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Are there any renderings showing the back of it?

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Connecting downtown Omaha is the only way for Council Bluffs to grow. The dead space between downtown Omaha and Broadway has really killed any potential for it to grow. The streetcar and bridge is a surprising but necessary move by both cities. Although I have doubts for how well this neighborhood w...

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I'm not in favor of North Omaha revitalization. You heard it straight from the horse's mouth... People living in North Omaha don't need, and especially don't want this kind of help, because I think its clear whatever happens is just a form of gentrification. Especially when there are various alread...

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Just saw this but our forum made it into an Insider 2019 article about the ugliest buildings in each state.
https://www.insider.com/ugliest-skyscra ... ate-2019-7

It links to a really dumb post I made when I was 14 oops

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I think any concerns over development in North Omaha is fully warranted. The only projects approved should have only affordable housing or else the area will become like any other “redevelopment” in town like Blackstone and Benson where the rent for original residents is raised till they are pushed ...

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From the Riverfront monthly newsletter released 2/28/22- “When Gene Leahy Mall reopens to the public on July 1, downtown Omaha will see its vision of an activated green space come to life. Creating a highly activated park has been a goal since The RiverFront project broke ground. And the best part,...

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They better not try to touch the Doubletree until the old UP site and Civic are filled, we don’t need even more empty lots in that part of downtown

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Just going back and reviewing the renderings in this thread. I really loved the design of this building from the outset and the more I look at it the more I appreciate some of the details. One of the coolest things is the latice work that rounds out the top. If you notice around the top corners the...

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Wanting to live suburban is not the same as super-West O, they're a whole different level out there

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It would be cool if they put the library in front of Mutual either as a dome or a pyramid

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Omaha doesn't need a light rail it's not large enough to warrant it unless were talking about connecting Bellevue or Boystown. The streetcar meeting up with the railroad by the Durham would be great to connect to a future train to Lincoln and maybe Council Bluffs. The streetcar to Council Bluffs wou...

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Besides the Mall I always think the iconic skyline is from the North but I may be biased from living north of town. It does lack brick buildings but I just feel like it's the most well known one because of the CWS. If I ever got a picture to hang up it would definitely be from the South. Although I ...

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Hopefully the first extension they work on is the Epply one. It would be really nice to be able for healthcare professionals to hop on at the airport and go directly to UNMC. With the Next project we'll see a lot more traffic into Omaha.

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The bullet points read like half my business degree presentations that were usually written tipsy at 3am

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Here’s the floor plate sizes of the original MoO HQ building, which they’ve occupied since 1940. Not sure you can say they haven’t liked old buildings. To me it would seem advantageous for a new developer to capitalize on the rich history of the site by trying to repurpose the most iconic pieces. h...

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Vitruvius wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 3:06 pm What if it looks nothing like the concept? What if it ends up half as tall? It can't be a best thing until it materializes.

Half as tall and it's still the biggest project Omaha has seen since the early 2000s

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My thought, and this is all speculation, is that talks with Fiserv moving to the library site fell through fairly recently, and things with Mutual then moved from the Lanoha site to the library site. https://i.postimg.cc/nr9dPTLW/Mutual.jpg Also corporate confirmed they were considering the Lanoha ...

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PWL73316 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:29 am Sarpy County is 10,000 Air Force personnel and 175,000 people leeching off the productivity and economic engine of Omaha while avoiding paying taxes to support that engine.

I have no idea what's going on but this take made me crack up

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Athomsfere wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:41 am With all of today's rumors, and expected announcements: Let us recall the rail lines in the rendering from like a year ago...

That's true they mustve had this all set up for a long time now.

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I highly doubt most of the people upset that the library might move ever go to the Clark library and, if they were to win their fight, I doubt they would after. I agree with what's said that it's a pretty gross library at this point. That said, the city should have had a plan and design ready to go...

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The stupidity of the general public in this city is amazing. Reading through Twitter really shows we need to invest in public education. No this isn’t some war against learning the library is moving 5 blocks to renovate an actual historic building, the current downtown concrete cube is not historic...

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Brad wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:25 am
PotatoeEatsFish wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:20 am
Have there been renderings made for the administrative tower yet?
Yes, last year:

Oh wow I must’ve missed it, that’s a really nice looking building. Thanks so much!

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Linkin5 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:22 am Can we all just take a moment and a round of applause for this news outlet. Holy sh!t they have dropped some bombs.

Especially for just starting days ago it’s insane…
Definitely more interesting than any news the OWH has broke

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From the Nebraska Examiner: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2022/01/26/unmc-sparks-long-term-shifts-on-corridor/ What is the latest with Project NExT? Gold said he hopes to start seeing “steel in the ground” in 2023, but that will depend on when and how much funding the federal government commits. He ...

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I can confirm that what you saw WAS in fact a plan for Mutual’s present location. That plan has been modified several times. Currently, what is being discussed is 2) 25 floor residential towers on the south part of the property. On the northeast part of the property there could be a hotel in the 15...

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The stupidity of the general public in this city is amazing. Reading through Twitter really shows we need to invest in public education. No this isn’t some war against learning the library is moving 5 blocks to renovate an actual historic building, the current downtown concrete cube is not historic...

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The stupidity of the general public in this city is amazing. Reading through Twitter really shows we need to invest in public education. No this isn’t some war against learning the library is moving 5 blocks to renovate an actual historic building, the current downtown concrete cube is not historic ...

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Not to be a little |expletive| but I'm kinda emotional over this lol. I joined this forum when I was 15 always looking for the latest news on a skyscraper to pass First National and a streetcar system and both are finally being announced right when I'm about to turn 21... Crazy stuff, Omaha is reall...

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Just thought it might be nice for everyone to take a quick stroll through these comments. Yes, I know it’s twitter, but maybe we could leave this decision up to the people who publicly own this space? It's just the woke idiots forgetting the library is moving 5 blocks away. They really just saw the...

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Just thought it might be nice for everyone to take a quick stroll through these comments. Yes, I know it’s twitter, but maybe we could leave this decision up to the people who publicly own this space? It's just the woke idiots forgetting the library is moving 5 blocks away. They really just saw the...

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I wouldn't call the artist's work ground-breaking, but this is a legitimate work of fine art. Will it please everyone? No. Will it stimulate one's imagination or way of seeing? Hopefully. In my opinion, James Surl's work has a strong basis in craft and the decorative, which is not a negative, and t...

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It fits perfectly with the play arches and stage.

Not sure what else you'd expect we already have blocks of life size realist sculptures downtown.

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Lets hope for the really tall structures at the Lanoha site and maybe the state building to the south of the mall. No Vortex tower please! Something like Vortex is actually what this site is perfect for. Allows to still have the Affects of the twins and creates an iconic landmark which the mall cou...

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Not to be a pesimist but we've seen a LOT of renderings of towers over the past 10 years and not a single one was built.

I'm hoping that they truly have an anchor already locked in because that's the only way we'll ever get a tower actually built.

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I read this article as well. Fiserv is likely ruled out based on this content but Mutual may still be in play. I wonder if Spruce Capital would be the type of developer that would build out a spec tower on the site with minimal commitment from tenants. I thought the same regarding Mutual..There see...

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I hope this group can pull off the same thing in Omaha: https://www.omahaflag.com/ Honestly I’d love if Omaha did a design competition similar to Lincoln. The Omaha Flag is a nice design, but I’m curious what else people could come up with. This one they kept trying to push a couple years ago looks...

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Disagree... In fact, good buildings. Could easily be rehabbed and repurposed into something far more interesting than a formulaic drive-through coffee kiosk and a drive-through credit union, which is the plan. Turning Saddle Creek into West Maple or West Center is short-sighted. What else are they ...

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Disagree... In fact, good buildings. Could easily be rehabbed and repurposed into something far more interesting than a formulaic drive-through coffee kiosk and a drive-through credit union, which is the plan. Turning Saddle Creek into West Maple or West Center is short-sighted. What else are they ...

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Garrett wrote: ↑Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:22 am I saw someone on Reddit say that it's kinda funny how Ashland is essentially turning into Nebraska Disneyworld.

Ashland is the Orlando to our Disneyworld, we just need more trailer parks and meth in town

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Wonder if the potential new lake announced changes the calculus here Some of the open space in the rendering made me curious if they left open space for a potential Dollywood. It would make a lot of sense to build here to rival Arnold's Park since the entire theme of Lake Ricketts is Okoboji but sl...

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