Capitol District (NWC 10th & Capitol)

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:32 am

They jewel us on the overall height of the place but at least they seam committed to the out-building caddy-corner to the hotel.

"Capital Place: A stand-alone parcel with frontage on Dodge Street, Capitol Avenue and 9th Street will stand in the southeast corner of the project. This site’s prominent location will house additional retail, of ce space and 75 Residential Apartment units."

ShaneofCal · Post by **ShaneofCal** » Sat Sep 24, 2016 6:59 pm

Any photo updates on this project. It's been a little over two weeks since the last pic updates. I bet it's lookin' mighty sexy.

Post by **Brad** » Sat Sep 24, 2016 8:09 pm

ShaneofCal wrote:Any photo updates on this project. It's been a little over two weeks since the last pic updates. I bet it's lookin' mighty sexy.

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Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sat Sep 24, 2016 8:25 pm

Bravo Brad! Absolutely stunning photography..

Every time you go up, your shots get better and better (if that's possible)

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Ciao..LiO...Peace

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Sep 24, 2016 8:34 pm

Sweet pics

ShaneofCal · Post by **ShaneofCal** » Sat Sep 24, 2016 10:46 pm

Even sexier than I imagined. Great pics. Thank you for posting.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Sep 25, 2016 2:02 am

Amazing pics Brad!!!

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sun Sep 25, 2016 7:30 am

Wasn't there supposed to be a parking structure built in association with this project? Is it pictured somewhere in these photos? Thanks.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Sun Sep 25, 2016 7:57 am

nativeomahan wrote:Wasn't there supposed to be a parking structure built in association with this project? Is it pictured somewhere in these photos? Thanks.

Supposed to be near the overpass, and it looks like they may be driving pilings now, from those photos.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Oct 06, 2016 2:30 pm

How close are they to the topping out point?

Greg

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:00 pm

Greg S wrote:How close are they to the topping out point?

Greg

From looking at their "Construction Cam" a couple days ago, it appears they are about 80% complete (height wise) on the Hotel tower and completely topped out on the residential...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 8:23 am

Omaha Cowboy wrote:
Greg S wrote:How close are they to the topping out point?

Greg
From looking at their "Construction Cam" a couple days ago, it appears they are about 80% complete (height wise) on the Hotel tower and completely topped out on the residential...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Thanks.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 9:01 am

Omaha Cowboy wrote:
Greg S wrote:How close are they to the topping out point?

Greg
From looking at their "Construction Cam" a couple days ago, it appears they are about 80% complete (height wise) on the Hotel tower and completely topped out on the residential...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Yes, they are working on the 11th floor of the hotel, which should have 14 once completed. If you count the upper glass part, it might stretch to 15.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 12:14 pm

15.5 if you count the glass and part.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 1:09 pm

The apartments are looking good. Can't wait to see once they start working on the exterior things.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 4:01 pm

Greg S wrote:
Omaha Cowboy wrote:
Greg S wrote:How close are they to the topping out point?

Greg
From looking at their "Construction Cam" a couple days ago, it appears they are about 80% complete (height wise) on the Hotel tower and completely topped out on the residential...

Ciao..LiO...Peace
Thanks.

You're welcome!...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Sun Oct 09, 2016 11:29 am

I think the NE side of the apartment building has the finished siding on.

Spatial77 · Post by **Spatial77** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 10:49 am

I think the hotel may be close to its final height. I am basing that on two observations. The tower crane does not have the mechanism in place to add additional segments to the tower. This is as high as this crane is going to be. They can't go much higher without additional crane height. The thing that is most telling is the latest column rebar that went in. The rebar does not continue up vertically, but turns 90 degrees to horizontal. This indicates that the concrete columns terminat at that level when they pour the next floor.

Of course they could change construction techniques and materials and go to lightweight steel framing for the rest of the floors, if there are "rest of the floors".

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 11:48 am

Spatial77 wrote: The thing that is most telling is the latest column rebar that went in. The rebar does not continue up vertically, but turns 90 degrees to horizontal. This indicates that the concrete columns terminat at that level when they pour the next floor.

Of course they could change construction techniques and materials and go to lightweight steel framing for the rest of the floors, if there are "rest of the floors".

Looking back and the renderings, the main core of the hotel only goes up to 12 floors, which would be the highest floor with rebar right now. Maybe you are right about the top floors containing lightweight framing.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:08 pm

Photo from the World Herald of this morning's fog:

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:20 pm

skinzfan23 wrote:Photo from the World Herald of this morning's fog:

Very VERY nice

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Ciao..LiO...Peace

asherballa · Post by **asherballa** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:49 pm

Omaha Cowboy wrote:
skinzfan23 wrote:Photo from the World Herald of this morning's fog:

Very VERY nice ...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

That fog was unreal. It was like driving into the clouds when I rolled into downtown this morning. Apparently it's due to warm water and frosty air.

NEDodger · Post by **NEDodger** » Sun Oct 16, 2016 12:15 am

So now that it looks like both buildings are about topped out, what's the plan as we get into the ground becoming colder? Interior work for the hotel/apartments and start building the parking garage? Then start on the office buildings in the spring?

2Adam29 · Post by **2Adam29** » Sun Oct 16, 2016 10:03 pm

New rendering from KETV

Tornado · Post by **Tornado** » Sun Oct 16, 2016 10:59 pm

So going back and looking at the original renderings it looks like they reduced the floor count by one and lowered the raised awnings on either end, which will lower the total height quite a bit. Overall though the hotel will look very similar to the original renderings which is great. The office buildings still look to be 7 stories but I'm sure thats subject to change depending on demand. Hopefully they stay in the 6 story + range otherwise it will look odd.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Mon Oct 17, 2016 5:02 am

Interesting that the article didn't mention the office buildings...

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Oct 17, 2016 8:43 am

I think the biggest difference from the original renderings is the southeast corner of the apt building. The original rendering looked to be mostly glass, but I think we knew for a while, looking at the construction cam, that it was just going to be a blank wall. I hope that the office buildings get built soon because that looks a little odd with just a blank wall and no windows.

I also a little disappointed that the hotel looks to be completely flat on the top now. I think the other design made it stand out a little more. One nice positive change is that the east wall of the hotel looks to be all glass now compared the the early renderings which only had all glass on the edges of the building.

choke · Post by **choke** » Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:14 am

MadMartin8 wrote:Interesting that the article didn't mention the office buildings...

There's no need for more office space downtown. Not trying to be negative either. You've got AV filling in, the new Boys Town development, and also Sterling Ridge. A lot of new office being built but just not necessarily downtown.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Mon Oct 17, 2016 12:18 pm

choke wrote:
MadMartin8 wrote:Interesting that the article didn't mention the office buildings...
There's no need for more office space downtown. Not trying to be negative either. You've got AV filling in, the new Boys Town development, and also Sterling Ridge. A lot of new office being built but just not necessarily downtown.

At present, this is a valid point..

As it relates to the way KETV presented this, I thought we had another new hotel proposed/going up.. then I read the article on their site..and it's, of course, the Capitol District project, lol...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Mon Oct 17, 2016 1:00 pm

And yet some say AV, BT, CR...... won't have any effect on DTO.

And if they do ultimately forgo the office portion the plaza will be significantly larger and open up to the street. And it comes with it's own theater screen.

Dundeemaha · Post by **Dundeemaha** » Mon Oct 17, 2016 1:54 pm

I get AV having an impact on downtown because it's kind of a "good enough" version of a downtown to appease one segment of employees while another group doesn't have to go all the way downtown.

Boys Town is so far out west it seems like it would have very little impact on downtown offices that wouldn't have just been moving out to 190th or 220th or wherever.

Tornado · Post by **Tornado** » Mon Oct 17, 2016 1:56 pm

The office buildings will get built in some fashion, i have no doubts about that. Businesses that will locate in this development will WANT to be right there, and nothing going on at crossroads, AV, Boystown, etc will alter that at all.

TitosBuritoBarn · Post by **TitosBuritoBarn** » Mon Oct 17, 2016 1:59 pm

I like to think that since all of the projects will be built over fairly extensive time periods (the Atlanta Braves played in Turner Field for a shorter period of time than it's expected to take to build out Boys Town) the city will be able to absorb it all. If it means that plans for the office park at 192nd and cornfields is scrapped, i'd be okay with that.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Mon Oct 17, 2016 2:54 pm

Tornado wrote:The office buildings will get built in some fashion, i have no doubts about that. Businesses that will locate in this development will WANT to be right there, and nothing going on at crossroads, AV, Boystown, etc will alter that at all.

Those are my thoughts, and hopes, as well. These office buildings aren't exactly the large huge towers so I think they definitely have a market.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 12:34 pm

Hard to tell, but is the building topped out now, or is there one more floor to go?

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 5:11 pm

Er...so is that Southeast Corner of the apartments just going to be one solid wall?

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 6:24 pm

skinzfan23 wrote:Hard to tell, but is the building topped out now, or is there one more floor to go?

Based on what I've seen on the construction cam today, it looks like they have one more floor to go

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Ciao..LiO...Peace

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Fri Oct 28, 2016 11:26 pm

I could be wrong but I think the hotel is topped out.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 12:06 am

Omaha Cowboy wrote:
skinzfan23 wrote:Hard to tell, but is the building topped out now, or is there one more floor to go?
Based on what I've seen on the construction cam today, it looks like they have one more floor to go ...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

I thought I saw another floor for the elevator shaft the other day, but it is hard to tell now from the webcam.

Spatial77 · Post by **Spatial77** » Sat Oct 29, 2016 12:43 pm

The elevator will have a "penthouse" where the cable works are located which sticks up above the highest occupied level. I am 99% sure that they are placing the last floor... this is as tall as it is going to get.