North Omaha Architecture & Design Studios: A Community-Based Design Center

ID

286

OrgName

North Omaha Architecture & Design Studios

PhysicalAddress

MailingAddress

301 N 46 Street

Website

SocialMediaAccounts

Name

Linda Williams

Title

Community Advocate

EmailAddress

shotgunhaus@yahoo.com

Phone

+1 (308) 383-0602

Team

No

TeamExplanation

OrganizationalChart

OtherCompletedProjects

Advocated for 5 years to get a quad corridor of North Omaha (N. 24th & Lake Streets) designated as an historic Black Business District.

ProposalTitle

A Community-Based Design Center

TotalBudget

0.0

LB1024GrantFundingRequest

250000.0

ProposalType

I do not know

BriefProposalSummary

I would like to obtain space at 2552 N. 24th Street as a building industry innovation HUB, including 3D printing materials, as well as an advocacy resource for neglected properties with HUB Zones (historically underutilized business) zones. A place where there could be continuous dialogue between professionals within the A/E/C (Architectural, Engineering, and Construction) industries and the communities they effect to reduce the negative effects of gentrification.

Timeline

Dec 2022-find out about Activate Fellowship opportunity. The Fellowship begins June 1, 2023. They provide mentorship of setting benchmarks and meeting them.

PercentageCompletedByJuly2025

1.0

FundingGoals

Long-Lasting Economic Growth (i.e., a proposal that will foster gainful employment opportunities and financial investment in the area, leading to the creation of generational wealth and widespread economic vitality in North and South Omaha)

Community Needs

Other Infrastructure (i.e., develop or improve broadband, business districts, roadways, sewer, etc.) Policy (i.e., develop or improve context-sensitive education, finance, health, training, zoning, etc.) Quality of Life (i.e., create or enhance natural spaces, mixed uses, parks, safety, etc.) Sustainable Community (i.e., create or enhance housing, services, education, civic uses, recreation, etc.)

OtherExplanation

ProposalDescriptionAndNeedsAlignment

Historic preservation is one of the ‘greenest’ professions available. Reusing the existing building stock will reduce the drastic effects of mass mining the Earth for new building materials.

VisioningWorkshopFindingsAlignment

The social impact of having and preserving information about some of USA’s oldest architectural pearls will create advocacy to not further destroy these structures, which the materials end up in landfills.

PrioritiesAlignment

Documenting neglected buildings keeps what is left of American architectural heritage intact. Researching properties and finding out what they used to look like and using the local small business contractors or even volunteers to make the properties look how they were originally intended would reduce blight. Fair procurement processes would also be implemented to contract with local small businesses.

EconomicImpact

10 jobs, permanently ($15/hr), provide a fair and equitable procurement process for the City of Omaha Tier I & Tier II Businesses to be commissioned as regular independent contractors.

EconomicImpactPermanentJobsCreated

10

EconomicImpactTemporaryJobsCreated

20

EconomicImpactWageLevels

$15/hr minimum

EconomicImpactAlignProposedJobs

Commission the City of Omaha Tier I & Tier II Businesses as regular independent contractors.

CommunityBenefit

The CBDC would be the Facilities Management HQ to effectively provide positive, visual change to the built environment of HUB Zone communities and reduce blight.

CommunityBenefitSustainability

Documenting and recording the most neglected historic building stocks is a start to give them a second chance at being homes for local, organic, germane, viable community businesses to exercise their entrepreneurial skills and test their product(s).

BestPracticesInnovation

Demonstrating how old and new buildings can coexist and still take advantage of historic tax credits.

OutcomeMeasurement

An increased number of minority architects licensed in the State of Nebraska.

OutcomeMeasurementHow

Through NOMA (National Organization of Minority Architects).

OutcomeMeasurementCoinvestment

Yes. When a community has an accurate knowledge of its existing real estate stock, this knowledge is power at leveraging interested investors to provide jobs to the local community.

Partnerships

Yes

PartnershipsOrgs

National Organization of Minority Architects (ACADIA) (architectural drafting arm). Help to record (all of the conditions) of the historic building stock of East Omaha.

PartnershipsMOU

Displacement

No

DisplacementExplanation

PhysicalLocation

2522 N. 24 Street. I have tried finding out how much rent the owner wants, but I am told it is not for rent. The Douglas County Assessor has it valued at about $189,000, or so.

QualifiedCensusTract

Within one or more QCTs

AdditionalLocationDocuments

PropertyZoning

Yes

ConnectedToUtilities

ConnectedToUtilitiesConnected

Yes

ConnectedToUtilitiesUpgradesNeeded

No

DesignEstimatingBidding

No

DesignEstimatingBiddingPackageDeveloped

No

DesignEstimatingBiddingCostsDetermined

Fair Market Value

GeneralContractor

No

GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBid

GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBidWhyNot

RequestRationale

Community infrastructure advocacy.

GrantFundsUsage

Purchase 2522 N. 24 Street, Omaha, NE 68110

ProposalFinancialSustainability

Yes

ProposalFinancialSustainabilityOperations

Purchase an operations property.

FundingSources

Activate Fellowship. A non for profit that provides support to start ups and entrepreneurs including mentorship and additional resources. Recently, I applied for this funding. They provide $100,000 in start up funds.

FundingSourcesPendingDecisions

I will find out in December if I am chosen as a Fellow.

FundingSourcesCannotContinue

No.

Scalability

Yes. Either or.

ScalabilityComponents

It can be phased.

FinancialCommitment

The Activate Fellowship mentors ensure the recipient does the necessary work to make sure all kinds of milestones are met. Whether this is networking to meet for funders or applying for SBIR grants. The NBDC is a possible consultant. Quarterly milestones will be met producing an annual report. I am a past Federal COR (Contracting Officer's Representative). I understand, first-hand, the important of government compliance of funding.

ARPAComplianceAcknowledgment

1.0

ARPAReportingMonitoringProcessAck

1.0

LB1024FundingSourcesAck

1.0

PublicInformation

1.0

FileUploads

Additional Location Documents (see application for list) Data table of uses (breakdown of how the requested funds will be used for your proposal) Organizational Chart Plans and detailed descriptions, including pictures and a map of the site location/surrounding area Proposal Budget/Sources and Uses Request Rationale Documentation Schedule