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Planning Board approves multiple TIFs and plats for North and South Omaha redevelopment projects
Summary
The Omaha Planning Board unanimously recommended several TIF redevelopment plans and approved multiple plats and rezonings on June 18, including the Q Metro TIF (72 units, $2.62M TIF) and two Little Bohemia/Little Bow TIFs supporting mixed‑use and historic rehab; some plats and a PUR were laid over for final technical refinements.
The Omaha Planning Board on June 18 recommended approval for several redevelopment projects across Omaha, voting unanimously on multiple TIF plans and plats after staff presentations and developer briefings.
Don Seaton of City Planning described the Ames Industrial Park TIF — a rehabilitation of a vacant building for vehicle maintenance and commercial use — noting an $845,000 total investment and $90,000 in TIF support; staff recommended approval and the board approved the project. On the south side, the Q Metro TIF was presented as a five‑story mixed‑use building at 29th and Q with 72 market‑rate apartments, roughly $25.1 million in total investment and a $2,618,241 TIF ask; Seaton said the project meets TIF criteria and staff recommended approval, which the board granted unanimously.
Tom Maclay and Don Seaton presented two Little Bohemia/Little Bow applications that combine historic rehabilitation and new construction across multiple small sites near 13th and William Streets. The proposal includes a Little Bohemia historic‑tax‑credit component for four older buildings and a Little Bow Village component with mixed‑use buildings, podium housing and a recreational/commercial amenity they described as a ‘Little Bow Country Club.’ Maclay said the combined efforts would add more than 150 market‑rate apartments across sites and preserve multiple historic structures; staff recommended approval of the two TIF projects and the board voted in favor of the TIF requests and several associated plats and rezonings (most votes 7‑0).
City staff recommended layovers on a couple of related items — including one final plat and a PUR for the 12th and William area — to resolve detailed design and parking‑layout issues before forwarding to council. The board followed staff recommendations where appropriate and approved minutes and other routine matters before adjourning.
The votes advance projects that city staff said will add housing and commercial space near downtown and transit links; the TIF packages include public‑improvement funded elements and staff said most projects conform to the master plan and TIF eligibility criteria. Final details, contractual TIF documents and subdivision agreements will return to City Council and to subsequent administrative reviews as required.
