North Shore (NW 120th & Lincoln)

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 9:18 pm

Signs of Omaha-area housing comeback are building

Cindy Gonzalez: WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:The North Shore neighborhood, to be built on the north side of the ballpark, would have 325 homes priced around $300,000.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 9:24 pm

Construction just North of Werner Park

Looking West along Lincoln St.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:26 pm

mcarch · Post by **mcarch** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:37 pm

FYI, the construction is of the new Papillion-La Vista Elementary School, which was supposed to go in Settlers Creek.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:43 pm

School is moving right along...

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:14 pm

No surprise here:

Name of newest Papillion-La Vista elementary school will be...

Joe Dejka: World-Herald staff writer wrote:The name of Papillion-La Vista’s newest elementary school will be Prairie Queen. The name comes from a historic one-room schoolhouse with a bell tower that once stood in the area.

Trips · Post by **Trips** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 2:12 pm

Is it common for a developer to sell off all of their lots to builders? I was interested in this neighborhood but was not wanting one of the builders that had snatched up the lots. Now I have a builder with no lot and do not want to pay a premium to the original builder that got one of the lot I was interested in.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:55 pm

Trips wrote:Is it common for a developer to sell off all of their lots to builders? I was interested in this neighborhood but was not wanting one of the builders that had snatched up the lots. Now I have a builder with no lot and do not want to pay a premium to the original builder that got one of the lot I was interested in.

Let's see... Pre-selling all of your lots to developers, or waiting for each lot to be purchased by a homeowner.

People underestimate the value of time.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 4:12 pm

S33 wrote:People underestimate the value of time.

Even more so when the developer is paying interest on all of it...

I was at a function a few months ago where there were both developers and city officials. City officials thought a project was a success because of the way it turned out, but the developer thought it was a failure because it took too long and he "lost his @ss" on interest.

Trips · Post by **Trips** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:15 am

I 100% see and know why they did it. I am just not a fan of builder attachment as I now have three options. #1 buy the lot from the builder that they will substantially increase the price. #2 Use that builder. #3 Build somewhere else. I am going with #3 and starting from scratch on finding that almost perfect lot.

Post by **Brad** » Sat May 10, 2014 11:57 pm

Photo Update

1. Prairie Queen Elementary

Al Buterol · Post by **Al Buterol** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:22 am

Trips wrote:I 100% see and know why they did it. I am just not a fan of builder attachment as I now have three options. #1 buy the lot from the builder that they will substantially increase the price. #2 Use that builder. #3 Build somewhere else. I am going with #3 and starting from scratch on finding that almost perfect lot.

I was also on the fence about utilizing builder attached, as I kind of went backwards.

I found about 20 lots in North Shore that were acceptable to me, and then went after the builders last fall. Most were already taken or held back by Woodland and they were difficult to work with - wouldn't give me any information. After the lot draw that night I mass emailed about 15 builders and got down to a few that had lots that interested me. Ended up getting a great lot. NS was supposed to break ground June - now it looks like August.

They JUST started pouring roads yesterday in North Shore.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:03 am

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Trips · Post by **Trips** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:54 pm

The Papio NRD does an excellent job on their new lakes and trails and this one is no exception. I have ran the trail a dozen times and love it. I am sure that I am going to be kicking myself for picking a different neighborhood. This is going to be a top neighborhood area in seven years. Hopefully I will be ready for a new house by the time phase 3 gets going.

Al Buterol · Post by **Al Buterol** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:15 am

Trips wrote:The Papio NRD does an excellent job on their new lakes and trails and this one is no exception. I have ran the trail a dozen times and love it. I am sure that I am going to be kicking myself for picking a different neighborhood. This is going to be a top neighborhood area in seven years. Hopefully I will be ready for a new house by the time phase 3 gets going.

So the trail is done then? I'll have to get out and run it. I saw the restrooms by the SW parking lot burned down? or something a few weeks ago and are rebuilt.

I'm excited about this area. Hope some businesses decide to pull the trigger - kind of sad the Drafthouse moved a mile.

Isn't Phase 3 going to be fairly soon? There will be some great lake views over there.... From what my builder says the Phase 1 lots are flying.

mcarch · Post by **mcarch** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:10 pm

Hmm, great that you can run around it. Any other uses besides fishing? Boating at all? No? They didn't even at least move some of the powerlines! To me, any lake should be able to have 3 things, fishing, boating, and a path.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:16 pm

mcarch wrote:Hmm, great that you can run around it. Any other uses besides fishing? Boating at all? No? They didn't even at least move some of the powerlines! To me, any lake should be able to have 3 things, fishing, boating, and a path.

Read my earlier post... They have been stocking this lake for months...

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:53 am

Coyote wrote:Read my earlier post... They have been stocking this lake for months...

While I don't think they lake is technically open yet, one of my co-workes has fished on it several times and he has been catching decent sized bass like crazy. Don't worry, he turns them all back.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:58 am

I know a lot of people are waiting for this to open. I don't think the boat ramps are finished yet though.

Trips · Post by **Trips** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:23 am

The boat ramps are in but they still have a bunch of machinery and landscaping items filling up the main western parking lot. The North lot is no where near done. The East lot was done but it looks like they were working on bathrooms. The trails are done except for one spot 15 foot spot on the south that they had to redo. They do not have mile markers but a lot of trail signs are up. Here are some pictures from last week.

East side looking West

East side looking West

East parking lot by Warner Park

Boat ramp area on westside.

Looking south from north dam

NE side looking SW

North Dam looking at parking lot. Cabella's in the far background

Trail

Looking East from boat dock area

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:28 am

Thanks for the pics trips. I haven't been out there in several weeks. Is Cornhusker still blocked or can you now get down to that lot?

Al Buterol · Post by **Al Buterol** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:22 pm

Coyote wrote:Thanks for the pics trips. I haven't been out there in several weeks. Is Cornhusker still blocked or can you now get down to that lot?

I drove by this weekend and Cornhusker still has barriers up. Of course you can walk around everywhere....

Al Buterol · Post by **Al Buterol** » Sat Jul 26, 2014 3:06 pm

Looks like Ashbury Farm streets are as completed as they will be and electrical still going in. North Shore streets maybe 10-20% in so far.

Anyone know when Cornhusker will be paved through to the lake? After the subdivisions are done?

I wonder when 114th is planned to be 4 lane the whole way to 370 from Giles as well...

Al Buterol · Post by **Al Buterol** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:23 pm

Checked out the street progress after StormChasers game tonight, streets nearly done, some connections, entry boulevards and circle drives to finish off, otherwise looking good. I'm assuming with this rate done by next Friday....I thought the streets would be of a wider variety...

Al Buterol · Post by **Al Buterol** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 12:42 pm

Streets are driveable, word is basements starting in 2 weeks.

Trips · Post by **Trips** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:38 pm

Al Buterol wrote: Anyone know when Cornhusker will be paved through to the lake? After the subdivisions are done?

I wonder when 114th is planned to be 4 lane the whole way to 370 from Giles as well...

Lincoln road from 120th - 126th will be paved next year. The developer is paying for 50% of the costs. I do not see anything planned for 4 lane road through 2020. I am guessing they see how the 132nd and Giles project goes.

Al Buterol · Post by **Al Buterol** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 11:09 am

Basements have begun. About 20 houses on MLS and about 50 lots have been reserved overall from what I heard last week.

mcarch · Post by **mcarch** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:36 pm

I just checked the MLS (9-12-14). There are 16 pending sales from $289,267 to $499,599.

wishful · Post by **wishful** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:49 pm

I've heard only the developers lots are being built on. The other builders are not able to build yet. Something about trouble closing on the lots for the other builders. Anyone heard anything about this? Seems strange.

mcarch · Post by **mcarch** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:14 pm

wishful wrote:I've heard only the developers lots are being built on. The other builders are not able to build yet. Something about trouble closing on the lots for the other builders. Anyone heard anything about this? Seems strange.

When I did that search over half of the pending sales were from the developer's building companies. Birchwood, Woodland. There were others that were not from his building "family." So, with that, what you've heard is incorrect.

wishful · Post by **wishful** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:38 am

Thanks. I am not sure on the other builders, I am just going on what my builder is telling me. He says that he is not able to close on his lots with the developer. He has been in contact with other builders and they are saying the same thing. Apparently only some lots (including the developers) are being closed on. We have been waiting to break ground since they released the permits in early September, but every time he goes in to close on the lot, the developer turns him away. That's happened 3 times now. Just wondering if anyone has heard anything on what is causing this hold-up.

jsheets · Post by **jsheets** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:38 am

I was out there with a builder yesterday, and they are waiting on power lines for the neighborhood. Water is in though. The houses going up now are using generators for construction power. But wow there is a lot of action out there, from sold signs to construction. I'm looking for a builder+lot matchup myself right now.

Anyone have word on if/when 120th & Giles would get a traffic light? It's an easy shot from North Shore to get on the interstate but that intersection really backs up headed north and turning left onto Giles during rush hours.

Post by **BRoss** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 11:39 am

jsheets wrote:Anyone have word on if/when 120th & Giles would get a traffic light? It's an easy shot from North Shore to get on the interstate but that intersection really backs up headed north and turning left onto Giles during rush hours.

I thought this year some time, but I can't remember for sure.

Al Buterol · Post by **Al Buterol** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 2:04 pm

Maybe your builder is just slow lining his crews up like mine. I'm getting impatient and even went out to look at existing but found zilch.

Many different builders active now.

Al Buterol · Post by **Al Buterol** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 9:50 am

Interesting hearing how some lots are able to be built on and potential farmer vs developer issues holding people back.

Electrical looks like half done in phase 1.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 8:07 pm

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 9:01 am

Thanks for the pics. We just drove by the other day and I noticed that there were some houses there, but didn't realize that there were so many already.

Razzingto · Post by **Razzingto** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 7:22 am

Does anyone know where I can find a full copy of the build requirements along with any covenants?

Al Buterol · Post by **Al Buterol** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 4:52 pm

@mcarch How many houses on MLS now?

Send me your email I can send covenants etc or probably on the papillon approved subdivisions via pdf.

Phase 2 looks like it'll open next summer?

Anyone have the link to the trail system maps and where the entries and exits to North Shore and Walnut Creek, among others is? Trying to see where they link into North Shore at different spots