A Brief History Of Omaha Before looking for Omaha condos for sale, consider the history of the city and the land it stands upon. ‘Omaha’ means ‘dwellers on the Bluff’ and refers to the Omaha Tribe that migrated to the area in the 17th century, along with the Ponca. Both Dhegiha-Siouan peoples originally from the Ohio River Valley. The first European settlement in the area was more arguably ‘American’, Fort Lisa was constructed in 1812. In 1854 the Omaha Tribe ceded the majority of east-central Nebraska to the federal government by treaty. The city of Omaha was established on Capitol Hill that same year. The state capital was established in nearby Lincoln in 1867.

Before you start Googling ‘Omaha, Nebraska condos for sale’, consider all of the entertainments and attractions the city has to offer, such as the Henry-Doorly Zoo. This draws more tourists to the city than anything other than the College World Series games. The historical Old Market neighborhood is worth an afternoon as well. Don’t forget the amenities of the countryside either.

Omaha, and the entire Omaha Metro Area, offers an array of diverse neighborhoods. Most of them were independent small towns before being ‘swallowed up’ by the city. Surely one of them will be to your tastes. How about:

Downtown is probably the place to look first if you are buying a condo in Omaha. It is the commercial and government hub of the Omaha-Council bluffs Metro Area, and stretches from 20th street to the Missouri River. Downtown has some of the largest, newest buildings in town, but also plenty of its oldest and grandest structures. Residential property values are high, as you might expect.

The Park east neighborhood is a great place for buying land in Omaha, if you can get your hands on some. It has been called ‘the gateway to downtown’, and it has more than its fair share of high-rises and condos. This is also where you’ll find the Joslyn Art Museum, the Omaha Children's Museum and the Rose Theater.

The Old Market is a great place to buy a condo in Omaha, especially if you like the look of converted factory and warehouse buildings. At street level, it is given over to the city’s trendiest restaurants and shops, as well as many art galleries. Its most striking features are its brick-lined streets and covered sidewalks.

A more recent development, Market west is a popular neighborhood in which to buy or rent a condo in Omaha. It can be found next to the Old Market and the Business District. Most of the buildings are historic warehouses, but many apartment and condo buildings have gone up in recent years.

Benson was a small town annexed by Omaha in 1917. It is a great place to buy land in Omaha, though there are few actual condos at the moment. It is largely residential, but it has the original town of Benson’s business district and a large city park as well.

Dundee, sometimes called Happy Hollow, is now part of midtown Omaha but was once an independent city, annexed in 1915. Dundee is where Warren Buffett lives, and where Henry Fonda grew up. It is slightly upscale from most of midtown Omaha, and has a large proportion of local businesses. You might find a condo in Omaha, Nebraska there, but it will be on the more densely populated edge.

Elkhorn was an independent town until it was annexed in 2007, when it had around 8000 residents. It is popular with married couples and families, and offers the kind of suburban ‘room to breathe’ which is so sought-after these days. As the area becomes more developed, more and more Omaha condos will be popping up in places like Elkhorn.

Florence is a good place to buy a condo in Omaha, Nebraska. It was originally one of the oldest cities in the region, and was incorporated by the Nebraska territorial Legislature, before it became a state. It features a large Mormon temple and a thriving business district of its own.

Millard was once a town as well, and the original business district of that town is often called ‘Old Millard’. It became part of Omaha in 1971, and it maintains much of its cultural identity still.