Hyatt Place (12th and Jackson)

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 3:54 pm

Yeah, they cut down the forest of scrub trees that were starting to shade the lot.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:24 pm

I really want to see this get started. Â It would be really nice to see an crane downtown again.

Post by **Brad** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:51 pm

justnick wrote:They're doing some sort of work at this place. Nothing major, but I noticed yesterday they had cleaned up the site, and put in some sort of orange posts that I imagine have some purpose other than adding color.

Like survey markers? Â Wood sticks about 3 feet tall with some orange paint?

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:53 am

Hopefully this is a sign that this project is moving forward. Between this and the Pinnacle site, these could be two key sites in downtown getting filled.

justnick · Post by **justnick** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:45 am

Brad wrote:
justnick wrote:They're doing some sort of work at this place. Nothing major, but I noticed yesterday they had cleaned up the site, and put in some sort of orange posts that I imagine have some purpose other than adding color.
Like survey markers? Wood sticks about 3 feet tall with some orange paint?

Indeed! Got a closer look last night, and this would appear to be them. Good sign, I hope.

swgiust · Post by **swgiust** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:17 pm

heard though the grapevine this project is dead and the Hyatt is going 12th and Capitol.

cdub · Post by **cdub** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:35 am

swgiust wrote:heard though the grapevine this project is dead and the Hyatt is going 12th and Capitol.

I think your grapevine has been disconnected.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:10 pm

cdub wrote:
swgiust wrote:heard though the grapevine this project is dead and the Hyatt is going 12th and Capitol.
I think your grapevine has been disconnected.

Nice, was waiting for you to chime in on this, ccdub.

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 4:31 pm

True, cdub does no all. No sarcasm there either.

cdub · Post by **cdub** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 8:39 am

A second round of groundwater testing yesterday. Â Some irregularities but mostly a nuisance not a game changer. Â Construction expected to take the better part of 2 years though.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:20 am

cdub wrote:A second round of groundwater testing yesterday. Some irregularities but mostly a nuisance not a game changer. Construction expected to take the better part of 2 years though.

That's not the first or last project in downtown with ground water issues.

I can't wait to see this building go up!

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:51 pm

The plus side of a long construction schedule is the atmosphere of development and improvement it will add. Â A truly vibrant city will always have some kind of construction underway.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:06 pm

Seth wrote:The plus side of a long construction schedule is the atmosphere of development and improvement it will add. A truly vibrant city will always have some kind of construction underway.

I totally agree!

If this takes 2 years so be it, I am just excited to see a large scale building going up downtown again.

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:26 am

Have any renderings been released aside from the black and white ones?

Bomaha · Post by **Bomaha** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:32 pm

Also, from the baffoon at work. Apparently, hyatt or whoever there wanted TIF financing and didn't get it or the city wouldn't give it to them but told them that if they build on 10th and Jackson they would get it. I honestly think its just something to one up me because I know everything before him (thanks to this site). It is what it is.

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:41 pm

Bomaha wrote:Also, from the baffoon at work. Apparently, hyatt or whoever there wanted TIF financing and didn't get it or the city wouldn't give it to them but told them that if they build on 10th and Jackson they would get it. I honestly think its just something to one up me because I know everything before him (thanks to this site). It is what it is.

Que?

Bomaha · Post by **Bomaha** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:46 am

Sorry, I was referencing a post I sent in the crossroads thread. My bad. This guy from work is in an architecture class I believe at UNO. They had a guest lecturer come in and it was the Omaha city planner, who told some things and showed them more plans about crossroads and was also talking about the hyatt downtown.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:53 am

Bomaha wrote:Also, from the baffoon at work. Apparently, hyatt or whoever there wanted TIF financing and didn't get it or the city wouldn't give it to them but told them that if they build on 10th and Jackson they would get it. I honestly think its just something to one up me because I know everything before him (thanks to this site). It is what it is.

I don't understand why the city would rather have it on 10th instead of 12th. Â 12th and Jackson has been a hotel site for half a decade now why would the city pursue other options all of a sudden? Â The current location is an ugly piece of land sucking the life out of that block of the OM. Â The location on 10th is out of the way and is at least being used for parking which is more than the 12th site is doing.

The only possible reason in my head is that enough people bitched about the height of the building, but that seems like a stretch even.

justnick · Post by **justnick** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:17 pm

HuskerSteve wrote:Did I just imagine it, or did I just read in the OWH, or hear on Grow Omaha, that they might be tearing down the Little King property to the north and building a new bigger building that will house Little King's and an ethnic restaurant of some kind...?

I just updated the thread about that - Maggie Moos and Little Kings are both "closed for remodeling", which I assume is that

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:26 pm

justnick wrote:
HuskerSteve wrote:Did I just imagine it, or did I just read in the OWH, or hear on Grow Omaha, that they might be tearing down the Little King property to the north and building a new bigger building that will house Little King's and an ethnic restaurant of some kind...?
I just updated the thread about that - Maggie Moos and Little Kings are both "closed for remodeling", which I assume is that

Yeah but they have been asked to relocate once the new building is up correct?

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:01 pm

Linkin5 wrote:
justnick wrote:
HuskerSteve wrote:Did I just imagine it, or did I just read in the OWH, or hear on Grow Omaha, that they might be tearing down the Little King property to the north and building a new bigger building that will house Little King's and an ethnic restaurant of some kind...?
I just updated the thread about that - Maggie Moos and Little Kings are both "closed for remodeling", which I assume is that
Yeah but they have been asked to relocate once the new building is up correct?

I thought I read that they would take up some of the retail space in the new building.

Bomaha · Post by **Bomaha** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:30 pm

iamjacobm wrote:
Bomaha wrote:Also, from the baffoon at work. Apparently, hyatt or whoever there wanted TIF financing and didn't get it or the city wouldn't give it to them but told them that if they build on 10th and Jackson they would get it. I honestly think its just something to one up me because I know everything before him (thanks to this site). It is what it is.
I don't understand why the city would rather have it on 10th instead of 12th. 12th and Jackson has been a hotel site for half a decade now why would the city pursue other options all of a sudden? The current location is an ugly piece of land sucking the life out of that block of the OM. The location on 10th is out of the way and is at least being used for parking which is more than the 12th site is doing.

The only possible reason in my head is that enough people bitched about the height of the building, but that seems like a stretch even.

I know that didn't make any sense to me either. Again, this guy seriously thinks he was all that and knows the innerworkings of what is going on. I'll just rub it in his face when he's wrong, and by that time he'll be studying abroad in London.

derog · Post by **derog** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:56 pm

ShawJ wrote:
Linkin5 wrote:
justnick wrote:
HuskerSteve wrote:Did I just imagine it, or did I just read in the OWH, or hear on Grow Omaha, that they might be tearing down the Little King property to the north and building a new bigger building that will house Little King's and an ethnic restaurant of some kind...?
I just updated the thread about that - Maggie Moos and Little Kings are both "closed for remodeling", which I assume is that
Yeah but they have been asked to relocate once the new building is up correct?
I thought I read that they would take up some of the retail space in the new building.

That's true, but it's a different building. The Hyatt site is on the SE corner of the block, while a new apartment building is going to be built over the Maggie Moo/Little King NE corner of the block. Different projects.

Globochem · Post by **Globochem** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:50 am

Any updates? Â The demo for the neighboring apartment building is moving forward, but nothing new at the hotel site. Â Has this stalled?

Post by **Coyote** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:12 pm

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:41 pm

I was a bit worried about the lack of action on this project, but then I read cdub's post saying that construction will take around 2 years. Hopefully everything is still a go.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:36 am

Hyatt Announces Plans for Hyatt Place Omaha Downtown/Old Market, First Hyatt-Branded Hotel in Nebraska

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hyatt- ... 2012-02-21

159-Room Hotel to be Located in the Old Market District

Hyatt Hotels Corporation wrote:Slated to begin construction early in the second quarter of 2012, Hyatt Place Omaha Downtown/Old Market will have 159 rooms in a stand-alone nine-story building located on the northwest corner of Jackson Street and 12th Street in the Old Market district. The hotel, designed by the Chicago office of the DLR Group, will be situated amidst Omaha's arts and entertainment center that features fine dining, shopping, corporate meeting facilities, and upscale nightlife.

Post by **BRoss** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:50 am

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:27 am

I am really excited about this project and the Old Market. Â Along with the Capitol District's new hotel, this should add a great deal of rooms to the downtown area. Â

Is it just me or does the rendering still show 11 stories, while the article says it is going to be just 9 stories. Â Either way, a great addition!

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:53 am

Is this an entirely new rendering from anything we've seen in the past?

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:00 am

It looks basically like the same rendering we have seen. Â So according to the article construction should be starting in April-May. Â Great news!

GetUrban · Post by **GetUrban** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:42 am

It will be great to finally see this happen. The massing and density of the development is what the area needs, although 6 or 7 stories may be more appropriate for the Old Market. But I'll take 9 to 11 stories if they must.

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:58 am

Article says opening in 2014. Â It's going to take almost two years to build this thing?

justnick · Post by **justnick** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:22 pm

Pretty.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:36 pm

While I'm a huge fan of this project moving forward, am I the only one that thinks this design/height will look a little out of place in the OM? Â Most of the market is 2-5 stories tall, and brick - yes, I know the Lofts on the south end of the market are taller. Â This modern looking, much taller, structure may stand out like a sore thumb... Â

I'm almost more in favor of either of the original 2 renderings (way back when this place was supposed to be a Marriott Residence Inn).

Anyway, lets see things get rolling here. Â This site has sat vacant long enough. Â Almost anything is better than a hole in the ground...

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:08 pm

Weird. The initial proposal was 155 rooms, 11 stories. Now it says 159 rooms and 9 stories.

Either way, it looks really good. I don't think it will stick out in a bad way with how much taller it is in the Old Market.

Tornado · Post by **Tornado** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:29 pm

With the majority of the hotel being brick and decorative awnings along with a few architectural details that are representative of surrounding Old Market buildings this hotel should fit in just great. I realize it's a few stories taller than the norm in that area, but it's not like it's a all modern, all glass 25 story office tower. When you consider the apartment project already underway on the North side of the block, and now this firm announcement on this project, the entire Western edge of the market is getting an unbelievable upgrade in so many ways. Awesome News!!!!!!

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:31 pm

I think it will fit amazingly! Â This is going to be great for the OM!

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:12 pm

I'm not a fan of the architecture, but am very happy to hear this is moving forward. In terms of infill, this will be excellent for the Old Market, and the height is on the higher end of the range of appropriateness, but appropriate none the less.

For those who are worried about an 11-story (or 9-story) building looking out of place in the Old Market, how do you feel about all the surface parking lots? Where's the consternation there?

Also, it would be cool to see the new building at 12th and Howard featured in the rendering. We can all use our imaginations, I guess.

GetUrban · Post by **GetUrban** » Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:12 pm

Ben wrote:While I'm a huge fan of this project moving forward, am I the only one that thinks this design/height will look a little out of place in the OM? Most of the market is 2-5 stories tall, and brick - yes, I know the Lofts on the south end of the market are taller. This modern looking, much taller, structure may stand out like a sore thumb...

I'm almost more in favor of either of the original 2 renderings (way back when this place was supposed to be a Marriott Residence Inn).

Anyway, lets see things get rolling here. This site has sat vacant long enough. Almost anything is better than a hole in the ground...

I guess you didn't see my post a few lines up....noting the 9 to 11 story height vs. the Old Market's usual 5-6 stories.

Nonetheless, you can see they acknowledged the 5-6 story norm by taking the brick up to that height and then using different materials above the 6-story height, for the floors above.

Downtown Chicago has the same kind of datum line around 19-21 stories high in many of the older buildings, which many of the newer buildings have acknowledged in their materials and massing. It's a good nod to the past while providing much needed square footage at greater heights.