Official: L Street Marketplace

[Big E]

Internet killed the radio star:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... lenews_wsj

They're basically beginning their slow spiral towards becoming a high-end "phone & smokes" kind of place.  The only high ticket items they have are TVs, and they aren't high margin or high volume any more.  CDs are dead.  DVDs are dead.  BluRay is mail order.

What do they have left?  Overpriced HDMI cables?

[Uffda]

Internet killed the radio star:


What do they have left?  Overpriced HDMI cables?

Nah you can buy them cheap

http://www.monoprice.com/products/searc ... yword=hdmi


Slaying the Cable Monster: Why HDMI Brands Don't Matter

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2385272,00.asp

[jessep28]

Regardless, it's disappointing to see a major anchor store leave.

[Linkin5]

Not really.  This place is the worst designed strip mall.  I could care less if this development failed.

[ThatGuy]

This place is the worst designed strip mall.

Couldn't agree more. It's absolutely horrid.

[Brad]

This place is the worst designed strip mall.

Couldn't agree more. It's absolutely horrid.

Third!  Worst traffic flow in the world.

[cdub]

This place is the worst designed strip mall.

Couldn't agree more. It's absolutely horrid.

Third!  Worst traffic flow in the world.

What aspect in particular?

[Brad]

What aspect in particular?

The worst is if you are at Target and trying to get to Home depot, the 126th and K plaza intersection.  There is almost no break in the traffic coming up the hill from "L" street on a busy day.  Its usually faster and safer to go back to the north and around that intersection.  If target would have had one more connection to 126 further north, I think a lot of congestion would have been avoided.

[TechnicalDisaster]

What aspect in particular?

The worst is if you are at Target and trying to get to Home depot, the 126th and K plaza intersection.  There is almost no break in the traffic coming up the hill from "L" street on a busy day.  Its usually faster and safer to go back to the north and around that intersection.  If target would have had one more connection to 126 further north, I think a lot of congestion would have been avoided.

Have you tried to pull into the DiVentures behind BestBuy?  That has to be the most poorly designed entrance in Omaha.  

Seriously, what is going on here?

[BRoss]

What aspect in particular?

The worst is if you are at Target and trying to get to Home depot, the 126th and K plaza intersection.  There is almost no break in the traffic coming up the hill from "L" street on a busy day.  Its usually faster and safer to go back to the north and around that intersection.  If target would have had one more connection to 126 further north, I think a lot of congestion would have been avoided.

I think it would really help if they put a traffic light there. I know traffic lights aren't cheep, but it seems like an easy solution to that whole area.

[jessep28]

What aspect in particular?

The worst is if you are at Target and trying to get to Home depot, the 126th and K plaza intersection.  There is almost no break in the traffic coming up the hill from "L" street on a busy day.  Its usually faster and safer to go back to the north and around that intersection.  If target would have had one more connection to 126 further north, I think a lot of congestion would have been avoided.

I think it would really help if they put a traffic light there. I know traffic lights aren't cheep, but it seems like an easy solution to that whole area.

That might not be possible since the intersection is so close to L Street. I can see traffic coming from the North backing up to the highway during busy times.

On the other hand, a roundabout might work there.

[Bugeater]

Huh, that's a bummer that Best Buy is closing, I've shopped there quite a bit since it opened. Never did seem very busy though.

[Big E]

Recession-proof businesses needed:

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120419/N ... ostitution

Four people are charged with operating an interstate prostitution ring disguised as legitimate day spas in Omaha for several years.
Two spas operated on 72nd Street south of Dodge Street, according to the federal indictments. Two others operated near 93rd and Maples Streets and 87th Street and West Center Road.

At least the hookers in my neighborhood have the decency to just stand out on the street.

[Coyote]

Pita Pit plans Omaha location

The fast-casual restaurant is expected to open its first Omaha location at L Street Marketplace in late July, owner and manager Chris Pohl said.

http://www.pitapit.com/

[nativeomahan]

Sounds delicious.  Making me hungry!

[jessep28]

The lot at 12540 K Plz, to the Southwest of Target is fenced off. It will be a Starbucks. I can see them building the Drive Thru entrance on K Plz, making that intersection even worse.

[MadMartin8]

Pita Pit is awesome, Starbucks is not.

[RNcyanide]

The lot at 12540 K Plz, to the Southwest of Target is fenced off. It will be a Starbucks. I can see them building the Drive Thru entrance on K Plz, making that intersection even worse.

Good God, that place just gets better and better. They need to try to draw more people to the little town square building things in the southeast. Last I checked they are only about 1/2 full.

[bbinks]

The lot at 12540 K Plz, to the Southwest of Target is fenced off. It will be a Starbucks. I can see them building the Drive Thru entrance on K Plz, making that intersection even worse.

Good God, that place just gets better and better. They need to try to draw more people to the little town square building things in the southeast. Last I checked they are only about 1/2 full.

I would think that that would constitute encroachment on Target's franchise of their Starbucks.

[jessep28]

The lot at 12540 K Plz, to the Southwest of Target is fenced off. It will be a Starbucks. I can see them building the Drive Thru entrance on K Plz, making that intersection even worse.

Good God, that place just gets better and better. They need to try to draw more people to the little town square building things in the southeast. Last I checked they are only about 1/2 full.

I would think that that would constitute encroachment on Target's franchise of their Starbucks.

This is Starbucks we're talking about.

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[Omaha_Gabe]

The lot at 12540 K Plz, to the Southwest of Target is fenced off. It will be a Starbucks. I can see them building the Drive Thru entrance on K Plz, making that intersection even worse.

Good God, that place just gets better and better. They need to try to draw more people to the little town square building things in the southeast. Last I checked they are only about 1/2 full.

I would think that that would constitute encroachment on Target's franchise of their Starbucks.

Theres a standalone Starbucks around almost every target....  72nd, council bluffs, maple..

[Omaha_Gabe]

Pita Pit plans Omaha location

The fast-casual restaurant is expected to open its first Omaha location at L Street Marketplace in late July, owner and manager Chris Pohl said.

http://www.pitapit.com/

This was one of my favorite places in Albuquerque

[Joe_Sovereign]

More fuel for those of us who hate this development.  It wins a prize.

132nd and Industrial Road voted America's Worst Intersection.

http://dc.streetsblog.org/2013/02/05/th ... n-the-u-s/

[mrgoldsmith23]

More fuel for those of us who hate this development.  It wins a prize.

132nd and Industrial Road voted America's Worst Intersection.

http://dc.streetsblog.org/2013/02/05/th ... n-the-u-s/

So there aren't sidewalks. Honestly, who cares? Like anyone would want to walk, run, bike in this area of town anyway. They voted it worst based only on the fact that there aren't sidewalks for pedestrians. So that makes it "worst intersection"?.... how about uh 120th and Center or 90th and Dodge or the S turn headache on Dodge St?

There has to be a worse intersection in the US than this. If they added sidewalks, then they would automatically be taken off the list.

[RNcyanide]

More fuel for those of us who hate this development.  It wins a prize.

132nd and Industrial Road voted America's Worst Intersection.

http://dc.streetsblog.org/2013/02/05/th ... n-the-u-s/

So there aren't sidewalks. Honestly, who cares? Like anyone would want to walk, run, bike in this area of town anyway. They voted it worst based only on the fact that there aren't sidewalks for pedestrians. So that makes it "worst intersection"?.... how about uh 120th and Center or 90th and Dodge or the S turn headache on Dodge St?

There has to be a worse intersection in the US than this. If they added sidewalks, then they would automatically be taken off the list.

There seems to be multiple fatalities on 144th and Harrison every year.

[Craigs92X]

Anybody have any idea what is being built there? Looks to be some sort of food place since it appears to have a drive thru on the east side.

Picture doesn't show the building obviously, but I circled where it's being built.

Craig

[Turtle9160]

Its going to be a stand alone Starbucks location, like the one on 72nd and 370 in Papillion

[jessep28]

This was reported in the L Street Marketplace thread back in June.

[BRoss]

This was reported in the L Street Marketplace thread back in June.

Here's the post:
http://eomahaforums.com/phpBB/viewtopic ... 625#202625

[jessep28]

Thanks. I couldn't get the URL to paste on my phone.

[Brad]

Merged.

While that link worked, the actual thread # was 5159

[BRoss]

Merged.

While that link worked, the actual thread # was 5159

Yeah, I linked directly to the post instead of the thread.

[Craigs92X]

This was reported in the L Street Marketplace thread back in June.

Here's the post:
http://eomahaforums.com/phpBB/viewtopic ... 625#202625

Sorry guys, completely missed it. Thanks for the correction.

[jessep28]

This was reported in the L Street Marketplace thread back in June.

Here's the post:
http://eomahaforums.com/phpBB/viewtopic ... 625#202625

Sorry guys, completely missed it. Thanks for the correction.

You should be sorry! It's the Internet!

[BRoss]

This was reported in the L Street Marketplace thread back in June.

Here's the post:
http://eomahaforums.com/phpBB/viewtopic ... 625#202625

Sorry guys, completely missed it. Thanks for the correction.

You should be sorry! It's the Internet!

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[jgomaha]

Looks like Pita Pit is nearly complete...

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[jessep28]

The Starbucks is either open or just about to. It looked like the store was completed inside and out when I drove by late tonight.

[Omaha_Gabe]

The Starbucks is either open or just about to. It looked like the store was completed inside and out when I drove by late tonight.

Starbucks has been open about two weeks, Pita Pit is open and just as yummy as ever.

[Coyote]

Millard Lumber (129th & I) is going to build an office (13k sq ft) on the SW corner of their property with a private spur off the rail line from the north so they can display antique rail cars on this site.

[OmahaJaysCU]

I was under the impression the Omaha Tie Yard was building the office building. They occupy the lot behind the building (if you recall, the noisemakers that got the neighborhood fired up a few years back.