The Omaha Planning Board unanimously approved the preliminary plat for Coffee Tree on February 4, 2026 — a 16-lot luxury cul-de-sac subdivision on the former Skyline Woods Golf Course property near 217th Street and West Center Road in Elkhorn. Individual homes are projected at roughly $2 million each, with lot values around $500,000, for a total projected development valuation of $38 million. The developer, 217 Golf LLC, is simultaneously resurrecting the golf course as Coffeetree Country Club, a private luxury club designed by Jacobsen Hardy — the firm founded by PGA Tour legend Peter Jacobsen.
Sixteen luxury home lots are being built on the former Skyline Woods Golf Course driving range, adjacent to a brand-new private country club opening November 2026. Homes will be custom-built at approximately $2 million each. The golf course is being completely rebuilt from the ground up by Coffeetree Country Club. The project was approved 6-0 with 12 conditions. A neighborhood meeting drew 65 attendees. The HOA president opposed the project citing a Nebraska Supreme Court ruling, but a longtime 20-year resident testified passionately in support. Brett Clure is the developer, and Golfweek covered the course construction nationally.
This is not a typical subdivision. At $2 million per home and $500,000 per lot, Coffee Tree represents the highest tier of custom home building near Elkhorn. These are homes that will be individually designed and built to the buyer's specifications — the exact kind of project that demands a custom home builder rather than a production builder. The lots were originally conceptualized in the 1980s as part of the original golf course development but were never platted. They sit on the former driving range — a piece of land that was essentially underutilized for decades. The developer's decision to pair luxury residential lots with a fully rebuilt country club creates a lifestyle proposition that doesn't exist anywhere else in the Omaha metro right now.
Robin Vance, the Skyline Woods HOA President (resident at 21934 Stanford Circle since 2018), opposed the project, arguing that a Nebraska Supreme Court ruling restricting development on the golf course property should prevent the 16 lots from being built. The ruling states the land must be maintained as a golf course or park-like green space. Proponents countered that the lots sit on the former driving range — described in testimony as "100 yards with a net" — and were always part of the original development concept. Larry Pence, a longtime resident at 21040 Arbor Court who has lived in the Villas at Skyline since 2000 and been a member since the 1980s, testified that this is the first of six ownership groups to actually deliver on promises to improve the property.
Projects like Coffee Tree set the ceiling for what's possible in the Omaha custom home market. When $2 million homes are being built in Elkhorn, it lifts the perception of value for custom construction across the metro — from custom home builders near Omaha to communities in Bennington, Papillion, and Bellevue. For homeowners who love their current location but want to invest in their property, our guides on custom home building trends in Omaha and the complete design-build process show how Davis Contracting approaches every project with the same level of design intentionality you'd expect in a luxury build — regardless of budget. Want to explore what building a custom home near Omaha looks like? We'd love to talk.
