Omaha officials break ground on new apartment complex along Leavenworth Street

$43M Omaha apartment project becomes like an unexpected archeological dig

Excavation site of Oxworth Apartments at 17th and Leavenworth Streets. The Ox is a nod to the dairy factory once there and the Worth is a tribute to Leavenworth Street. (Courtesy of Hausmann Construction and Clarity Development)OMAHA —  Backhoes digging out a future apartment site in Omaha’s urban core unearthed some unexpected remnants of an old dairy factory that once distributed milk to doorsteps via horse-drawn wagons.  Among the surprises: …

Omaha officials break ground on new apartment complex along Leavenworth Street

After about a dozen years of sitting idle, and empty lot will soon be home to 194 new apartment units.