Gavilon HQ (World Herald Block)

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 6:59 pm

ShawJ wrote:When I drove past in person the glass looked much more clear than the blue in one of the renderings. Happy about that.

Me too. I'm still trying to adjust to the opacity of the glass on the TD Ameritrade building...

byrdrules · Post by **byrdrules** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:12 pm

Cell phone pic from today:

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Fri Apr 26, 2013 5:19 pm

Nice!

Post by **Brad** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:15 pm

Photo Update:
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ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:40 pm

I guess the glass is pretty blue/green after all. Thanks for the update.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:25 pm

Another Photo Update:

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RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:04 pm

Stunning work as usual, Brad. Keep it up!

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue May 28, 2013 2:44 pm

The big red crane was being disassembled and taken away today.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 4:36 pm

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:55 pm

They have the majority of the front glasswork done. It's a shame they didn't put the camera on the north face of the building...

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:42 pm

RNcyanide wrote:They have the majority of the front glasswork done. It's a shame they didn't put the camera on the north face of the building...

Speaking of the camera it looks like they made it so you have to have a company login to see it.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:51 pm

Yeah, I don't know what really happened with that. It has been that way for a while now.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:44 pm

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130623/M ... ne-by-bone

Interesting.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 2:06 pm

Is that suppose to be a serious editorial? Â :barf:

-adam

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 2:28 pm

Apparently, in the eyes of the editorial writer, the Gavilon building doesn't have what it takes to stand more than 100 years.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 2:34 pm

Not with the way Omaha mows down historical buildings, it doesn't...

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 3:24 pm

nativeomahan wrote:Apparently, in the eyes of the editorial writer, the Gavilon building doesn't have what it takes to stand more than 100 years.

Exactly what I took from the piece.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:16 pm

I felt awkward after reading that article.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:25 pm

Gavilon from the roof of the "old" FNB Tower

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:28 pm

Oh man I bet that isn't the worst place to shoot from!

Post by **Brad** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:30 pm

iamjacobm wrote:Oh man I bet that isn't the worst place to shoot from!

It would have been awesome if the humidity was 99%...

Getting ready to post a couple more in the TDA Thread.

Post by **Brad** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:21 pm

Photo Update:

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guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:34 am

It's still a shame they couldn't find a taller building project for this site but at least this building is a nice modern sleek building... with BLUE glass! I will never understand the love affair Omaha has with green glass.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:52 am

guitarguy wrote:It's still a shame they couldn't find a taller building project for this site but at least this building is a nice modern sleek building... with BLUE glass! I will never understand the love affair Omaha has with green glass.

Remember there's the lot to the east of Gavilon they still have to work with. And the Civic site, whatever they decide to do with it.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:45 am

I'm just amazed at the speed of this project.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 1:18 pm

It's no high-rise but dam it feels good seeing that new building and knowing it's in our city.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 1:32 pm

MTO wrote:It's no high-rise but dam it feels good seeing that new building and knowing it's in our city.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:18 pm

Even though it's a shorter building, I love the look of it with the clear glass. Plus, it means more jobs staying in the city.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:29 pm

Skyscrapers are neato, but I'd sure rather have 20 blocks of these than 4 blocks of towers and a bunch of parking lots/garages.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 4:37 pm

I think everyone here would be happy if they built another skyscraper only because it has been almost 10 years since the UP building was built. When it comes down to it Omaha just doesn't have the economy to justify building 600ft skyscrapers like other larger cities do every few years. I will say that Omaha's growth is very impressive considering the national economy and the fact that its not that large of a population center. Many cities would love to have the downtown growth Omaha has had recently.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 7:51 am

Big E wrote:Skyscrapers are neato, but I'd sure rather have 20 blocks of these than 4 blocks of towers and a bunch of parking lots/garages.

I was in Minneapolis for a conference this spring, and I noticed that they have quite a bit of underground parking downtown. Is there a reason we never got on board with it?

Dundeemaha · Post by **Dundeemaha** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:10 am

I would think cost primarily.

Grade-Level Surface Parking – $5,000 per stall

Freestanding Parking Garage
Above-Grade – $18,000 per stall
Below-Grade – $40,000 per stall

Parking Garage Below Building
Above-Grade – $40,000 per stall
Below-Grade – $60,000-90,000 per stall

I've seen similar figures in other places but just grabbed this source.

From http://www.squarefeetblog.com/commercia ... ng-stalls/

Post by **Coyote** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:40 am

How would a cities water table challenge downtown underground parking?

Post by **Brad** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 11:27 am

Coyote wrote:How would a cities water table challenge downtown underground parking?

Old Market Elevation = 1030
Missouri River Elevation = 970 +/-

The Area around Urban Wine (11th and Jones) get down closer to an Elevation of 1010

Not sure if there are natural spring in our area. I think there are, but not sure.

Nothing a sump pump couldn't handle.

Post by **nebugeater** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 12:11 pm

Brad wrote:
Coyote wrote:How would a cities water table challenge downtown underground parking?
Old Market Elevation = 1030
Missouri River Elevation = 970 +/-

The Area around Urban Wine (11th and Jones) get down closer to an Elevation of 1010

Not sure if there are natural spring in our area. I think there are, but not sure.

Nothing a sump pump couldn't handle.

Tell me that in 2011.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 12:20 pm

2011 was the exception to the rules...

Also in 2011, I don't think the water ever got above Elev 985 so I think underground parking in the market/CBD Â would have been safe. Â However North Downtown may have been a different story. Â Its only Elev 992 at the the slowdown.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:27 pm

Japanese firm finalizes acquisition of Omaha company Gavilon

Executives from Omaha commodities trader Gavilon finalized their company's acquisition by a Japanese trading firm on Wednesday and said the partnership would bring jobs to Omaha as it expands foreign markets for U.S. grain producers

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130731/M ... ny-gavilon

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 12:50 pm

Having connections with a huge international company like that can only help the city. Â This page shows where Marubeni has offices in the U.S.

http://www.marubeni.com/company/network ... rica/#main

New York
D.C.
Detroit
Chicago
Houston
LA
Silicon Valley
And Omaha

Not bad company to be in.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:06 pm

Where is Silicon Valley?

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 3:20 pm

MTO wrote:Where is Silicon Valley?

In Steve Jobs' back yard.