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by Athomsfere
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:23 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Aksarben Village
Replies: 2392
Views: 440200

Re: Aksarben Village

TitosBuritoBarn wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:10 pm You would hate Tokyo.
I love Tokyo... I love Japan.

But I suspect that wasn't aimed at me.

The weird clock tower always gets me though. A little London Tower, and a little Chrysler building.
by Athomsfere
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Daylight saving time
Replies: 73
Views: 6855

Re: Daylight savings time

But year 'round DST makes too much sense. And this is why Nebraska would never do it. Regardless, I am happy to be back on the good time! Lastly, when it's July and 100 degrees out, would it not make sense to experience the sun going down and it be cooler during normal sleeping hours, rather than s...
by Athomsfere
Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Daylight saving time
Replies: 73
Views: 6855

Re: Daylight savings time

HskrFanMike wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:45 am But year 'round DST makes too much sense.
And this is why Nebraska would never do it.

Regardless, I am happy to be back on the good time!
by Athomsfere
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:21 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Capitol District (NWC 10th & Capitol)
Replies: 3037
Views: 486793

Re: Capitol District (NWC 10th & Capitol)

The Kum & Go, the convenience store, is gone. Des Moines just announced that they are closing the last remaining Kum and Go (in downtown Des Moines) in the urban setting with no pumps. Sounds like theirs didn't do well either. Closing and not just renovating to be a "Maverick"? Also, ...
by Athomsfere
Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: North Downtown Truck Route
Replies: 4
Views: 716

Re: North Downtown Truck Route

They should just route it up 75 (make into an actual Highway) to Storz Expy (make into an actual Highway) then up 16th or 9th. Build a bridge over the river and connect to 680. This was one of the options, and I think the best. It keeps the same (already installed) road, and it goes through an indu...
by Athomsfere
Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Market Tenant news
Replies: 155
Views: 37654

Re: Old Market Tenant news

Diogenes wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:03 pm More of a rumor at this point but I've heard from sources in the know that Laka Lono may move from their current location- they had some issues with flooding recently that may have prompted this.
Dang that's a shame. I love it exactly how it is!
by Athomsfere
Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:30 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Capitol District (NWC 10th & Capitol)
Replies: 3037
Views: 486793

Re: Capitol District (NWC 10th & Capitol)

The Kum & Go, the convenience store, is gone. Des Moines just announced that they are closing the last remaining Kum and Go (in downtown Des Moines) in the urban setting with no pumps. Sounds like theirs didn't do well either. Closing and not just renovating to be a "Maverick"? Also, ...
by Athomsfere
Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:28 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Aksarben Village
Replies: 2392
Views: 440200

Re: Aksarben Village

Architecture conversations always make me laugh. Build something that fits the current styles and constraints and it's too bland. Try something new, and "it doesn't fit the area". Give it 10 - 30 years and "it is an eyesore". Tear it down, and it was a jewel of the era / city. Ho...
by Athomsfere
Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:20 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Medicine
Replies: 1613
Views: 263624

Re: Nebraska Medicine

Have we griped about how lame it is that a drive through bank is going on that Saddle Creek and Farnam corner. If they are trying to improve the Saddle creek business corridor, that ain't it. I agree. The bank should have underground parking, or no parking at all. If they are going to have a drive-...
by Athomsfere
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2024 Wish List
Replies: 47
Views: 7801

Re: 2024 Wish List

ita wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:33 pm Anyway, maybe my added wish is more Asian restaurants opening in 2024.
I would LOVE this.

Fill in some of the missing areas a bit. Another KBBQ spot in the BWW or Chuck E Cheese's would be perfect IMO.
by Athomsfere
Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2024 Wish List
Replies: 47
Views: 7801

Re: 2024 Wish List

With how 2024 is going so far, maybe I need to revise my wish list...new proposed 50 story tower at 1416 Dodge! 30 story condo at Riverfront Place! Lego Store is built in Omaha metro before DSM! H-Mart announced for Bellevue! H-Mart in Bellevue? I wouldn't mind one, but I have a hard time thinking ...
by Athomsfere
Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 2024 Wish List
Replies: 47
Views: 7801

Re: 2024 Wish List

With how 2024 is going so far, maybe I need to revise my wish list...new proposed 50 story tower at 1416 Dodge! 30 story condo at Riverfront Place! Lego Store is built in Omaha metro before DSM! H-Mart announced for Bellevue! H-Mart in Bellevue? I wouldn't mind one, but I have a hard time thinking ...
by Athomsfere
Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Riverfront Place (721 Riverfront Drive)
Replies: 1028
Views: 227259

Re: Riverfront Place (721 Riverfront Drive)

Is this project still alive? I have no updates or insider knowledge. But it seems impossible to say in 2023. Everything seems to have slowed down or paused. Very true. Since we haven't seen progress here, and maybe for the better. Just this year, we've seen the announcement of the soccer stadium an...
by Athomsfere
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:18 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Pedestrian Tunnels and Overpasses
Replies: 39
Views: 936

Re: Pedestrian Tunnels and Overpasses

I'm sure it's way more expensive, but why not use elevators? They do sometimes in more civilized nations. Or split the elevation with elevated or partially buried infrastructure for some modes and the pedestrian path can go down or up less. One of my favorites for some reason: https://www.google.co...
by Athomsfere
Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:43 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: The Crossroads (72 & Dodge)
Replies: 1990
Views: 338060

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 Athomsfere
Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:22 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Downtown Omaha Master Plan
Replies: 521
Views: 75670

Re: Downtown Omaha Master Plan

Okay, let's take a break and get this thread back on track to the DT Omaha master plan. https://media.tenor.com/ComRB_MLzBAAAAAM/time-out-hold-up.gif I feel like I left the kids alone for 5 minutes and came back to poo on the walls, the kitchen on fire, and the baby sitter tied to a light post...
by Athomsfere
Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:20 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: The View on 39th - Apartments (39th & Dodge)
Replies: 75
Views: 10703

Re: The View on 39th - Apartments (39th & Dodge)

Some good, and some bad there. Super wild angle, so I can't get a feel for the designed speed very well, but the lanes look a little too wide. The median is meh. At least there is an island there, but the trees provide little cover and there are no curb cuts. And that frontage road thing looks like ...
by Athomsfere
Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:15 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: 10th and Harney Revelopment
Replies: 102
Views: 12338

Re: 10th and Harney Revelopment

Agreed. I can't see a downside to a pharmacy here.

Also, I'd expect some differentiation between the two. DGX does go very cheap, and not "value" on many items. Need trashbags and have $2? DGX. Need trash bags and want something like Glad Flexy-Hexy bags? CVS.
by Athomsfere
Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:46 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Dundee Flats
Replies: 177
Views: 34306

Re: Dundee Flats

skip wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:22 pm For Lease sign is gone on the old Varsity Roman Coin spot. Anyone know whats happening here?
It closed up during the pandemic and has been for lease for some time.

It's a decent sized lease too. 4000 sq/ft from memory.
by Athomsfere
Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: 10th and Harney Revelopment
Replies: 102
Views: 12338

Re: 10th and Harney Revelopment

ita wrote: Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:00 pm Jokes aside, if this is lot only becomes a 4+1, I will be sad, mostly because it was previously rumored for a mixed use high rise development. Please be at least 8 stories, please!
The 19 stories on page 1?
by Athomsfere
Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:36 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: 10th and Harney Revelopment
Replies: 102
Views: 12338

Re: 10th and Harney Revelopment

It looks like it's still for sale from when I googled early this morning on Colliers. Maybe that info is outdated? Could be in their due diligence period. I would guess the drilling at this point is for environmental reports, a site like this that was originally developed well over a century ago wo...
by Athomsfere
Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:41 pm
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Pedestrian Tunnels and Overpasses
Replies: 39
Views: 936

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 Athomsfere
Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:41 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Pedestrian Tunnels and Overpasses
Replies: 39
Views: 936

Re: Pedestrian Tunnels and Overpasses

There was a tunnel at 52nd and Dodge. I have never been in it but have drove by the entrance many times It is still here. It's cool, but has some real issues. And I mean "real issues". It's a little narrow, and has a pole at the entrance / exit. These have the combined effect of forcing b...
by Athomsfere
Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:05 am
Forum: Transportation
Topic: Pedestrian Tunnels and Overpasses
Replies: 39
Views: 936

Re: Pedestrian Tunnels and Overpasses

With the amount of pedestrian accidents along Dodge in this stretch it’s disgusting the city has never made a bridge or tunnel to get over Dodge St. The only one is all the way by UNO. If they want to push mass transit you need an actually walkable city. I'd argue and rather see a reduction. Bring ...
by Athomsfere
Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:39 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 51836

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

I'm gonna say something perhaps a bit surprising; if the area getting an NHL team is dependent on a new arena, I don't want it anywhere in the urban core. I think downtown is already super saturated with event spaces, especially with the addition of the new Union Omaha stadium. Yeah it would be gre...
by Athomsfere
Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 51836

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

I was surprised that it took so long on here to get pushback on this idea for the location. That being said, I can see the argument. Omaha I think really needs to tie this in with Lincoln to make it work long term. As we have all noted, Omaha is on the extreme low end population wise for a major sp...
by Athomsfere
Tue Feb 20, 2024 12:57 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 51836

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

I was surprised that it took so long on here to get pushback on this idea for the location. That being said, I can see the argument. Omaha I think really needs to tie this in with Lincoln to make it work long term. As we have all noted, Omaha is on the extreme low end population wise for a major sp...
by Athomsfere
Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:20 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 51836

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

Understand - to each their own for sure! Omaha's population won't grow to a million people without the so called "sprawl" unless we tear down things and build up. Can't happen, needs to expand at the outskirts to accommodate more residential. As I previously said regardless of where it en...
by Athomsfere
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:48 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 51836

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

If I'm going to Kansas City to watch the Chiefs play football I wouldn't want to drive to downtown KC or elsewhere to park and then hop on some type of public transit system to end up at the final place (if I had a choice). Maybe you wouldn't. But there are two other sides to this. Some would. Some...
by Athomsfere
Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:47 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 51836

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

Ah yes, a massive suburban campus full of parking lots. That is not something that I would ever consider a 'feather in the cap'. If it happens, it happens. But sprawl will never be ok to me personally. Exactly. I want to like this proposal. I started off slightly in favor of it. But the more I thin...
by Athomsfere
Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 51836

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

you guys are so pessimistic. About this plan, yeah, I am looking at it half empty. You know I am petty too; if there is a tier 1 pro sports team coming to the area, I want Omaha, my city, and Douglas, my county, to get all the tasty taxes from revenue generated, not Gretna and Sarpy. I'm with ya. B...
by Athomsfere
Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 51836

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

Louie wrote: Mon Feb 19, 2024 7:18 pm I’ll take nothing then.
Agreed. If the choices are Gretna or nothing, I'll take the thing that doesn't destroy the city of Omaha.
by Athomsfere
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:09 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 51836

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

Love the idea of finally marketing Omaha + Lincoln population together to try to swing for the fences on some things I agree completely - I'm surprised there's not more of a "let's make it happen no matter where it would land in the Omaha area" on here... there are many with a firm stance...
by Athomsfere
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:13 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 51836

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

Listen, I know a lot of people have mixed opinions but my two cents is I think this is great for the area. The area is really progressing and while I think the entire concept of "Mall of America" might not be achieved directly, I think that there's still a possibility to grow Nebraska Cro...
by Athomsfere
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:11 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 51836

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

I think that’s a fair argument. But a “this is so stupid unless it’s somewhere that has mass transit!” is a very “cut nose / spite face” point of view. A major pro team here would be image changing for the area and a massive, massive opportunity. It goes where there is a plan that works with what t...
by Athomsfere
Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:59 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 51836

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

Would love for some of this to come to fruition, but this reads to me as "look at what we could pursue if you pass this bill" not "this is what is coming if you pass this bill." Hope cool stuff happens out here, but this is approaching the European Village levels to me at the mo...
by Athomsfere
Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:41 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 51836

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

Agreed. Even if the NHL were in play, my guess is there will not be an arena at NEX. Most likely, it would be offices and a training facility for an NHL franchise with the games played at CHI. Keep in mind that the practice facilities for a pro sports team are substantial developments by themselves...
by Athomsfere
Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:33 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 51836

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

Where's the damn LEGO store??? West Des Moines for some reason. Drew Brees, the Margaritaville brand….holy @#$%! Gretna can have that. Would anyone actually be excited for one of these? I realize placing this in Gretna helps gain better access to the 350,000 people in the Lincoln area, but I feel l...
by Athomsfere
Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:35 am
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Nebraska Crossing Village District
Replies: 338
Views: 51836

Re: Nebraska Crossing Village District

Well, this development keeps getting weirder in a good way? I've been trying to work through if I think this is a good idea for about a day now. I'm really unsure. Is this a weird plan that eventually Omaha will be on the hook for when / if Gretna is annexed? Bringing these to the city has some ben...
by Athomsfere
Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:36 pm
Forum: Sports
Topic: NHL in Omaha
Replies: 79
Views: 2837

Re: NHL in Omaha

I thought about this some more, and the obvious spot for the team is Sarpy County. The artificial Ashland Lake and Nebraska Crossing folks have a lot of sway with The Powers That Be and they have access to a ton of capital. And that area can draw equally from Lincoln and Omaha, effectively increasi...