Fairbanks Building (former Antiquarium Building Apartments)

[iamjacobm]

According to "Old Market Life" facebook the top floors of this building are getting a rehab into apartments to be finished by the end of the year.

[justnick]

anybody know what's going into the old Antiquarium Record space and the Mongolian BBQ space west of Drastic Plastic?

[skinzfan23]

Good to see.  I wonder how much work they have to do.  The upper floors had the windows open all winter long.

[mj3141]

anybody know what's going into the old Antiquarium Record space and the Mongolian BBQ space west of Drastic Plastic?

This place doesn't look ready to open yet, but work seems to be underway.

[Coyote]

"Fairbanks Building, LLC Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Redevelopment Project Plan for the redevelopment project site located at 1213 Harney Street which proposes the complete rehabilitation and re-use of the 4- story, historic and former Antiquarium Building n/k/a as the Fairbanks Building into a mix of uses: commercial bays on the first floor and in the basement and 12 market-rate apartments on the upper levels of the building while parking for residential tenants will be arranged at nearby surface lots and/or parking garages"

[Coyote]

3 studios, 3 one bedroom, 6 two bedroom.
Discussions are underway with several potential commercial tenants for uses including a restaurant, an urgent care medical facility, and a business office.

[iamjacobm]

I am pretty sure this is the building the roofer fell to his death from.

[Big E]

I am pretty sure this is the building the roofer fell to his death from.

True story.

[nebugeater]

I am pretty sure this is the building the roofer fell to his death from.

Yep

[Coyote]

[Coyote]

Speaking of the Fairbanks Building,
I really like what they did in terms of Parking across the street with ground floor retail (this should happen in many more places downtown):

[RNcyanide]

So do I. Was the area containing the pictured parking garage and the building that houses Maria Sangria built along with 1200 Landmark?

[iamjacobm]

That is something that Lincoln does really well, nearly all of their parking garages have retail bays.

[Coyote]

So do I. Was the area containing the pictured parking garage and the building that houses Maria Sangria built along with 1200 Landmark?

That I couldn't answer. I don't think Maria Sangria is a part of this garage.

[iamjacobm]

So do I. Was the area containing the pictured parking garage and the building that houses Maria Sangria built along with 1200 Landmark?

That I couldn't answer. I don't think Maria Sangria is a part of this garage.

It is all one huge complex.  Not sure whose bright idea it was to make a giant wall between the Old Market and GLM, but at least they put a few retail bays in.

[RNcyanide]

So do I. Was the area containing the pictured parking garage and the building that houses Maria Sangria built along with 1200 Landmark?

That I couldn't answer. I don't think Maria Sangria is a part of this garage.

It is all one huge complex.  Not sure whose bright idea it was to make a giant wall between the Old Market and GLM, but at least they put a few retail bays in.

It seems that Omaha had quite the love affair with walls for a few decades...

[guitarguy]

Duh... Walls are the $hiznit..

[RNcyanide]

Duh... Walls are the $hiznit..

I'm casting angry glances at the Great Wall of Double Tree...

[Coyote]

It is all one huge complex.  Not sure whose bright idea it was to make a giant wall between the Old Market and GLM, but at least they put a few retail bays in.

That didn't dawn on me until I looked:

[RNcyanide]

Wow, it's a lot more obvious from that angle...

[skinzfan23]

[Brad]

Jazzing up vacant Old Market building with luxury apartments, jazz bar

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130930/M ... s-jazz-bar

Construction is underway on an Old Market project that will convert a four-story brick building once home to the Antiquarium into 12 luxury apartments with a retail space on the first floor and a new jazz bar in the basement.

The $2.6 million project at 1215 Harney St., which is taking advantage of historical tax credits and $404,000 in tax increment financing, is being led by Matt Dougherty of Dougherty Management. He said his goal is maintaining much of the building's original character, including original window woodwork, wood floors, beadboard ceilings and the original staircase.

[MadMartin8]

Jazzing up vacant Old Market building with luxury apartments, jazz bar

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130930/M ... s-jazz-bar

Construction is underway on an Old Market project that will convert a four-story brick building once home to the Antiquarium into 12 luxury apartments with a retail space on the first floor and a new jazz bar in the basement.

The $2.6 million project at 1215 Harney St., which is taking advantage of historical tax credits and $404,000 in tax increment financing, is being led by Matt Dougherty of Dougherty Management. He said his goal is maintaining much of the building's original character, including original window woodwork, wood floors, beadboard ceilings and the original staircase.

Oh my god yes.

[nativeomahan]

Wonderful news!

[skinzfan23]

Windows started going in today.

[skinzfan23]

[SaveOmaha]

This place is looking good. Some of the windows have been painted and from what I gathered talking to a worker yesterday, they're keeping the original doors. Pretty cool!

[skinzfan23]

This place is looking good. Some of the windows have been painted and from what I gathered talking to a worker yesterday, they're keeping the original doors. Pretty cool!

Yes, they were painted black similar to the windows in the building next door.

[MTO]

[Coyote]

[iamjacobm]

I love those 3 buildings.

[Seth]

That's looking great.  I really like the new windows; too often rehabs like this throw out the interesting old windows with divided panes and woodwork and replace them with ordinary one-piece glass in a standard aluminum frame.  It's really cool to see them using something that matches the style of the building and add some detail.

[SaveOmaha]

I sure hope they keep the old wooden doors and give them a nice paint job.

[skinzfan23]

They installed big glass panels, similar to the other buildings on the block, on the ground floor of the building today.

[Coyote]

Was just going to post that. They were half way done at noon it looked like.

[Coyote]

[Brad]

Nice!  Thanks for all the updates!

[Coyote]

The Fairbanks now has its own Identity:

[SaveOmaha]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20140124/MONEY/140129331

[almighty_tuna]

To sum up the article; 12 units preleasing and there will be a bar in the basement featuring live jazz and other music with a large craft beer selection.