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So this person hasn't left their house in yearsssss https://i.postimg.cc/CdpCF7fy/Clean-Shot-2023-05-15-at-09-18-46.png We have reached the point where people will just complain about anything regarding the new library. I really wonder how many of them actually visited the former downtown location.

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Duggers_Dad wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 10:41 am If the Capitol at 400’ sets the height limit … downtown Lincoln can go significantly higher than it is now.

Top height other buildings can be is 275’, with significant portions of downtown restricting heights to much lower.

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Greg S wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 9:33 am Efry Cervantes got hurt reaching first in the 7th. Had to be helped off the field. Didn’t look good, as he didn’t seem to be putting weight on his left leg. Haven’t heard any updates yet.

Radio call said it looked like he tore a hamstring. Also haven’t heard anything.

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My take is not every development has to include tall towers, this looks solid and addresses several things downtown needs including a grocery store and housing. As stated previously, I think you’ll see the height people are looking for near the streetcar route.

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I know it’s a minor detail but I really like that arch that says Civic Square.

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Wonder if they’ll also build the Haymarket buildings in the rendering.

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Was listening to Sharp and Handley radio show this morning, Gary Sharp described this project as “on life support”, “in trouble”, and stated that the desired location was not going to work.

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If they want an actual tower built why not use the lot currently with the ugly three story red Nebraska state building? Based on the prior planning documents they wanted a tower on this lot.

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The tower will be on the southern portion of the property, where the six story building was torn down. REV Development added a rendering on their website.

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The conceptual rendering they used is like a carbon copy of the building proposed in Lincoln.

https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-city ... s/43797577

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Developer of this project announced he is planning a 23 story building on the southern portion of this property.

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Found on twitter.

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From what I have heard they are currently renting out part of the buildings they sold in La Vista. They are looking to long term lease another location in the metro.

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That seems like an awful lineup even by state fair standards.

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I like how a representative from the organization that conducted the poll was quoted as “nobody really wants the street car, nobody is really going to ride it”. Even though, based on their own poll, 32% of people did not oppose the streetcar.

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nebugeater wrote: ↑Sun Apr 09, 2023 8:37 am Way too many runners left on base.....

Real rough outing for Kaminska too.

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Is that building even realistically going to happen? It came across as a concept years ago with nothing since.

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Supposedly Medical Solutions has signed an agreement with their current Landlord (Cizek Homes, who does lots of suburban office buildings) to build them a new office. Pretty fair to assume it’s suburban. He owns the offices west of 180th that DTN, Lindsay, and Sojern are in, I’m guessing by there? ...

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Extremely rough mock up.

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If so that looks really cool

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Not sure urban core projects are a great measure of metro growth. Detroit, Cleveland, and Chicago all have significant projects in their core occurring right now while their metro populations are either declining or stagnant. I’m willing to listen to claims that the census estimates are wrong, but a...

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almighty_tuna wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:18 am Inception cranes!

We need a totem to know what crane we’re in.

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That is uh yeah a lot of parking. Positives though looks like a lot of housing which will be good, and the pockets of retail do look nice.

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onelocalfoods wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:21 am Its hard to make good business relationships when your developments take 6 years to get done.
City Ventures seems to have some serious cash trouble.

Wonder if these extended timelines will have any strain on their relationship with 1% Productions for the Astro Theatre as well.

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So impressive. Can’t wait to go.

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Looks like Ed Cooley might be heading to Georgetown as well.

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Just saw Jeff Beals post that Walk-On’s sports bar is opening in Omaha. Pretty big deal, they are beloved in the south.

Edit looks like this is opening at Nebraska Crossing.

Edit again sorry just saw Brad’s thread he started.

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The high rise craze continues in DTL. Owners of Gold's property are considering building up to a 20 story mixed use building on the site of the south part of the building. https://www.1011now.com/2023/03/14/golds-building-demolition-adds-downtown-development/ Well that is certainly better than a su...

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Building an elevated Dodge Expressway is a perfect example. Tons on money wasted on a project to attract a few residents from Fremont to come and work in Omaha. Do you think Dodge Expressway was built as an attraction? It was built because 114th and Dodge intersection was a complete disaster and di...

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Building an elevated Dodge Expressway is a perfect example. Tons on money wasted on a project to attract a few residents from Fremont to come and work in Omaha. Do you think Dodge Expressway was built as an attraction? It was built because 114th and Dodge intersection was a complete disaster and di...

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So let me see if I'm following the line of thought here.. They want to use state funds to attract certain retailers so that we will no longer be a flyover state, and the example used as a standard is a center in Kansas ? A center that is anchored, in part, by a store that has its HQ here in Omaha? ...

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Flyer14 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:43 am Ewing needs to be let go.

Oh he is 100% gone. Will be really interesting if they are somehow able to land Pitino.

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It’s difficult for me to take this seriously when the Gretna mayor says silly things like this: “This could change Nebraska’s image as a fly-over state,” Gretna Mayor Mike Evans told the Legislature’s Revenue Committee.” Get real. I love this area but there is ZERO chance this will change people’s ...

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Just have the feeling this is not going to end well for the people that bought it.

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Good luck finding people to pay those prices living in an Airbnb building. Hope this project goes miserable for the investors.

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Hausmann Construction just posted this updated picture.

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Flaming Lips just announced. Three massive draws in their first announced concerts.

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There was another article today in the LJS featuring neighbors that are upset about this building’s location. They (Jon Camp) keep saying things like the building will stick out “like a sore thumb” in the Haymarket area. They say this while the proposed building sits across from the 16 story Graduat...

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Nomad9 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:04 pm The building looks great. Assuming the NIMBYs lose, the drive into downtown on I-180 will be quite the entrance (it’s already pretty solid!).

I don’t think the neighbors opposing it will impact anything, the real challenge will be securing enough condo buyers.

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