Aksarben Village (67th & Center)

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Aug 22, 2019 3:35 pm

Heard the Greenbelly is looking at a site here

hatwate · Post by **hatwate** » Thu Aug 22, 2019 3:41 pm

Coyote wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2019 7:45 pm Fencing went up the other day:

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Is there some hold up on the townhouses on 64th Ave.? It’s been a month since the fencing went up.

stabone99 · Post by **stabone99** » Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:09 am

Any idea what the plan is for the land next to HDR? They've been moving around dirt quite a bit. Also, is there any talk about what is going in foodwise in the food hall in the Inner Rail?

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:07 pm

hatwate wrote: Thu Aug 22, 2019 3:41 pm Is there some hold up on the townhouses on 64th Ave.? It’s been a month since the fencing went up.

I've been wondering that myself.
I'll ask Noddle next week.
I did see a new piece of equipment there a few days ago.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:10 pm

stabone99 wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:09 am Any idea what the plan is for the land next to HDR? They've been moving around dirt quite a bit. Also, is there any talk about what is going in foodwise in the food hall in the Inner Rail?

I am just presuming that Noddle is making the land to the NW more like a green acres there.
Foodwise at the food court, nothing new. But I will ask around.

obvious2677 · Post by **obvious2677** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 8:33 am

Coyote wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:10 pm
stabone99 wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:09 am Any idea what the plan is for the land next to HDR? They've been moving around dirt quite a bit. Also, is there any talk about what is going in foodwise in the food hall in the Inner Rail?
I am just presuming that Noddle is making the land to the NW more like a green acres there.
Foodwise at the food court, nothing new. But I will ask around.

NW - there is no plan currently (HDR has first rights to expand there). There's a building being designed for one of the back lots, but I don't recall if it's north or south.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:15 pm

Freshi all of a sudden closed down today.

guy4omaha · Post by **guy4omaha** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 6:36 pm

Hmmm. It seemed like they were busier every time I went there. Probably one of the favorite places in AV for PacLife employees. Maybe it was a temporary thing like an appliance malfunction or something.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 7:23 pm

guy4omaha wrote: Mon Aug 26, 2019 6:36 pm Hmmm. It seemed like they were busier every time I went there. Probably one of the favorite places in AV for PacLife employees. Maybe it was a temporary thing like an appliance malfunction or something.

I heard that the corporate office wanted major changes but the owner of this franchise couldn't afford them.

guy4omaha · Post by **guy4omaha** » Mon Aug 26, 2019 8:37 pm

Darn. There are not a lot of clean food options in Omaha. Maybe we could get a Luna Grill or a Piada: Italian Street Food. Or maybe another local effort along these same lines.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Aug 27, 2019 1:04 pm

I wonder if this will help EatFitGo at all. I know they had the article in the paper saying they were declaring for bankruptcy last September.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Wed Aug 28, 2019 9:59 am

I was at Dudley's Monday evening, meshing with our new 'blue' (aka First Data) Fiserv counterparts... couldn't help but think (again), just how awesome Aksarben Village has turned out. Monday evening, so many people walking around (is there a Monday discounted movie night for students? I was thinking it was Tuesday)... scooters all over, hah. Noddle just totally killed it. I hope they can some how replicate the same out west.

TitosBuritoBarn · Post by **TitosBuritoBarn** » Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:16 am

Had a chance to go down here and explore last weekend and I agree that they've done well with this development. That said there are a couple things I would have done differently. The residential component still just feels too discombobulated with little interaction with the streets they front.

I also am a little confused by the random surface lots placed throughout. For example, the lot just to the north of the former Gordman's building. I assume Gordman's just didn't need the full footprint, but it looks weird to me especially with a giant three-story garage right next to it. I hope this will get filled in someday.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:44 am

I agree about the housing....that is probably the biggest miss. In other cities where I have seen mixed use development, the housing is on top of retail or office space. The majority of the housing in AV is on the east side of the development and is solely housing. It would be great to see some office or retail space on the ground floor of the new apt buildings going in on the HDR block. This is one area in Omaha that can truly pull off the mixed use adaptation and it isn't fully carried out.

Lillian Bean · Post by **Lillian Bean** » Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:50 am

skinzfan23 wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:44 am I agree about the housing....that is probably the biggest miss. In other cities where I have seen mixed use development, the housing is on top of retail or office space. The majority of the housing in AV is on the east side of the development and is solely housing. It would be great to see some office or retail space on the ground floor of the new apt buildings going in on the HDR block. This is one area in Omaha that can truly pull off the mixed use adaptation and it isn't fully carried out.

Looks like there will not be any commercial in the new housing.

ita · Post by **ita** » Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:04 am

skinzfan23 wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:44 am I agree about the housing....that is probably the biggest miss. In other cities where I have seen mixed use development, the housing is on top of retail or office space. The majority of the housing in AV is on the east side of the development and is solely housing. It would be great to see some office or retail space on the ground floor of the new apt buildings going in on the HDR block. This is one area in Omaha that can truly pull off the mixed use adaptation and it isn't fully carried out.

I am in total agreement with that assessment. While walking through Village Point the other week, I was thinking that it could have easily incorporated some upper story residential units into the design. Too few of the newer developments incorporate residential built on top of retail or office, though some projects in North Downtown have attempted to incorporate that layout.

hatwate · Post by **hatwate** » Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:04 am

Lillian Bean wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:50 am
skinzfan23 wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:44 am I agree about the housing....that is probably the biggest miss. In other cities where I have seen mixed use development, the housing is on top of retail or office space. The majority of the housing in AV is on the east side of the development and is solely housing. It would be great to see some office or retail space on the ground floor of the new apt buildings going in on the HDR block. This is one area in Omaha that can truly pull off the mixed use adaptation and it isn't fully carried out.
Looks like there will not be any commercial in the new housing.

Is this the Pinhook Flats/Cue that will be built on the SE corner of the HDR block? I know many of you want more retail, restaurants, etc. on the ground floors of apartment buildings but has anyone noticed that existing retail spaces don't seem to be hot items in AK? I believe the retail and office space on the ground floor of the Pinhook Flats bldg at 64th Ave & Shirley are vacant a lot of the time. It also appears that the restaurant space in the Inner Rail isn't being snapped up as it has been empty for several months.

obvious2677 · Post by **obvious2677** » Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:00 pm

hatwate wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2019 11:04 am
Lillian Bean wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:50 am
skinzfan23 wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2019 10:44 am I agree about the housing....that is probably the biggest miss. In other cities where I have seen mixed use development, the housing is on top of retail or office space. The majority of the housing in AV is on the east side of the development and is solely housing. It would be great to see some office or retail space on the ground floor of the new apt buildings going in on the HDR block. This is one area in Omaha that can truly pull off the mixed use adaptation and it isn't fully carried out.
Looks like there will not be any commercial in the new housing.

Is this the Pinhook Flats/Cue that will be built on the SE corner of the HDR block? I know many of you want more retail, restaurants, etc. on the ground floors of apartment buildings but has anyone noticed that existing retail spaces don't seem to be hot items in AK? I believe the retail and office space on the ground floor of the Pinhook Flats bldg at 64th Ave & Shirley are vacant a lot of the time. It also appears that the restaurant space in the Inner Rail isn't being snapped up as it has been empty for several months.

64th and Marinda - block south of HDR.

Something is going on with the Inner Rail - they had a bunch of stuff stockpiled around today.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:02 pm

obvious2677 wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:00 pm Something is going on with the Inner Rail - they had a bunch of stuff stockpiled around today.

Inner rail should be open by the end of September, I also hear the second week of Sept.
Coolers and other equipment started going in yesterday.

obvious2677 · Post by **obvious2677** » Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:04 am

Coyote wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:02 pm
obvious2677 wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:00 pm Something is going on with the Inner Rail - they had a bunch of stuff stockpiled around today.
Inner rail should be open by the end of September, I also hear the second week of Sept.
Coolers and other equipment started going in yesterday.

Thanks - I didn't stop to check it out.

stabone99 · Post by **stabone99** » Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:33 pm

Coyote wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:02 pm
obvious2677 wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:00 pm Something is going on with the Inner Rail - they had a bunch of stuff stockpiled around today.
Inner rail should be open by the end of September, I also hear the second week of Sept.
Coolers and other equipment started going in yesterday.

I got a quick peak in there yesterday...to me they look more than 2 weeks out still.

stabone99 · Post by **stabone99** » Wed Sep 04, 2019 2:13 pm

Coyote wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:02 pm
obvious2677 wrote: Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:00 pm Something is going on with the Inner Rail - they had a bunch of stuff stockpiled around today.
Inner rail should be open by the end of September, I also hear the second week of Sept.
Coolers and other equipment started going in yesterday.

Plywood walls are coming down and windows/doors are going in today. Looking like inside they're a few weeks out as there are no counters, the ceiling is not finished, etc.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:23 pm

Coyote wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:47 pm I found out yesterday that the projected opening for Cold Stone and Rocky Mountain Chocolate will be September 14th.

Sign out front confirm the 14th as the Grand Opening.

hatwate · Post by **hatwate** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:29 pm

Coyote wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:10 pm
stabone99 wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:09 am Any idea what the plan is for the land next to HDR? They've been moving around dirt quite a bit. Also, is there any talk about what is going in foodwise in the food hall in the Inner Rail?
I am just presuming that Noddle is making the land to the NW more like a green acres there.
Foodwise at the food court, nothing new. But I will ask around.

In that space just N of HDR there are now forms running from the sidewalk to maybe a half block E for what look likes 2 very teeny tiny sidewalks about 30 feet apart. What’s that about?

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Sep 08, 2019 4:06 pm

At first I thought that would eventually turn into green space for years, but I will try to find out tomorrow.

hatwate · Post by **hatwate** » Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:48 pm

64AVE. They are starting to get serious.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Sep 09, 2019 2:49 pm

Coyote wrote: Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:23 pm
Coyote wrote: Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:47 pm I found out yesterday that the projected opening for Cold Stone and Rocky Mountain Chocolate will be September 14th.
Sign out front confirm the 14th as the Grand Opening.

And they are now open

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:31 pm

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daveoma · Post by **daveoma** » Mon Sep 09, 2019 11:15 pm

Thank you for the photo update Coyote!

hatwate · Post by **hatwate** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 12:17 pm

hatwate wrote: Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:29 pm
Coyote wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:10 pm
stabone99 wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:09 am Any idea what the plan is for the land next to HDR? They've been moving around dirt quite a bit. Also, is there any talk about what is going in foodwise in the food hall in the Inner Rail?
I am just presuming that Noddle is making the land to the NW more like a green acres there.
Foodwise at the food court, nothing new. But I will ask around.
In that space just N of HDR there are now forms running from the sidewalk to maybe a half block E for what look likes 2 very teeny tiny sidewalks about 30 feet apart. What’s that about?

And then there were 4 teeny, tiny sidewalks (per Coyote’s pics)

stabone99 · Post by **stabone99** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 4:30 pm

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:51 pm

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Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:54 pm

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Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:49 pm

The Zone 6 project just north of HDR is going to be a Pop-up Garden being built by Kinghorn Gardens which does most of the Landscaping for Noddle and whose office is in the Village. Trees in planters with its own irrigation system. Should be interesting given the other landscaping Kinghorn is known for. This will be here until HDR expands to this lot, in maybe 5 years, and gives a northern border to the Inner Rails Entertainment District.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:34 pm

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Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:35 pm

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Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:16 pm

I heard that 2 of the 64Ave Townhomes have been sold, and for around $250k.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:35 pm

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Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 3:47 pm

Another rumor: they are going to set up a temporary stage north of HDR.

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 7:02 pm

Coyote wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2019 3:47 pm Another rumor: they are going to set up a temporary stage north of HDR.

Even though there is a stage in the park?