View of the future renovated Goose building, at 13th and William Streets, is a cornerstone of a cluster of new development coming to Little Bohemia south of downtown Omaha. This is a view looking north toward downtown. The developer is hoping it will add the the allure of the city's urban core, help address "brain drain" problem and job growth lag of the metro area. (Courtesy of 1X2 Architecture)
OMAHA — Under names such as Czech Village, Silver Bull and Old Town Village, Tom McLeay has been buying up properties for more than a decade in the Little Bohemia neighborhood south of Nebraska’s largest downtown business district.
As head of Clarity Development, he helped lead efforts to get that former Czech immigrant enclave designated as both blighted and historically significant — opening t