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Midtown Crossing at Turner Park is a seven building, 16-acre mixed-use development in midtown Omaha, encompassing 297 luxury condominiums, 196 apartment units, and more than 225,000-square-feet of fine and casual dining, entertainment and shopping. A majority of Midtown Crossing’s restaurant and retailer partners are Omaha-born businesses, including Brix – A Wine and Spirits Experience, Wohlner’s Neighborhood Grocery & Deli, The Afternoon, and nationally-renowned The Grey Plume, America’s greenest restaurant according to the Green Restaurant Association. Built around an expanded and revitalized Turner Park, the neighborhood sits between Farnam and Dodge Streets and 31st and 33rd Streets. It is directly to the east of Mutual of Omaha’s headquarters and minutes from downtown Omaha, CenturyLink Center Omaha, Eppley Airfield, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo, the Old Market and a number of other local attractions. A LEED Certified Green Community, Midtown Crossing is owned by East Campus Realty, a subsidiary of Mutual of Omaha. It was the first major project tied to Destination Midtown, a public/private partnership focused on returning historic midtown Omaha to prominence. Free community events, held in 7-acre Turner Park, are a hallmark of the development and include concerts (such as Jazz on the Green and Playing with Fire), festivals and health and wellness gatherings. == History == 2002 Representatives of midtown Omaha’s large and small businesses, neighborhood associations, residents and city leaders meet at Mutual of Omaha to discuss concern about the future of the neighborhood. The result of this meeting was Destination Midtown, a project that sought to study the neighborhood and identify revitalization opportunities. 2005 May 18: Mutual of Omaha announces a feasibility study to determine if a mixed-use urban neighborhood is appropriate for under-utilized property adjacent to its headquarters building. 2006 Oct. 19: Mutual announces plans to proceed with Midtown Crossing and unveils details of the project, which features a million-square-feet of commercial and residential space in seven buildings, an expanded and revitalized Turner Park. ECI Investment Advisors, which conducted the feasibility study, is named project developer. 2007 Sept. 20: Ground is officially broken following extensive site preparation that included the demolition of no fewer than eight buildings and the removal of 10,000 truckloads of dirt. 2009 Nov. 6: Years of planning, significant investment and hard work begin coming to fruition when Midtown Crossing’s first business, Marcus Midtown Cinema, opens. Prairie Life Fitness soon follows, launching a cascade of openings. 2010 May 18: Exactly five years after announcing the feasibility study that lead to the development, the community gathers in a revitalized Turner Park to officially cut the ribbon on Midtown Crossing. Since its grand opening, Midtown Crossing has celebrated a number of milestones, including: * September 2010: Urban Land Magazine recognizes Midtown Crossing as one of ten projects around the world which “embody the synergy of public/private partnerships.” * December 2010: Midtown Crossing’s The Grey Plume earns the distinction of being the nation’s first three star SustainaBuild™ Certified Green Restaurant® by the Green Restaurant Association®. * July 2010: Omaha summer concert tradition Jazz on the Green debuts in its new home at Turner Park, the centerpiece of the Midtown Crossing development. * February 2011: Downtown Omaha Inc. names Midtown Crossing its Visionary Award winner for 2011, honoring the development for its “commitment to downtown revitalization through time, resources and leadership." * November 2011: Midtown Crossing receives international applause, winning two prestigious Americas Property Awards – one in the category of “Mixed-use Architecture,” the second for “Retail Architecture.” * June 2012: Omaha’s revitalized Turner Park becomes the first city park in Nebraska to offer free Wi-Fi internet service. (Midtown Crossing spearheaded and funded the improvement.) * November 2012: Omaha welcomes its newest holiday tradition with the inaugural launch of Miracle on Farnam (now Miracle at Midtown), Midtown Crossing’s season-long holiday celebration. * July 2013: The new Pavilion at Turner Park debuts with the 2013 kickoff of Jazz on the Green. * August 2014: Midtown Crossing receives Keep Omaha Beautiful’s 2014 Beautification Award, an honor given to a person, organization or company that has improved the aesthetic value of our community through the development of property, plantings and/or art. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Midtown Crossing at Turner Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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