New proposal aims to replace the Omaha Center Mall with 500 apartment units

CENTRAL OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV – The Center Mall near 42nd and Center streets has been a fixture since 1955, but a proposal from a local development company shows plans to redevelop the property into 500 apartment units.

  • Lockwood Development aims to turn Omaha’s Center Mall into a mixed-use space featuring 500 apartments and offices.
  • Current businesses and nonprofits in the mall are shocked by the news and concerned about having to relocate.
  • Developers and city officials will discuss the project and answer questions at a public meeting on May 21 at 6 p.m. at the Field Club Ballroom.

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Nonprofits and businesses in the Center Mall are learning they may need to find a new place to go after Lockwood Development proposed to build 500 apartments in its place.

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