Partners for Livable Omaha and Holy Name Housing are teaming up with an architect design studio at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to create “innovative,” small houses aimed at buyers, builders and emerging developers.
Groundbreaking is scheduled for Monday, June 2nd for Benson House and Corby House, new OurStory homes designed to meet the needs of an aging population while also appealing to younger, first-time buyers. The houses will rise on a 4,770 sq. ft. residential lot at 5804 Corby Street in the Benson neighborhood.
The build is made possible with a construction loan from Spark Capital’s Middle-Income Workforce Housing fund, with additional support from Lozier Foundation, Pella Windows and Doors of Omaha and Lincoln as well as Buildertrend.
Omaha is facing a housing crisis, according to Partners for Livable Omaha. Douglas County needs roughly 100,000 new homes by 2050, with nearly 32 percent for older adults, according to a recent assessment prepared by ECOnorthwest for AARP Nebraska. Many older adults will be on fixed incomes, needing smaller, affordable homes that don’t exist today.
