HyVee - Omaha Standard Redevelopment (West Broadway)

[icejammer]

HyVee - Omaha Standard Redevelopment (West Broadway)

Since Omaha Standard is all moved out of their old digs into new digs, and their old site is getting closer to being razed and redeveloped, I'll start a new thread on the old site. And to kick it off, an article on some of the surrounding businesses that are being taken by eminent domain to redevelop the site:

Car wash closing part of development

"It's just frustrating," Elder said.

It's an example of the city's eminent domain powers that were strengthened by last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case of Kelo vs. the city of New London (Conn.) that ruled cities have broad powers to seize private property to generate tax revenue by making way for private development. The Iowa Legislature continues to look at possible changes in the state's eminent domain law.

[Brad]

Is this what we are talking about

[icejammer]

Yes, in the eastern half of the photo south of Broadway. It also includes land on the south side of the tracks (the removal of which is becoming a higher and higher priority these days).

[icejammer]

A new look coming soon to West Broadway....

Demolition planned for Omaha Standard site

The C. Grantham Co. of Caseyville, Ill., has been awarded the demolition contract for the old Omaha Standard property.
. . .
The PCDC continues to work with the Seldin Co. to develop the site, and it could be late summer or early fall before those details are finalized, Norman said.

[icejammer]

Omaha Standard demo begins today

The walls come tumbling down - starting today.

The demolition of the old Omaha Standard property on 24th and West Broadway was scheduled to move into high gear, with work starting today on the main building after weeks of salvage work and clearing up the property behind the brick structure.

and, more importantly...

Mundt said he hopes to have an announcement on the future of the property in the next 30 days.

[eomaha]

It better be something fairly substantial, because I thought that was a pretty decent building.

[icejammer]

The main building wasn't too bad for an industrial building, but industrial obviously isn't what you want on one of the main thoroughfare's in town. Some of the outbuildings behind the main building were major eyesores though, as were a couple of the adjoining properties that were condemned as well. This site should become a pretty decent commercial site (a'la strip mall) with retail/restaurant and maybe a large grocer.

Here's another article from yesterday's paper:



Future is now for Omaha Standard

The Seldin Co. has been hired by the PCDC to develop the site. Seldin's president, Randy Lenhoff is excited about the opportunity.

"We've got excellent interest in the site and we're talking to a number of national, regional and local retailers and restaurants," he said. "We hope to be making announcements before the end of the year."

Council Bluffs Community Development Director Don Gross called the demolition a sign of good things to come.

"It's going to take a series of old commercial properties and essentially non-conforming industrial properties and replace them with new commercial services," he said. "I think the new commercial services are needed by people on the West End."

And another photo from this morning:

[icejammer]

Well, we're well past the date where "someone" thought there would be an announcement, but cleanup on the site continues, as they've encountered some old underground storage tanks. All old buildings though have been razed from the site for over a month now. Now we're hearing it might be next spring before work starts on something on this site (maybe).

Development at 25th Street, West Broadway not expected to begin until spring

Workers might have to continue digging out old contaminated soil at the corner of 25th Street and West Broadway for another two weeks, a local official said.

Meanwhile, it is hoped that some development on that large vacant block can start next spring, said Mark Norman, director of business development for the Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce.

"There's been good interest in the site, and depending on who the tenants are will determine the layout," he said. "One option is a building in the center of the development to house two anchor tenants and then have various out lots that could house other retail stores, restaurants and service companies."

[EastCB]

It looks like HyVee will be building here. On the agenda for the December 10 city council meeting is a resolution to let them buy 6 acres of the ground.

[icejammer]

Very good, it has certainly taken a long time to get to this stage. Hopefully, Hy-Vee will spur further developments.

[EastCB]

This will leave a big void on N. 16th Street.

[icejammer]

True, but hopefully this will spur that entire plaza (plus the "hotel" to the north) to go under the bulldozer and start something new. Certainly, the Wal-Mart rumors on this site will swirl again...

[Brad]

True, but hopefully this will spur that entire plaza (plus the "hotel" to the north) to go under the bulldozer and start something new. Certainly, the Wal-Mart rumors on this site will swirl again...

That would be a best case scenario. HyVee move to Broadway and a wal-mart redevelopment on North 16th street.

[thenewguy]

If HyVee did in fact move to the 25th and broadway area, that would be good to 1) have a HyVee similar to the one on the east end of town (it's just nice, and i dig it) and 2) they could put WalMart down on 16th, though it may be a stretch...to my knowledge, they have not begun to look at alternate sites in CB, in a serious manner. The real estate department for WalMart is always looking at locations, and it could be possible; with the possibility of Target building a "super" at metro crossing, it would certainly be consistent for them to build at another location to help saturate the market and retain a market share that SuperTarget may take. They've done this at numerous locations, most notably on 72nd in Omaha after Target built at the Crossroads. If WalMart went into the north 16th corridor, this would be a great spot to have Lowe's put in a rumored location for CB. Often, you find Home Depots near to them (132nd & L, Manawa Centre, DSM, Ia City, etc), which i don't know if it is designed that way or just coincidence, but it could be a possibility. I'm just speculating there, it would be interesting to see. A nice new Hy-Vee would maybe spark some redevelopment and clean up of broadway from 16th to 36th, and make a much nicer presentation of CB when coming from Omaha once you get past the Playland Park development that is **hopefully** in the planning stages

[Brad]

Hy-Vee may open on West Broadway tract

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2 ... d=10229081

Chris Friesleben, a Hy-Vee spokeswoman, said the company is in the process of closing on the property and expects to have final papers signed in the next 30 days. A construction timetable has not been set but is expected soon.

[icejammer]

. . . The City Council Monday evening will hold a public hearing on the final plat on the vacant ground at 25th and West Broadway.

The food store chain has an option to purchase two of the three lots there to build a grocery store and a gas station, according to the Pottawattamie County Development Corp. that owns the land.

A bank is being considered for the third lot, with the Seldin Co. of Omaha having that option.

Hy-Vee's option to purchase the two lots expires in February, according to PCDC official Sheryl Garst. A market study a few years ago identified a need for a grocery store in the western part of the city, she said. . . .

[thenewguy]

that would definitely be nice; broadway needs some serious cleanin' up, especially with the new development at playland and CWS downtown, i (being a west-ender) don't want the main corridor through the west end to look like a big pile of |expletive|. Beautification, is what i mean. Hy-vee is a good start.

And a monorail. Monorail? Yes, monorail.





Sorry, i don't sleep a lot.

[icejammer]

A new grocery store is just what the western part of Council Bluffs needs, a local official said Monday.

"A market study was done in 2000, and that study indicated demographics (on West Broadway) could support another grocery store," said Mark Norman of the Pottawattamie County Development Corp. "I think any new investment on West Broadway is a positive that would encourage more investment."

Following a public hearing Monday night, the City Council approved the final plat on the vacant ground at 25th Street and West Broadway that may be converted into a Hy-Vee Food Store.

The food store chain has an option to purchase two of the three lots there to build a grocery store and a gas station. A bank is being considered for the third lot, with the Seldin Co. of Omaha having that option.

Hy-Vee's option to purchase the two lots expires in February.

"We're planning to exercise our option," Hy-Vee official John Brehm told the council.

According to PCDC official Sheryl Garst, the proposed store would be in a 68,000-square-foot building that's bigger than the company's North 16th Street store. The store would also face west toward Thomas Jefferson High School. The gas station/convenience store would be located on the northeast corner of South 25th Street and First Avenue.

The store would also bring in a 240 percent increase in taxes to the city over 10 years, compared to the former Omaha Standard plant that was once located there, Garst said.

"The investment is good for residents because it would bring them additional services," Norman said.

[icejammer]

Hy-Vee renews purchase option on 25th Street lots

Hy-Vee Food Stores recently renewed an option to purchase two out of three lots at 25th Street and West Broadway, the former site of Omaha Standard. The deal was originally approved by the City Council in January and expired in February.

"We've got it back under contract," said Mike Smith, director of real estate and sustainability for Hy-Vee. "The big issue has been over environmental concerns on the site." . . .

Though the letter may not arrive for a year, Hy-Vee can purchase and develop the land as early as fall.

"We hope to have more clarity in the next few weeks," Smith said.

The seven acres at 25th Street and West Broadway are expected to house the grocer, bank and a gas station/convenience store as well. . . .

[icejammer]

Hy-Vee to build store on West Broadway

Hy-Vee Food Stores has completed the acquisition of 5 1/2 acres at 23rd Street and West Broadway for construction of a new, 67,000-square-foot grocery store.

The West Des Moines chain closed on the purchase from the Pottawattamie County Development Corp. Friday, said Mark Norman, executive director of PCDC. . . .

Once the new supermarket is open, Hy-Vee's existing store at 1706 N. 16th St. will be closed, said Chris Friesleben, director of communications.

"But all the employees will move over to the new store; and, in addition, there will be probably a couple hundred new people hired, because the new store will be bigger than the old store," which is 40,000 square feet, she said. . . .

The new store will be a "full-service" grocery store, Smith said. It will include a deli with dining area, fresh meat, Italian and Chinese food express service, health market and liquor store.

"It will be very similar to the store we have down by the interstate," he said, referring to the existing store at 1745 Madison Ave. . . .

PCDC also owns two one-acre plots next to South 25th Street, Norman said. Those plots are under options to Seldin Co. of Omaha, which plans to develop a bank on the northwest corner of the empty lot, he said. Two more acres south of the railroad tracks are also under option to Seldin.

[icejammer]

FNB to build new Bluffs branch

First National Bank announced Thursday it will build a new branch in Council Bluffs.

The sale of a one-acre site to First National Bank at the southeast corner of 25th and West Broadway has been completed. . . .

Broadway Ventures LLC has acquired the remaining 2.5 acres on the site for additional retail and office space, including a retail pad site on 25th Street and is in negotiations with several retailers and office users for additional space to create a new commercial development on West Broadway.

[windsor]

I guess we know which bank will not be included in this Hy-Vee unless the follow the Starbucks model of three stores in on shopping center. What a change of pace this is going to bring to Broadway. It will be nice to see a new, fresh, vibrant, retail destination in that part of town.

[Brad]

My dad told me they cleared the snow off the HyVee lot this week...

[thenewguy]

i talked to one of the managers at the 16th street location and he said they are still shooting for a late october 2010 opening of the new hy-vee. The big hang up was/is the slow progress the phone company was making to reroute phone lines so they could break ground. Hy-Vee has been reluctant to make any announcements as a result. Maybe they got that all done, and this is what we were waiting for.

[Brad]

Fiber Optic phone lines are VERY expensive to re-route. I don't remember the exact cost, but I thought it was in the thousands per foot!

[thenewguy]

ground is broken at the site---had some heavy equipment digging. Looks like there are no more poles on the interior of the property, either.

[icejammer]

New Hy-Vee set for 2010 open

A new Hy-Vee Food Store on West Broadway next to Thomas Jefferson High School could be up and running by next fall, a store official said.

The new store to be built on the now vacant lot east of the school will replace the North 16th Street site and will be bigger both in size and selections . . .

. . . Though the construction timetable depends on the weather, he said, it is hoped the building’s shell can begin to take shape in February or March, with the opening in the fall.

[Stargazer]

Would be neat if they'd come up with some nice way to set it up to the street a little, put it sideways, or something.

[Brad]

Would be neat if they'd come up with some nice way to set it up to the street a little, put it sideways, or something.

If I were them, I would like to see it sideways, Face it west so it gets some afternoon light. The sidewalk in front of a north facing building never seems to dry out this time of year!

[bargainhunter]

Would be neat if they'd come up with some nice way to set it up to the street a little, put it sideways, or something.

If I were them, I would like to see it sideways, Face it west so it gets some afternoon light. The sidewalk in front of a north facing building never seems to dry out this time of year!

It will be facing west....
http://southwestiowanews.com/articles/2 ... 680264.txt

There will be plenty of parking and the main entryway will be facing west, Higginbotham said. Though the construction timetable depends on the weather, he said, it is hoped the building’s shell can begin to take shape in February or March, with the opening in the fall.

[bargainhunter]

A walls are going up and a stair well is up.

[Brad]

I noticed yesterday a lot of the walls are going up, part of the front, the north side and most of the back are up. I wonder if they moved this crew over from the West O store. They are flying.

[Brad]

They are bricking the exterior. They have several sections along the back already done.

[windsor]

Will HyVee use that entire block or are there other things planned?

[thenewguy]

i was thinking that there was something going to be placed on the corner at 25th & broadway, but that hy-vee and its parking lot would take up pretty much the whole block. A scooters maybe?

[Brad]

It would really surprise me if there was not a HyVee gas on the lot.

[icejammer]

Will HyVee use that entire block or are there other things planned?

Just look at the previous page, FNB is going to build a branch there, I think there's one lot that is still available.

[Brad]

Yes, First national on the Corner

[Brad]

Photo Update 7-21-2010

[thenewguy]

parking lot is mostly poured, and they have started to schedule deliveries. Shouldn't be long.