A 13-story mixed-use building next to Target, a new police and fire headquarters, green space and a 90,000-square-foot cinema. Those are among the elements of the long-awaited Crossroads project that developers shared with community members Wednesday.
Within the next two years, nearly 40 acres of vacant dirt in the city’s center will transform into a dense development meant to revitalize one of Omaha’s busiest areas. It’s been a long time coming.
The site of the former Crossroads Mall at 72nd and Dodge streets has seen starts and stops since the dying shopping center was demolished in early 2021. The current developers, Woodbury and WRK, “took over in earnest in 2023.”…