Lincoln's Antelope Valley Project.

edsas · Post by **edsas** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:48 pm

Some of you may be unaware of the gigantic redevelopment project underway in Lincoln. The Antelope Valley Project will transform the eastern edge of downtown and UNL's city campus from a rundown collection of neighborhoods into a dynamic, high-density urban district over the next 20 to 30 years.

Browse the project website. It will give you complete details on how the project will evolve and some of the visions currently held:

http://www.ci.lincoln.ne.us/city/pworks ... dtpark.htm

DMRyan · Post by **DMRyan** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 9:34 pm

Nice project. It reminds me of the Brush Creek redevelopment in KC's CC Plaza area.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 11:17 pm

Brush Creek is specifically cited on their website.

CapitalGuy · Post by **CapitalGuy** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:02 am

Big Plans for Antelope Valley

The city hopes the newly beautified area will attract the interest of developers who want to build things like hotels, stores, offices and apartments.

“Interest is accelerating,” Beutler told the City Council, but that’s as far as he would tip his hand.

Don’t be surprised if Vision 2015 is somehow involved; their spokesman, Kent Seacrest, recently said they may have some announcements soon.

They’re like guidelines that tell developers what kind of architecture and lighting the city prefers.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:54 pm

This sounds like really good news, I can't wait to see what these announcements could be. Things are really picking up in Urban Lincoln.[/img]

Finn · Post by **Finn** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:54 am

This sounds exciting for the City of Lincoln. Any pics of the Antelope Valley project from the locals?

edsas · Post by **edsas** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:22 pm

Finn, browse this:

http://www.lpsnrd.org/docs/MajorProject ... valley.htm

I'll look for the conceptual drawings. They're on a website somewhere.

edsas · Post by **edsas** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:29 pm

Here's one of the conceptuals:

Finn · Post by **Finn** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:49 pm

Thanks edsas. I actually go to the project website every once in a while for updates. I was just hoping someone in Lincoln would do some drive-by photography a la Brad (not necessarily that frequently though)!

CapitalGuy · Post by **CapitalGuy** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:38 am

P Street Bridge Opens

The bridge, which is part of the Antelope Valley Project, opened to one-lane traffic last Wednesday, said Wayne Teten, who manages the project for the city.

Workers will dig down about 17 feet and remove the dirt to create a new channel that will handle the bulk of the water from a 100-year flood.

Meanwhile, work on a new O Street bridge will begin after Labor Day. A temporary road will be built north of the project site (near 22nd Street) to handle four lanes of traffic, Teten said.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:03 am

Thats crazy. I've never heard of bridges being constructed like that. I can't wait to see in a couple years what kind of development this will spawn when the o street bridge goes in as well as the rest of the channel.

edsas · Post by **edsas** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:06 pm

Antelope Valley redevelopment begins.

http://journalstar.com/news/local/doc46 ... 873223.txt

The Lincoln City Council gave its stamp of approval Monday to four projects within the Antelope Valley Redevelopment Plan, affirming that they fit the city?s vision for the massive flood control, roads and bridges project. The projects are:

n The demolition of three old homes used for businesses on the north side of O Street between 25th and 26th streets and conversion into a new 10,000-square-foot office or retail building.

n Conversion of an old, two-story, brick manufacturing building on the corner of 21st and Y streets into a business incubator, where startup or fledgling companies can share ideas, space and resources. The city calls this project ?the pioneer of the new research and development corridor.?

n The renovation or replacement of a home at 1546 N. 14th St. and construction of up to two new homes that fit in with the historic North Bottoms neighborhood. This is around the corner from the recently relocated historic homes called Triplets, which had to be moved out of the heart of the Antelope Valley Project.

n Improvements to the streetscape ? decorative lighting, new sidewalks, trash cans, bike racks and landscaping ? along 10th Street from about Charleston Street to Military Road.

CapitalGuy · Post by **CapitalGuy** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:02 am

Plans unveiled for Lincoln's "Central Park"

The six-acre park that is the centerpiece of the Antelope Valley Project is no longer just a shaded area on a map with some vague ideas about what it might look like someday.

This yet-to-be-named park will wind its way from O to R streets — in the heart of Antelope Valley. The new park will be crisscrossed with walking paths and punctuated by waterfalls, water fountains, sculptures, water slides and an amphitheater.

The park is expected to be built in 2009-2010.

2015 Vision — a private group of business leaders supporting 10 pillars they believe are key to the city’s future — has committed to raising $3.1 million of the total $7.6 million park price tag. One donor already has pledged $1.5 million toward the park.

Rich Bailey — retired chairman of marketing and communications company Bailey Lauerman and a member of a 2015 Vision committee — said the park should be a catalyst for development on both sides of the park, from corporate headquarters to condos to businesses to restaurants.

jsheets · Post by **jsheets** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:46 pm

Great news CapitalGuy!

edsas · Post by **edsas** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:38 pm

Urban park gets $1.5 million donation from Union Bank (out of $7.9 million total). Construction will begin this spring and finish in the fall of 2010. Looks good:

http://journalstar.com/news/local/doc47 ... 558379.txt

This will make the eastern edge of DT Lincoln highly appealing for future development. I'm picturing some Giovanna-style row houses going up along the perimeter.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:35 pm

I really wish this park wouldn't have been so far east and located a little closer to downtown, but oh well. This area should really look nice.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:07 pm

The flip side of that, Linkin5, is that it extends the perceived boundaries of downtown Lincoln that much further east and creates a new area of desirable "downtown" real estate. Now just fix the unfathomable amount of red tape that it takes to bring in economic prosperity in Lincoln and you might have something.

CapitalGuy · Post by **CapitalGuy** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:05 pm

Assurity Life becomes first to move to Antelope Valley

Assurity Life Insurance Co. confirmed Tuesday what has been rumored for months: The company will build a new headquarters near 19th and Q streets in the Antelope Valley redevelopment area.

The seven-acre site is north of Q Street, east of 19th Street and west of the proposed new Union Plaza Park.

Assurity President and CEO Tom Henning said planning for the project is still in very preliminary stages, but the site will likely include a headquarters building of about 160,000 square feet with room for expansion. Construction is expected to begin in late 2009, with the building opening in late 2011.

Assurity and its roughly 450 employees have been operating out of two buildings — at 15th and K streets and at 40th and Pine Lake Road.

Neither building had space for all the employees or room to expand to accommodate them, so the company made plans to sell them both.

The 40th and Pine Lake building has been sold to Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers and the state of Nebraska has agreed to buy the 15th and K building.

CapitalGuy · Post by **CapitalGuy** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:35 pm

Antelope Valley Update

Antelope Valley is the biggest public works project in Lincoln’s history.

Its basic goals are to expand the flood plain of the creek that bears its name so it can handle a 100-year flood, improve traffic flow from downtown to 27th and Cornhusker and near UNL City Campus, and revitalize several inner-city neighborhoods with new housing and businesses and community improvements such as the proposed $7 million Union Plaza Park.

Seven components of the project — the most ever undertaken in one year — are in various stages of construction and some, like the O Street bridge and a new roadway segment from Y to Vine streets, will be open by the end of August.

By the end of the year a new channel will be carved south of Trago Park and under the P Street and Q Street bridges. Those spans now sit on ground. Eventually, the channel work will extend south to just past J Street, where a new bridge is under construction.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:11 pm

I was just in Lincoln this past weekend and excavation of antelope creek has reached all the way to O street. The pillars for the bridge on O street light up and look pretty cool.

CapitalGuy · Post by **CapitalGuy** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:48 am

Big "X" intersection completed

The new east leg takes drivers over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tracks, along the south side of State Fair Park and under the North 27th Street overpass, where they can connect to North 27th Street and Cornhusker Highway.

CapitalGuy · Post by **CapitalGuy** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:06 pm

Trails Center Planned

The Antelope Valley Project is getting a trails center that will serve as a hub for bicyclists, a meeting place for groups and a gathering place for the public.

The Great Plains Trails Center will be built on the southeast corner of 21st and Q streets and will be part of Union Plaza park, said Terry Genrich of the Parks and Recreation Department.

The city chose the name to recognize the contributions of the Great Plains Trails Network, which is raising most of the money for the project. Over the years, the nonprofit group and its members have raised money or been involved in many trail projects, including MoPac and MoPac East, Oak Creek, Jamaica North, Homestead, Wilderness Park, Bison and the North 27th Street Bridge.

The group has now launched a fund drive to raise $250,000 for the center, which will be in the heart of the Antelope Valley Project. The funds will pay for the meeting space and restrooms, Genrich said.

The city also is requesting proposals for a bike rental shop and concessions area.

The center will have "green" design features, including a photovoltaic system to provide energy, natural lighting and shading; solar water heating; geothermal climate control systems; a green roof; and sustainable construction materials.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:33 am

http://journalstar.com/news/local/govt- ... 904b8.html

Work has begun on a $4.5 million, 18-town home project in the Malone neighborhood near the Antelope Valley waterway.
The project, between 23rd and 24th streets, Q to P, is part of Antelope Valley, the city's traffic and flood improvement and community revitalization project in the core of the city.

Nice looking project. This Antelope Valley corridor is going to be huge for Lincoln. The Assurity building already looks fantastic overlooking Union Park.

HuskerDave · Post by **HuskerDave** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:26 pm

Will they only be selling to albino/transparent people?

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:23 am

HuskerDave wrote:Will they only be selling to albino/transparent people?

?

HuskerDave · Post by **HuskerDave** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:23 pm

Linkin5 wrote:
HuskerDave wrote:Will they only be selling to albino/transparent people?
?

... and there are transparent trees in their rendering, too.....

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:22 pm

HuskerDave wrote:
Linkin5 wrote:
HuskerDave wrote:Will they only be selling to albino/transparent people?
?
... and there are transparent trees in their rendering, too.....

Lol okay now I get it was so confused before.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:37 pm

This creek/trail/greenbelt/parks is a-|expletive|-mazing.

This was my first time getting a good glimpse of much of the completely finished product. Lincoln killed it. I am impressed.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:33 pm

Great shot of the Assurity Building along Antelope Valley.

Finn · Post by **Finn** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:51 am

That is a great photo. Can you get any of the completed creek bed around Union Plaza? I am shocked there are not more photos highlighting this project!

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:07 pm

I drove by this building, and along the redevelopment area, earlier today. The road construction projects seem to be close to completion, and when they are this area will really begin to shine.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 4:09 pm

Finn wrote:That is a great photo. Can you get any of the completed creek bed around Union Plaza? I am shocked there are not more photos highlighting this project!

From the LJS:

Cool before and after slider too.

http://journalstar.com/special-section/ ... pe-valley/

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:29 am

Definitely check out the bottom of the article where you can do a before/after slider from an aerial view, shows how massive this project really was.

Finn · Post by **Finn** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:35 am

That slider is my new favorite toy! All the changes are amazing. Thanks for posting!

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:53 pm

Antelope Valley park opened up, looks pretty cool. I really need to start taking pics.

Finn · Post by **Finn** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:15 pm

Yes, take some pics!

Collin · Post by **Collin** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:18 pm

This project is really lacking some finished pics so hopefully this makes up for it

This place turned out GREAT! Btw the ones of the fountain closest to the creek the 4 rock ledges behind it are all also waterfalls. Ever time I drive by they are on but the day I go to take pictures it would be off. Enjoy!

Post by **BRoss** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:33 pm

Wow, that turned out really cool. Thanks for the pics Collin!

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 5:26 pm

Phenomenal project. And great pictures too thanks!

Bob from Omaha · Post by **Bob from Omaha** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:31 pm

The artwork & fountains are very cool. I always wondered why something along this line couldn't have been done with the Papio.