Apartment dwellers who move into the renovated downtown Omaha Barker Building next year will be just an elevator ride away from not only a toasted sandwich, but also a medical checkup and a pharmaceutical refill.

Two main commercial tenants — Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe and Alegent Creighton Clinic and pharmacy — are to be announced today at an open house launching the remodeling phase of the 48-apartment Barker Building at the southwest corner of 15th and Farnam Streets.

While developers are pleased with how quickly street-level bays were reserved, they're more excited about what tenants like the health clinic represent in the evolution of downtown Omaha.