- The $20 million project will bring a business district with a food hall, bank, farmers market, and new housing to North 24th Street, spanning from Laird to Sahler.
- The development is part of the Forever North initiative, focused on revitalizing North Omaha by adding essential services, community spaces, and housing.
- Longtime residents like Jacqueline Walker say the project offers hope—bringing fresh food options, safer spaces, and economic growth to the neighborhood.BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
A major new development is coming to North Omaha. City leaders are moving forward with plans for a $20 million business district near North 24th and Sprague, bringing new businesses, housing, and community spaces to the area. For longtime resident Jacqueline Walker, the news is personal. She’s lived on this block for decades and says it reminds her of what North Omaha used to be.
“I just want to see North Omaha develop back the way it was, when I was five, six, seven years old. North Omaha was a beautiful neighborhood,” Walker said.
The project will cover several blocks—from Laird to Sahler—and is designed to breathe new life into vacant lots…