- Aksarben Suites in Omaha has fallen into disrepair with boarded windows and abandoned items.
- A city study determined the hotel and surrounding area as blighted, the city now designates the section of land as a “community redevelopment area.”
- Nearby neighbors hope to see affordable housing replace the former hotel.
A rundown, vacant hotel, it’s been sitting empty for years. Now the city is looking to redevelop.
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Aksarben Suites, designated as ‘blighted’ prompts future development discussions
“It gives scary acres. It’s giving a haunted house,” said Alexis Gutierrez.
Friday’s view of the hotel: boarded windows, abandoned tires sitting in the parking lot, and furniture sprawled across the property. But, Omaha native Alima Bahshoota said it was not always in disrepair…