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by buildomaha
Sat Jan 13, 2024 8:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Omaha Condo Market
Replies: 20
Views: 2056

Re: Omaha Condo Market

I recall a grow Omaha episode a few years ago where I remember the guest mentioning a bill in the legislature that was supposed to remove regulatory hurdles to condo construction. I don’t remember if it ended up passing or not.
by buildomaha
Thu Jan 04, 2024 5:24 pm
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Block 16 (1611 Farnam Street)
Replies: 92
Views: 11924

Re: Block 16 (1611 Farnam Street)

Does anyone have any knowledge on why Block16 has some of the worst hours of any restaurant in the metro?
by buildomaha
Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:51 pm
Forum: Elsewhere
Topic: Chicago
Replies: 75
Views: 13491

Re: Chicago

Returned from another Chicago trip, the architecture continues to amaze me every trip! The city has plenty of issues going on that I hope can be contained because I would love to see this city return to the top of architecture and innovation. The entire CTA board needs to be replaced by individuals...
by buildomaha
Tue Dec 26, 2023 3:33 pm
Forum: Rumors
Topic: Lego store coming to Omaha?
Replies: 105
Views: 14856

Re: Lego store coming to Omaha?

What metrics make DSM a more attractive location for nice retailers and restaurants like this? Not that we really lose out on that much, as our local offerings are very strong as well.
by buildomaha
Sat Dec 23, 2023 3:18 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Hamilton Village (41st and Hamilton)
Replies: 28
Views: 3506

Re: Hamilton Village (41st and Hamilton)

https://planning.cityofomaha.org/images/PDFs/PlanningBoardApp/2023/April/07_TIFAPP.pdf TIF Application for April meeting. Four story building, pretty meh design. However, I do want to see more senior housing in the urban environment, particularly the core, where occupants have easy access, without ...
by buildomaha
Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:57 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Turner Park East (30th & Farnam)
Replies: 119
Views: 16857

Re: Turner Park East (30th & Farnam)

Its certainly sad that all the Turner Park East developments haven't even sort of started yet, Between the streetcar, and possibly interest drops this is hopefully not far from being filled in more. Honestly, I don't think anything will happen until MoO sells/develops their old HQ and a new "M...
by buildomaha
Mon Nov 20, 2023 6:30 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
Replies: 2460
Views: 4923058

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

Odd question. Since we are building a tower on top of a parking garage, why don't we build more housing with this strategy? We have a TON of parking garages downtown, especially along Capitol. Could we build residential towers on the existing garages? Added bonus would be converting bottom floors t...
by buildomaha
Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:25 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
Replies: 2460
Views: 4923058

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

After 9/11, they now go all the way up with the core. What's the "they" you're referencing? The core. But you said "they" go up with the core. What goes up with the core? I swear I'm not trying to be obtuse. Ehh it’s not really “industry standard” although some firms and constru...
by buildomaha
Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:01 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Passenger rail between Omaha and Lincoln
Replies: 77
Views: 10974

Re: Passenger rail between Omaha and Lincoln

Amtrak only shows one line that comes through Omaha and that's the California Zephyr. Since it departs at 11 PM it's not the most practical run to Lincoln (midnight arrival). if you stay on train it arrives in Denver around 7-8 AM. The Denver run is appealing as you can sleep through the night on t...
by buildomaha
Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:58 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Vision Zero
Replies: 88
Views: 8466

Re: Vision Zero

Every city I’ve lived in has bad drivers, but on a recent visit to Omaha I witnessed more than a few red light runners. I rarely see this where I live. Maybe it’s because my metro area has cameras at almost every intersection———I guess they work—————and don’t get me started on the Dodge St. speedwa...
by buildomaha
Fri Oct 06, 2023 8:15 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
Replies: 2460
Views: 4923058

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

thenewguy wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2023 1:17 pm my wife sent me this from her point of view

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As one of my architecture professors told me, the best time to look at a building is while it’s being constructed;)
by buildomaha
Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:16 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Marina City
Replies: 46
Views: 2961

Re: Marina City

I always have thought Marina City would have been really really cool for Omaha. One thing that it did so well was connect Omaha the best to the Missouri River. For the most part, the Missouri has been hidden. Obviously the updated Heartland Park and Lewis and Clark Landing have improved access and ...
by buildomaha
Thu Aug 24, 2023 7:44 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: UNO Campus Update
Replies: 529
Views: 150640

Re: UNO Campus Update

Interesting there are liquor license requests before the city council next week for UNO. The one for Canagilia Field makes sense as they sell alcohol at other athletic venues, but one for the student union is a bit puzzling. When I was in high school I toured Regis Uni in Denver (a very small priva...
by buildomaha
Tue Aug 08, 2023 7:29 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Downtown Sidewalks and Bridges
Replies: 17
Views: 2394

Re: Downtown Sidewalks and Bridges

I know what you mean, to me sidewalks are a much higher priority and there are several areas with tree stumps (wish i knew why they chopped the trees down in the first place) and sidewalks that need to be redone. I can speak to this, when it comes to trees along sidewalks, there was a lot of misinf...
by buildomaha
Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:18 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: The Builders District at North Downtown
Replies: 277
Views: 45462

Re: The Builders District at North Downtown

This building should look good, I saw it the other day when I was in North Downtown. This whole development could turn out to be a sleeper and turn out much better than we imagined it would when it was initially announced. As each building gets added it's looking better and better. Yes, I am hoping...
by buildomaha
Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Omaha Master Plan
Replies: 521
Views: 75625

Re: Downtown Omaha Master Plan

I got the idea to make the I-480 viaduct a tunnel from I-5 in Seattle. It's a tunnel through Downtown Seattle. And there's development above it. They did the same with WA 99 up there. The removed the Alaskan Way viaduct and lowered it underground via a tunnel. Biiiig waste of money to keep encourag...
by buildomaha
Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:16 am
Forum: Statistics
Topic: US News: Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024
Replies: 35
Views: 2868

Re: US News: Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023-2024

The only Florida that looks appealing to me is Miami. The rest is basically a terrible sprawling variant of what Texas is. If moving out of State, im not aiming to live in a parking lot/strip mall paradise 🤢🤮 Denver, Minneapolis, (even KC is growing more appealing) are great examples of top notch c...
by buildomaha
Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:03 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Moxy Hotel to replace OM Diner
Replies: 349
Views: 70447

Re: Moxy Hotel to replace OM Diner

The architects hit it out of the park on this one.
by buildomaha
Mon Jun 26, 2023 5:02 pm
Forum: Statistics
Topic: Employment by state and metropolitan area-
Replies: 109
Views: 27348

Re: Employment by state and metropolitan area-

I hear your message and in my heart I agree 100%. I need only to look to my closest friends for confirmation of your thoughts. My best friend graduated law school (transferring from Creighton to Tulane in New Orleans). He briefly worked for a prestigious downtown Omaha law firm before accepting a j...
by buildomaha
Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:10 pm
Forum: Lincoln Development
Topic: Lincoln Beltway
Replies: 55
Views: 13826

Re: Lincoln Beltway

Thought some might enjoy this, Lincoln's beltway gets a shoutout. https://youtu.be/ELxhswMvrhc?t=442 I was just watching this video haha. Same with me, I was watching this yesterday, small world. Love Not Just Bikes and Strong Towns. It's funny how beltways are done with the intention of easing tra...
by buildomaha
Mon May 15, 2023 6:30 pm
Forum: Lincoln Development
Topic: 9th and P - Trinitas 13-story Tower
Replies: 53
Views: 11813

Re: 9th and P - Trinitas 13-story Tower

Much of downtown lies within capitol view path height zones, and within the flight paths of the airport. The FAA height restrictions are the ones you don’t mess with, and they are set at the equation of a slope. I don’t remember quite the ratio but I want to say it was around an extra foot of vertic...
by buildomaha
Thu May 04, 2023 10:20 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Omaha Police and Omaha Fire Dept HQ
Replies: 155
Views: 19293

Re: Omaha Police and Omaha Fire Dept HQ

It’s the exact condo rendering that was released in Lincoln (although I know the architect and the design has changed slightly by now), and they just kept the same site surroundings for the render. My assumption is that this is a placeholder to begin the ball rolling at the city office.
by buildomaha
Wed Apr 19, 2023 7:47 pm
Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
Topic: The Stothert Administration
Replies: 451
Views: 67834

Re: The Stothert Administration

In a Republican primary maybe but the streetcar isn't going to be attacked from the left by a Democrat. And if the GOP wants to hold the mayorship they should not run anyone to the right of Stothert. Heath Mello was very anti streetcar from what I recall. I remember a TV ad where he had kids (his k...
by buildomaha
Tue Apr 11, 2023 10:28 pm
Forum: Statistics
Topic: 2022 Omaha Metro/CSA population Estimates-
Replies: 75
Views: 7688

Re: 2022 Omaha Metro/CSA population Estimates-

I know I’m beating a dead horse in this forum, but this legislative session and the bills being pushed by the majority party are the perfect illustration of why nobody will migrate (or for some, even stay) in the state. When we don’t have the mountains, ocean, to attract, the economic policies that ...
by buildomaha
Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:35 pm
Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
Topic: The Stothert Administration
Replies: 451
Views: 67834

Re: The Stothert Administration

Flyer14 wrote: Fri Apr 07, 2023 3:45 pm
Louie wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:56 pmOh please
I had a response typed out to that person and then deleted and decided it just wasn’t worth it lol
Bingo.
by buildomaha
Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:53 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: 16th Street Master Plan
Replies: 436
Views: 76679

Re: 16th Street Master Plan

One possibly option is to move the transit lines one or two blocks over (14th or 15th St). This would free up 16th to restore the pedestrian mall concept. Raise the street level same as sidewalk. Great examples are Pearl Street in Boulder, CO or downtown Charlottesville, VA. https://i.postimg.cc/4K...
by buildomaha
Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:56 pm
Forum: Lincoln Development
Topic: Gold’s Building - Redevelopment
Replies: 26
Views: 4934

Re: Gold’s Building - Redevelopment

Austin also has horrific zoning laws that force density into a few small areas. Attempts to upzone can be stopped by about 20% of the residents of a neighborhood objecting. It’s a zoning code written exclusively for NIMBYs.
by buildomaha
Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:53 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: 31st & Leavenworth
Replies: 53
Views: 10201

Re: 31st & Leavenworth

Worked at the mill in Lincoln. Tamara and Dan take great pride in the fact that their coffee shops tend to begin the creation of a neighborhood when they open. It seems like they’re already off to a great start on Leavenworth, even a few days in!
by buildomaha
Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:41 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: 1200 Landmark Center
Replies: 153
Views: 28424

Re: 1200 Landmark Center

12th Street should connect from the Old Market to the Gene Leahy Mall. Not sure how, but it should. For cars? Because the lobby through the Farnam Hotel is pretty much a thoroughfare for pedestrians. I always feel like I'm trespassing in there. This is a problem if it’s supposed to be use as a pede...
by buildomaha
Mon Feb 27, 2023 7:56 pm
Forum: Lincoln Development
Topic: 9 Lincoln Park
Replies: 64
Views: 8562

Re: 9 Lincoln Park

Also, the building will be on the very edge of the Haymarket (just like Graduate). It's not like they're putting it dead center. Standing in 90% of the Haymarket, you won't even be able to see it. You'll have the experience of turning a corner in this quaint 19th Century renovated warehouse distric...
by buildomaha
Tue Feb 21, 2023 10:39 am
Forum: Business
Topic: Hy-Vee Ends Employee Discount
Replies: 14
Views: 2523

Re: Hy-Vee Ends Employee Discount

I shop at HyVee sometimes, but more often Bakers, Target and Traders Joes. The Trader Joe's in Omaha almost always seems crowded, especially on weekends. Yeah I frequent TJ’s, Whole Foods, and Super Saver in Lincoln. For my required gluten-free diet these places ended up being cheaper on almot ever...
by buildomaha
Wed Feb 08, 2023 6:50 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
Replies: 3456
Views: 424732

Re: Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion

It would be smart on OSA’s part to seek an international manufacturer. American public transit infrastructure manufacturers lag far behind international standards and quality.
by buildomaha
Wed Feb 01, 2023 11:40 pm
Forum: Omaha Metro Area Government
Topic: Omaha City Council
Replies: 54
Views: 8739

Re: Omaha City Council

I have some thoughts on expanding the city council, but I’m curious about the context. If anyone knows the details please chime in! Does state law give the city the power to make this type of change internally, or does state law dictate the structure of our city government? Also, are there any other...
by buildomaha
Wed Feb 01, 2023 11:34 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
Replies: 3456
Views: 424732

Re: Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion

Someone should introduce legislation for a permanent Elkhorn wheel tax to make up the the years of freeloading. Even on a pound for pound basis investments ,like the streetcar in the core, provide a much better ROI than the endless highways on elkhorn and western Douglas county provide. That’s with...
by buildomaha
Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:23 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Soccer Stadium (Abbott Drive)
Replies: 482
Views: 164759

Re: Downtown Soccer Stadium

Hopefully any stadium would be designed with future expansion in mind. Who’s to say the team won’t be incredibly successful, on the field AND in ticket sales. Omaha’s continued movement forward might change the trajectory of our growth patterns in the next two decades (not saying we’ll be of MLS siz...
by buildomaha
Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:21 pm
Forum: Statistics
Topic: Nebraska inches closer to 2 million
Replies: 27
Views: 3725

Re: Nebraska inches closer to 2 million

I would love to see that. A lot of midwestern cities have great bones. Many of the cultural amenities and infrastructure have gone underutilized with urban exodus and southern migration in the past few decades.
by buildomaha
Mon Jan 23, 2023 6:12 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: The Builders District at North Downtown
Replies: 277
Views: 45462

Re: The Builders District at North Downtown

Construction on Omaha’s first known mass timber commercial building begins Just one thing I wanted to pull into the thread: The building is expected to be completed in the spring of 2024. That is a really fast timeline for a building on this size! One of the many benefits of modern mass-timber cons...
by buildomaha
Mon Jan 23, 2023 6:00 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)
Replies: 2460
Views: 4923058

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

Well, that certainly is a 15 floor parking garage flanking the tower. Wow. Slightly off-topic, those are interesting reflections of a couple taller buildings in the MoO tower's glass, presumably located physically behind Brad , I mean the anonymous photographer. Not that anyone on this board, mysel...
by buildomaha
Sat Jan 21, 2023 5:33 pm
Forum: Elsewhere
Topic: Chicago
Replies: 75
Views: 13491

Re: Chicago

Inside Chicago's $8.5BN Airport Rebuild https://youtu.be/_Pnea6PrMmI O'Hare is finally getting a major upgrade. See how Egnyte helps teams deliver complex infrastructure projects like this - https://bit.ly/3gf1iov Full story here - https://theb1m.com/video/chicago-ohar... This video contains paid p...
by buildomaha
Wed Jan 11, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Omaha Streetcar Discussion
Replies: 3456
Views: 424732

Re: Official: Omaha Streetcar Discussion

My only experience with streetcars was riding one in Kansas City... Psst. It's not really about transit. Chances are many of those amenities you're seeing along KC's line came WITH or on the heels of the streetcar line. https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/kc-s ... in-purpose It appears the link is b...