, so the market is there.
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Bellevue will clear blighted site

http://www.omaha.com/article/20090814/NEWS01/708149915
John Ferak WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:Nebraska has awarded Bellevue $1 million to clear piles of rubble at a former concrete plant that has hamstrung efforts to revitalize the Fort Crook Road corridor.

The Nebraska Department of Economic Development on Thursday funded Bellevue's request of $1.015 million to demolish 10 empty structures and two vacant buildings at the former Wilson Concrete property. The funds also pay for the removal of the remaining 63,000 square yards of concrete, 45,000 cubic yards of waste materials and abandoned utilities on the property.

Bellevue applied for the grant in April. The funds are administered through the state's Community Development Block Grant neighborhood stabilization program.
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I wrote an public pulse letter to the OWH about this about five years ago. Good to see they are finally going through with it.

Next up....tear down the rest of the street...
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Mixed-use zoning paves way for future
Jason Glenn - Leader Staff Writer wrote:With the City Council’s adoption of a new mixed-use zoning designation at last week’s meeting, Bellevue now has a tool to try and move Fort Crook Road into the 21st century. Mixed-use developments have been a growing trend in the metropolitan area, with Midtown Crossing and Aksarben Village two examples.

The Fort Crook Road Redevelopment Plan, a comprehensive short- to long-term overhaul of the deteriorated roadway commissioned by the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce and approved by the council a year ago, hinges on mixed-use “activity centers” at major intersections. Turning those activity centers into pedestrian-friendly retail, residential and office districts is bedrock to the proposed turnaround for the blighted thoroughfare.
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Fort Crook trail would connect Offutt, Omaha
Scott Stewart WORLD-HERALD NEWS SERVICE wrote:Bellevue officials have given their blessing to an effort to create pedestrian and bicycle trails by removing the outer lanes of Fort Crook Road. The result would be a system of continuous trails from Offutt to the CenturyLink Center and TD Ameritrade Park in downtown Omaha.
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I like Ft. Crook Rd. in its current state. It's like driving on Dodge St. with no traffic.
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Coyote wrote:Fort Crook trail would connect Offutt, Omaha
Scott Stewart WORLD-HERALD NEWS SERVICE wrote:Bellevue officials have given their blessing to an effort to create pedestrian and bicycle trails by removing the outer lanes of Fort Crook Road. The result would be a system of continuous trails from Offutt to the CenturyLink Center and TD Ameritrade Park in downtown Omaha.
I wonder if it's just going down 13th street.
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I think it must be. There's actually current trail development south of the Veterans Memorial Bridge on the east side of 13th Street. I imagine this is what will connect to the Ft Crook Trail.
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Bellevue leaders see promise in Wilson Concrete property sale
John Ferak, World-Herald Staff Writer wrote:City of Bellevue leaders hope the long-awaited sale of the former Wilson Concrete property will jump-start redevelopment along Fort Crook Road.

Today, the Bellevue City Council is expected to approve the city's sale of the 30-acre parcel to Chip James, owner of Lockwood Development. James has agreed to purchase the city property for $2.65 million, according to the agreement.

City Administrator Dan Berlowitz said the Omaha developer wants to build a retail and commercial development on the site, which sits on the northwest corner of Fort Crook and Cornhusker Roads.

James, who could not be reached for comment, is the Omaha developer behind the Sterling Ridge commercial and residential development at 132nd and Pacific Streets on the former Ironwood Country Club site.
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Looks like the bike lanes are being put in.  Down to 2 lanes in most parts.  No signs up or anything so people are still driving in the 3rd lane.
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Found this in the World Herald:

http://www.omaha.com/article/20131223/NEWS/131229628
Hotel, stores and restaurants proposed for Bellevue site

A 200-room hotel, retail stores and restaurants are proposed for a former concrete plant property in Bellevue, according to a plan from the developer.

Royce Cornhusker LLC is seeking $4.2 million in tax-increment financing from the City of Bellevue. The total taxable value of the Cornhusker Pointe development is estimated at $26 million.
The developer, Lockwood Development, has been involved in several other Omaha projects including Sterling Ridge.
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Great news for a long abandoned corner!
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Sounds like a really high quality development for Bellevue.
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Coreslab developer gets another month
The Bellevue City Council voted Feb. 24 to grant a one-month extension to Royce Enterprises to close on its purchase of the 33-acre site at Fort Crook and Cornhusker roads.

The land is commonly referenced as the Coreslab property.

The company has placed a $250,000 down payment on the land, which is listed for $2.6 million.

City Attorney Patrick Sullivan said a “substantial number of matters” have arisen that must be addressed before the property can be developed.

Sullivan added the proposed closing date of March 1 needed to be extended by a month.

“The list of the matters, and in particular, the platting is in the process but will not be done prior to the March 1, 2014 closing date,” Sullivan said in the memo.

Council members also agreed to offer tax increment finance incentives on behalf of the developer.

The value of the property tax refunds is not to exceed $4,243,168.

Tax increment finance works by returning the property taxes on the improved valuation of a piece of property for a fixed period and up to a fixed amount.

For example, a developer who transforms a $100,000 property to a $1 million property would pay property taxes on the full $1 million but receive a refund for the property taxes paid on the $900,000 in excess of the original valuation.

The tax incentive package is expected to contribute to the building of the future Cornhusker Pointe retail development, with an estimated valuation of $23.4 million at completion.
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Found the article I was looking for:
Sale of former Coreslab land to developer now finalized
The City of Bellevue has closed the land deal on a project to build a 200-room hotel, restaurants and retail stores.

City Finance Director Rich Severson said the city received a check for $2.65 million from Omaha's Lockwood Development. The 33-acre site at the northwest corner of Fort Crook and Cornhusker Roads, once home to the Coreslab concrete company, now is in Lockwood's ownership.

“We're happy to move past the closing and now look forward to seeing what Lockwood will do,” Mayor Rita Sanders said.
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City Receives a Building Permit Application for the Expansion of the Beardmore Complex on Ft. Crook Road
Bellevue.Net wrote:This expansion project is expected to be completed by Spring 2016 giving Beardmore Chevrolet - Subaru & Allstate Insurance a campus which will cover 16 acres of land with more than 70,000 square feet of sales and service facilities while employing approximately 120 employees.
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Cornhusker Pointe now calls for addition of 200 to 250 unit apartment community as part of the development. see Omaha World -Herald March 8, 2016 article http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/apartme ... e89d8.html
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Coyote wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:08 pm Mixed-use zoning paves way for future
Jason Glenn - Leader Staff Writer wrote:With the City Council’s adoption of a new mixed-use zoning designation at last week’s meeting, Bellevue now has a tool to try and move Fort Crook Road into the 21st century. Mixed-use developments have been a growing trend in the metropolitan area, with Midtown Crossing and Aksarben Village two examples.

The Fort Crook Road Redevelopment Plan, a comprehensive short- to long-term overhaul of the deteriorated roadway commissioned by the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce and approved by the council a year ago, hinges on mixed-use “activity centers” at major intersections. Turning those activity centers into pedestrian-friendly retail, residential and office districts is bedrock to the proposed turnaround for the blighted thoroughfare.
WOWT had a segment about Fort Crook Road redevelopment last night. The current mayor is looking to resurrect the old plan to redevelop Ft. Crook to accommodate businesses, retail, and housing by reducing the lanes and median, particularly between Chandler and Cornhusker. And also to make it not look so dead and cold. It is one of the worst drives in Omaha.

Some details on there plan are that there are no details yet, other than a vague timeline of about 5 years to complete the infrastructure. The mayor said he may have to tweak the old plan a bit, but I feel like with the 10 years or so of mixed use developments and other huge projects in the metro, Bellevue should be in a good position to really make this part of their City really nice.

Additionally, I randomly met one of Metro's grant writers and he told me that the transit authority will be eligible for another Tiger grant soon. Maybe after the regional transit authority is created, which he said we should be hearing more about late next year, the next BRT line could be the 24th line from North O down to Offutt. It's identified in MAPA's BRT bonanza scenario in its 2018 transportation corridor report. This could help prompt development along that corridor.

Does anyone have a copy of the old plan? What do you all want to see along Fort Crook? How do you think Bellevue should go about its redevelopment? Lockwood still has an active page on Cornhusker Pointe, but there are myriad other sites available for redevelopment.

https://www.wowt.com/content/news/Belle ... 46801.html
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This is a perfect match for the removal of the bike lane on Ft Crook.

https://www.omaha.com/news/metro/bellev ... 0cf1f.html

Bike Walk Nebraska also noticed the discrepancy...
https://www.bikewalknebraska.org/news-e ... y-straight
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nebraska wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2019 11:33 am Bike Walk Nebraska also noticed the discrepancy...
https://www.bikewalknebraska.org/news-e ... y-straight
So, the mayor has already been posturing concerning the redevelopment of Ft. Crook. Hopefully things pan out, as this is a really sad strip of thoroughfare with a lot of adjacent underutilized land. Instead of spending hundreds of millions for the currently undevelopable land north of Twin Creeks, Bellevue should focus here. There is huge possibility for in-fill growth off Ft. Crook.
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After decades of pie/sky, this thread resurfaces. I have an idea--why not put a concrete plant at the corner of Crook and Husk? LOLOL
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