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Planning board approves Vinton Silos redevelopment: 223 apartments, $56.2M project with $10.46M TIF ask
Summary
A redevelopment of the decommissioned Vinton silos at 3417 Vinton Street will move forward after the board approved a TIF plan. The developer described plans for four buildings with 223 market-rate units and said it is pursuing limited affordable targeting via a Front Porch Investments loan; neighbors raised concerns about demolition dust, environmental testing, outreach and school capacity.
The Omaha Planning Board voted to approve the Vinton Silos TIF redevelopment plan, which would replace most of a decommissioned grain elevator with a four-building apartment complex totaling 223 market-rate units and a total project investment estimated at $56.2 million. City planning staff (Don Seton) presented the project and the TIF support requested of roughly $10,461,365.
Developer Patrick Mason described the project's intent to preserve several rows of silo bins as a historic and design element, to…
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