Third Commercial Federal campus building underway

eomaha · Post by **eomaha** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:35 am

I just noticed driving down West Dodge today that they are digging another 'hole' immediately west of the second Commercial Federal building (which is nearing completion). Looks like they are starting on their third building.

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:47 pm

that area is looking more and more like con agra west.

projectman · Post by **projectman** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:16 pm

Yeah, lets spread out as far as we can. There's plenty of land.

OmahaDevelopmentMan · Post by **OmahaDevelopmentMan** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:59 pm

Commercial Federal campus=big missed opertunity for a new skyscraper in downtown.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:13 pm

nebport5 wrote:that area is looking more and more like con agra west.

I'm guessing that was not intended as a compliment.

eomaha · Post by **eomaha** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:21 pm

A lost opportunity to be sure. But suburban business parks aren't going to go away. Be happy that the Commercial Federal Park and First National next door are at least incorporating some nice looking architecture. I didn't care much for the CommFed regional bank building that first went up. But as part of several buildings with a common theme (the latest of which is a big improvement) ... it is growing on me.

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:31 pm

Ill agree that that the buildings are pretty nice looking, but I'm with projectman in wishing they had built DT. Oh well, I guess its still forward progress.

eomaha · Post by **eomaha** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 10:40 pm

We all would have rather seen them build downtown.

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:11 am

What I don't get is how they had an ok tall building on 72nd and St. Mary and then they build this stuff. That would be a nice company to have DT. They should make it outrageously expensive for businesses to take up that much land out west. If we didn't have so many business parks we would have a way better skyline. I'm dead serious that theor should be some sort of law limiting this kind of business sprawl.

eomaha · Post by **eomaha** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:49 am

Or -incentives- to build taller... progressive tax credits for every floor over 10 stories.

Consider the savings in utilities/roads/etc serving these spread out developments alone.

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:22 am

jhuston wrote:Or -incentives- to build taller... progressive tax credits for every floor over 10 stories.

Consider the savings in utilities/roads/etc serving these spread out developments alone.

I like that idea you've touted around for awhile. Even if we just took one area like Old Mill which has a little over 1 million sq. ft. and spread it around DT, you could have 2-3 Woodmen-FNC sized buildings or one 900'+ one. Also it would get more people to live either in DT or the older areas around DT.