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The future Lifestyle Suites building at 17728 Oakmont Drive in Gretna is now fully enclosed. That address is just northeast of 180th & Highway 370. When it opens next spring, Lifestyle Suites will offer beauty studios of varying sizes. The 2-story building will provide a range of suites to accommodate practitioners offering services including acupuncture, esthetics, massage therapy, medical spa treatments, hairstyling, and other self-improvement focused practices.

Child Saving Institute is making progress on the expansion of its building southwest of Dodge Street and Saddle Creek Road. The $46 million project will nearly double its building size to the east. It adds an on-site mental health clinic, emergency clinic with 16 youth beds and four more classrooms for kids. Photo by Brad Williams

Construction is now underway on the 138-foot-tall Mid-American Energy Adventure Tower along the Missouri River just north of the Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge. It’s part of the Rivers Edge area of Council Bluffs. The tower will have multiple platforms on different levels taking visitors above the trees to experience the expansive and unique river, woodland and city views. An adventure course will provide challenging outdoor activities, including an outdoor 50′ climbing wall, simulated caving experiences, and a roll-glide ride.

The tower will be built above the flood zone, at the levee system’s elevation, to allow opportunities for use when the Missouri River levels fluctuate. An elevated walkway from the levee provides access. The structure will be supported by piles driven to bedrock and designed for flood conditions, including the potential impacts from ice. Public seating and restroom facilities will be connected to the elevated walkway.

Photo by Brad Williams

The Baby Bob bridge now is slated to open in December. As this aerial photo by Brad Williams shows, the bridge is essentially complete except for one finishing touch: railings. delivery of decorative railings with specialty lighting have been delayed. The bridge will connect North Downtown with the Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge and will further activate the Riverfront.

Hubbell Realty Company is making progress on its Sagebook development, a 264-unit multi-family project northwest of 96th & Giles Road in La Vista. The development’s clubhouse is now mostly enclosed. The $55 million project will include 180 apartments and 84 rental townhouses along with the clubhouse, pool, fitness center, dog park and garages. Completion is planned for late 2025.

Metonic Real Estate Solutions is developing the Gretna Landing Apartments, which will consist of 220 units in five buildings. The project is located northwest of 192nd & Highway 370 near the to-be-constructed Fleet Farm store. Companies involved in this project include Dicon, Lamp Rynearson, TRB Architecture, Access Commercial and Ruff Grading.

Construction has now reached the 23rd floor on the shear tower at Mutual of Omaha. The 14-story parking garage is now mostly done. Once the parking structure is done, developer Lanoha Real Estate Company and general contractor JE Dunn can start working the steel skeleton. When the 44-story, 800,000 sq. ft. building is complete in 2026, it will be 677 feet high, the tallest building in a multi-state region. Photo by Brad Williams

Crews have started erecting steel beams for the nearly $1 billion terminal expansion and modernization project at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield. The new terminal will add gates, nearly double the square footage of the building, consolidate TSA security checkpoints, add multiple food-and-beverage vendors beyond security and allow for direct international flights. 

Photo credit: Omaha Airport Authority