NuStyle Corporate Offices - Woodbine, Iowa + Drake Court remodel and Addition (unbuilt)
NuStyle Corporate Offices
Next door to their previous office, located in the historic Blacksmith’s Shop in Woodbine, Iowa, this new construction was built to serve several needs:
A large, custom-made meeting room for group meetings - with the emphasis made on an inspirational room for the monthly foundation family meetings held twelve days a year.
Infill on Walker Street, the “Main Street” of Woodbine, just one block east of the historic Lincoln Highway.
A large area for archives, modern private and semi-private office space, and a large garage space that can serve as a transition space for special occasions or long-term storage in support of the ongoing Omaha development and construction needs.
Drake Court renovation and Addition Study (unbuilt):
A successful mixed-income development following its renovation in 2001, recently thought was given to possibly converting the Drake Court into ownership (condo) units. Upon further review, it was decided that new construction on the east lawn would serve to add density to the site, add additional parking, and present downtown Omaha with a new face for the project directly adjacent to the sidewalk. Since the renovation of Drake Court in 2001, Liberty Elementary School has been constructed adjacent to the north edge of the property.
The proposed new east-lawn construction was developed to the point that it was presented to Omaha Landmarks for historic review, due to building on a portion of the site that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The design was then taken to the next level, as a schematic set for submission to the Nebraska Finance Authority for Low Income Housing Tax Credits. Shortly after the first round of submittals NuStyle was approached by a developer to buy the Drake Court in its current condition. This worked out well for all concerned, as NuStyle developed many low-income tax-credit adaptive-reuse projects early on, but has transitioned to build market-rate multi-family developments that provide affordable housing to the citizens of Omaha without using the federal dollars that put developers in competition for incentives used to develop low-income housing.