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Getting Ready for the Sign
Crews are getting ready to install the “Mutual of Omaha” sign atop the new skyscraper in downtown Omaha. It’s one of the few remaining external elements to be completed on the $600 million headquarters building at 14th & Farnam Street. Several months worth of interior construction remains to be completed. Mutual of Omaha is scheduled to occupy the office building at the end of this year. Developed by Lanoha Real Estate, the tower is 677 feet tall and has 800,000 sq. ft. of floor space.
Photo by Brad Williams
Development in Little Bohemia
Several dilapidated houses are being removed near 14th & William Street to make way for Little Bo Village, a $40 million development in Little Bohemia. Several other historic buildings will be saved and incorporated into the new development. Clarity Development plans to add 160 residential units in a total of 10 buildings. Construction should begin soon.
Tower Crane in Millwork Commons
Crews have assembled a tower crane that will be used to construct a $25 million, 650-stall parking garage northwest of 11th & Nicholas Street. The site is in Millwork Commons, a mixed-use district just north of Charles Schwab Field. Owned by the City of Omaha, the 5-story parking garage will total 240,000 sq. ft. and will have about 10,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor commercial space. Several other buildings are under construction in Millwork Commons, including an apartment building known as The Frame, The Millwork Hotel and the Nova, an apartment building that is almost complete.
Nebraska Medicine Farnam Health Center
Steel beams are now going vertical at Nebraska Medicine’s Farnam Health Center on the southeast corner of 42nd & Farnam Street. The construction project consists of a 4-story, medical office building with a pedestrian walkway to the parking garage to the south. The existing parking garage will have a new elevator lobby to connect to the pedestrian walkway. The Farnam Health Center will provide space for dermatology, general internal medicine, outpatient gastrointestinal program and behavior health.
Ford Storage at Infinity Industrial Park
Ford Storage and Moving Company is expanding with the construction of a new building in the Infinity Industrial Park southwest of 156th & Schram Road in Sarpy County. Developed by Hubbell Realty Company, the 156-acre industrial park will eventually have 10 buildings. Rotella’s occupies the first building and plans to build a second one immediately to the west. Known as Infinity III, Ford Storage’s 300,000 sq. ft. building will have 32-foot ceilings and will sit on a 13.71-acre lot. Construction is well underway with footings in place and concrete wall panels now going up. The targeted completion date is the end of this year.
Based in Omaha, Ford Storage is a diversified logistics company founded in 1915. The company also has a distribution center in the Kansas City area.
Photo courtesy of Hubbell Realty Company
Installing the Final Row of Glass
Crews have started installing the highest row of glass on Mutual of Omaha’s future headquarters tower at 14th & Farnam Street downtown. The 677-foot building remains on track for completion late this year. The $600 million, 800,000 sq. ft. skyscraper officially has 44 floors but it’s the equivalent of a 47-story tower because it has a 2-story crown, plus the 44th floor is double height. The Mutual tower is the tallest building in Nebraska and several surrounding states.
Photo by Brad Williams
Wood Framing Starts at The Carnac
Crews have started working on the second floor of The Carnac Apartments in the Blackstone District along the future streetcar route. The Carnac is a podium building, meaning the first floor consists of reinforced concrete, while the upper floors are wood framed.
Located at 35th & Farnam Street, the project is going up on the former WOWT building site. Omaha-based GreenSlate Development is developing the $45 million, 180-unit apartment building. The name “Carnac” is an ode to Johnny Carson, who started his television career on the site in 1950.
Mason Place Townhomes
Construction is nearing the finish line on the Mason Place Townhomes on a previously vacant lot southwest of 33rd & Mason Street. Constructed by SL Jensen, the townhomes include 15 two- and three-bedroom units. All units have rooftop decks.
Photo by Brad Williams
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Grain Silo Apartments 34th & Vinton
The redevelopment of the iconic grain silos adjacent to Interstate 80 near 34th & Vinton Street continues to make progress with the Omaha Planning Board’s approval of the developer’s Tax Increment Financing application. The project calls for demolition of most of...
Streetcar Track Installation Underway
Crews have started installing the actual steel rails in multiple places along the future streetcar route. Rails are already in place along part of Farnam Street near Midtown Crossing, on 8th Street between Gene Leahy Mall and Heartland of America Park and along 10th...
Exterior Curtain Wall Nears Top of Mutual Tower
Most of the exterior glass has been installed on Mutual of Omaha’s future headquarters tower at 14th & Farnam Street downtown, including part of the decorative crown. The 677-foot building remains on track for completion late this year. The $600 million, 800,000...
Council Bluffs’ Missouri River Pier
Construction is approaching the finish line at the Charles E. Lakin Pier along the Missouri River bank in Council Bluffs. Though it’s not scheduled to open until June, nighttime lighting has already been installed. The pier starts on the Council Bluffs levee trail,...
CHI Health Center Omaha Expansion
Crews have started installing exterior glass panels on the CHI Health Center’s $200 million convention center expansion. The 90,000 sq. ft., 2-level addition on the east side features floor-to-ceiling glass walls and expands the number of meeting rooms from 16 to 41....
Construction Starts on The Rye at Harrison
Site work and grading have started on The Rye at Harrison, a $20 million apartment and townhome development on the northwest corner of 213th & Harrison Street near the Coventry Wood neighborhood. Developed by Hubbell Realty Company, The Rye at Harrison will be...
New Office Building at Avenue One
Construction is expected to be completed by this fall on a 2-story, upscale office building at 19303 South HWS Cleveland Boulevard in the Avenue One Good Life District. A medical clinic will occupy the second floor, according to Kristi Andersen of NAI NP Dodge, who is...
Echo Suites Hotel in Council Bluffs
Construction is going vertical on a 4-story Echo Suites Extended Stay Hotel by Wyndham near Council Bluffs’ Mid-America Center. Located at 3420 Mid America Loop, 124-room hotel will operate in a 50,090 sq. ft. building on a 2.24-acre lot west of Quaker Steak &...
Osaka Restaurant on West Maple
Osaka Steakhouse & Sushi Bar Elkhorn will open in mid-2026 at 18118 Evans Street southwest of 180th & West Maple Road. The restaurant, previously planned as Kyoto Sushi & Hibachi, will be owned by Michael Zhu and Amy Chen, who also operate the original...
