Saddle Creek Development Project

An artist’s rendering of the CORE building.

The future street alignment through ​the Saddle Creek Development.

An artist’s rendering of the Catalyst building.

  • Will revitalize the area around the southwest corner of Saddle Creek Road and Farnam Streets; which is located across the intersection from ​Project NExT. The development will include two new buildings:


    • A 350,000-square-foot administrative building called the CORE building (Campus Operations and Research Excellence) – will enhance ​existing UNMC research environments with support for computer-based research and wet lab-based research for drug discovery, oncology ​research, and other needs. Broke ground in November 2023 and scheduled for completion in February 2026.


    • The Catalyst building will bring together UNMC’s UNeMed and UNeTech branches with biotech and technology startups to serve as a hub ​of innovation for the campus, city, state, and region. The Catalyst will be home to a wide variety of office suites and studios available to ​lease, an event hall, a coffee shop, and a fitness center. Scheduled to open in January 2025.


  • The CORE building will have the capability to accommodate a future pedestrian bridge structure crossing
  • over Saddle Creek Road, linking the area to the main campus.


  • The City of Omaha will pay for, own, and operate an adjacent parking structure that will serve the buildings.