TD Ameritrade Old Mill Campus

Post by **Brad** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:43 pm

Shot this from up the hill today. Â When I drove by later, all the green except one piece was in on the north side (aka no white sections) :

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2. Â Fun at 800mm

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:04 pm

Your right. Â Man I was really hoping this would be white.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:50 am

Stop being modest. We all know you were in Elkhorn when you shot that. ;)

Good shots. I'm waiting to see at what time of year the morning sun will reflect off the TD building and blind all northbound traffic on 680.

charlie123 · Post by **charlie123** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:57 pm

Does anyone know what the top floor actually is? Â Is it actually offices or is it a bunch of mechanical rooms for the LEED certification??? Â The entire building was covered with a curtain wall (windows/paneling,etc), but then on the top floor it looks a bit inset from the ground and it's framed and walls were built on the inside making one believe it's a windowless floor w/mechanical things??? Â perhaps the roof is all solar panels and the top floor is used to house electrical components for it?

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:36 pm

The top floor of most large buildings is generally mechanical space. Â It's often called a mechanical "penthouse", and is far less glamorous than it might sound. Â Elevator equipment, air handlers, chillers, etc are generally located there. Â High-rise buildings usually have a floor dedicated to mechanical equipment every 10 or 15 floors or so. Â LEED buildings might employ rainwater collection, cogen systems, etc, but they're unlikely to need much extra mechanical space compared to a similar conventional building.

On low-rise buildings, the mechanical equipment is housed both in utility rooms on occupied levels and on the roof. Â Single-story commercial buildings typically use a large number of self-contained HVAC units spread out on the roof that are connected directly to ducts run on the ceiling.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:25 pm

I didn't hate the design and color as much as I did before when I went out west this weekend. Â Not an ideal building, but not ugly IMO.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:02 pm

They started putting some sort of glass around the top floor this afternoon. Â Similar, yet different than all the rest of the glass. Â Its set in a bit and darker.

Won't be long until that crane comes down.

Post by **Brad** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 3:43 pm

Photo Update:

Post by **nebugeater** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 3:51 pm

I guess I am in the minority here but I think the building looks fine.

Collin · Post by **Collin** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:04 pm

I think it looks fine as well. Especially in the latest one! Â :P

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:20 am

I just can't get into that color scheme.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:22 pm

nativeomahan wrote:I just can't get into that color scheme.

Agreed, its just strange looking.

ricko · Post by **ricko** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:59 pm

Linkin5 wrote:
nativeomahan wrote:I just can't get into that color scheme.
Agreed, its just strange looking.

Spent the better part of a college summer painting the ceiling and walls of a factory with the same ugly green color paint (the ceiling was 3 stories from the floor, and we were on a rickety scaffolding in pre-harness days---and it was way hot). Needless to say, I came to hate that color for the rest of my life, although I eventually forgave Kellogg's (thanks for paying for my college tuition) and still eat their cereals.

I guess I'm just not liking this decade's retro-1950's Soviet style of architecture; but hey, it's their money.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:41 pm

That angle is not it's best side.

This building looks like it was designed to be strictly tall. Â Not really inspired designs by any means. Â That 3 floor horizontal stretch is odd.

All in all it kept a lot of jobs and a pretty high profile company in Omaha. Â It is a major shot in the arm for Old Mill and doesn't look all that bad from the interstate/Dodge Street. Â Where most people will experience it.

I wont complain too much.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Tue May 01, 2012 3:36 pm

Looks like something the feds would build... local example being the FBI building.

ItsAllAboutMe · Post by **ItsAllAboutMe** » Mon May 07, 2012 5:06 pm

I guess this is one time I have to disagree with most of you on the look and design of a building. Â I actually quite like it. Â They have gone to great lengths to make this building LEED certified, it is going to win many awards for a variety of reasons. Â Once all the final details, signage and such is done I believe it's going to be very sharp. Â My only regret is they didn't build it North East of the ball Park downtown.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Wed May 16, 2012 7:22 am

Just noticed the TD sign up. Â The rough looking seams around the windows on the north side are eventually going to be filled in, right?

Post by **Brad** » Thu May 17, 2012 8:14 am

Stargazer wrote:Just noticed the TD sign up.

Yesterday the had the AME up as well as the "TD" logo. Â Last night the "TD" Logo was already lit up. Â The actual size of the sign blew me away. Â Its Huge!

Stargazer wrote:The rough looking seams around the windows on the north side are eventually going to be filled in, right?

Who knows with this building. Â Seen lots of things that have surprised me.

NovakOmaha · Post by **NovakOmaha** » Thu May 17, 2012 8:45 am

As I said in another post, it's minty fresh!

While it's great that they stayed in Omaha, anywhere in Omaha, it looks to me kind of out of place. Â Maybe if Old Mill sees more knock down and rebuilds with more mid & high rise buildings it will look better. Â As always, it would have been nice to see them build or at least relocate downtown. Â No matter. Â Didn't happen.

Post by **Brad** » Thu May 17, 2012 8:47 am

With No Mass Transit and only one Road in and out, Old Mill can't handle many more 8-5 residents...

NovakOmaha · Post by **NovakOmaha** » Thu May 17, 2012 12:59 pm

Brad wrote:With No Mass Transit and only one Road in and out, Old Mill can't handle many more 8-5 residents...

You hit the nail on the head Brad. Â In the 80's there was a proposal to tear down the 10 one story buildings of the Omni Corporate Park and replace them with two five story buildings. Â There have also been noises made over the years about a route out of Old Mill to Pacific Street. Â Nothing has been mentioned publicly but I'd bet its been talked about.

Mass transit? Â Silly idea. Â What would happen to all the cars???

Post by **Brad** » Thu May 17, 2012 1:12 pm

NovakOmaha wrote:There have also been noises made over the years about a route out of Old Mill to Pacific Street.

They probably have a better chance of building a bridge over 680 and connecting to Regency Parkway than they do running up through the neighborhood to Pacific.

jessep28 · Post by **jessep28** » Thu May 17, 2012 2:39 pm

That area was just declared blighted by the City Council so TIF can be used for improvements.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120515/NEWS01/705169914

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Thu May 17, 2012 3:21 pm

The building actually just gets more hideous as they go.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Thu May 17, 2012 4:25 pm

This building is one of the more awkward looking tall structures in the state of Nebraska. This coupled with the parking-garage-esque new tower in Lincoln, just are so odd. This one takes the cake as far as bad color choice, though. I honestly wish the windows would of been clear on both sides, not seafoam green.

Post by **Brad** » Thu May 17, 2012 9:07 pm

Here is the sign form yesterday. Â I don't think they did any more letters today:

Uncle Rico · Post by **Uncle Rico** » Fri May 18, 2012 8:01 am

Linkin5 wrote:The building actually just gets more hideous as they go.

You've got to love the randomly placed windows on the North Side. Â Hopefully the person who designed this monstrosity has found work in a different profession.

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Fri May 18, 2012 8:46 am

Linkin5 wrote:The building actually just gets more hideous as they go.

It sure did look a lot better in the renderings.

Post by **Brad** » Fri May 18, 2012 2:53 pm

Looks like they got the "r" and the "i" up today.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sat May 19, 2012 5:00 pm

The full sign is up on the north side. Â Now, why any company would want to link their name to this eyesore is beyond me.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Sat May 19, 2012 7:23 pm

Seeing the final product, I'm kind of glad this isn't Downtown.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Sat May 19, 2012 7:53 pm

I don't mind it so much.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Sat May 19, 2012 11:43 pm

almighty_tuna wrote:I don't mind it so much.

I hope once the final touches go in I share your opinion. Â As of now it looks like Emerald City and a strip mall had a child.

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Sun May 20, 2012 4:46 pm

Linkin5 wrote:
almighty_tuna wrote:I don't mind it so much.
I hope once the final touches go in I share your opinion. As of now it looks like Emerald City and a strip mall had a child.

Lol, that's a good description.

Altogether, though, while it may be less than attractive, at least it's distinctive. Â I'll well-proportioned architecture that looks a bit odd over all the bland, regurgitated stuff that lines the rest of West Dodge.

I am a little less disappointed that it's not downtown, though, after seeing it built.

edsas · Post by **edsas** » Sun May 20, 2012 10:27 pm

I actually like it. Â I was as leery as everybody else when they first started putting up those mint green panels. But seeing it completed, I've been won over. Â To me it's way better than Parkhaus in Lincoln, which I'm hugely disappointed in.

Post by **Brad** » Mon May 21, 2012 7:23 am

nativeomahan wrote:The full sign is up on the north side.

I am not sure about that? Â I shot this first thing this morning:

OmahaJaysCU · Post by **OmahaJaysCU** » Mon May 21, 2012 8:35 pm

Its completely up.

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Mon May 21, 2012 8:55 pm

We're not about to start an argument against photographic proof now, are we? Â I thought we established that pictures are definitive in a recent Rumors thread.

Post by **Brad** » Mon May 21, 2012 9:13 pm

It was completely up this after noon about 4:30 when I left work, but that photo was shot about 6:30 am this morning.

OmahaJaysCU · Post by **OmahaJaysCU** » Mon May 21, 2012 10:11 pm

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