Center Mall (42nd and Center)

[remline]

I think there is a lot of potential at this site. Two big questions for me:

1. Are we talking about tearing down the existing building, or re-developing it into apartments?
2. Is it common to mix market-rate apartments with affordable apartments?

[Garrett]

I think there is a lot of potential at this site. Two big questions for me:

1. Are we talking about tearing down the existing building, or re-developing it into apartments?
2. Is it common to mix market-rate apartments with affordable apartments?

1. Almost certainly a teardown. None of the structure within the parking area would be (easily) convertible to apartments, and even then, the floor plates are pretty massive where they'd need to cut in a lot of light wells to give every apartment windows. I can't imagine the juice would be worth the squeeze on a retrofit here.

2. Yes, several developments around town have done it (Highlander, Southside Terrace, Capriana)

[Garrett]

A surely brilliant usage of quoting to send a message

I hope this isn't an annoying way to ask that this thread be moved to the urban subforum

[Brad]

A surely brilliant usage of quoting to send a message

I hope this isn't an annoying way to ask that this thread be moved to the urban subforum

LOL! Takes 3 clicks to move it... Done

[Garrett]

A surely brilliant usage of quoting to send a message

I hope this isn't an annoying way to ask that this thread be moved to the urban subforum

LOL! Takes 3 clicks to move it... Done

Haha thanks! I was worried my first ask was getting buried by further discussion.

[Garrett]

Community meeting about this development will be tonight, 5:30-6:30, at the Field Club Ballroom. I'm interested to see their proposal

[Garrett]

Quick and dirty screengrab from the Channel 3 story

https://www.3newsnow.com/central-omaha/ ... fice-space

[GenX]

7-8 stories? I like it!

[10thstgoober]

I like what I see so far. Btw this is still in the Suburban section ...

[OmahaOmaha]

Quick and dirty screengrab from the Channel 3 story

https://www.3newsnow.com/central-omaha/ ... fice-space

That’s just plain ugly.

[thenewguy]

Quick and dirty screengrab from the Channel 3 story

https://www.3newsnow.com/central-omaha/ ... fice-space

That’s just plain ugly.

[Louie]

Quick and dirty screengrab from the Channel 3 story

https://www.3newsnow.com/central-omaha/ ... fice-space

That’s just plain ugly.

The current center mall is an architectural masterpiece. Breathtaking to behold.

[iamjacobm]

Community Redevelopment Area proposal for this in front of the planning board next week. Should get a little more info on the plans when they post the docs.

[Garrett]

Nothing too interesting here, just an application for turning the area into a Community Redevelopment Area and some vague references to 500+ apartments with a market rate and affordable mix

https://planning.cityofomaha.org/images ... une/09.pdf

[jag42]

Just curious what the top floor is used for now, or if it's vacant, where the bowling alley was? I bowled there 40 years ago in my younger days!

[Louie]

Just curious what the top floor is used for now, or if it's vacant, where the bowling alley was? I bowled there 40 years ago in my younger days!

There was a bowling alley on the top floor? That’s pretty wild.

[djc311]

Just curious what the top floor is used for now, or if it's vacant, where the bowling alley was? I bowled there 40 years ago in my younger days!

There was a bowling alley on the top floor? That’s pretty wild.

Yes there was - I bowled there on my Jr Traveling Classic league about 32 years ago. It was called Center Lanes.

[CBJason]

Yep, I remember going there as a kid in the late 80’s/early 90’s when my parents bowled there.

[jag42]

I thought it was Sky Lanes, since being on the top floor, it was in the sky, haha. I can't remember if it was 24 or 32 lanes. Had a pretty good video game arcade too. Spent many quarters on Millipede, the sequel to Centipede.

[Cermak]

I was inside this place last year. It was still in fairly good condition considering its age. Really a unique building, it’s got to be one of the oldest malls in the country still standing, maybe the oldest.

[OmahaFan]

I like the drawings the company made up be nice if it was 10 stories with shops and businesses on the bottom. Add a parking garage for the Customers , Residents and VA Employees and you’ve got something nice.

[GenX]

I like the drawings the company made up be nice if it was 10 stories with shops and businesses on the bottom. Add a parking garage for the Customers , Residents and VA Employees and you’ve got something nice.

Agreed!!