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A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Black Squirrel Flats, a corporate-housing development for business travelers, was held Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Нп2
Business travelers who come to work in the Omaha metropolitan area on their company’s dime will soon have a new accommodation option for their long-term assignments.
In anticipation of their impending opening, developers Scott Porter and Doug Reisz held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday for their new corporate housing development, Black Squirrel Flats.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Black Squirrel Flats, a corporate house development in Council Bluffs, was held Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
“It is the first and only 100% corporate housing facility in the entire Omaha metro, and what makes this special is its location,” Porter said. “We’re minutes away from the airport, the interstate, the zoo, great restaurants … location is really what sells this property.”
Black Squirrel Flats, located at 1120 S. 34th St., just south of 11th Avenue, is comprised of 20 identical townhomes with all of the amenities one would expect at a hotel, but spread out over two floors and 1,080 square feet.
Each unit comes fully furnished, with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a cozy living room with custom-made chairs and a flat screen television, a washer and dryer, and a one-car garage.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Black Squirrel Flats, a corporate house development in Council Bluffs, was held Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
Rent is $3,000 per month, or “$100 a day for a minimum of 30 days,” as Reisz puts it.
“You can’t get a hotel room for $100 a day,” he said.
Utilities and Wi-Fi are included in the cost, and there is an on-site resident-only gym facility.
Developers Scott Porter, left, and Doug Reisz prepare to cut the ribbon commemorating their new long-term corporate housing development, Black Squirrel Flats, on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
When spring rolls around, there will also be a private green space at the far end of the development with a fire pit, outdoor grill and seating.
The development will have a security gate, cameras, and even a license plate reader. Entry and exit will be accomplished via an app that guests will have to download called Buildium.
There is a $75 application fee and a $2,000 deposit. Applicants must have a credit score of 640 or higher and earn at least two and a half times the rent, or $7,500 a month.
If all goes well, Porter and Reisz are already planning another corporate housing development right next door — an empty lot to the west of the current property.
Black Squirrel Flats is accepting rental applications. More information can be found at blacksquirrelflats.com.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Black Squirrel Flats, a corporate house development in Council Bluffs, was held Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Black Squirrel Flats, a corporate house development in Council Bluffs, was held Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Black Squirrel Flats, a corporate house development in Council Bluffs, was held Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Black Squirrel Flats, a corporate house development in Council Bluffs, was held Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Black Squirrel Flats, a corporate-housing development for business travelers, was held Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Black Squirrel Flats, a corporate house development in Council Bluffs, was held Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Black Squirrel Flats, a corporate house development in Council Bluffs, was held Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Black Squirrel Flats, a corporate house development in Council Bluffs, was held Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Black Squirrel Flats, a corporate house development in Council Bluffs, was held Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
Developers Scott Porter, left, and Doug Reisz prepare to cut the ribbon commemorating their new long-term corporate housing development, Black Squirrel Flats, on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Black Squirrel Flats, a corporate house development in Council Bluffs, was held Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Black Squirrel Flats, a corporate house development in Council Bluffs, was held Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
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