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City of Bellevue officials and community leaders will hold a groundbreaking celebration March 20th for the $60 million Bellevue Bay Water Park. Part of the Bellevue Good Life District, Bellevue Bay will be located at the U.S. Highways 34 & 75 interchange on the south side of Bellevue. The project will be an indoor-outdoor facility. The 100,000 sq. ft. building will have a retractable roof. When it opens in 2027, it will be the fourth largest water park in the United States.

Peterbilt of Omaha is building a truck sales and service center at 11502 Wickersham Boulevard in Gretna. That’s on an Interstate 80 frontage road next to an existing Wal-Mart store. That frontage road has been extended southwest to 168th Street.

Crews have erected the steel skeleton for The Still Fine Wine & Spirits Superstore under construction near 204th & V Street in the Coventry development. The retailer’s existing location is in Lincoln at 6820 South 70th Street. The Still is Lincoln’s largest liquor store and has been in business for 35 years. Opening is scheduled for next fall.

Demolition is now underway on the north side of the old Park Fair Mall on the southeast corner of 16th & Douglas Street. The mall originally opened in the 1980s but closed many years ago. It most recently served as an indoor parking garage. The building is being torn down to make way for a 10-story building that will be part city-owned parking garage and part apartment building. The 150 apartment units on the top five floors will be part of The Duo, a 700-apartment unit that also includes the twin towers immediately to the east. The Duo, developed by NuStyle Development, will also have commercial space on both 15th and 16th streets.

Structural steel has gone vertical at Woodlands Retail, a two-building retail strip center totaling 19,322 sq. ft. northwest of 192nd & Q Street. Completion is planned for late this year. Building “A” will total 13,136 sq. ft. Building “B” will be 5,949 sq. ft. No tenants have been announced.

St. Cecilia Cathedral is embarking on a campaign to construct a welcoming outdoor plaza and memorial garden, creating new spaces for worship, fellowship and reflection while preserving the legacy of this historic landmark, according to The Catholic Voice.

The $8.2 million project fulfills the original vision of renowned architect and designer Thomas Rogers Kimball, who died in 1934 and did not live to see the cathedral’s completion.

Kimball’s original design included an extension to the west façade to create an embracing and welcoming space in response to the westward expansion of the city at the time. Today, the cathedral community seeks to realize Kimball’s plan through the “Complete the Vision” campaign.

The project has raised approximately $3.1 million toward the overall goal. Construction may begin as early as this summer with the accessibility ramp, plaza, streetscape and garden, as funds become available. The designer is Leo A. Daly.

Rendering by Leo A. Daly courtest of The Catholic Voice

Construction is progressing quickly on a 330-unit apartment building on the southeast corner of 48th & Dodge Street in Midtown. The 5-story building will sit on a 2.75-acre site just northwest of the booming University of Nebraska Medical Center campus. The $82 million apartment building will incorporate the former Pittman Veterinary building.

Crews have erected some of the steel structure for a building under construction on a 40,000 sq. ft. site southeast of 12th & Nicholas Street. That’s where White Lotus Development and Ronco Construction are building NOVA a 5-story building with street-level retail and 74 apartment units. The building will include 20,000 sq. ft. of street-level retail space for lease. It’s one of several new buildings planned for the Millwork Commons district north of Charles Schwab Field.