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What could possibly be HDR's reasoning behind such a conservative design? Are they afraid that something more innovative is going to age poorly and then their Headquarters looks old and dated when the bring in clients 20 years from now? I mean simple things like a plaza or green roof on the parking...

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jessep28 wrote:
S33 wrote:
jessep28 wrote:Edit; I'm an idiot
Well, we weren't going to come out and say it...
Lol, I thought the tower was only going to be 13-14 stories, so I attempted a stupid joke.

It's 14 stories. Commence with the jokes, please.

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Angled glass... nice place for freezing rain to accumulate and create ice sickles! Anyone remember Z. Fed. Building? Also, 16 floors? HDR will be leasing space as soon as they move into this thing - the same as they did when the built the "Green Building" that is insider talk for the addi...

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jessep28 wrote:Edit; I'm an idiot

Well, we weren't going to come out and say it...

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Omaha's problem is that they just don't have the economy/local corporations to build an impressive skyline. It would seem that Omaha would have to rely on private developers who want to invest in the residential market downtown, if anything substantial will ever be built. Also, we're resting on a l...

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I was in Denver last fall and in the LODO area there was a lot of construction with tower cranes. Four cranes had different color lights that ran the length of the horizontal booms. This would be cool to do in Omaha, especially for the College World Series and the swim trials. 1-25-2016 6-14-21 PM....

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RNcyanide wrote:I wonder if the kids over at Urbandsm are laughing over this.

meh. Their downtown sucks. Sure, their skyline is is larger, but after 5pm, that place is a desolate.

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The building isn't terrible looking, and I'm sure it will look better in person than in a drab rendering. With that said, it's definitely not a high rise, and I'm guessing most had higher hopes for this project. Omaha's problem is that they just don't have the economy/local corporations to build an ...

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I think it's very clear that HDR has decided to let some of the other projects in their profile testify for the company's creativity...

And, uh... This is a 14 story building. 14.

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RNcyanide wrote:Also, according to the news release on their website, HDR said the 16 floor count includes basement and roof, if that changes anything...

They counted their roof as a floor, and they call themselves architects?

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jessep28 wrote:
S33 wrote: Isn't it against code to have a natural gas shutoff below a parking space? I thought you were suppose to have unimpeded access...
Maybe today, but the gas line was probably 100+ years old.

My point is that is doesn't have to be a parking space

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Maybe they can build into that lot then.. To be honest, this M's pub location was always a prime spot for surface parking. People could make the long trek from 190th and dodge and have little to no walk to these establishments nearby. Plus, not having M's there will cut down on the need for OM park...

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Brad wrote:The Structural Engineer went inside today:

Now, that takes some balls of steel. Not a job I'd want.

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Just to clarify, I was joking with the Pat Persaud comment

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What ever happened w Jacki Ochoa? She was a doll. Probably the hottest local tv personality Omaha's had since Pat Persaud

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MTO wrote:Im sorry guys I know it's blurry but I was holding my phone out of the sunroof, and it was freezing.

It's ok. Prob just dock your pay for cycle.

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Maybe they can build into that lot then.. To be honest, this M's pub location was always a prime spot for surface parking. People could make the long trek from 190th and dodge and have little to no walk to these establishments nearby. Would look really nice if they planted a couple mini birtch tree...

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Garrett wrote:At the end of the day I think we should all just take time to enjoy this:
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What in the mother fuking |expletive| was that? That looks like it was written and choreographed by Kim Jong Un...

This can't be real, is it?

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I'd also echo what Adam said.

But if someone, liberal or conservative, wants to belligerently argue their fringe, partisan politics with me, I'm not putting up with it

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If I can give you a piece of advice: relax. He's gone in less than a year, anyway. That said, and I don't want to get too political here, but I don't understand how one could be overly dissatisfied with Barack Obama, and not share those same convictions for GWB? Yeah, I think Obama is a fairly divis...

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Whether you like this president or not, did anyone else find the wall-to-wall coverage of this presidential visit, by our esteemed local news professionals, a bit... How should I put this... F*cking stupid? I understand that it might have been a bit much, but I admit that I watched the whole thing ...

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Unless a crime was committed because of the work crew's alleged negligence, or it can be proved that the work crew intended to cause that explosion, it's all likely going to be a civil matter. It's not a crime that I know of to not report a gas leak. That and we still have no proof they caused the ...

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The lump sum is by far better, the annuity is a terrible rate of return. For your typical factory worker or minimum wage slacker who always seem to win the jackpots, taking the annuity is an excellent financial plan. For a jackpot that size, one isn't concerned with a rate of return, as much as the...

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iamjacobm wrote:I was hoping that this warm stretch would help out, but the freeze thaw cycle will probably hurt more than a deep freeze...

Either way, for anything to move forward, the ice has got to come down...

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cdub wrote:Just to reiterate from several times over the last decade.
Bypass=bad

Too much initial cost, too much maintenance, too much sprawl as a result.
And, oh yeah, it doesn't help that which folks seem to think it will.

Quickest way to kill businesses, too

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jessep28 wrote:I don't remember which agency, but one of their reporters hid in the bushes to get a glimpse of the motorcade. My guess is that they would have been fine standing out in the open.

He/she will be sure to mention that in their TMZ resume

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They also broadcasted over world news tonight, and that was after his speech had concluded.

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And while I'm ranting off topic like an unmedicated dementia patient, I'd also point out that the only reason why the jackpot is as high as it is, is because the jackasses who run powerball, substantially decreased your odds of winning by Increasing the number range in the white balls. They are also...

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Anyone who takes the lump-sum in a powerball drawing ever, is a complete moron. You're giving so much away... the jackpot at 1.4 million ish, would allow you an annual income of 22 million (ish), which is more money than any reasonable person should spend in 12 months time. "But what if I want ...

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The ice doesn't look quite as bad now in those views. I'm still optimistic the shell can be saved and am holding out hope. They'll probably have to come in with a new interior steel structure to shore everything up, either temporary or permanent. At the very least, the rebuild can be made to match ...

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The idea of litigation is starting to get thrown around a lot now. As it should. You have what is rumored to be ill advised, underground construction of fiber optic, apparently not OSHA compliant, it causes a significant gas leak, which then finds and ignition source and blows the doors right off a...

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The suspense for this low-rise is quite impressive!

So, it's HDR, so lots of glass and trapezoids, right?

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Whether you like this president or not, did anyone else find the wall-to-wall coverage of this presidential visit, by our esteemed local news professionals, a bit... How should I put this... F*cking stupid? heck, they even had to relate the weather forecast to his visit "how will the weather be...

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I'm terrible at following development lately. Can anyone tell me how many mid-rise buildings Omaha can expect in the north downtown vicinity, given all the new, approved and proposed projects, including HDR, the Yard, civic site, Tetrad, lanaha, and shamrock? Did I forget any? Are any of these besid...

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PotatoeEatsFish wrote:I remember someone saying the design will come out in December. Since they already showed the base of it does that mean that their done and are just waiting?

interesting. Normally they show the tip before the base.

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Brad wrote:They left all my tools on the shelf right in front of her car, and they left everything else in the garage.

Imagine that, those lazy sacks of sh*t didn't bother steal tools. I bet the work boots were left behind, as well.

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Linkin5 wrote:I wouldn't trust too much of what emporis says, they were a decent website 10-15 years ago, not so much now.

That website was abandoned and left for dead long ago, much like Courtney Love's vag

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Midwestern wrote:I don't mind the thin tower at all whatsoever, the only thing I question is why they need an entire city block then?

Why does everyone in Omaha's CBD need entire city blocks?

I thought the idea was length AND girth? No?

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Con Agra is going to substantially curb the will of any developer thinking to build a taller, multi-use building.

Just too much empty office space in the near future.

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Any idea on when a rendering may surface? Could happen at the Wednesday, Nov. 4 Planning Board meeting. Channel 7 just ran a story about the HDR HQ topic coming up at Stotherts town hall meeting tonight. The report kind of confused the details of what's really happening though. Made it sound like t...

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