Status Complete Opening May 19, 2010 | Location Omaha, Nebraska
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Architect Holland Basham Architects & Cope Linder Architects Developer ECI Investment Advisors Structural engineer Nielsen-Baumert Engineering Restaurants LeadBelly Omaha, Black Oak Grill, CRAVE Restaurant, The Grey Plume, Cantina Laredo | ||
Midtown crossing at turner park omaha ne
Midtown Crossing at Turner Park is a seven building, 16-acre mixed-use development in midtown Omaha, encompassing 297 luxury condominiums, 196 apartment units, and more than 225,000-square-feet of fine and casual dining, entertainment and shopping. A majority of Midtown Crossing’s restaurant and retailer partners are Omaha-born businesses, including Brix – A Wine and Spirits Experience, Wohlner’s Neighborhood Grocery & Deli, The Afternoon, and nationally-renowned The Grey Plume, America’s greenest restaurant according to the Green Restaurant Association.
Contents
- Midtown crossing at turner park omaha ne
- Map of Midtown Crossing Omaha NE USA
- History
- Awards
- Events
- Retailers Restaurants
- Condominiums
- Apartments
- Turner Park
- Pavilion at Turner Park
- Parking
- Green Initiatives
- References
Map of Midtown Crossing, Omaha, NE, USA
Built around an expanded and revitalized Turner Park, the neighborhood sits between Farnam and Dodge Streets and 31st and 33rd Streets. It is directly to the east of Mutual of Omaha’s headquarters and minutes from downtown Omaha, CenturyLink Center Omaha, Eppley Airfield, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo, the Old Market and a number of other local attractions.
A LEED Certified Green Community, Midtown Crossing is owned by East Campus Realty, a subsidiary of Mutual of Omaha. It was the first major project tied to Destination Midtown, a public/private partnership focused on returning historic midtown Omaha to prominence.
Free community events, held in 7-acre Turner Park, are a hallmark of the development and include concerts (such as Jazz on the Green and Playing with Fire), festivals and health and wellness gatherings.
History
2002
Representatives of midtown Omaha’s large and small businesses, neighborhood associations, residents and city leaders meet at Mutual of Omaha to discuss concern about the future of the neighborhood. The result of this meeting was Destination Midtown, a project that sought to study the neighborhood and identify revitalization opportunities.
2005
May 18: Mutual of Omaha announces a feasibility study to determine if a mixed-use urban neighborhood is appropriate for under-utilized property adjacent to its headquarters building.
2006
Oct. 19: Mutual announces plans to proceed with Midtown Crossing and unveils details of the project, which features a million-square-feet of commercial and residential space in seven buildings, an expanded and revitalized Turner Park. ECI Investment Advisors, which conducted the feasibility study, is named project developer.
2007
Sept. 20: Ground is officially broken following extensive site preparation that included the demolition of no fewer than eight buildings and the removal of 10,000 truckloads of dirt.
2009
Nov. 6: Years of planning, significant investment and hard work begin coming to fruition when Midtown Crossing’s first business, Marcus Midtown Cinema, opens. Prairie Life Fitness soon follows, launching a cascade of openings.
2010
May 18: Exactly five years after announcing the feasibility study that lead to the development, the community gathers in a revitalized Turner Park to officially cut the ribbon on Midtown Crossing.
Since its grand opening, Midtown Crossing has celebrated a number of milestones, including:
Awards
Omaha Magazine - Best of Omaha
2011-2014 Best Condos & Apartments
Americas Property Awards
2011 Best Mixed-Use Architecture & Best Retail Architecture
Omaha By Design
2011 Laurels Award
American Council of Engineering Companies
2011 ACEC Honor Award for Engineering Excellence
CREW
2010 Development of the Year
Downtown Omaha Inc.
2011 Visionary Pioneer
Omaha World Herald
Top Park Pick 2010
The Reader
Readers Choice Awards 2010 - Best Condo Development
Readers Choice Awards 2012 - Best Apartments - Midtown
Readers Choice Awards 2012 - Best Condo Development
Urban Land Magazine
2010 - One of Ten projects around the World to Embody the Synergy of Public/Private partnerships
Events
Midtown Crossing hosts a slate of free community events in Turner Park, including:
Turner Park is also a popular venue for charity fun runs and a bocce ball league.
Retailers & Restaurants
Condominiums
Midtown Crossing’s almost 300 luxury condominiums are situated near downtown Omaha, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Creighton University. Options include one bedroom, two bedroom and penthouse units.
Condominium Amenities Include:
Apartments
The Midtown Crossing development includes almost 200 apartments – one bedroom and two bedroom floorplans – for rent.
Amenities Include:
Turner Park
The origins of Turner Park date back to 1900. Charles Turner, a Nebraska pioneer and prominent real estate professional, donated the original land to the city to be used as a public park. (It was a gift of six acres. The park grew to 7.5 acres with the development of Midtown Crossing.) Turner wanted the park to be known as Curtiss Turner Park in memory of his son, 35 year old Curtiss C. Turner. A prominent civil engineer, Curtiss Turner was killed in a snow slide in 1898 while working in Alaska’s Klondike country at Chilkoot Pass.
Today, the revitalized and expanded Turner Park is one of Omaha’s top parks and a popular venue for numerous community events such as concerts (including Jazz on the Green and Playing with Fire), festivals and health and wellness gatherings.
Pavilion at Turner Park
Built in 2013, the Pavilion at Turner Park provides a permanent stage (44’ by 24’) and infrastructure, eliminating the need to install and tear down temporary staging facilities for each new event in Turner Park.
Other features include:
Holland Basham Architects, executive architect of the entire Midtown Crossing development, designed the pavilion, which is funded by private donations through the Omaha Community Foundation.
“We wanted to create an iconic structure that was memorable and enhanced the current environment. You don’t see anything like this around,” said Tim Holland, principal, Holland Basham Architects.
Parking
Midtown Crossing offers parking
for more than 3,000 vehicles. Two public parking garages are accessible from 33rd, Farnam and Harney Streets. The first three hours of parking are free ($1 for each hour thereafter - maximum fee of $6).
Short-term (max. 2 hours) metered parking is available along Farnam Street and within Turner Park, accessible from 31st Avenue.
Green Initiatives
Midtown Crossing is one of the first projects in the nation to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s pilot Neighborhood Development Certification program. It is the only project selected to participate in Nebraska or Iowa. LEED for Neighborhood Development recognizes projects that protect and enhance the overall health, natural environment and quality of life in their communities through:
Midtown Crossing’s 132-room Element Hotel by Westin is LEED Silver certified, the first hotel constructed in Omaha to achieve this recognition. Midtown Crossing apartments and condominiums have an on-going recycling program for all residents. The development’s pure white holiday LED lights use only about 10 percent of the electrical power of traditional incandescent holiday lights.