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Custom Detail Supply, a division of Custom Dealer Solutions, is opening a new retail store at 14730 Grover Street, just down the street from the company’s warehouse. The company serves professional detailers and Do-It-Yourself enthusiasts. The 1,500 sq. ft. retail space includes an area for videos and detail training. Grand opening is July 20th – Grow Omaha staff

Omaha has the 10th highest annual multifamily rent growth among the nation’s major apartment markets, according to CoStar, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate analytics company. As of last month, annual rent in Omaha was up 2.8 percent. While that’s not necessarily good news for renters, it is a sign that the local market is healthy. The highest rent growth occurred in Louisville, Ky. (5.1%). The lowest was in Austin (-5.5%). – Grow Omaha staff

Nordstrom Rack plans to hold a grand opening celebration Thursday, October 24th for its first Nebraska store at Village Pointe Shopping Center in Omaha. The Seattle-based, off-price, department store will open in a 30,000 sq. ft. space formerly occupied by Bed Bath & Beyond at 255 North 170th Street. – Grow Omaha staff

Dunkin’ Donuts will open soon on the northeast corner of 156th & Ida Street. The store will operate in an end-cap space with a drive-thru, which is part of the 22,030 sq. ft. Waterford Crossing retail strip center. Other existing tenants include Big Red Neighborhood Grill & Sports Bar, Bussey Physical Therapy and several others. – Grow Omaha staff

Funny Bone Comedy Club has signed a lease to move into a 16,270 sq. ft. space in Miracle Hills. Funny Bone will be joined in the new space by Draftcade, an arcade bar and restaurant with locations in Kansas City; Toledo, Ohio; and Richmond, Va. Opening is planned for June 2025. Perkins-Critser Construction recently renovated the center, which is northwest of 114th & West Dodge Road. Funny Bone’s Omaha location is currently at Village Pointe. The Ohio-based company operates 15 comedy clubs in eight states. – Grow Omaha staff

Elie’s Chinchorro Caribbean Bistro, a family-owned restaurant that closed in February, officially reopened in a new location at 906 North 16th Street near the Omaha Design Center. Grand opening is tomorrow. The restaurant offers authentic Caribbean flavors like mofongo and Tripleta sandwiches. – Nicole Buntgen

The City of Omaha plans to allocate its final $2 million of American Rescue Plan Act money to seven Business Improvement Districts: Benson, Blackstone, Downtown, Dundee, North 24th Street, North Saddle Creek and South Omaha. If approved by the city council next week, the BIDs would use their allotted share of the money to make security and safety improvements such as new lighting, crosswalk bollards and concrete repairs. – Grow Omaha staff

The Southside Terrace public housing redevelopment project at 28th & W Street is underway. The $35 million first phase consists of a 4-story, 92-unit, apartment building, which will replace two, 16-unit buildings. Thirty-nine units will be reserved for previous Southside Terrace residents. The remaining apartments will be a mix of income-restricted and market-rate units. Another six phases are in progress that will add hundreds more mixed-income apartments, in addition to new community, commercial and retail space. – Isaiah Ang

Insomnia Cookies has officially opened its second Omaha store at 3863 Farnam Street in the Blackstone Square. Insomnia’s other location is in the Capitol District downtown at 1101 Davenport Street, Suite 120. – Nicole Buntgen

Tesla is relocating its Council Bluffs leasing and service center later this month. It is currently located near Mall of the Bluffs. The new location will be at 2421 Mid-America Drive, west of the Mid-America Center. Tesla will have a grand opening for the new location on July 19th. – Isaiah Ang

PaC’s Popcorn & Cocktails has officially opened in the Old Market at 1118 Howard Street in place of previous tenant, The Table Coffee Co., which moved three doors to the west (into the former Stokes space). PaC’s specializes in upscale, gourmet popcorn paired with premium cocktails. – Nicole Buntgen

The owner of a property on the Elkhorn River’s western edge is moving forward with a long-planned RV park. The 65-acre project is sandwiched between West Dodge Road & River Road Drive and the river. The developer had planned to develop 111 pad sites, but the city had concerns regarding design and operation plans. The developer resubmitted an application to allow camping on agricultural-zoned property, which the planning board approved last week. The developer now plans 67 pad sites and anticipates long-term tenants will lease the sites on a seasonal basis. – Isaiah Ang

Wine Spectator Magazine has recognized five Omaha restaurants for their outstanding wine programs: Spencer’s for Steaks & Chops, V. Mertz, Dynamite Woodfire Grill, 801 Chophouse, and Sullivan’s Steakhouse. – Nicole Buntgen

Omaha’s office vacancy is only 7.1 percent, according to CoStar, a real estate analytics company. That means Omaha has the fourth-lowest office vacancy rate among the 40 major markets surveyed. Only Albany, N.Y.; the Inland Empire (California); and Providence, R.I. currently have less office vacancy. The markets with the highest office vacancy are San Francisco (21.2%), Houston (17.2%) and Dallas (16.5%). – Grow Omaha staff

Clarity Development Company plans to build a 5-story, 194-unit apartment building southeast of 27th & Leavenworth Street. The layout includes 56 studio, 115 one-bedroom and 23 two-bedroom apartments. The planning board this week approved rezoning the site to a transit-oriented designation allowing for reduced parking ratios. The first floor will have 127 indoor parking stalls. An existing building at 810 South 26th Street will house an additional 12 parking stalls. – Isaiah Ang

A company called Shammy’s Pub and Grill has registered with the state of Nebraska to establish a restaurant and bar at 414 South 10th Street in the former Gate 10 location (previously known as Stadium Club). The Old Market spot is just west of Embassy Suites. – Nicole Buntgen

Jamba has opened its first Nebraska location in the former Scarlett Highway space at Nebraska Crossing. Jamba shares the space with Auntie Anne’s which had been in a different bay. Jamba sells fruit and vegetable smoothies, fresh-squeezed juices and some food items. The Atlanta-based chain has 764 stores in 36 states. The closest existing locations are in Minneapolis, Iowa City, Iowa and Wichita, Kan. – Grow Omaha staff

Holy Name Housing Corporation is planning a $3.9 million housing project in north Omaha. Plans call for 13 single-family houses south of Lake Street near John A. Creighton Boulevard. Each house will have three bedrooms and two baths and will be listed for $250,000. The developer is seeking $515,000 in Tax Increment Financing. Construction should start this fall and be complete by May 2025. – Isaiah Ang

Fly Fitness plans to open this fall in a recently completed, 4-story building at 1501 Mike Fahey Street in the Builders District downtown. Fly Fitness is headquartered in Lincoln and has five existing locations in Lincoln; Fargo, N.D.; and Loveland, Colo. – Grow Omaha staff

The Saddle Creek Road Streetscape Improvement Project secured funding last week. Mammel Family Foundation and Sherwood Foundation are donating $250,000 and $2 million, respectively. The project consists of new pedestrian-oriented infrastructure, like sidewalks, lighting, landscaping and benches. New parallel parking stalls and bicycle parking will be constructed. The project location is along Saddle Creek Road between 50th and Hamilton streets. Construction should be complete by Summer 2025. – Isaiah Ang