# Planning Commission OKs housing, historic designations, golf access  
**Published:** 2026-06-01T16:34:05.000Z  
**Source:** [Flatwater Free Press](https://flatwaterfreepress.org/may-27-planning-commission-approves-housing-projects-historic-designations-and-golf-course-access-changes/)  
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LINCOLN, Neb. — The [Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission approved multiple development proposals](https://flatwaterfreepress.org/may-27-planning-commission-approves-housing-projects-historic-designations-and-golf-course-access-changes/) during its latest meeting, including an expansion of housing near downtown and a long-planned affordable housing project on a former nursery site.

The commission approved an 84-unit expansion of [Turbine Flats](https://turbineflats.org/), an entrepreneurial coworking space located at 2124 Y Street that has served as an incubator for Lincoln startups and small businesses since 2008. The planned unit development expansion will add approximately 4.47 acres to the project between North 22nd and North 23rd streets, with a change of zone from H-3 Commercial to residential use.

[NeighborWorks Lincoln's Azalealand project](https://nwlincoln.org/our-work/red/new/azalealand.html) also received approval for up to 20 homes on a 2.9-acre site at 3701 Prescott Avenue. The development will include 18 affordable homes for first-time homebuyers and two market-rate homes, surrounding a central commons area with greenspace and stormwater management features. Commissioners praised the nonprofit's extensive community engagement, with a resident advisory board meeting multiple times to shape the project's design.

The commission voted to approve a new access point for [Battle Run Golf Course](https://www.top100golfcourses.com/golf-course/battle-run), a planned 18-hole private course being developed by Par 5 Partners LLC on 290 acres southeast of 98th and O Streets. The course, designed by renowned architect David McLay Kidd, is expected to open in 2027 and will be Lincoln's first new 18-hole golf course since 2001.

In other business, commissioners voted to designate 14 former neighborhood grocery store buildings as local historic landmarks. The designations are intended to preserve unique pieces of Lincoln's neighborhood history while providing flexibility for future redevelopment. The commission also approved a special permit for expanded commercial and residential uses for a historic property near 17th and South streets, rejecting a proposal to prohibit future vape shop uses at the site.

## Sources

- [Flatwater Free Press](https://flatwaterfreepress.org/may-27-planning-commission-approves-housing-projects-historic-designations-and-golf-course-access-changes/)
- [Turbine Flats Project website](https://turbineflats.org/)
- [NeighborWorks Lincoln Azalealand project page](https://nwlincoln.org/our-work/red/new/azalealand.html)
- [Battle Run Golf Course information](https://www.top100golfcourses.com/golf-course/battle-run)

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