Turner Park East developers hope to begin construction in spring 2018 – KETV Omaha

OMAHA, Neb.

The lead developer on the Turner Park East project, which includes the area east of Midtown Crossing, said construction should begin in spring of 2018.

Brad Schoenfelder, President of the Midwest Region for Ryan Companies, said the company will spend the remainder of 2017 finalizing approvals and going through the city process to begin construction.

Mutual of Omaha has acquired the properties to be included in the Turner Park East project, and Ryan Companies will head up the development.

"We're very experienced in urban redevelopment and the challenges and the opportunities that come with that," Schoenfelder said.

Ryan Companies' plans include a 150,000 square foot office building on the south side of Farnam, which will include multiple tenants. On the north side of Farnam, the developers are planning for a mixed-use development including a hotel component, multi-family residential units and a city-owned and financed parking deck.

"We just want to make sure that we're continuing to activate the streets and how were doing that is more about residential, hospitality," Schoenfelder said.

Schoenfelder said Ryan Companies is working with the homeowners association at the remaining Twin Towers buildings, now named The Condominiums at 3000 Farnam.

They are also working with the Midtown 2050 group, which is behind a proposed streetcar that would run from Midtown into downtown Omaha and to the Creighton campus.

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