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Revitalizing a Community Improvement District.

There comes a time in the life of any city when it’s time for a refresh.

Joplin, Missouri, working with developer Woodsonia Real Estate Inc. and OWN, Inc., aimed to revitalize a decaying Hammons Boulevard district that was ripe for redevelopment.

To accomplish this, Joplin established a Community Improvement District (CID) for this previously blighted area 70 acres in size. The efforts would result in a new shopping destination and apartment complex.

The primary challenges? Working around the existing conditions, including the planning and construction sins of the past. Especially the creation of several right-of-ways on public tracts of land.

For starters, OWN helped with conceptual designs and Phase 1 environmental. The team spent nearly a year gathering Exhibits to set up the CID.

The team then worked with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) on the roadways servicing the development. On 32nd Street: a new traffic signal was implemented. Then 36th Street was widened to accommodate additional traffic drawn to the area.

Today, all of the public work is complete with construction of a home improvement store underway. Once that is complete, construction of the apartments will soon follow with platting ready to accommodate several 8-plexes and seven 14-plexes, in addition to a clubhouse and pool.

In total, OWN provided Civil Engineering, Land Surveying, Drone/LiDAR, Conceptual Design, and Permitting on the project. This helped to bring the Hammons Boulevard district up to modern standards while providing the people of Joplin with a welcoming location to shop and live.

Client

Woodsonia Real Estate Inc.

Services

Field Services
Geotechnical Engineering
Land Development
Land Surveying
Mixed-Use
Public Infrastructure

Project Management

  • Joshua Oathout

    Group Leader - Land Development

    Joshua Oathout PE

    Group Leader - Land Development

    Joshua’s career at OWN reflects his passion for growth, leadership, and delivering quality work. Since joining the company as a Design Engineer, he has advanced to a group leader within the Land Development division, where he helps guide teams and projects across the region. Joshua’s claim to fame at OWN is designing and managing one of our largest residential development projects to date, which has included 10 different subdivisions with 32 different phases on more than 1,100 residential lots in Southwest Missouri. But, his overall commitment to the success of the Joplin Office and delivering exceptional results to our clients is what propelled him to new heights as Office Leader.

    What Joshua does for FUN: When he’s not gaming on his Xbox, he’s going for a run or taking to the skies as he’s working on obtaining his private pilot license.