Seventy Five North Revitalization Corp. (75 North), a community revitalization organization, has broken ground on a 36-acre mixed-income redevelopment project in the Highlander neighborhood. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, at 30th Street and J.C. Wade Blvd. (near the south side of Salem Baptist Church).
“We are excited to get to this point because it represents a definitive, concrete step towards fulfilling the promises we’ve made,” 75 North Executive Director Othello Meadows said. “That being said, there’s still a lot of work to do and while the groundbreaking is exciting, it is just the beginning.”
“The revitalization project will serve as a catalyst to transform the Highlander Neighborhood for future generations. It’s exciting to see dirt moving, and soon construction workers and equipment will be engaged in building structures that will change the landscape,” said 75 North Board Chair Thomas Warren, Sr., who is also president and CEO of Urban League of Nebraska. “The project will require five years of construction work, and 75 North will be intentional in the hiring of minority contractors from the local area. This is a significant investment that will improve the social and economic conditions for those who reside in the area and serve as an anchor for future growth and development in this neighborhood.”
The project will develop roughly 300 units of mixed-income apartments, townhomes, senior housing and single-family homes to accommodate between 800 and 900 future residents. The development’s first phase of rental housing, just over 100 units, is slated for completion in the fall of 2016. Also planned is a large-scale community enrichment center available for residents and the broader Omaha community to access programming around the arts, entrepreneurship, technology, and health and wellness. The center will be called the Community Accelerator.
The physical redevelopment of the Highlander neighborhood is part of a larger community development model being employed by 75 North that incorporates mixed-income housing, community amenities and transformational education for neighborhood children. Named Purpose Built Communities, the model teaches the holistic integration of these principles in a defined neighborhood; in this case, the Highlander neighborhood. Adjacent Howard Kennedy Elementary School will serve as the hub of the Highlander’s education initiatives.
75 North and OPS have planned a joint community forum on the project to discuss the changes coming to the Highlander. The forum is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 15, at 5 p.m. at Salem Baptist Church, 3131 Lake St. The forum is open to the community.
About 75 North
Created in 2011, 75 North is a nonprofit organization designed to drive the redevelopment of the Highlander neighborhood on the near north side of Omaha, Nebraska. Its mission is to break the cycle of poverty and community deterioration by facilitating the creation of healthy, sustainable, mixed-income communities complete with thriving schools, recreational facilities and other amenities that will attract new public and private investment to north Omaha neighborhoods.
75 North is led by Executive Director Othello Meadows and supported by the City of Omaha, Omaha Public Schools, community partners and stakeholders. For more information, please visit www.seventyfivenorth.org.
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>p>Seventy Five North Revitalization Corp. (75 North), a community revitalization organization, has broken ground on a 36-acre mixed-income redevelopment project in the Highlander neighborhood. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, at 30th Street and J.C. Wade Blvd. (near the south side of Salem Baptist Church).>/p>
>p>“We are excited to get to this point because it represents a definitive, concrete step towards fulfilling the promises we’ve made,” 75 North Executive Director Othello Meadows said. “That being said, there’s still a lot of work to do and while the groundbreaking is exciting, it is just the beginning.”>/p>
>p>“The revitalization project will serve as a catalyst to transform the Highlander Neighborhood for future generations. It’s exciting to see dirt moving, and soon construction workers and equipment will be engaged in building structures that will change the landscape,” said 75 North Board Chair Thomas Warren, Sr., who is also president and CEO of Urban League of Nebraska. “The project will require five years of construction work, and 75 North will be intentional in the hiring of minority contractors from the local area. This is a significant investment that will improve the social and economic conditions for those who reside in the area and serve as an anchor for future growth and development in this neighborhood.”>/p>
>p>The project will develop roughly 300 units of mixed-income apartments, townhomes, senior housing and single-family homes to accommodate between 800 and 900 future residents. The development’s first phase of rental housing, just over 100 units, is slated for completion in the fall of 2016. Also planned is a large-scale community enrichment center available for residents and the broader Omaha community to access programming around the arts, entrepreneurship, technology, and health and wellness. The center will be called the Community Accelerator.>/p>
>p>The physical redevelopment of the Highlander neighborhood is part of a larger community development model being employed by 75 North that incorporates mixed-income housing, community amenities and transformational education for neighborhood children. Named Purpose Built Communities, the model teaches the holistic integration of these principles in a defined neighborhood; in this case, the Highlander neighborhood. Adjacent Howard Kennedy Elementary School will serve as the hub of the Highlander’s education initiatives.>/p>
>p>75 North and OPS have planned a joint community forum on the project to discuss the changes coming to the Highlander. The forum is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 15, at 5 p.m. at Salem Baptist Church, 3131 Lake St. The forum is open to the community.>/p>
>p>>strong>About 75 North>/strong>>br />Created in 2011, 75 North is a nonprofit organization designed to drive the redevelopment of the Highlander neighborhood on the near north side of Omaha, Nebraska. Its mission is to break the cycle of poverty and community deterioration by facilitating the creation of healthy, sustainable, mixed-income communities complete with thriving schools, recreational facilities and other amenities that will attract new public and private investment to north Omaha neighborhoods.>/p>
>p>>br />75 North is led by Executive Director Othello Meadows and supported by the City of Omaha, Omaha Public Schools, community partners and stakeholders. For more information, please visit www.seventyfivenorth.org.>/p>