Welcome to the 10th Street corridor. Just south of Omaha’s Old Market, the location is a dynamic and growing community with businesses, restaurants, residential space, culture, and nightlife.
The Rail & Commerce Building originally opened in 1926 as the Burlington Mail Terminal. It was designed by W.T. Krausch in the Daylight Factory style. The building was an essential mail-sorting checkpoint in the United States and often processed special documents and large sums of money, making the security and efficiency of the facility highly important. After closing mail-oriented operations in the 1970s, the building was mostly unused except for sporadic storage. When developers purchased the building in 2015, it was in need of a massive renovation. Two years later, the freshly renovated Rail & Commerce Building opened its doors to become an active commercial hub once again. The Rail & Commerce Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Commerce Village contributes to the community by existing within a sustainable building. The modern, responsible renovation of the Rail & Commerce Building includes new highly efficient mechanical systems, a rooftop solar array, LED lighting with daylight controls, and energy-efficient reproduction windows that all lower the building’s impact on the environment.
The Rail & Commerce Building offers many sustainable transportation options. The building is in a dense area with access to public transportation. It is also highly walkable with nearby restaurants, businesses and residential areas. Bike to work, safely store your bike in our indoor bike locker room, and freshen up in the fitness center locker rooms, complete with private showers. For those who prefer to drive, our parking garage offers electric car recharge stations. Such choices are not only good for the community but also make smart business sense.
The Rail & Commerce Building has received the ACEC Merit Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies for the inventiveness and efficiency of the mechanical and electrical systems. The Architectural Engineering Alumni Outstanding Project Award was also received due to the number of Peter Kiewit Institute Alumni working on the design of the project.