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Union Stockyards site

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedPartly retrofittedOmaha, NE

260-acre former livestock site partially redeveloped for education (MCC campus), healthcare, and light industrial uses; supported by I-480 access and county housing growth. · 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: 40,660 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

Scale

60+ acre site

This site: 260 acres newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: Redeveloped for mixed commercial, medical and light industrial uses, including a new campus for Metropolitan Community College. record · all sites with this

New use

Education

This site: …mercial, medical and light industrial uses, including a new campus for Metropolitan Community College. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Logistics and industrial

This site: Redeveloped for mixed commercial, medical and light industrial uses, including a new campus for Metropolitan Community Col newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Medical and health

This site: Redeveloped for mixed commercial, medical and light industrial uses, including a new campus for Metro newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Mixed use

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Office

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Partly retrofittednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Partial RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	education, healthcare, industrial, mixed, officeWikipedia no source
What is there now	Redeveloped for mixed commercial, medical and light industrial uses, including a new campus for Metropolitan Community College.newtypes-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: Strip mall near Saddle Creek Road (0.0 km); J. L. Brandeis and Sons Store Building (0.1 km); Old Market (0.7 km); Burlington Headquarters Building (0.8 km); Nash Block (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); 4 public schools within 1 mile: LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL; KELLOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER AT EDUCARE - KELLOMNCES EDGE
Elevation	1,065 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)	40,660 vehicles a day on I-480 (Interstate, 7 lanes); 1,495 trucks; 16 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Union Stockyards site (260 acres) closed in 1999 after serving as livestock processing center. Partial redevelopment began by 2005, including a Metropolitan Community College campus. Current status is 'partial' with mixed commercial, medical, and light industrial uses.

Why. Verified redevelopment includes MCC campus. 260 acres offer scale. County housing market shows 2.2% annual growth (2025). I-480 access (40,660 ADT) supports logistics.

Where it stands. Within 10km: Old Market (operating), Union Pacific center (operating), 12 other sites (11 built/proposed). 2024 permits show $642M in housing construction.

For a planner

Near existing transit (I-480) and historic districts (Omaha Rail and Commerce).
Housing market growth aligns with redevelopment strategy.
No details on current vacant parcels or phased timeline.

For a developer

260 acres allow for mixed-use scale. MCC campus anchors education use.
Permits indicate active housing construction (2024: 1,867 units).
Unknown: Exact portion of site redeveloped, remaining industrial uses.

What we do not know yet

Status 'partial' lacks clarity on completed vs. planned areas.
No data on current vacancy rates or tenant mix.
Housing growth cited but no specific site demand metrics.

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Multifamily screen

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

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History and original facts

Closed	1999newtypes-extraction
Acres	260newtypes-extraction reported
Original developer	Union Stock Yards Company of Omahanewtypes-extraction reported
County	Douglas County
Census division	4 · West North Central
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The 260-acre former Union Stockyards site is being redeveloped for mixed commercial, medical, and light industrial uses, including a new Metropolitan Community College campus.

Not yet recorded: GLA, year opened, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Timeline

1999 Union Stockyards closed
1999 Closed
2005 Livestock Exchange Building renovation completed, part of larger site redevelopment

Sources

Livestock Exchange Building (Omaha, Nebraska) · CC BY-SA 4.0
3 quoted sentences
Union Stockyards
The Union Stockyards were closed in 1999
A complex public-private renovation was completed in 2005.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Union Stockyards site, Omaha, NE." Record n-59032934a4, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/ne/omaha-union-stockyards-site/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_omahaunionstockyardssite,
  title = {Union Stockyards site, Omaha, NE},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/ne/omaha-union-stockyards-site/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-59032934a4, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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