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MTO wrote:One week Mr Yates, choose wisely.

Watch as nothing happens.

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bmt wrote:There is plenty of room on the northwest corner for something substantial without touching any existing buildings.

An example of what could be there:

Looks great! maybe they should move it one block west though.

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iamjacobm wrote:When is that streetcar happening.

That's like the first thing I want to ask him. But I need to call it a "Light Rail" apparently he doesn't like the term streetcar.

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Spent time last weekend in the Haymarket in Lincoln and was impressed by the vibe, cleanliness, and effort that has gone into creating an area that combines old and new. Frankly I'd like to see some sprucing up of the Old Market infrastructure (sidewalks, etc) and thought this would be a good forum...

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I get to meet Hal Daub in July for some political thing my brother is going to. Do you guys have any questions I could ask him? I'm sure I could get a few in.

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The set up for their streetcar is perfect. No wonder its doing well. I wish Omaha would make one with logical stops. Not like that loop downtown.

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The dental clinic is 21st and Cuming. The university also owns the block north of Cuming from 19th-21st. I'm curious what the move for the Boyne Building is? Demolish both Boyne and Bio Information Center and put something new in? Bio Information is used for several of their health programs. Sell i...

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Geturban: I'm truly trying to picture how the view will look better with one tower blocked on the north side. I just can't see it. Those two, twin buildings are made to be an architectural statement as a whole -- like any twin set of buildings are. It's one thing to block the bottoms of the buildin...

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There is a total accounting and financial systems overhaul taking place this weekend. Go-Live is Monday. Production support is set for 3-4 weeks with the project continuing well into the next several months. So....possibly an announcement in early to mid July?...C'mon library site! How could that p...

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The W-H, to me, has come a long way.. From the times in the early 2000's when it became nearly a daily phenomenon of them minimizing Omaha as an actual city of importance, let alone gaffing on a few stories of a proposed highrise downtown.. As many know from back in the day, I was one of their bigg...

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So a hypothetical DT timeline in a utopian Omaha. The library moves to the state building for a temp home before the end of 2016. Demo begins on the library early 2017, ground breaks on HDR's new HQ in summer 2017 on that site to be finished in 2020. Demo finishes at the Civic in late 2016 with an ...

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Last night I listened to a very odd crime podcast about the child prostitution ring led by Larry King. It was very complex with many parts to it. They claimed they had "parties" (that involved torture) in the Twin Towers downtown. Anyone know anything about this?

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If HDR doesn't put their HQ there it would be a great place for a fountain or statue.

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Why are you people complaining?
Would you rather have it be torn down and left as a parking lot for years?

It's an interesting project and a step forward for downtown Omaha.

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The street car will be really helpful while I'm in Kansas City for the Gwen Stefani concert.
We can walk from the hotel to a station and ride it to Union Station and the Sprint Center.

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Erik wrote:What a waste. This building would make for a great state pen and I am being serious. Has anyone walked inside? This city has no developers with any kind of vision.

I hope you're being sarcastic.

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I'm just glad they're saving the building. It's very unique.

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Good,
Its an awful hotel.
Though the outside of it looks clean the inside is nasty.

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I don't get what they mean by "the lake isn't meant for swimming." It has a beach so why can't people swim there?

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I don't know about a Children's Museum though. I mean they're already making the Durham into Omaha's new children's museum. Seriously the last 15 traveling exhibits they've had are aimed at kids. I miss the old ones like the Lincoln one and Terrorism in America. Maybe the kid ones are more popular? ...

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I have kind of a weird idea. You could get rid of that stone cliff by Rick's and make it a pool with a beach. The 3 walls would be glass which would keep the water higher than the river and keep them separated.

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The museum (science center :D ) idea is worth putting full effort in from all sides.. Couldn't they build a structure on stilts so-to-speak if there's not enough resources to clean the soil? Or just dock a huge boat and make it into a museum. Not sure if you can haul large boats up the Missouri tho...

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This is going to suck for Blair.
First we lost Dana now this.

Honestly I kind of expected it though. They pay people who work at the plant a ton. Most make over 60,000 per year.

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I wasn't exactly sure where to put this, and I couldn't find a topic for the specific building, but while down checking out the progress of Highline 2.0, I noticed that the AT&T Building got a new logo on the previously brown, barren and windowless side. There is also scaffolding all the way ar...

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Globochem, forget about the vinyl siding. You're missing the point. A fantastic development opportunity fell through not because of a building where a historic event happened or because the building itself was historic (sorry, it is like many other old buildings of which some have come and gone) th...

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Oh god, this has become the Trump thread...

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OmahaJaysCU wrote:Not that it means a darn considering everyone in town seems to have an HDR rumor, but I was told the downtown library site is pretty high on the list.

I hope they build there. I hate that building.

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So does this mean their not going to build downtown at all?

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Unnecessary political jab aside I don't think the issue of Trump's name on buildings is necessarily political. People have despised it for years mainly for his character. ...and the arrogant gaudiness of his buildings. The new tower in Chicago being an exception. I have'nt seen it with his name on ...

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I heard today that the Spect building is going to be torn down in about 18 months. There's an out of town developer coming in and they are starting to inform everyone right now. Yep, Alvine Engineering is moving in to development where the Wallstreet Tower Showroom was. I think they said a 9 story ...

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Linkin5 wrote:Is that a streetcar on that sign??

I was thinking of that too. I wonder why it's there...

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Is that it?

EDIT:
It's a tower from Chicago.

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What's your favorite skyscraper?

My two favorites are:

1.Buffalo City Hall

2.One Bennett Park

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I know what Wallstreet Tower was but what did the America Group's rendering look like?

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I actually liked Storz, well I can't drink beer yet so idk about that part.
But their burgers weren't bad at all.

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Ben wrote:Informed sources say Aksarben... Nothing signed yet, but in final negotiations now. No indications as to what parcel of land.

Goodbye skyscraper

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I'm going to be upset if HDR builds in Aksarben.
I really hope they stay downtown and build a high rise. Maybe a skinny taller one.

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Coyote wrote:
PotatoeEatsFish wrote:How did Blair make this list? Like half the town is just run down trailer parks.

Evidently you have never worked in/been to/driven through Blair.

I live there so I have

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Coyote wrote:OPAS has just submitted a site plan for 1200 Douglas. All that is known is that it is for one building. If this is their green space or for the eastern portion of the Holland is yet to be disclosed...

Now when you say building does that guarantee it's not a garage?

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How did Blair make this list? Like half the town is just run down trailer parks.

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