Mega Saver (SEC 72 & Dodge Street)

[MTO]

Meh

[MTO]

I live in Elmwood Park and all I care about is them having Black & Milds, cheap malt liquors and take Pay.

[nebugeater]

How about we refrain from "renaming" Mega Saver moving forward in this thread? It is not necessary, and future posts with this will be deleted without editing.

[FishFighter92]

How can the real estate be affordable for a mega saver? I would think commercial land would be millions at 72nd and Dodge.

They paid 3.7 Million for it.

Well then...welcome to the neighborhood, enjoy the taxes.

[legato9]

How about we refrain from "renaming" Mega Saver moving forward in this thread? It is not necessary, and future posts with this will be deleted without editing.

Some of y’all need to lighten up.

If you delete my post, just block me while you’re at it.

[Dusty]

How can the real estate be affordable for a mega saver? I would think commercial land would be millions at 72nd and Dodge.

They paid 3.7 Million for it.

I think this is the crazy part. Any gas station brand would have to sell a ton of slushies and snacks to recoup their investment. They really don't make money selling gas. The profits come from the convenience store items.

This is why building up makes more sense. Increase your tenant base, increase rent money coming in, decrease your risk on your investment. It's their money, I guess.

[mgoett]

Mega saver on 144th and fort seemed to sell ethnic food. I liked it and also when I smoked I found megasaver convenient. I will shop there.

[Coyote]

Omaha residents meet with Mega Saver about concerns over new store



It was a meeting of minds between neighborhood residents, the city, and a convenience store chain at UNO Tuesday. Mega Saver is set to put in a new location where Fuddruckers used to stand near 72nd and Dodge streets, and that has some people concerned about what that will bring. The Elmwood Park Neighborhood Association put on the meeting as a chance for everyone to collaborate on coming up with ideas on the project that will make everyone happy. The neighborhood group said chief among its concerns is the traffic flow in and out of the Mega Saver location and the safety issues that would come with that. They said they would like to see Mega Saver’s access to Douglas Street closed off.

[S.O.Boy]

So Mega Saver's solution is dump traffic into Chipotle and Starbucks parking lot. Then it can go onto Douglas or Farnam st.

[Garrett]

So Mega Saver's solution is dump traffic into Chipotle and Starbucks parking lot. Then it can go onto Douglas or Farnam st.

Isn’t that already one of the worst parking lots in the city?

[Athomsfere]

So Mega Saver's solution is dump traffic into Chipotle and Starbucks parking lot. Then it can go onto Douglas or Farnam st.

Isn’t that already one of the worst parking lots in the city?

Yup. Even the street(s) behind there 71st and Dewey are basically overflow parking lots during certain times of the day.

[S.O.Boy]

So Mega Saver's solution is dump traffic into Chipotle and Starbucks parking lot. Then it can go onto Douglas or Farnam st.

Isn’t that already one of the worst parking lots in the city?

I think so. Went to GameStop and trying to back out was difficult due to Starbucks traffic.

[JDJase]

So Mega Saver's solution is dump traffic into Chipotle and Starbucks parking lot. Then it can go onto Douglas or Farnam st.

Isn’t that already one of the worst parking lots in the city?

I seem to remember it being included on a list of the worst in the country lol.

[Coyote]

Mega Saver moving into old restaurant near
Omaha central library, Crossroads, concerning homeowners



A new Mega Saver gas station and convenience store is getting ready to move into the former Fuddruckers at 72nd and Dodge near the Elmwood Park neighborhood in Omaha. Dozens of homeowners brought their concerns about traffic and alcohol sales to gas station and city officials at a meeting this week. Some say they want to see something else next to the new central library and Crossroads redevelopment.

Homeowners met with Mega Saver COO Lola Khalikova, city council member Danny Begley, a city traffic engineer, and planning department official. Elmwood Park says the new gas station would bring more cars through the neighborhood and leave behind litter from customers.

[bbinks]

Plan for well-known gas station fuels concern in Elmwood Park neighborhood



The Elmwood Park neighborhood will get a new neighbor, one that some are uncertain about.

- The old Fuddruckers building, near 72nd and Dodge Streets is scheduled to be the new home of a Mega Saver.
- The timeline is not set for construction.
- Mega Saver responded to concerns about hours of operation, traffic and lighting.
- Watch the video to hear from neighbors and the Mega Saver about the future development.

Because nothing says renewal like a Mega Saver!

I’m assuming they want the corner and visibility, otherwise the proposed car wash spot down the street would have worked.

OMG - before Crossroads could even get off the ground (literally speaking) they're dumping a Mega Saver caddy corner to it.

There's the demise of 72nd & Dodge.

What a sad, sad day for all Omahans.

Now they just need to drop a Club 72 - I'm guessing the guys running the infamous Club 180 would be overjoyed to put one of those in the middle of the city. I mean it's zoned for it... I don't see why any neighbors wouldn't be thrilled to have the additional revenue coming into that intersection.

I think you're forgetting something. We need a Rocket Car Wash on one corner and a Tommys Express across the street. Then, the transformation will be complete! should just scrap the whole crossroads development and put a massive car wash over there. Maybe a Dollar Tree too, but only if there's enough room.

Speaking of Rocket Wash, that dilapidated Arby's is still awaiting its Rocket Wash transformation.

[Athomsfere]

Speaking of Rocket Wash, that dilapidated Arby's is still awaiting its Rocket Wash transformation.

I believe that was (thankfully) scrapped.

[thenewguy]

i live in CB, so i don't have a dog in the fight, but this is an absolutely terrible location for a gas station. Dodge is so flippin busy that traffic slowing to enter or trying to pull out would be a nightmare at nearly all times of the day. Plus, Megasavers suck. Plain and simple. They look cheap, the name is cheap, and no matter how big they are, it seems like they have waaaay too much |expletive| to sell behind the counter (glass, hookas, kratom, etc). They may as well sell velvet coloring pages and bongs and a bunch of no-name snacks from God-knows-who. And i swear it's a requisite to burn incense in them at all times.

[Coyote]

Speaking of Rocket Wash, that dilapidated Arby's is still awaiting its Rocket Wash transformation.

I believe that was (thankfully) scrapped.

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2567492 ... ?entry=ttu

[S.O.Boy]

Speaking of Rocket Wash, that dilapidated Arby's is still awaiting its Rocket Wash transformation.

I believe that was (thankfully) scrapped.

The Rocket Carwash signs are gone and replaced with for lease signs.

[FishFighter92]

i live in CB
Megasavers suck. Plain and simple. They look cheap, the name is cheap

I've never been to a Mega Saver in CB, so I don't know what they are like there, but the couple that I regularly drive by in Omaha have all been remodeled and look nice. The 90th and Maple location hasn't been remodelled, so it just looks like a Amoco/BP station (which it used to be).

I'm also jealous of CB because you still have Super Saver (I assume you think that's a cheap name too).

[thenewguy]

i live in CB
Megasavers suck. Plain and simple. They look cheap, the name is cheap

I've never been to a Mega Saver in CB, so I don't know what they are like there, but the couple that I regularly drive by in Omaha have all been remodeled and look nice. The 90th and Maple location hasn't been remodelled, so it just looks like a Amoco/BP station (which it used to be).

I'm also jealous of CB because you still have Super Saver (I assume you think that's a cheap name too).

Haha. I actually like super saver. For whatever reason, it doesn't strike me as cheap at all. There's a mega saver at 36th & 9th Ave, and it is not nice. I supposed if that wasn't my experience with the brand, I may feel differently.

[bbinks]

i live in CB, so i don't have a dog in the fight, but this is an absolutely terrible location for a gas station. Dodge is so flippin busy that traffic slowing to enter or trying to pull out would be a nightmare at nearly all times of the day. Plus, Megasavers suck. Plain and simple. They look cheap, the name is cheap, and no matter how big they are, it seems like they have waaaay too much |expletive| to sell behind the counter (glass, hookas, kratom, etc). They may as well sell velvet coloring pages and bongs and a bunch of no-name snacks from God-knows-who. And i swear it's a requisite to burn incense in them at all times.

The NE corner used to have an Amoco. Back when Hinky Dinky was there. Perkins was a stone's throw to the east.

The one thing that I most recall from 72nd & Dodge was that backwards drive through at Taco Bell.

[Brad]

Planning Board Document

https://planning.cityofomaha.org/images ... une/22.pdf

[almighty_tuna]

That corner is turning into a parody of itself.

[Athomsfere]

Planning Board Document

https://planning.cityofomaha.org/images ... une/22.pdf

A gas station on a future land use TOD site...

Oh the irony and physical pain...

[GenX]

Planning Board Document

https://planning.cityofomaha.org/images ... une/22.pdf

Only four pumps set back from Dodge & 72nd seems like a fair compromise, and it doesn’t appear there will be a large canopy like their other locations, just a small one directly over the pumps. Landscaping looks good too. While I’d rather them not be located on that specific property, I can live with it. Besides, EB Dodge is a fuel desert between 80th & 40th, and turning into Casey’s is a PITA.

[Busguy2010]

Planning Board Document

https://planning.cityofomaha.org/images ... une/22.pdf

Only four pumps set back from Dodge & 72nd seems like a fair compromise, and it doesn’t appear there will be a large canopy like their other locations, just a small one directly over the pumps. Landscaping looks good too. While I’d rather them not be located on that specific property, I can live with it. Besides, EB Dodge is a fuel desert between 80th & 40th, and turning into Casey’s is a PITA.

I don't see the point now. Only 4 pumps? Maybe if it turned out to be a modern gas station like all the others with like 10, it might have served it's purpose. This tells me even more it's just going to be a beacon for cigarettes, alcohol, spice, burner phones, vagrants, and drug users. They basically took away their operating veil of "being a gas station".

It seems like a f-you for not allowing them to do the original plan, which is just about what you can expect from that organization.

[PotatoeEatsFish]

Planning Board Document

https://planning.cityofomaha.org/images ... une/22.pdf

Only four pumps set back from Dodge & 72nd seems like a fair compromise, and it doesn’t appear there will be a large canopy like their other locations, just a small one directly over the pumps. Landscaping looks good too. While I’d rather them not be located on that specific property, I can live with it. Besides, EB Dodge is a fuel desert between 80th & 40th, and turning into Casey’s is a PITA.

I don't see the point now. Only 4 pumps? Maybe if it turned out to be a modern gas station like all the others with like 10, it might have served it's purpose. This tells me even more it's just going to be a beacon for cigarettes, alcohol, spice, burner phones, vagrants, and drug users. They basically took away their operating veil of "being a gas station".

It seems like a f-you for not allowing them to do the original plan, which is just about what you can expect from that organization.

Megasaver is the heart of Omaha

[thenewguy]

Planning Board Document

https://planning.cityofomaha.org/images ... une/22.pdf

Only four pumps set back from Dodge & 72nd seems like a fair compromise, and it doesn’t appear there will be a large canopy like their other locations, just a small one directly over the pumps. Landscaping looks good too. While I’d rather them not be located on that specific property, I can live with it. Besides, EB Dodge is a fuel desert between 80th & 40th, and turning into Casey’s is a PITA.

I don't see the point now. Only 4 pumps? Maybe if it turned out to be a modern gas station like all the others with like 10, it might have served it's purpose. This tells me even more it's just going to be a beacon for cigarettes, alcohol, spice, burner phones, vagrants, and drug users. They basically took away their operating veil of "being a gas station".

It seems like a f-you for not allowing them to do the original plan, which is just about what you can expect from that organization.

my thoughts exactly

[Brad]

It seems like a f-you for not allowing them to do the original plan,

I don't ever remember seeing another plan? This is also the first time I remember seeing it on the planning board agenda.

[Busguy2010]

It seems like a f-you for not allowing them to do the original plan,

I don't ever remember seeing another plan? This is also the first time I remember seeing it on the planning board agenda.

Well no, we never saw another plan. But with the talks, I was under the impression the plan was bigger than this... I mean honestly, who builds a 4 pump gas station anymore? You had the feel it was intended to be bigger, busier, noisier, and more light pollution, more on par with any of their other newer locations. That's why it would have been opposed by the neighborhood.

Now it's barely even a functioning gas station. More of a head shop that sells a little bit of gas.

And on top of it, the neighborhood didn't even get the Douglas Street entrance nixed. This is the biggest loss I can think of in a while.

[mgoett]

Too bad they couldn't have built across the street at petco. Thought that used to be amaco

[Omaha Cowboy]

Too bad they couldn't have built across the street at petco. Thought that used to be amaco

It was an Amoco..Back in the 1980’s into the 90’s…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

[S.O.Boy]

Too bad they couldn't have built across the street at petco. Thought that used to be amaco

It was an Amoco..Back in the 1980’s into the 90’s…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

That building was a Service Merchandise in the 80's

[Brad]

Too bad they couldn't have built across the street at petco. Thought that used to be amaco

It was an Amoco..Back in the 1980’s into the 90’s…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

That building was a Service Merchandise in the 80's

Amoco was in the parking lot. It was really small. They tore it down when 72nd Street was widened.

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[Omaha Cowboy]

Too bad they couldn't have built across the street at petco. Thought that used to be amaco

It was an Amoco..Back in the 1980’s into the 90’s…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

That building was a Service Merchandise in the 80's

Amoco was in the parking lot. It was really small. They tore it down when 72nd Street was widened.

Correct …

Ciao..LiO…Peace

[supermanrex]

How can the real estate be affordable for a mega saver? I would think commercial land would be millions at 72nd and Dodge.

They paid 3.7 Million for it.

Lots of cashflow for Meth Saver, I mean Mega Saver... burner phones are also a big profit center.

you know there are mega savers way out in richy rich west O land too right?

[supermanrex]

This should be a mixed use-dense development here to strengthen the area, not a gas station. Complete opposite direction! When has a Mega Saver ever brought value to a neighborhood?

Can the planning board block the approval? Sorry....too close to the BRT line!

they have a few mega savers way out in magical West O land.

[almighty_tuna]

Someone showed up to the forum with a west O axe to grind.

[djc311]

Someone showed up to the forum with a west O axe to grind.

There aren't many in "magical West O land"... the one on 168th & Harrison is a quality establishment... rents U-Haul trucks and has an attached restaurant at the north end that I "think" is closed? Well, it's at least closed the majority of the time. I think it's been about 10 different concepts.

Regardless of where they are throughout the area, I'm personally not a fan. But to each their own. People need burner phones.

Now that they're dumping one in the heart of the city I'm looking forward to seeing it on a postcard someday (if they still print postcards). Can't get a better landmark to showcase.