Aksarben Village mixed-use buildings, the CenturyLink / Lumen campus, and the office and retail construction that filled in around the old racetrack site from 2005 to 2018 — a concentrated commercial inventory entering active maintenance cycles.
The Aksarben district — centered on the mixed-use development that replaced the Ak-Sar-Ben racetrack at roughly 67th and Center — holds one of the most homogeneous new-construction commercial inventories in the metro. Most of the buildings went up between 2003 and 2016. That means a large share of the Aksarben commercial roof inventory is now in the 10-20 year range — past the first seam and flashing maintenance milestone, approaching the first major capital decision on some systems.
We run regular inspection routes through Aksarben Village, the CenturyLink (now Lumen Technologies) campus at , and the office and retail buildings along Center Street from 60th to 75th. The concentration of similar-vintage construction means we can often identify issues in one building that are likely to appear in similar buildings built the same year with the same contractor and the same membrane specification — and give owners on the same block advance notice before the problem becomes a leak.
Aksarben Village Mixed-Use — Retail and Office Roofing
Aksarben Village's mixed-use buildings — the retail and restaurant blocks along Aksarben Drive and Center Street, the office buildings above ground-floor commercial — were built to a relatively consistent specification. Most run mechanically attached 60-mil TPO on polyiso insulation over metal or concrete deck. By 2025, most of this inventory is in the 10-18 year range. The first major maintenance issue on these systems is typically seam and flashing inspection — TPO seams that were properly welded at installation hold well, but seams that were marginally welded at the time of installation start to show stress cracks and probe failures in the 10-15 year window.
We run seam probe tests on every TPO roof we inspect — 5-lb roller on the seam, looking for separation or void. Any seam that fails the probe gets documented with a photo, a GPS coordinate, and a repair scope. Owners in the Aksarben Village complex who have not had a documented seam inspection in the last three years should schedule one before the next Nebraska winter — a seam that is marginal going into November will not improve through five months of freeze-thaw cycling.
The CenturyLink / Lumen Campus
The CenturyLink campus at is one of the larger corporate campus roof accounts in the Aksarben zone. The campus includes multiple buildings with large flat-roof footprints and significant rooftop mechanical arrays — telecom infrastructure buildings have higher-than-average rooftop equipment density because of antenna, HVAC, and power distribution equipment. We maintain roof history files on the buildings we access on this campus: membrane system, installation date, manufacturer warranty status, drain map, all of it.
Telecom and data center buildings have a specific sensitivity to roof work: any penetration into the roof assembly — for core samples, for drain inspection, for fastener installation — has to be planned around the active equipment below. Hot-work permits are required for any torch or welding work in or near equipment rooms. We submit a detailed work plan to the campus facility team before mobilization and follow it without deviation.
Elmwood Park and the 60th-75th Street Center Corridor
The blocks around Elmwood Park — the office and medical buildings along Center Street from 60th to 72nd, the mixed-use development between Aksarben Village and the Midtown boundary — hold a mix of older construction and newer infill. The older buildings in this zone, primarily pre-1990 office and retail construction on modified bitumen or early-generation EPDM, are in active reroof cycles. The newer infill construction is in first maintenance cycles.
We also cover the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus at , which sits at the northern edge of the Aksarben zone. UNO campus buildings span several decades of construction and include a mix of institutional flat roofs in various life-cycle stages. Campus facilities departments typically run competitive bid processes for roof replacement work — we participate in these processes and provide the condition documentation that supports a defensible bid evaluation.
Frequently asked questions
How old are most Aksarben Village commercial roofs?
The bulk of the Aksarben Village mixed-use construction went up between 2003 and 2016. Most roofs in the district are in the 10-22 year range as of 2025. That puts many of them past the first seam-and-flashing maintenance milestone and approaching the first major capital decision point. If your Aksarben building has not had a documented roof inspection in the last two years, schedule one.
Do you work on the CenturyLink / Lumen campus?
Yes. We hold active accounts on the campus and maintain roof history files on the buildings we service. We follow the campus facility team's hot-work permit and work-plan requirements, and we coordinate with the facility manager on any penetration or repair work near active equipment rooms.
What is the most common repair need on Aksarben-area TPO roofs at the 10-15 year mark?
Seam and flashing failures. TPO seams that were marginally welded at installation show probe failures in the 10-15 year window, especially after Nebraska freeze-thaw cycling. Parapet flashing terminations are the second most common issue — the thermal movement at parapets is higher than at field membrane seams, and generic flashing details installed at initial construction often need rework at this age.
Aksarben or Elmwood Park commercial roof inspection?
We inspect, scope, and maintain Aksarben-area commercial roofs — with documented seam testing and flashing assessment on every visit.
Ready to talk through a roof?
Tell us about the building and the roof problem. We'll document it and put a plan in writing — with an honest repair-vs-replace recommendation and no upsell pressure.