UNL students build small homes in Benson to address Omaha’s affordable housing shortage

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Two new homes on Corby Street in the Benson neighborhood are part of a student-led effort to address Omaha’s affordable housing shortage. City leaders estimate the city is roughly 30,000 affordable units short of what will be needed in the coming years.

The homes were designed and built by University of Nebraska-Lincoln architecture master’s students over more than a year.

The “Corby Home” is 800 square feet with one bedroom and costs $190,000…

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