A proposed development would bring more homes and some commercial uses to an area near 112th and O streets.
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission on Wednesday recommended approval of a development called East Dominion Estates that would be built on nearly 80 acres on the northwest corner of the intersection of 112th and O streets.
Commissioners recommended approval of annexation and a change of zone on a portion of the site as well as a preliminary plat. They also recommended changing the city's Comprehensive Plan to include commercial development as an approved use on the site.
Developer Tom White said he is only doing a preliminary plat right now for about 45 acres of the site that will be single-family housing with up to 150 homes. A first phase of the project is planned on the northernmost 15 acres near the lake that is part of the neighboring Waterford Estates.
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"As far as timing on the residential, we hope to start grading part of this in the spring of 2023, but a lot will depend on what is happening in the market as to whether we do a small first phase of 20-25 lots or a normal phase of around 50 lots," White said in an email.
He said his company will start marketing the lots in the summer and construction on homes could start as early as next fall.
The commercial portion of the development is more speculative, White said.
The site has two high-pressure natural gas pipelines running through it along both O Street and 112th Street, and city regulations prohibit any residential structures within 200 feet of those pipelines for safety reasons, which means about 30 acres of the site can't be developed with houses or apartments.
White said he doesn't have any specific plans for commercial development at this point, nor does he have a firm timeline for when it might develop.
"Whether that is one year from now or 10 years, I can’t tell you, as the market will determine what we do and when we do it for the other 30 acres," he said.
The proposal will now go to the City Council for final approval.
Photos: What changed Lincoln
University Hall
In 1872, five years after Lincoln became Nebraska’s capital, University Hall (upper left) was still the only building on the University of Nebraska campus. The prairie village was starting to fill in, however, as seen in this photo taken from the Capitol. Today, UNL has more than 150 buildings on its two campuses.
First Nebraska State Capitol
It took just a year and $75,000 to build Nebraska's first statehouse, which was ready for use in December 1868. But it was so poorly constructed it was razed in 1883.
Railroad yards
Before it was home to bars, restaurants, condos and concerts, the area west of the Haymarket was a busy train yard. The coming of the railroad in the summer of 1870 better connected Lincoln to the rest of the country and helped spur its growth.
Capitol Beach
In the late 1800s, Burlington Beach -- just west of Lincoln -- was home to restaurants, pavilions, bathhouses and an excursion steamboat. In the early 1900s, it was Capital Beach, “the Coney Island of the West.†Today, it’s called Capitol Beach, and its shore is lined with expensive homes.
1923 stadium
A then-Nebraska record crowd of 43,000 packs Memorial Stadium for the Huskers' 14-7 upset of Notre Dame on Nov. 10, 1923. Some parts of the new stadium were still under construction.
Air Force Base Lincoln Airport
At one point in the 1950s, at least 100 B-47s flew out of the Lincoln Air Force Base, which began as a World War II Army airfield northwest of the city. And before that, it was the Municipal Airport, with grass runways.
Interstate 80
In 1959, road builders carved the future path of Interstate 80 through the fields near Lincoln. Recently, an average of nearly 40,000 motorists daily was recorded at the Greenwood interchange east of Lincoln.
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Lincoln was transformed with the development of the West Haymarket and the building of the Pinnacle Bank Arena, which opened in 2013.
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Matt Olberding
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