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OmahaOmaha wrote:This is going to be the site of the new 100 story tall Mutual of Omaha headquarters with 30 floors of underground parking and street level retail!

OmahaOmaha wrote:This is going to be the site of the new 100 story tall Mutual of Omaha headquarters with 30 floors of underground parking and street level retail!

Brad wrote:

Garrett wrote:And what does this site plan call for?

I wish I could say, but I'm sure when the plans are made public, people are going to be really impressed and excited.

Linkin5 wrote:

Brad wrote:

Garrett wrote:And what does this site plan call for?

I wish I could say, but I'm sure when the plans are made public, people are going to be really impressed and excited.

Any idea what hen they’ll be made public?

GetUrban wrote:

Linkin5 wrote:

Brad wrote:

Garrett wrote:And what does this site plan call for?

I wish I could say, but I'm sure when the plans are made public, people are going to be really impressed and excited.

Any idea what hen they’ll be made public?

Don't count your chickens until they hatch.

iamjacobm wrote:TIF request for Moxy Hotel on this lot before the Planning Board. Looks like Moxy is a new brand by Marriott. Locations in Europe along with NYC, NOLA, Denver and Chicago in the US.

TitosBuritoBarn wrote:This will probably have some height to it. That’s a small parcel for a hotel.

nebugeater wrote:

TitosBuritoBarn wrote:This will probably have some height to it. That’s a small parcel for a hotel.

I will guess six floors

Louie wrote:

nebugeater wrote:

TitosBuritoBarn wrote:This will probably have some height to it. That’s a small parcel for a hotel.

I will guess six floors

What's the height limit for the Old Market? Like 75ft barring an exception like Hyatt Place?

nebugeater wrote:

TitosBuritoBarn wrote:This will probably have some height to it. That’s a small parcel for a hotel.

I will guess six floors

New hotel proposed on The Diner site in Old Market

Omaha planning commissioners are considering the idea of another hotel in Omaha's Old Market. If plans for a new six-story Moxy hotel get approved, The Diner at 12th and Harney streets will have to come down.

TitosBuritoBarn wrote:

nebugeater wrote:

TitosBuritoBarn wrote:This will probably have some height to it. That’s a small parcel for a hotel.

I will guess six floors

What black magic do you possess to see the future?

New hotel proposed on The Diner site in Old Market

Omaha planning commissioners are considering the idea of another hotel in Omaha's Old Market. If plans for a new six-story Moxy hotel get approved, The Diner at 12th and Harney streets will have to come down.

http://www.ketv.com/article/new-hotel-p ... t/16020511

skinzfan23 wrote:I like the look of it as well. I was wondering if they would try to follow the design of the other ones but figured it would have brick.

A new six-story Marriott Moxy hotel is planned to replace the longtime Diner at the corner of 12th and Harney Streets in the Old Market.

The family-owned Hawkeye Hotels based in Coralville, Iowa, hopes to start construction yet this year if all approvals go as hoped for the $15.1 million project poised to bring 105 more hotel rooms to the area.

Planning Director Dave Fanslau described the 409 S. 12th St. site as underutilized in its current form. He points to the downtown master plan’s call for “urban densities,” generally meaning multistory buildings served by structured or off-site public parking that encourages pedestrian-oriented corridors.

“Redeveloping it as proposed adds a good product to the Old Market, to downtown,” he said. “The building will be high quality and offer a service still in demand that hasn’t reached its peak down there.”

Michael Henery, who owns the nearly 9,000-square-foot site that includes a parking lot and the old-school Diner, said the restaurant has been a popular fixture at that spot for more than 30 years. He leases the structure to restaurateurs who could not be reached for comment Friday. Henery said the new owners would have the right to do what they want with the Diner shell, but he suggested that it could be relocated — a proposition that was fine with the buyer.

Coyote wrote:With TIF request already to go before the Planning Board this Wednesday,
Hopefully more details to come soon...
With the Landmark addition, the soon to be former Chamber building renovations, the possibility of something on the parking lot on the NW corner of 10th & Harney, the extension of Harney to the MoA lake...
Will we recognize Harney St in a few years.

tpaine wrote:This is awesome news for the Old Market. Wish they would add a rooftop bar/restaurant!

GetUrban wrote:I really like the proposed design overall, but what the rendering shows happening (or not happening) at street level is a bit boring and disappointing. It shows store fronts of the lobby with curtains drawn, basically.

Brad wrote:

GetUrban wrote:I really like the proposed design overall, but what the rendering shows happening (or not happening) at street level is a bit boring and disappointing. It shows store fronts of the lobby with curtains drawn, basically.

Hoping that's just because the didn't want to spend the time to render the inside for this city process? From what I heard is that the main floor is centered around the bar. They don't even have a front desk, guests check in at the bar.

Omaha Cowboy wrote:

Louie wrote:

nebugeater wrote:

TitosBuritoBarn wrote:This will probably have some height to it. That’s a small parcel for a hotel.

I will guess six floors

What's the height limit for the Old Market? Like 75ft barring an exception like Hyatt Place?

I'm not sure if there is..

I know the Hyatt Place hotel in the Old Market, which opened in 2014, is 9 stories tall..for what it's worth...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Garrett wrote:

Omaha Cowboy wrote:

Louie wrote:

nebugeater wrote:

TitosBuritoBarn wrote:This will probably have some height to it. That’s a small parcel for a hotel.

I will guess six floors

What's the height limit for the Old Market? Like 75ft barring an exception like Hyatt Place?

I'm not sure if there is..

I know the Hyatt Place hotel in the Old Market, which opened in 2014, is 9 stories tall..for what it's worth...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

In today's World Herald article about it they mention that they asked the developer to go from 8 floors to 6 to fit with the height restrictions of the historic district, so there must be some sort of restriction. According to DOGIS, The Old Market & Wholesale District is bounded by Harney, 10th, Jackson, then 12th up to Howard, then 13th back to Harney, so the Hyatt falls just outside of that zoning jurisdiction.

http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/plans-f ... 5417c.html

MTO wrote:I hope they knock this down before the Spec crybabies come out and block this. Do love to see this in that location even as small as it is.