Park Avenue District

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:45 pm

Vince Furlong wrote:Sometimes in Omaha we are looking too hard for the big magic bullet - one development - that will change the whole neighborhood. This only leaves room for the big developer, and the neighborhood guy receives little encouragement.

I was actually planning on making that exact point at the downtown meeting this Wednesday (assuming I can clear my schedule).

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:42 pm

Vince, thank you for that amazing, thorough report, and thanks for your active involvement!

Big E, I was thinking the same thing about mentioning this at the Downtown meeting*.

i.e. We can't just always be looking for that giant project that takes up an entire block. There needs to be stronger zoning in place that makes it much easier to "subdivide" blocks into quarters or even smaller sections. The Saddle Creek development is a great example of this, and jLofts is a pretty good example of infill (utilizing available space on an already partially occupied block).

*Maybe those who plan to attend should arrange a little get-together sometime before hand to go over what we want to discuss, so that it can be a little more organized and coherent and so we don't all end up needlessly echoing the same points. We can have a couple key people touch on points, that we all support by being there and vocalizing our agreement.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:52 pm

In looking at this study/plan more in depth, I like a LOT of what I see, but I see some recommendations that are not a move in the right direction, like the seemingly excessive focus on surface parking lots, which is inappropriate for the neighborhood. It's the standard "two steps forward, one step back" model of progress that Omaha always seems to fall into.

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:36 pm

i hope it works out; it will be good for Omaha to have good neighborhoods to accent all the big developments.

omahastylee459 · Post by **omahastylee459** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:31 pm

Not sure if someone has talked about it yet, but what is the deal with those apartment buildings on Leavenworth and Park Ave that have been sitting vacant for years and looks to be falling apart. They would look great if restored.

UNOstudent · Post by **UNOstudent** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:43 am

I saw this a couple weeks ago. I don't think it's been mentioned yet on here.

I don't know the name of this building but it's at 1040 South 29th St (2 blocks south of Leavenworth).

Anyone know any details on it?

windsor · Post by **windsor** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:50 am

That has potential. Lets hope they don't chop it up in to a bunch of little condos and destroy a historic building in the process.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:02 pm

windsor wrote:That has potential. Lets hope they don't chop it up in to a bunch of little condos and destroy a historic building in the process.

I'm fairly certain it began life as a bunch of smaller residences (notice the three front doors), as did the majority of those huge mansion-esque buildings in that neighborhood. It was just a style of building. Rather than make an apartment complex look like a big block, they would make it look like a huge house.

windsor · Post by **windsor** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:05 pm

Interesting, thanks for the information. I thought it was 3 residences like a small row house.

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:08 pm

Ah memories of growing up in the hood. I remember this building very well. It is in fact already separated into smaller apartments. I remember being there one night in the early-mid 90's and my mom was looking for one of her crack head friends that lived there. We got to wait in the car while she beat on the door while this homeless guy stood there yelling about how he saw Jesus up the street at the gas station. Good times.

I'm curious to see what the condos look like now.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:17 pm

Hey, having Jesus as a neighbor can really only help your property value.

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:20 pm

Jesus sucks as a neighbor. Some church bought a building by us for low income housing and they have a bunch of trash filled carts out there. I'm going to have to be the old lady that calls the city on them all the time.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:41 pm

DTO Luv wrote:I'm going to have to be the old lady that calls the city on them all the time.

I have a neighbor that does that all the time. Not on be because I keep my property tight, however he calls on the other neighbors all the time. If you don't move you car, don't mow the grass, etc... I don't really blame him, it bothers me when people just don't give a |expletive|.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:43 pm

This building is a gem. I've been meaning to call the number and check it out since I noticed the banner.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:38 pm

Historic buildings in Park Avenue neighborhood now affordable housing

Affordable housing can be hard to find but one organization is not only opening two new options in Omaha, but creating a community with it.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:05 pm

$17M renovation of Omaha apartments adding to city's affordable housing

The newest "truly affordable housing" apartments are ready to go in Midtown Omaha.

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Mon Aug 28, 2023 7:16 am

i thought the georgia row was always a cool looking building

Mang · Post by **Mang** » Sun Dec 31, 2023 8:54 pm

Omaha City Council expected to approve plans to tear down ‘unsafe’ private building

www.wowt.com wrote:OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The Omaha City Council on Tuesday is expected to approve just over $60,000 to tear down a building that’s privately owned.

From the sidewalk or the street, the four-unit complex at the corner of Pacific Street and Park Avenue looks to be in good enough shape.

Mapguy · Post by **Mapguy** » Mon Jan 01, 2024 7:22 pm

Its kind of ironic that Omaha will throw 60k to demo a building but not offer 60k in incentives to rehab it.

Of course incentives like that would actually help mom and pop landlords and not the corporate ones that get millions in TIFF every year to put up bland boxes in midtown

daveoma · Post by **daveoma** » Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:28 pm

I wish I knew which building it is. I can't find anything on the corner of Park Avenue and Pacific that looks like a 4 unit apartment building.

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:33 pm

daveoma wrote: Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:28 pm I wish I knew which building it is. I can't find anything on the corner of Park Avenue and Pacific that looks like a 4 unit apartment building.

This one:

PotatoeEatsFish · Post by **PotatoeEatsFish** » Tue Jan 02, 2024 2:06 am

If you look in street view it has brand new windows installed and it was taken in 2024.
What a |expletive| joke, 2 of the other corner buildings look like they’re collapsing. How dare Omaha keep a building that looks halfway decent? Just like the old hospital building on Park Ave tear it down and throw up a 5 story |expletive| box like Spaces that’s already aging like a fine milk on the inside. Heaven forbid these |expletive| doctors or remote workers can’t spend 1.2k a month for an open concept studio. Let’s throw up a “trendy” name too, how about we call it Bloom or another 1 word name to make this brand new generic shitholes “unique”? That’ll attract some millennials to price out people who live here and have actual hard working blue collar and retail jobs!

daveoma · Post by **daveoma** » Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:55 pm

If you go back in time in Google maps, it looks like the building was rehabbed in 2019, and the doors that led to the decks were partially boarded up. I'd be interested to know exactly what is wrong with the building.

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