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Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 4:34 pm

MTO wrote:Where is Silicon Valley?

Effectively, San Jose, CA.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 4:41 pm

I've motorboated in a few silicon valleys in my day.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:11 pm

S33 wrote:I've motorboated in a few silicon valleys in my day.

Zing! Â You should be a comedian.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:17 pm

Linkin5 wrote:
S33 wrote:I've motorboated in a few silicon valleys in my day.
Zing! You should be a comedian.

i see you're still mad about the other day. It's ok, just let go of the anger, my friend

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:21 pm

S33 wrote:
Linkin5 wrote:
S33 wrote:I've motorboated in a few silicon valleys in my day.
Zing! You should be a comedian.
i see you're still mad about the other day. It's ok, just let go of the anger, my friend

Why would I be mad? Â Did you get me with one of your clever quips? Â You are doing great S33, best poster on the interwebs.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:26 pm

Now you're just going out of your way to be mad. Angriest poster on the interwebs rawwwwrr!

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:32 pm

S33 wrote:Now you're just going out of your way to be mad. Angriest poster on the interwebs rawwwwrr!

Got me good.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 12:35 am

Mommy, daddy, stop fighting!

S33 · Post by **S33** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:30 am

Son, there are a lot of things you will learn as you get older, and one is that you can't argue with a woman.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:03 pm

This doesn't mean a thing now, but Suttle lobbied the company pretty hard to get this building 4 floors taller. Â I wish I found out info like this a year ago, it would of been more relevant.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:09 pm

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:12 pm

MTO wrote:Why?

I would of been ahead of the development with the info instead of on the back end.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:40 am

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:37 pm

I bet Streets loves this building.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:41 pm

It does have a lot of beautiful glass to look at when he rides his bike next it!

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:01 pm

I really do love the glass work, and it's wonderful that a company is staying/expanding here in downtown Omaha.

But, I do wish it was about 4 to 5 floors higher.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:33 pm

I feel as if they should have tried to hide the parking underground more. I mean, yay, they didn't build an ugly free standing garage.

Joe_Sovereign · Post by **Joe_Sovereign** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:43 pm

It is funny that we have complained for years about buildings that don't include parking inside the building. Â Now we complain with this building and the Hyatt that the enclosed parking is ugly.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:46 pm

Joe_Sovereign wrote:It is funny that we have complained for years about buildings that don't include parking inside the building. Now we complain with this building and the Hyatt that the enclosed parking is ugly.

Whos "we"?

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:50 pm

I think the parking included in the building is great. Â Much nicer than a asphalt parking lot next to a building, but I think the landmark center garage is a great example of what many on this forum would like to see with parking garages. Â (Roja and Parliament Pub on ground level with parking above) That way the street level around the parking garage isn't a wasteland on the evenings or weekends.

TitosBuritoBarn · Post by **TitosBuritoBarn** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:03 pm

I think they do a pretty good job of integrating the parking into the parking.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:16 pm

Of course I don't want another free standing parking garage or an asphalt parking lot, I just think it looks funny... I wish we could be like other cities and have more underground parking.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:24 pm

I believe underground parking near the river is potentially a logistical nightmare.. I don't see any way you could accomplish this for the long term without huge difficulties in keeping water out and maintaining the strength of such a structure..

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:33 pm

I know. I just want everything everyone else has. I'm impossible to please Â :(

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 4:39 pm

guitarguy wrote:I believe underground parking near the river is potentially a logistical nightmare.. I don't see any way you could accomplish this for the long term without huge difficulties in keeping water out and maintaining the strength of such a structure..

Shamrock's big development is going to have parking underground. Â At least under the central plaza.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 4:50 pm

iamjacobm wrote:
guitarguy wrote:I believe underground parking near the river is potentially a logistical nightmare.. I don't see any way you could accomplish this for the long term without huge difficulties in keeping water out and maintaining the strength of such a structure..
Shamrock's big development is going to have parking underground. At least under the central plaza.

YES.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 9:38 pm

This building is, well, just sad. Â Especially given its prime location. Â This decade's answer to the State Office Building.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 9:44 pm

Although their building might not be the most impressive height-wise, I do like how they varied the shapes from what usually exists downtown, somewhat. Also, as mentioned for the umpteenth time, higher-paying jobs will be staying downtown.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:11 pm

First signage went on the SE corner of the building. Â Also some of what looks like planters are paved on the north side and they look huge. Â Could be a heck of a lot of landscaping. Â Probably to match the sculpture park across the way.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:10 pm

With the little space that they left on the block, there had better well be some kind of landscaping.

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:10 am

Noticed signage on the north side today... not sure how long it has been up.

6EQUJ5 · Post by **6EQUJ5** » Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:29 am

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:42 am

Nice.

Welcome to the neighborhood.

Their new logo looks a lot less generic than their old 'swoosh' one.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:20 pm

Landscaping is in everywhere and the construction fencing is down. Â I wonder if they might be moving in Dec 1st.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:32 pm

iamjacobm wrote:Landscaping is in everywhere and the construction fencing is down. I wonder if they might be moving in Dec 1st.

What did they do for landscaping? I won't be able to make it downtown for a while Â :(

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:40 pm

RNcyanide wrote:
iamjacobm wrote:Landscaping is in everywhere and the construction fencing is down. I wonder if they might be moving in Dec 1st.
What did they do for landscaping? I won't be able to make it downtown for a while :(

Just normal young trees and some small shrubs in the sidewalks. Â On the north side of the building the sidewalk has brick pavers and decorative lighting to match the rest of Capitol Ave. Â The south side is just normal concrete sidewalk.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:41 pm

Oh. Well then I guess I'm not missing much...

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Mon Nov 11, 2013 2:30 pm

iamjacobm wrote:Landscaping is in everywhere and the construction fencing is down. I wonder if they might be moving in Dec 1st.

Sounds about right. Â I think I remember hearing Thanksgiving as the deadline to be out of ConAgra, but the end of the month makes much more sense....

Post by **Coyote** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 2:14 pm

Post by **Brad** » Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:03 pm

Did you go there before breakfast or after breakfast? Â

Here are mine while you were eating and it was really cloudy...

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