NEBRASKA — National Health Investors Inc. (NHI) has acquired a portfolio of six Agemark memory care communities located in Nebraska for $63.5 million. The seller, Agemark Senior Living, will continue to operate the properties, which total 205 units, on a 15-year master lease with two five-year renewal options. Agemark operates the communities under the CountryHouse brand, which was established in 1997 exclusively for residents requiring personalized memory care.
OMAHA, NEB. — Darland Construction Co. has completed an office remodel for DMSi Software in Omaha. The project included the removal of a section of the upper floor, creating an open, two-story area with a “floating” conference room. Darland constructed a large, custom staircase to anchor the two spaces. The project also included a large work café with various seating options, interactive games and beer taps. The lobby features a 154-square-foot fabric light fixture. Avant Architects was the project architect. DMSi serves the building products industry.
OMAHA, NEB. — Kraus-Anderson (KA) has completed construction of the WarHorse Casino, a $127.6 million gaming facility located at 6303 Q St. in Omaha. WarHorse Gaming LLC, which will manage and operate the expansion of casino gaming, is a division of Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development corporation of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. I-5 Design was the architect. KA completed construction in two phases. The first phase included a 46,376-square-foot remodel of the existing building and a 247,529-square-foot, four-story parking garage. Phase II includes a 63,365-square-foot, two-story expansion and sky bridge connecting the casino and parking garage. A grand opening is scheduled for Thursday, May 8. The casino features approximately 1,300 slots and 20 table games, of which more than 800 were included in the first phase.
ELKHORN, NEB. — Lockwood Construction has broken ground on Primrose School’s new location in Elkhorn. The project marks the third Primrose School built by Lockwood, and the fourth Primrose School within the Omaha metro area. The Elkhorn facility will feature classrooms, outdoor play areas and learning spaces designed to foster early childhood development. The school, which is slated to open in November, is locally owned and operated by Cole and Katie Stichler.
LINCOLN, NEB. — The Sandhills Global Youth Complex, a $31 million youth sports complex, has opened in Lincoln. The all-turfed complex will host local, regional and national baseball and softball tournaments and is home to Nebraska Wesleyan University’s baseball and softball games. The facility will also provide local youth baseball and softball instruction and programming and will serve as the home of Homer’s Heroes, a division of Lincoln Youth Baseball for boys and girls with physical and intellectual disabilities. Sandhills Global Youth Complex is estimated to produce upwards of $15 million to $20 million in economic impact for the Lincoln community. The complex is made possible through a public-private effort that includes the City of Lincoln, Lancaster County, West Haymarket JPA and a number of private sector funders. The project is situated near the Haymarket District, Lincoln’s hotel and entertainment epicenter.
OMAHA, NEB. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.4 million sale of Stonegate Plaza, a five-suite retail strip center in Omaha. The 13,648-square-foot, fully leased center is anchored by Sherwin-Williams, which has been a tenant for more than 20 years. Austin Sweet, Chris Garavaglia and Alex Perez of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a North Dakota-based investment group. A local investor was the buyer.
GRETNA, NEB. — Stark Enterprises, in partnership with Stark Living and Arbor Construction, has received construction financing for its latest build-to-rent development, Teal Ridge Village in Gretna near Omaha. Stark Enterprises will now break ground on the project, which will include 244 homes on a 43.7-acre site. Amenities will include a fitness center, clubhouse, pool, dog park, playground, sports simulator and bocce court. The property will be operated by Stark Living, the residential management arm of Stark Enterprises. Stark’s construction arm, Arbor Construction, is slated to complete the project in summer 2027. Stark has now expanded into its ninth state overall and third state within its build-to-rent platform.
OMAHA, NEB. — A joint venture between Eastham Capital and Bender Cos. has acquired The Colonial, a 258-unit apartment community in Omaha. Eastham obtained a majority ownership in the deal through its current fund, Eastham Capital Fund VI LP. Bender, which has co-invested and partnered with Eastham on multiple projects, will oversee the day-to-day management. Parker Stewart and Alex Malzone of Northmarq brokered the sale. The Colonial is currently 95 percent occupied with average rents of just over $961 per month. the acquisition includes a renovation budget of $1.9 million, which will include interior unit renovations and exterior upgrades such as roof replacements, balcony repairs and parking lot enhancements. Built in 1967, the property features floor plans averaging 902 square feet. Amenities include an outdoor pool, community room, laundry facilities and storage lockers.
NORTH PLATTE, NEB. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has negotiated the $15.5 million sale of a four-property self-storage portfolio in North Platte, located in the west-central part of Nebraska. The facilities are located at 3109 S. Willow St., 2020 E. Philip Ave., 2505 W. Rodeo Road Ave. and 214 N. Lakeview Road. The portfolio totals 208,083 net rentable square feet across 1,142 units. Mason Gates of Matthews brokered the transaction. The seller, Matthew Ackerman of ASONP LLC, sought to divest the portfolio after years of building one of the largest self-storage footprints in Nebraska. The buyer, HAN Capital LLC, is a property investment company based in Chicago looking to expand its self-storage footprint across Nebraska and the broader Midwest. The transaction marked the largest broker-facilitated self-storage deal in the state by price and square footage, according to Matthews. The deal was structured with a blend of conventional and seller financing.
LINCOLN, NEB. — Assemble Lincoln, Lancaster County’s standing committee overseeing the development of Lincoln’s Downtown Convention Center, has selected the Garfield Public/Private site near South 13th and M streets as the location for Lincoln’s convention center. After a process that began in fall 2023 following two feasibility studies in 2022 and 2023 by CSL, commissioned by the Downtown Lincoln Association, Lincoln Downtown Rotary #14 and Visit Lincoln, three sites were shortlisted as finalists in July 2024. The convention center is estimated to come with an investment between $111 million and $120 million and have an impact of $18.5 million in total economic output annually, supporting 230 jobs and generating nearly $1.3 million in tax revenue per year. Next steps in the process to develop the site include beginning outreach and preliminary negotiations with landowners of the parcels being considered for development, submitting Lancaster County’s Turn Back Tax application to the state, understanding the anticipated timeline of approval of the application and when funds would become available if approved, determining a schedule for issuing design, preconstruction and construction management request for proposals and building a master schedule and budget for development of the site. The selected site is situated directly across …
