About
Once a bustling furniture factory, the Mastercraft building has been reimagined as office and community space for more than 60 startups, nonprofit organizations, creatives, and other entrepreneurial businesses.
With ample parking and close proximity to Charles Schwab Park, CHI Health Center, and Omaha’s downtown arts, music, and event venues, the Mastercraft is a place people come together to work, collaborate, and connect.
Stats
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The Mastercraft is the length of nearly three football fields put end to end
60+
Startups, nonprofit organizations, creatives, and other entrepreneurial businesses.
Fact
The U.S. Government took over operations of the Mastercraft building in the 1940s to support World War II, but the furniture company immediately resumed manufacturing when the war ended.
Amenities
- Coffee Shop, Eateries, Taproom, and Retailers Nearby
- Access to Community and Work Spaces
- Park with Seating, Native Plantings, and Green Space
- Tenant and Visitor Parking
- Meeting and Event Space
- Bike Storage Room, Bike Racks, and Heartland BCycle Bikeshare
Explore

Section 5
Rabble Mill
Suite #501-504
Section 4
The Simple Foundation
Suite #400
C4 Photography
Suite #410
Brow Doll
Suite #403
John Brumbach
Suite #419
Friends with Caring Hands
Suite #404
Weightless IT Solutions
Suite #422
Torchwerks
Suites #405, 425
Dibs for Kids
Suite #426
Pure Romance by Glenisha
Suite #408
Comprehensive Insurance Services
Suite #428
Vivax Pros
Suite #409
Megan Smith Psychotherapy P.C.
Suite #430
Section 3
Burns & McDonnell Engineering
Suites #300, 304
McMillan Magnet Center
Suite #315
Pact Studios LLC
Suite #303
Skinner Magnet Center
Suite #315
Mostek Law
Suite #305
Omaha North High Magnet
Suite #315
Weldin Constructon
Suites #306, 308
Bohemian Photoworks
Suite #316
Spark
Suite #311
Central High School Foundation
Suite #318
Section 2
Confluence
Suite #204
Action Card
Suite #210
CMBA Architects
Suite #205
Nonprofit Association of the Midlands
Suite #213
Downtown Chiropractice
Suite #206
Kurt Johnson Photography
Suite #214
Mark J. Diercks, MD
Suite #207
Metropolitan Community College Workforce Education
Suite #215
Volano Software
Suites #208, 212
Engineering Technologies Inc
Suite #216
Section 1
Premier Roofing Company
Suites #101, 133
Mentor Nebraska
Suite #126
Field Day Development
Suite #103
Z Video Relay Service
Suite #127
Women’s Fund of Omaha
Suites #105, 106
Don Shepard Photographer
Suite #138
Unidev
Suite #114
Brester Construction
Suite #139
Vireo
Suite #116
Big-Giant
Suite #140
Complete Media Group
Suite #118
Nebraska Shakespeare
Suite #141
E Creative
Suite #119
The Living Room
Suite #142B
Webberized Podcast Production
Suite #120
Flatwater Free Press
Suite #145
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Women’s Fund of Omaha
The Women’s Fund addresses gender-based inequities in our community through collaboration that identifies, researches and creates solutions to advance, educate and fund lasting impact.

Vireo
Vireo is a landscape architecture, planning, and design firm We create places or people, designing environments that are attractive, livable, vibrant, and sustainable – places where people want to be.

Aqua-Africa inc.
Aqua-Africa is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing reliable access to clean drinking water, power and sanitation to communities in South Sudan and bridge cultural gaps in the Omaha.
History
In 1941, the Katzman family, owners of Mastercraft Furniture, opened a 140,000-square-foot-factory near 13th and Nicholas Street in Omaha. For 62 years, Mastercraft Furniture produced mid- to high-end furniture and sold it to stores in nine states.
After the sale of the company in 2003, the Mastercraft sat empty. Attempts to sell the massive, rundown building — the length of nearly three football fields put end to end — were not successful, and it was finally put up for auction. This is where entrepreneur Bob Grinnell discovered it and purchased it in 2005 — on a whim.
Grinnell repurposed the Mastercraft into a creative center, drawing small companies from the design, architecture, and technology industries. He took care to preserve the building’s high ceilings, clerestory windows, and rough sawn lumber joists as a nod to the building’s past while incorporating modern amenities for today’s companies. He enjoyed being hands-on in the renovations, often welding and pouring concrete himself. He stayed true to his vision of creating a community of entrepreneurs.
In October 2018, Grinnell sold the Mastercraft to Paul and Annette Smith who founded and lead Black Dog Management. Black Dog purchased the Mastercraft Building along with the historic Ashton Building and the surrounding land. The Smiths’ vision felt familiar to Grinnell. They want to create a neighborhood that supports the businesses of today and tomorrow and further defines Omaha as cultural, vibrant, and inclusive. The Mastercraft is now the heart of a neighborhood undergoing revitalization: Millwork Commons.
Contact
For leasing inquiries, please contact
Ryan Ellis
PJ Morgan Real Estate
402-397-7775
rellis@pjmorgan.com
For all other questions, please visit our Contact page.
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