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Southside Terrace Redevelopment First Phase
The Southside Terrace redevelopment project’s first phase is underway at 28th & W Street in South Omaha. A 4-story building is now enclosed. It will contain 92 apartments, including one- two- three- and even five-bedroom units. Amenities such a community room and fitness center will be included. Future phases will include row houses.
Much of the old, rundown Southside Terrace apartments have been demolished. The public housing project initially began back in the 1940s. The old Southside Terrace complex included 359 units in barracks-style, brick buildings spread out over 10 city blocks. When the redevelopment is done a few years from now, the new Southside Terrace neighborhood will have 577 apartments and townhouses.
Photo by Brad Williams
Panera Bread Coming to The Tower District
Panera Bread is under construction in the Tower District, a 120-acre, mixed-use development on the northwest corner of 84th & Highway 370 in Papillion. Developed by Calabretto Building Group, the Tower District gets its name from its proximity to Papillion’s iconic water tower. In addition to this soon-to-open Panera, the district’s first business – a Starbucks Coffee – opened four weeks ago. Other occupants in the Tower District include Casey’s, Pinnacle Bank, AutoZone and GreenState Credit Union.
Office Building at 204th & Ames
The steel frame is assembled for a future office building in far northwest Omaha near 204th & Ames Avenue. The actual address will be 4411 North 203rd Street. The 1-story, 7,826 sq. ft. building will house the Omaha branch office of Hershey State Bank and C2 Building Company. The bank is based in Hersey, Neb., which is located along Interstate 80 about 15 miles west of North Platte. C2 Building Company is an Omaha-based construction company founded in 2017.
Photo by Brad Williams
The Arthur Nears Completion
Construction is nearing completion on The Arthur, a 329-unit, class-A apartment project at 48th & Dodge Street. The name honors Dr. Arthur Pittman, Omaha’s first African-American veterinarian. His single-story office building is being preserved and incorporated into the project. Designed in the Art Moderne architectural style by the renowned John Latenser and Sons and built in 1948, the Pittman building will house The Arthur’s leasing and management office.
The Arthur will be open for move-ins beginning this fall. The $82 million, 5-story building sits between the Dundee area and the Blackstone District. The University of Nebraska Medical Center campus is just to the southeast.
Photo by Brad Williams
Broadmoor at Heartwood Preserve Apartments
Construction is in full swing on the Broadmoor at Heartwood Preserve apartment development. Owned by Omaha-based Broadmoor Development, this sprawling, 5-story, 550-unit building is southwest of 144th & Blossom Avenue in Heartwood Preserve. The project sits on 14 acres immediately north of Millard North High School. The apartments are being constructed around a massive parking structure that will serve the future residents. The project will be complete sometime next year.
Car Dealerships North of Village Pointe
Woodhouse Cadillac is building a 25,798 sq. ft. auto dealership and service shop at 17335 Burt Street in West Dodge Pointe. The site is located along the north side of the West Dodge Expressway near several existing car dealerships and north of Village Pointe Shopping Center. The site is just across the street from Audi Omaha. A Genesis dealership is also planned.
Former Dollar Store Demolished
Crews have demolished a former Family Dollar store and the former Mother India restaurant building north of Leavenworth Street between 35th Avenue and 36th Street. The site will become a $25 million, 5-story apartment building with 85 market-rate units. The City of Omaha agreed to $2.9 million in Tax Increment Financing to support this urban-infill project. There will be one level of structured parking inside the building. Proposed amenities include a lounge area, fitness center, private elevated courtyard and pet facilities. Construction is expected to be completed sometime in 2027.
Olsson’s Office Building at Heartwood Preserve
Exterior glass walls are now in place for Olsson’s future office building at Heartwood Preserve. The 4-story building is part of The Row at Heartwood Preserve southwest of 144th & West Dodge Road. Olsson, an engineering and design firm, will house its 300-plus Omaha-area employees in the building when it’s complete in 2026. The building will also have street-level retail space. Additionally, two adjacent buildings — a multi-family residential building and a boutique hotel — are planned.
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Downtown Gets Another Tower Crane
Downtown Omaha has yet another tower crane. Crews assembled the crane along the east side of 16th Street between Douglas and Farnam Street. The crane will be sued to build a 12-story building that will be part of The Duo, a full-city-block complex that also includes...
Steelhouse Omaha Outdoor Venue
Steelhouse Omaha plans to convert its existing outdoor space into an outdoor venue. Currently, the performance venue has a concrete patio on the southwest corner of the building. Based on a building permit, the $92,000 project consists of three decks, two shipping...
Mutual of Omaha’s Future Headquarters
Crews continue to add floors to Mutual of Omaha’s future headquarters building at 14th & Farnam Street. The shear tower core is now 41 stories tall on its way to 44 stories eventually. The skyscraper will eventually be 677 feet tall, making it the tallest building...
Harney Street Bridge Reconstruction
Workers poured the concrete surface for the new Harney Street bridge over Interstate 480 late last week. Hawkins Construction is reconstructing the bridge to accommodate the future streetcar. Completion is scheduled for late this year. The Farnam Street bridge, one...
Steel Rising on East Side of Convention Center
Construction is in full swing along the RiverFront for the CHI Health Center expansion. Omaha voters last year approved a bond issue for a $146 million project to increase the number of meeting rooms at the 21-year-old convention center. The expansion will add 94,000...
Construction Progress on UNMC Residence Hall
Construction is pretty much topped out on the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s first student residence hall near 39th & Dewey Avenue. The building is framed, and most of the wall structure installed. The $66 million, 200,000 sq. ft., 6-story building will...
Walter Apartments at 50th & Leavenworth
The foundation and lower-level concrete walls are now in place at the future Walter Apartments, a 5-level, 58-unit apartment building at 50th & Leavenworth Street. The site was the long-time home of a laundromat and drycleaner. The Walter will have 44 indoor...
Primrose School of Elkhorn Construction Update
Construction is progressing on the Primrose School of Elkhorn at 19401 South HMS Cleveland Boulevard. The stand-alone building is now enclosed. The site is southwest of the 192nd & West Dodge Expressway interchange. The immediate area is also home to MD West One...
The Nook Apartments in Little Italy
Construction is progressing on The Nook Apartments near 8th & Pine Street in Little Italy. This new multi-family development will take up much of the vacant land left over from the defunct Grace University. The project will have 250 market-rate apartments and townhomes in a total of 10 new buildings.
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