- Developers used modular building to build four homes in just 10 days, part of a broader plan to meet Omaha’s need for 35,000 new homes by 2028.
- Longtime residents like Kenneth Hayes welcome the vitality and diversity the new homes bring, while Zedeka Poindexter stresses the stability and safety homeownership provides.
- The project marks the launch of the new Watson neighborhood in North Omaha, with about 30 additional homes expected to be built over the next year.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:At 25th and Corby, construction crews are working to meet Omaha’s growing demand for housing — a need that stretches beyond North Omaha and across the entire city.
A new building technique is helping accelerate the process. In this case, it only took 10 days to put up four homes. But while the foundations and first floors are in place, the work isn’t finished yet. The houses are still being pieced together, one section at a time.
Kenneth Hayes, who has lived on the block for 20 years, says it’s exciting to see new life — and new neighbors — moving in…