The Military Avenue & Hamilton Street intersection is coming alive with development. On the northeast corner, the Papio NRD has started construction of the Beltline Trail entrance. The trail uses an abandoned Missouri Pacific Railroad right-of-way that cuts through North Omaha from this intersection to Adams Park. The trail has been under development since 2021, with the first two phases near Adams Park and the North Omaha Transit center being completed in 2022 and 2023. Phase 4 will connect those two portions and is currently under construction and expected to be complete by October 2025. The new trailhead at Military & Hamilton is Phase 3A of the project and is also anticipated to be completed by October 2025. Future phases will connect the trailhead to the trail at the southwest corner of Adams Park.
Across the street, plans call for the redevelopment of the long-vacant, Johnson Sash and Door building at 1412 Military Avenue. The company closed permanently in 2018. According to a planning department application for rezoning and a Planned Unit Redevelopment Overly District, the structure will be transformed into a mix-used building with ground floor commercial space and eight residential units on the second floor. The first floor will be a commercial bakery, coffee shop and café with an outdoor patio. – Isaiah Ang
