Charles Schwab Field Omaha (TDAPO)

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:01 am

I saw that rendering before, but based on the people in the stands I thought it was a Royals' home game from this year. MY bad.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:54 pm

Stage set for stadium prep work

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2 ... d=10541655

MAGGIE O'BRIEN WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:Construction workers have set up trailers in north downtown as they prepare to get started on the five-story, 24,000-seat new home of the College World Series.

Stadium groundbreaking
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The ceremony will be held at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday near 13th and Webster Streets.

A public open house will follow from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the grand hall of the Qwest Center Omaha.
Their first step will be to tear up the two Qwest Center Omaha parking lots near 13th and Webster Streets where the ballpark will be built.

Before they begin, Mayor Mike Fahey, Gov. Dave Heineman, Qwest Center and NCAA officials and local philanthropists will officially mark the beginning of construction.

A groundbreaking Wednesday will be followed by an open house at the Qwest Center. There, members of the public can take a look at the $128 million stadium design and have their questions answered, said Roger Dixon, president of the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority.

MECA is overseeing construction of the stadium and will manage the facility after it opens.

"Even though it's winter, construction will begin," said Doug Parrott, a spokesman for MECA.

In August, Kiewit Building Group workers are tentatively scheduled to start on the stadium concourse and suite seating. Construction on the roof could begin later this year, according to a construction timeline for the project.

Work on the outfield is scheduled to begin in May 2010.

Last summer, the MECA board approved a $90.6 million contract for Kiewit to build the facility. Between 150 and 200 people will work on the project, which is scheduled for completion in April 2011.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:07 pm

groundbreaking ceremony today 3:45, open house 5-7 in Qwest Center grand ballroom. City people, as well as architects / construction leaders will be available for questions. Details plans and renderings will be on display.

I think I'm going to try and stop by the open house. Anyone else headed there tonight?

Post by **Brad** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:11 pm

Ben wrote:groundbreaking ceremony today 3:45, open house 5-7 in Qwest Center grand ballroom. City people, as well as architects / construction leaders will be available for questions. Details plans and renderings will be on display.

I think I'm going to try and stop by the open house. Anyone else headed there tonight?

I knew there was something I wanted to do tonight...

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:03 pm

I'm going. I'll have the camera with me for some rendering shots too.

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:12 pm

I'll be there too. Going to kick MECA in the nuts.

Bobcat · Post by **Bobcat** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:27 pm

Can't make it tonight (unfortunately). Sounds like a nice opportunity to communicate with MECA and emphasize the importance of having the Royals as a tenant! Can someone try to get MECA's perspective on this? Specifically, what are the main obstacles for Royal tenancy? Underscore the fact that there is a large attendance and quality difference beteween AAA and Bush League baseball.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:29 pm

I will see you guys down there about 5:15.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:12 pm

ItsAllAboutMe wrote:Omahastadium.com is up a running!

www.omahastadium.com wrote:Seating for 24,000 fans, including 26 luxury suites and 1,000 club seats.
A brick veneer rising 32 feet from the ground on the ballpark’s exterior, matching the look of building materials in many downtown Omaha structures.
Glazing and openings at street level that will allow people in the vicinity to view the activity happening in the stadium.
Four entrances, allowing fans to enter and depart from any of the stadium’s four directions.
A large Fanfest area with 360 degree walk-around concourse views of the field.
Approximately 9,000 parking stalls within a 12-minute walk of the stadium.
Relocation of “The Road to Omaha” statue at the corner of the 13th and Cuming entrance.
A minimum of 5,000 square feet of available retail space.

Bosco55David · Post by **Bosco55David** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:50 pm

Any idea what they'll be naming the Omaha stadium?

Post by **Brad** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:22 pm

What a Great Looking Stadium!

Post by **Brad** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:08 pm

Matt Perrault is saying that its the worst kept secret that the Downtown Stadium will be "TD Ameritrade Field"

huskerJay · Post by **huskerJay** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:17 pm

Brad wrote:Matt Perrault is saying that its the worst kept secret that the Downtown Stadium will be "TD Ameritrade Field"

O yeah. You can tell from his interview with Fahey. Fahey almost came out and said it.

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:18 pm

The parking lots are getting ripped out.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:02 pm

the1wags wrote:The parking lots are getting ripped out.

YAY!

OmahaJaysCU · Post by **OmahaJaysCU** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:11 pm

the1wags wrote:The parking lots are getting ripped out.

C and E down....A, B, D, E, F and G to go...

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:51 pm

OmahaJaysCU wrote:
the1wags wrote:The parking lots are getting ripped out.
C and E down....A, B, D, E, F and G to go...

Haha. Yep!

omahahawk · Post by **omahahawk** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:09 am

the1wags wrote:The parking lots are getting ripped out.

pics?

cdub · Post by **cdub** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:37 pm

Footing and Foundation permits soon to be issued. Let the work begin!

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:49 pm

i'm anxious! My wife and i drove by on the interstate the other day, and that's going to be HUGE! I mean an aerial map shows the footprint, but i was imagining it as if it were built and if it's 2/3 the height of Qwest, but bigger across, it's going to be impressive. I'd love it if they did a detailed rendering of North Downtown, with the stadium in it, from the 480 perspective...not just a street view, with everything blurred around it (like we see today).

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:54 pm

Shot of the work on the parking lots.

omahahawk · Post by **omahahawk** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:10 am

Thanks for the pic. Did they have all the light poles out? Looks like they'll be ready to go to town in a month or so.

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:22 am

the1wags wrote:Shot of the work on the parking lots.

Why do they STILL have those rafters on the Qwest center?

Post by **Brad** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:34 am

Axel wrote:Why do they STILL have those rafters on the Qwest center?

Rafters? You mean scaffolding? That still there because they are just finishing up the repairs.

Great Update Shot!

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:49 am

Brad wrote:
Axel wrote:Why do they STILL have those rafters on the Qwest center?
Rafters? You mean scaffolding? That still there because they are just finishing up the repairs.

Great Update Shot!

Whoops, thought that wasn't the word for it but I wasn't sure.

Anyway, why are the repairs taking so long, its been months since it happened.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:42 pm

I googled "Td Ameritrade Park" and the first result was tdameritradepark.com with the words college world series also coming up. Just posting this because I wasn't sure if it had been posted that they bought the web address name "tdameritradepark"

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:25 pm

And what a coincidence... it's one of your fellow 'compatriots' (or you... pulling a 'wags' hah! ...whatever happened to that site anyway? can't recall what it was called)... cyber squatting.

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the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 5:40 pm

Stargazer wrote:And what a coincidence... it's one of your fellow 'compatriots' (or you... pulling a 'wags' hah! ...whatever happened to that site anyway? can't recall what it was called)... cyber squatting.

\

PrOmaha.org. We pulled the plug after making millions. :;): Really though just didn't have time to put into it.

SaOmaha · Post by **SaOmaha** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:57 am

Last Saturday, On my winter trek across the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge , I took these photos of the new
Downtown baseball Stadium Construction site / North Downtown Motel District from the ...

... Spiral ramp to the Bridge.

... Nebraska side bridge tower / Southside river overlook.

If all things go as planned, in two years a shining new stadium will be in front of the North Downtown Motels. What a sight to see as you approach Omaha on the bridge.

I may post pictures of Stadium construction progress from this angle from time to time.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:41 am

Here is a video Josh shot of the Steam Hammer at the new ballpark:

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the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:43 am

Wow my cell phone really sucks balls as a video cam. I wanted to share that piling is going in though.

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:50 pm

wrong thread

Post by **Brad** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:52 pm

I saw that... Sounds like they are calling the souvenir shop "Retail".

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:53 pm

Brad wrote:I saw that... Sounds like they are calling the souvenir shop "Retail".

They will be organic souvenirs to be relevant and trendy. It's ok, don't worry.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:04 pm

Haha... The stadium plan got approved without any significant retail... Just days after there was a public outcry of support for retail at the stadium at the Downtown planning meeting. Sad. :? :x

And Roger Dixon continues to make ignorant comments like "We're building a baseball stadium, not a strip mall." I used to not think anything of Dixon, but now I view him as completely incompetent, showing a dangerous lack of vision.

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:37 pm

Yeah. What if someday one of the Qwest lots is actually being developed and they need a garage on the other one? "We are building a parking garage, not a strip mall". :?

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:45 am

The other retail bay will probably be occupied by Nike.... 10 days a year.

stadsborgare · Post by **stadsborgare** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:47 am

I notice that they're not putting the piles in perpendicular to the ground. They have the thing angled somewhat, before they start driving in those things. Is anyone an expert in construction who can say why that is?

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:06 am

I wondered that myself. The row of piling farthest west is straight vertical but the next row in is angled a bit. I dunno. I'm sure they have their reasons.

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:02 pm

it depends on the soil composition; if you make the pilings at an angle, you get a stronger footing because in some cases there is liquefaction. I don't know if that is the case for sure, but you can see the same kind of thing done when building bridges and the soil beneath is muddy/sandy. With what i assume is a large amount of weight based on how much brick is used, they make need to anchor the footings better so that there are no cracks in the foundation or any sinking of walls because of potentially soft soil. Essentially, if the footings form a "V" based on angled pilings, it's much harder for the foundation to sink. They are currently doing the same things with the new bay bridge in San Francisco, because they can't reach solid bed rock and need to secure the bridge because of the seismic activity. Different reasons, but same principles.