Hoppe Development’s Innovative 23rd Street Net Zero Project Showcases Nebraska’s Sustainability Potential

The Hoppe Development team celebrates with Lincoln Mayor Gaylor Baird and community partners at the ribbon cutting event on July 17th, 2025.

Hoppe Development joined Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird, the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, and community partners to celebrate a ribbon cutting for the proposed 23rd Street Net Zero Live-Work Redevelopment Project in Lincoln’s Antelope Valley neighborhood.

The project will serve both residents and small businesses. Plans include five to six ground-floor micro-restaurants with outdoor dining, offering space for new and emerging food ventures. The upper floors would feature nine apartments—two studios, three one-bedroom lofts, two two-bedroom units, and two three-bedroom lofts. All residences are designed to achieve net zero annual energy use, powered by a rooftop solar array that offsets the building’s energy consumption.

To support accessibility, the project includes 13 on-site parking stalls (one per residential unit plus four for commercial use), bicycle parking, and frontage for on-street parking. The location is walkable, making it a convenient destination for the surrounding neighborhood.

This redevelopment supports the city’s PlanForward: Lincoln-Lancaster County 2050 Comprehensive Plan, which calls for more mixed-use projects in revitalizing urban areas. These infill developments promote walking, biking, and alternative transportation, while efficiently using existing street and water infrastructure.