City of Omaha proposes to purchase damaged Blackstone building in settlement

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The City of Omaha will pay the owners of Brothers Lounge in Blackstone $700,000 in a settlement to purchase the building on Farnam Street if the proposal is approved by the City Council.

The resolution comes after the collapse of a “subgrade exterior wall” of the building at 3810 Farnam Street on June 21.

The owner of the building said he previously warned officials about water in the basement days before the collapse…

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