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And there's no reason why we couldn't get one there they are trendy right now they're popping up all across the country. But they better hurry before the economy turns these building booms are always punctuated by economic folly.Linkin5 wrote:Ideally, I would still like to see a residential high rise whether it be apartment or condos, or a combination of both.
Are there restrictions from the city for what can be built on the lot? It seems like such a prime location (skyline wise at least). As I think about it though, some tiny project there would be pretty underwhelming.RNcyanide wrote:http://tackarch.com/portfolio/1416-dodge/
After the HDR debacle, good luck. OPAS has nothing to do with this lot, but they succeeded in showing any suburban companies that it's a huge pain in the aśś to build downtown.
For the time being, the land downtown is salted ground.symphie wrote:Are there restrictions from the city for what can be built on the lot? It seems like such a prime location (skyline wise at least). As I think about it though, some tiny project there would be pretty underwhelming.RNcyanide wrote:http://tackarch.com/portfolio/1416-dodge/
After the HDR debacle, good luck. OPAS has nothing to do with this lot, but they succeeded in showing any suburban companies that it's a huge pain in the aśś to build downtown.
I wonder if there is some sort of aversion to living in DT for a lot of the city's residents. I did have someone tell me that because there is more room to "build out" rather than "build up" (in comparison to other cities?), that is what most businesses are doing expansion wise.MTO wrote:Meanwhile in most midwestern cities downtown has become red hot.
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What neighborhood are you referring to in South Omaha?!riceweb wrote:There's just not much reason to live in downtown versus our great midtown neighborhoods. There's a huge contiguous stretch of great neighborhoods in Midtown: up north Country Club, Benson, Dundee; central Midtown Crossing, Blackstone, and Field Club; southwest Morton Meadows and Aksarben. Downtown, by comparison, almost feels like it's on an island, and it's a fairly small area.
Downtown currently has nothing to its east, minimal infrastructure to the south, and one of Omaha's most depressed neighborhoods to the south. That's not a foundation for success. If Playland Park in CB takes off and if North Downtown continues to add residents and if a streetcar ever runs up and down 10th and 13th Streets, downtown might become the place to be, but until and unless those things happen, I expect most of the city's development energy to be focused on midtown areas.
I'm sure he can come on and clarify his commentary.. But I believe he meant North...Linkin5 wrote:What neighborhood are you referring to in South Omaha?!riceweb wrote:There's just not much reason to live in downtown versus our great midtown neighborhoods. There's a huge contiguous stretch of great neighborhoods in Midtown: up north Country Club, Benson, Dundee; central Midtown Crossing, Blackstone, and Field Club; southwest Morton Meadows and Aksarben. Downtown, by comparison, almost feels like it's on an island, and it's a fairly small area.
Downtown currently has nothing to its east, minimal infrastructure to the south, and one of Omaha's most depressed neighborhoods to the south. That's not a foundation for success. If Playland Park in CB takes off and if North Downtown continues to add residents and if a streetcar ever runs up and down 10th and 13th Streets, downtown might become the place to be, but until and unless those things happen, I expect most of the city's development energy to be focused on midtown areas.
Agreed..iamjacobm wrote:Downtown isn't nearly as barren as these comments are making it out to be. Nearly $300 million u/c right now and there is always something in predevelopment that John Q. Public isn't aware of.
Don't forget to have a permanent lane in front of the place reserved just for Food Trucks........we know how some of these guys around here are connoisseurs of fine eating.MadMartin8 wrote:Future site of the EOmahaforums world HQ. A 45 story building complete with first through 10th floor Hyvee, interoffice light rail and BRT between floors, and observation deck/|expletive|-o-drome on top for comparing ourselves to Lincoln or Des Moines.
Not far south, just the area immediately south of downtown. 16th and 20th Streets are not attracting investment, and investment along 10th St has been tepid compared to Omaha's midtown neighborhoods. When you combine no immediate neighbors to the east, a north downtown area that still has a long ways to go, and a small consumer base immediately to the south of downtown, you're sometimes going to struggle to attract investors to the area.Linkin5 wrote:What neighborhood are you referring to in South Omaha?!riceweb wrote:There's just not much reason to live in downtown versus our great midtown neighborhoods. There's a huge contiguous stretch of great neighborhoods in Midtown: up north Country Club, Benson, Dundee; central Midtown Crossing, Blackstone, and Field Club; southwest Morton Meadows and Aksarben. Downtown, by comparison, almost feels like it's on an island, and it's a fairly small area.
Downtown currently has nothing to its east, minimal infrastructure to the south, and one of Omaha's most depressed neighborhoods to the south. That's not a foundation for success. If Playland Park in CB takes off and if North Downtown continues to add residents and if a streetcar ever runs up and down 10th and 13th Streets, downtown might become the place to be, but until and unless those things happen, I expect most of the city's development energy to be focused on midtown areas.