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 the door for public financing sources to boost redevelopment along the commercial spine leading toward Omaha’s world-class zoo.

McLeay also led construction of the 107-unit Little Bo Bungalows and Flats, ushering in one of the first new rental complexes to an aging area that’s seen trendy redevelopment emerge amidst structures dating back to the 1880s.

On deck now for the neighborhood, however, is

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