The Millwork Commons district in North Downtown is poised to grow even more in the next few years with the addition of a hotel, yet another apartment building and a city-owned parking garage.
Millwork Commons is a 50-acre area of North Downtown just north of Charles Schwab Field. It’s home to The Mastercraft, Hot Shops Art Center, Ashton Building and the Hello Apartments. The area is fast becoming a hub for the arts and start-up communities. Several retail and restaurant businesses have recently opened in the neighborhood.
Another Millwork Commons project, The Dizzy Mule, is under construction on a block bounded by 12th, 13th, Nicholas and Izard streets. It consists of historic buildings along Izard connected to two new 5-story buildings. In total, Dizzy Mule will have 172 apartment units and 18,000 sq. ft. of retail space.
Just to the east of the Dizzy Mule, the City of Omaha this summer approved a developer’s plans for a 5-story, building along the east side of 12th Street between Nicholas and Izard Streets. It would have 78 market-rate apartments and 12,429 sq. ft. of commercial space divided into six bays.
But that’s just the start; at least three more Millwork Commons projects are now going through the approval process.
Millwork Hotel
Millwork Commons may be getting a hotel. The Disbrow Building, also known as the Radford Building, south the Ashton Building, could become a 135-room boutique hotel. According to the developer’s Tax Increment Financing application, the $57 million project will transform the long-vacant building into a key component of the district. Located on the same block as the Dizzy Mule project already under construction, the Millwork Hotel would also have 7,000 sq. ft. of retail space and an atrium. A 4th floor would be added, including a rooftop bar.
The Frame Apartments
A Planning Board application for Tax Increment Financing shows that developers plan to build a $44 million multifamily apartment building on a vacant lot west of the Ashton Building. The application shows a 5-story, 146-unit building consisting of 55, 2-bedroom units and 94, 1-bedroom units. The ground floor will have a single 10,000 sq. ft. retail bay and 65 covered parking stalls. The building will also have two large decks on the second-floor roof.
Parking Garage
The City of Omaha plans to build a multi-level, 600-stall parking garage that would serve this burgeoning district. The garage will be located just east of the Ashton building on a parcel bounded by 11th, 12th and Nicholas streets and Millwork Avenue. The estimated cost is $25 to $30 million.
