A crew is expected to begin work soon, perhaps as early as Wednesday, to fence off and begin tearing down the vacant Spencer Homes East public housing apartments in North Omaha.
The Omaha City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the demolition contract, nearly 1½ years after the Omaha Housing Authority relocated all Spencer Homes East apartment residents as part of a multimillion-dollar, federally funded redevelopment.
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Celeste Butler speaks during an Omaha City Council meeting at the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center in Omaha on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023.
Councilmember Juanita Johnson speaks during an Omaha City Council meeting at the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center in Omaha on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023.
Photos: Vacated Omaha apartments left wide open and in disrepair
Broken furniture in the street near the Spencer Homes public housing apartments at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street in Omaha on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. The six buildings, with a total of 33 apartments, were supposed to have been demolished last summer soon after the residents of the Omaha Housing Authority property were moved out.
Celeste Butler and Sherman Wells stand for a photo outside the Spencer Homes public housing apartments at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street in Omaha on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.
The Spencer Homes public housing apartments near the new North Omaha Trail at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street, photographed with a drone, in Omaha on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.
A home has been stripped for materials at the Spencer Homes public housing apartments at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street in Omaha on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.
A manhole without a cover at the Spencer Homes public housing apartments at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street in Omaha on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. The six buildings, with a total of 33 apartments, were supposed to have been demolished last summer soon after the residents of the Omaha Housing Authority property were moved out.
Paint is pealing from he walls and ceilings at the Spencer Homes public housing apartments at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street in Omaha on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.
Fire damage in a home at the Spencer Homes public housing apartments at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street in Omaha on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. The six buildings, with a total of 33 apartments, were supposed to have been demolished last summer soon after the residents of the Omaha Housing Authority property were moved out.
Chloe Klein lives across the street from the Spencer Homes public housing apartments at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street in Omaha on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.
Broken glass on the streets and sidewalks surrounding the Spencer Homes public housing apartments at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street in Omaha on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. The six buildings, with a total of 33 apartments, were supposed to have been demolished last summer soon after the residents of the Omaha Housing Authority property were moved out.
A new development is under construction at the former Spencer Homes public housing apartments west of Highway 75 in Omaha on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.
A new development is under construction at the former Spencer Homes public housing apartments west of Highway 75 in Omaha on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.
Decorations are left up as a home has been stripped for parts at the Spencer Homes public housing apartments at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street in Omaha on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.
Celeste Butler walks the north Omaha Trail near the Spencer Homes public housing apartments at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street in Omaha on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.
People ride bicycles on the north Omaha Trail near the Spencer Homes public housing apartments at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street in Omaha on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.
A wreath hangs on a door of a home across the street from the Spencer Homes public housing apartments at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street in Omaha on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.
A kitchen has been stripped for materials at the Spencer Homes public housing apartments at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street in Omaha on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.
The Spencer Homes public housing apartments at 26th Avenue and Spencer Street, photographed with a drone, in Omaha on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. The six buildings, with a total of 33 apartments, were supposed to have been demolished last summer soon after the residents of the Omaha Housing Authority property were moved out.
