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Nash Block

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtOmaha, NE

Historic warehouse converted to housing (Greenhouse) in 1989; located in established Omaha district with active housing market. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 13 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 34,020 on I-480 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 2,583 units, Douglas County census-bps · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: I-480 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: …apartment complex known as the Greenhouse record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …apartment complex known as the Greenhouse newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	apartment complex known as the Greenhousenewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Douglas County (NE), 2024	2,583 units in 5+ unit buildings, 89 in 2–4, 1,867 single-family; 2023: 1,751 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	13 within 10 km, 14 within 25 km: Burlington Headquarters Building (0.1 km); Old Market (0.3 km); Union Pacific Harriman Dispatch Center (0.4 km); Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District (0.6 km); Strip mall near Saddle Creek Road (0.8 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	32,260 jobs in 1,709 establishments; average annual pay $41,407; employment location quotient 0.96; employment -0.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	19,246 jobs; 238 in retail trade, 2,153 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 31055001800)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 36th income percentile as adults; 6.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (116 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 12.4%; median family income $97,143; 166 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Omaha Public Schools (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL; PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation	1,025 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	373 county-logged events: 165 hail, 143 thunderstorm wind, 40 flash flood, 18 flood; $40,535,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 68102, 2026-09	median list price $517,500 (-7.3% on the year); 20 active listings; median 99 days on market; 9% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,668 establishments (-5%); 36,257 jobs (+4%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $294,051 (+2% 1 yr, +23% 5 yr); typical rent $1,381/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	34,020 vehicles a day on I-480 (Interstate, 4 lanes); 1,764 trucks; 11 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Nash Block (902-912 Farnam St, Omaha) was converted from a 1905–07 warehouse (originally McKesson-Robbins) into the Greenhouse apartment complex in 1989. It is a designated Omaha Landmark (1978) and National Register site (1985).

Why. The site is a built retrofit with housing use, located 0.3km from Omaha's Old Market and 0.4km from Union Pacific's Harriman Dispatch Center. Omaha's housing market shows a ZHVI of $294,051 (2026-09), with 5-year growth at 22.9%.

Where it stands. Status: Built. No current development activity noted beyond the existing Greenhouse complex. Nearby peers include Center Mall (4km, reinhabited) and Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District (1km, reinhabited).

For a planner

Historic designation confirms preservation value
Proximity to established urban nodes (Old Market, Union Pacific)

For a developer

Existing housing conversion (Greenhouse) validates demand
Zillow data shows active housing market (ZHVI $294k)

What we do not know yet

No current occupancy or rent data provided
No recent permit activity beyond 2023 construction values
No details on Greenhouse's current condition or ownership

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Multifamily screen

retrofit already built
county grew 5.5% 2018–23
housing in the record

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History and original facts

Original developer	Catharine B. Nashnewtypes-extraction
Anchors	M. E. Smith and Company
County	Douglas County
Census division	4 · West North Central
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Nash Block, a historic warehouse built in 1907, was converted into the Greenhouse apartment complex in 1989.

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Background

Nash Block, historically known as the McKesson-Robbins Warehouse, is a historic building located at 902-912 Farnam Street in Omaha, Nebraska. Designed by Thomas R. Kimball and built from 1905 to 1907, the building is the last remnant of Downtown Omaha's Jobbers Canyon. It was named an Omaha Landmark in 1978, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. In 1989, the building was converted into an apartment complex known as the Greenhouse. == History == Nash Block was built for M. E. Smith and Company from 1905 to 1907 by Catharine B. Nash. The building was built at a cost of $190,000, it had eight floors and had a basement. It was designed by Thomas R.

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Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Nash Block, Omaha, NE." Record n-df91378e44, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/ne/omaha-nash-block/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_omahanashblock,
  title = {Nash Block, Omaha, NE},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/ne/omaha-nash-block/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-df91378e44, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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