TownePlace Suites (108 and Dodge) old Guitars and Caddies

Post by **Brad** » Wed May 28, 2008 1:13 pm

Whats going on at 108th and Dodge just east of Grisanti's where the old Guitar's and Cadillacs/Bourbon Street use to be?

hockeyfan · Post by **hockeyfan** » Thu May 29, 2008 1:22 pm

Its going to be a Residence Inn by Marriot.

Post by **Brad** » Thu May 29, 2008 1:29 pm

hockeyfan wrote:Its going to be a Residence Inn by Marriot.

Cool, it won't be the first hotel on that "block". There is a Candlewood Inn at the end down by the church.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:11 pm

Hotel planned on West Dodge

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1 ... d=10382162

CHRISTINE LAUE WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:A four-story, 108-room hotel serving mostly business travelers is planned at the site of the former Guitars and Cadillacs nightclub near 108th Street and West Dodge Road.

Michael Earl, a Lund Co. broker who is a managing partner in the hotel, said construction should start in mid- to late-August on TownePlace Suites, an extended-stay hotel by Marriott. He projected an opening date of spring or summer 2009 for the $11.4 million project, which will be the first TownePlace Suites in Nebraska.

"I think there's a pent-up demand for this type of product in the area," Earl said. "When I was looking for the right developer, I had two other (hotel) developers interested in this location also."

He said that in the 1990s, land sought by hotels along West Dodge Road was not available for purchase.

"They wanted to get the office-type business, being close to I-680, because you have so much office in that immediate area," he said.

With that in mind, Earl bought the property at 10865 West Dodge Road in November 2005.

The 1978 building on the 1.9-acre site originally was home to a Stuart Anderson's Cattle Company restaurant and operated as several nightclubs — Bourbon Street, the Drink, Club 108 and most notably Guitars and Cadillacs, a country-themed club that closed in 2003 after filing for bankruptcy.

TitosBuritoBarn · Post by **TitosBuritoBarn** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:32 am

Sweet. I thought a TownPlace was supposed to go in next to the Hilton Garden Inn at 180th and Dodge too wasn't it? Or am I thinking of something else..

SaOmaha · Post by **SaOmaha** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 6:05 pm

Far as I known, in the late July 2007, my High School reunion, Westside Class of 77, was the last social
gathering or party held at Club 108/Warehouse, the former Guitars and Cadillac building.

Here is my on-line photo album from the last party at Club 108/Warehouse:
http://steveadamsomaha.tripod.com/Wests ... ehouse.htm

Every Sunday morning, I drive pass the site of the new motel on the way to Christ Community Church. I noticed
about a month or two ago, the old Guitars and Cadillac building was gone. A few week later this sign appear:

It seems to be an odd place for hotel.

SaOmaha · Post by **SaOmaha** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:05 pm

Last two Sundays on my way to Church, I notices the motel site has been cleared of vegetation and dirt has been moved around.

j4nu · Post by **j4nu** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:33 am

I've recently heard that Nico has been sold and will close after the first of the year. Any word on what is being built there? another hotel?

Post by **Brad** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:15 am

j4nu wrote:I've recently heard that Nico has been sold and will close after the first of the year. Any word on what is being built there? another hotel?

Interesting. While Nico had a better run than most, it still went the same way, hot new bar to closed in a relatively short time.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:24 am

We'll have none of this in our family friendly city.

TitosBuritoBarn · Post by **TitosBuritoBarn** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:31 pm

I thought Nico was doing pretty well for themselves. Why would they tear that down when, say, they could tear down the old Saturn showroon instead. Isn't it still vacant?

Post by **Brad** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:17 pm

TitosBuritoBarn wrote:I thought Nico was doing pretty well for themselves. Why would they tear that down when, say, they could tear down the old Saturn showroon instead. Isn't it still vacant?

Yes it is. That area is doing great except that Saturn Dealership.

Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't Ralf Marasco from CBS home own NICO? May be he is looking to turn it, he is a realitor.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:49 am

I looked it up, as of 9/4/2008 Still owned by MARASCO I LLC, however that doesn't mean there are not plans in the works.

http://douglasne.mapping-online.com/Dou ... 1919875076

Paid 1.8M (2003)
Valued 1.5M (2008)

cdub · Post by **cdub** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:15 am

The Nico site is another Marriott brand hotel and a two story office building.

TitosBuritoBarn · Post by **TitosBuritoBarn** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:55 pm

How are they going to fit both of those on that little parcel?

Post by **Brad** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:06 pm

Its 2.77 Acres. Nico is a large building for what it is with a good amount of parking. It might work, but its going to be a small office building. I wonder if they will use some kind of basement parking to help ease the tight space.

cdub · Post by **cdub** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:16 pm

The office is 18000 sf and as of now they don't quite have enough parking. The site is marginally large enough.

windsor · Post by **windsor** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:21 pm

I find it interesting that hotels are just now cropping up in this area. Granted there has been a few before, but its not a new part of town. It mus be the Proximity factor with the new freeway from 680 to Fremont almost complete.

SaOmaha · Post by **SaOmaha** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:55 pm

Last Sunday on my way to Christ Community Church, I saw the north end of the TownePlace Suites’ First floor wood wall frame in place. I may take pictures later.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:11 pm

SaOmaha wrote:Last Sunday on my way to Christ Community Church, I saw the north end of the TownePlace Suites’ First floor wood wall frame in place. I may take pictures later.

I saw that on my way home from work the other day. I assumed there would be steel framing or something.

SaOmaha · Post by **SaOmaha** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:30 pm

Last Sunday on my way to Christ Community Church, I saw the first floor of
TownePlace Suites' fully framed and wrapped in plywood.

SaOmaha · Post by **SaOmaha** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:54 pm

On route to the Omaha 2009 Chinese New Year Party at Christ Community Church Saturday, I took this progress photo of the TownePlace Suites.

windsor · Post by **windsor** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:16 pm

This project looks much different than the last photo. The fourth floor and part of the roof are already on.

windsor · Post by **windsor** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:20 pm

Not large by downtown standards, but heading east on the West Dodge Expressway, you can not miss this new building. They have already covered the roof with the black paper.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:35 pm

windsor wrote:Not large by downtown standards, but heading east on the West Dodge Expressway, you can not miss this new building. They have already covered the roof with the black paper.

After reading that I stopped by and shot some photos yesterday. They also have the #24 DuPont wrap on the first floor and windows going in. I will get the photos up this weekend.

Post by **Brad** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:33 pm

Here is the photo update from a week or so ago. There are a lot more windows in now:

windsor · Post by **windsor** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:18 am

I believe that all the windows are in now.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:16 pm

yes they are.. i work for pizza hut and go over there all the time so i will take pictures every so often and post them up soon

-adam

windsor · Post by **windsor** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:18 pm

They did receive a little wind damage last Sunday. They lost a section of shingles off of the roof.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:03 pm

Sorry to be negative, but what a boring design.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:49 pm

No kidding, it looks like they borrowed their design from the new hotel at Aksarben Village or that one which was proposed for the Old Market.

windsor · Post by **windsor** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:40 pm

They have brick on the north side.

windsor · Post by **windsor** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:25 pm

The hotel looks very close to being finished.

windsor · Post by **windsor** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:50 pm

This is old news, however no one ever mentioned that this hotel has been open for a while now.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:18 am

I deliver pizzas to this hotel all the time and i have to say that the inside is NICE!! i was very impressed with it.. it looks very modern and everything was designed very well. Also it seems like this place is booming too.. every time I go there it is packed!! Very good news

-adam