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by EricHaley
Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Holland Performing Arts Center - Construction & Development
Replies: 172
Views: 26530

Re: Holland Performing Arts Center - Construction & Development

Louie wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:56 pm
zippy wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:38 pm The extraneous aside of "... which is in the state of Nebraska ..." just feels so... AI-written
I've had similar thoughts...
Probably why the posts are usually long-winded and seem to wander.
by EricHaley
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:38 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)
Replies: 1383
Views: 554670

Re: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)

jjjjhskr wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:33 am
EricHaley wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:20 am How big is Cubby’s? They seem to have a decent selection of items, a meat counter, and they’re successful.
And ridiculously expensive
Never claimed it was cheap, but somehow they’re making do.
by EricHaley
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:36 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: The Square Apartments (3001 Leavenworth)
Replies: 32
Views: 5102

Re: The Square Apartments (3001 Leavenworth)

I heard Square D is the sponsor for this project.
by EricHaley
Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:20 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)
Replies: 1383
Views: 554670

Re: Civic Square (former Civic Auditorium)

How big is Cubby’s? They seem to have a decent selection of items, a meat counter, and they’re successful.
by EricHaley
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
Replies: 3456
Views: 425133

Re: Omaha Streetcar Discussion

MetcalfeHarrison wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:32 am Anyone know why the monthly streetcar meeting was canceled for next week? I thought we were supposed to finally have pricing announced at this one.
Pricing? It will be free to ride.
by EricHaley
Fri Mar 15, 2024 4:58 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Holland Performing Arts Center - Construction & Development
Replies: 172
Views: 26530

Re: Holland Performing Arts Center - Construction & Development

Garrett wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:30 am You're telling me this forum isn't about Omaha, Texas?
It’s about Omaha, Illinois

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha,_Illinois
by EricHaley
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:19 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Aksarben Village
Replies: 2392
Views: 437031

Re: Aksarben Village

Still for HDR as an architectural firm, there is a higher expectation in them creating buildings, which are not easily forgotten and are more beautiful. HDR was intentional in designing a building that was visually understated. They didn’t want to upstage their own clients. Despite that, the buildi...
by EricHaley
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:19 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
Replies: 2460
Views: 4943153

Re: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)

New update from YouTube:

by EricHaley
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:01 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
Replies: 2460
Views: 4943153

Re: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)

In that video, there is scaffolding on the east side by those first pieces of steel. I saw that too, wonder what they are doing there next The garage eventually wraps around the front of the building once they get above "the grand entrance". See typical parking floor plans. https://planni...
by EricHaley
Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: The Crossroads (72 & Dodge)
Replies: 1990
Views: 328974

Re: The Crossroads (72 & Dodge)

So dumb question from someone not in the development world... I know they just ran a whole bunch of underground utility lines and what not. Wouldn't a multiple level underground parking garage necessitate moving everything that they just put in? They don't usually run water/gas that deep that it'd ...
by EricHaley
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:59 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
Replies: 2460
Views: 4943153

Re: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)

Found an old pic of FNBO Tower under construction:

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by EricHaley
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:04 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Former Fitness Building Going Apartment (North 120 & Miami)
Replies: 29
Views: 3715

Re: Former Fitness Building Going Apartment (North 120 & Miami)

Brad wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:07 pm Snagged a photo earlier today:

This is really looking nice!!
by EricHaley
Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: CHI Health Center (Century Link Center) Omaha Remodel
Replies: 189
Views: 68099

Re: CHI Health Center (Century Link Center) Omaha Remodel

This expansion has to be done, we are behind all other Midwest cities in meeting space, even smaller city Des Moines has many more meeting spaces. I looked at the rough plans to expand the backend area, and it reaches right next to the tracks. I know it's unlikely, but what if they extended the upp...
by EricHaley
Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:23 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Walter Apartments (SEC 50th & Leavenworth)
Replies: 55
Views: 8891

Re: Walter Apartments (SEC 50th & Leavenworth)

Are they afraid of color?
by EricHaley
Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:19 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
Replies: 2460
Views: 4943153

Re: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)

Since it seemed to work last time… @OPL_Demolition hasn’t updated since 8 AM this morning.
by EricHaley
Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:11 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: CHI Health Center (Century Link Center) Omaha Remodel
Replies: 189
Views: 68099

Re: CHI Health Center (Century Link Center) Omaha Remodel

Brad wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:25 pm
“Building another 40,000 net square feet of meeting space and the only place to do that is to go out over the loading dock areas,” Dixon said.
Well that’s cool!
Is that to leave the area to the north for a hotel?
by EricHaley
Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:42 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
Replies: 2460
Views: 4943153

Re: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)

There’s another one of those blue pumper towers going up in the same pit the blue kangaroo crane on the west side. It’s in the 2nd update video.
by EricHaley
Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
Replies: 2460
Views: 4943153

Re: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)

https://i.postimg.cc/PpmGKbkR/DSCN9971.jpg You can see the horizontal lines on the core which apparently correspond to where the elevations of the different levels of the garage will line up. And by the looks of it, the north garage will be on a slightly different plane than the south garage going ...
by EricHaley
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:06 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
Replies: 2460
Views: 4943153

Re: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)

Is there another crane going up??

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by EricHaley
Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:45 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: 192nd & Dodge Interchange
Replies: 13
Views: 1838

Re: Avenue One (192nd & Dodge)

NDOT to construct 'diverging diamond' at west Omaha interchange https://youtu.be/N10Mjk80P5Y?si=g_7OSSl-ZM7xMytd The Nebraska Department of Transportation will construct a "diverging diamond" interchange at 192 Street and West Dodge Road in Omaha. Some people think they’re annoying. I per...
by EricHaley
Sun Mar 03, 2024 1:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Homeless at Dale Clark
Replies: 33
Views: 2576

Re: Homeless at Dale Clark

These bills about banning public sleeping is being pushed by some organization and are being introduced in many states.
by EricHaley
Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:32 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Omaha Master Plan
Replies: 521
Views: 75626

Re: Downtown Omaha Master Plan

almighty_tuna wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:02 pm
EricHaley wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:52 pm You could say the sky is blue and he’d have a long drawn out, senseless explanation of how you’re wrong.
OI! Do I need to stop this car right now and put the thread in time out??

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by EricHaley
Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:40 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
Replies: 2460
Views: 4943153

Re: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)

https://x.com/opl_demolition/status/176 ... FISKrqFFwA

It’s finally wrapped around to the south side, but you can see they’re creating another platform attached to the jump form mechanism.
by EricHaley
Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Police Recording Bill
Replies: 0
Views: 122

Police Recording Bill

What happened to the debate about the legislative bill to criminalize recording police within a 10-foot distance?
by EricHaley
Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:47 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Eppley Airfield
Replies: 3496
Views: 1445371

Re: Omaha Eppley Airfield

So...they built a box and hauled dirt in to "break". Don't they have to deconstruct that and haul it out. Sounds counter-productive to me. It is called a "ceremonial" groundbreaking for a reason... Also, where they are actually doing demo is in the secure area between the two te...
by EricHaley
Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:52 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Omaha Master Plan
Replies: 521
Views: 75626

Re: Downtown Omaha Master Plan

You could say the sky is blue and he’d have a long drawn out, senseless explanation of how you’re wrong.
by EricHaley
Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:23 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: The Crossroads (72 & Dodge)
Replies: 1990
Views: 328974

Re: The Crossroads (72 & Dodge)

Pretty substantial news in the new planning board docs. Woodbury Corporation, a major RE player based out of SLC, joined the ownership team. Increasing TIF request to $105.55 million and a total project cost of $861.7 million. By the looks of it office components were reduced, and retail space incr...
by EricHaley
Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:20 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Pedestrian Tunnels and Overpasses
Replies: 39
Views: 913

Re: Pedestrian Tunnels and Overpasses

The one at 99th & Fort was rebuilt a few years ago.
by EricHaley
Wed Feb 28, 2024 3:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RIP [Insert Dead Celebrity here] :(
Replies: 1230
Views: 181715

Re: RIP [Insert Dead Celebrity here] :(

Comedian Richard Lewis, the stand-up comic who most recently played a fictionalized version of himself on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," has died. He was 76. Lewis died "peacefully at his home in Los Angeles" on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack, his publicist Jeff Abraham co...
by EricHaley
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:05 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Pedestrian Tunnels and Overpasses
Replies: 39
Views: 913

Re: Pedestrian Tunnels and Overpasses

I believe the soil is a major contributor to Omaha’s lack of tunnels.
by EricHaley
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:03 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Pedestrian Tunnels and Overpasses
Replies: 39
Views: 913

Re: Pedestrian Tunnels and Overpasses

The entrance and exit is steep. Pretty sure it would not meet ADA requirements for a wheelchair. An ADA ramp can only rise 2.5' for every 30 feet in length and then it needs a flat landing before the next 30' segment can start. How deep do you think that tunnel is? If the bottom is 10 feet below gr...
by EricHaley
Sun Feb 25, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: NC3 Project - Bellevue (Highway 34 and 75)
Replies: 53
Views: 9206

Re: NC3 Project - Bellevue (Highway 34 and 75)

Renovator2559 wrote: Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:08 pm Not really a fan of the budget design of the Cyber Security building. Just a budget glass box with a meh design, but the living space designs are nice though. Sure hope they improve the design of their main building.
That’s like complaining about prison architecture. Form follows function.
by EricHaley
Sun Feb 25, 2024 3:08 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Boho Flats (NWC 13TH & Pine Street)
Replies: 14
Views: 1820

Re: Boho Flats (NWC 13TH & Pine Street)

Renovator2559 wrote: Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:41 pm Look at the beautiful brick and the preservation of the local architecture, this should blend in with the existing architecture.

The question is, which plot of land is this replacing?
It’s stated earlier in the thread… :roll:
by EricHaley
Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:52 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 26870

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

Spoke with someone tonight that is involved with the Beef. They said USA Volleyball and NHL is a done deal. Can’t vouch for the accuracy, but this person seemed to know some solid info.
by EricHaley
Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:37 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
Replies: 2460
Views: 4943153

Re: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)

Rare Friday update:

by EricHaley
Tue Feb 20, 2024 12:35 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Airport Business Park (North & West sides of Carter Lake)
Replies: 8
Views: 1971

Re: Airport Business Park (North & West sides of Carter Lake)

North Omaha residents express concern over Airport Business Park https://youtu.be/a-lrDiW_BQE?si=29bBzzjA_SnmerEQ North Omaha residents expressed concern over the new Airport Business Park, which would require the demolition of some homes nearby. Wait until they learn about East Omaha…
by EricHaley
Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:03 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 26870

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

Have they laid out the properties they’re looking at. Will it be a direct expansion adjacent to the current mall, or would it be across the highway or interstate?
by EricHaley
Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: eOmahaForums Bar and Grill
Topic: NHL-USAVB-NEX Banter
Replies: 27
Views: 938

Re: NHL-USAVB-NEX Banter

I say we call them the Omaha Ahamo’s
by EricHaley
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:06 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: The Duo (222 S 15 ST) formerly Central Park Plaza
Replies: 295
Views: 71414

Re: Central Park Plaza (222 S 15 ST)

MadJack wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:34 am
NEDodger wrote: Sat Feb 17, 2024 12:15 pm NuStyle would do wonders for this.
I can only imagine how cool it will end up being. If they can turn a hospital into the state's biggest apt building, then the sky is the limit at the twin towers.
It still smells like dead people