Tabitha broke ground Wednesday on its intergenerational livingcomplex on the southwest corner of 48th and L streets. The 128-unit apartment complex is scheduled to open in late summer 2023.
Tabitha officially broke ground Wednesday on its new intergenerational living project.
The 155,000-square-foot, four-story building will have 128 apartment units that are intended to house both seniors 65 and older and students at the Bryan College of Health Sciences. It is being built on the southwest corner of 48th and L streets.
Tabitha has said the aim of the project is to combat loneliness among older people while also providing moderately priced housing for students seeking training in needed health care jobs.
Amenities in the development will include underground parking; a rooftop retreat complete with fire pit and garden area; indoor and outdoor gathering spots and green spaces as well as a dog run.
Tabitha moved up the construction timeline on the $26 million project after a successful early fundraising campaign, and it is scheduled to open in late summer 2023.
Photos: What changed Lincoln
University Hall
In 1872, five years after Lincoln became Nebraska’s capital, University Hall (upper left) was still the only building on the University of Nebraska campus. The prairie village was starting to fill in, however, as seen in this photo taken from the Capitol. Today, UNL has more than 150 buildings on its two campuses.
First Nebraska State Capitol
It took just a year and $75,000 to build Nebraska’s first statehouse, which was ready for use in December 1868. But it was so poorly constructed it was razed in 1883.
Railroad yards
Before it was home to bars, restaurants, condos and concerts, the area west of the Haymarket was a busy train yard. The coming of the railroad in the summer of 1870 better connected Lincoln to the rest of the country and helped spur its growth.
Capitol Beach
In the late 1800s, Burlington Beach — just west of Lincoln — was home to restaurants, pavilions, bathhouses and an excursion steamboat. In the early 1900s, it was Capital Beach, “the Coney Island of the West.” Today, it’s called Capitol Beach, and its shore is lined with expensive homes.
1923 stadium
A then-Nebraska record crowd of 43,000 packs Memorial Stadium for the Huskers’ 14-7 upset of Notre Dame on Nov. 10, 1923. Some parts of the new stadium were still under construction.
Air Force Base Lincoln Airport
At one point in the 1950s, at least 100 B-47s flew out of the Lincoln Air Force Base, which began as a World War II Army airfield northwest of the city. And before that, it was the Municipal Airport, with grass runways.
Interstate 80
In 1959, road builders carved the future path of Interstate 80 through the fields near Lincoln. Recently, an average of nearly 40,000 motorists daily was recorded at the Greenwood interchange east of Lincoln.
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Lincoln was transformed with the development of the West Haymarket and the building of the Pinnacle Bank Arena, which opened in 2013.
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