Riverfront Place (721 Riverfront Drive)

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:05 pm

Photo Update:

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:58 am

Nice. I wish they could build 3 or 4 more just like it along the riverfront.

Tornado · Post by **Tornado** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:59 pm

Beautiful!!!!!!!!! Looks great

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:11 pm

nativeomahan wrote:Nice. I wish they could build 3 or 4 more just like it along the riverfront.

Well maybe 2 more sets of twins, because 6 towers that look exactly alike would be a little strange.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:09 am

And I had to share this one...

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:40 am

Does anyone else feel like Riverfront Place is the most underrated development in the city? Other than on here I never hear a word from it.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:40 pm

iamjacobm wrote:Does anyone else feel like Riverfront Place is the most underrated development in the city? Other than on here I never hear a word from it.

Why advertise if you don't need too, its selling itself.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:24 pm

Boy, I guess I haven't been downtown in a while. Impressive.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:27 am

While not quite to "Full Height", Riverfront Place is basically topped out. The base of the "Mohawk" is poured and the concrete pump has been lifted off of the roof and is now sitting on the ground.

SaOmaha · Post by **SaOmaha** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 1:43 am

Last Saturday, a friend and I hiked across the Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge to Iowa and back. I took these photos of Riverfront Place's Second Tower construction.

This is the view north across the Lewis & Clark Marina, The Riverfront Place's Second Tower is behind Nebraska Bridge Tower / Pylon ...

... and a closer view.

View from ramp the leading up to Pedestrian Bridge's Omaha Spiral.

The National Park Service Headquarter building reflection of the Omaha Spiral, Nebraska Pylon and the Riverfront Place's Second Tower ...

... and a closer view

At middle of the river, from this angle, the Info panel titled River of Change is between the Riverfront Place's two towers ...

View of the two towers from the Iowa side.

View all of last Sunday's crossing photos at:
http://steveadamsomaha.org/2010_Highlig ... allery.htm

Post by **Brad** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 1:44 am

Nice Photos Steve!

Post by **Brad** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 4:27 am

Photo Update!

Mohawk going on. I bet the tower crane disappears soon.
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Post by **Brad** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:47 pm

This is awesome!

Tornado · Post by **Tornado** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:00 pm

I'll second that, great pic.....

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:34 pm

Insane!

OmahaJaysCU · Post by **OmahaJaysCU** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:10 pm

Looks like I might have to change my pants....

I'm just kidding, I didn't ____ in my pants.

AMAZING

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:16 pm

Second condo tower reaches top

Jeffrey Robb WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:Work started in fall 2009 on the 15-story, 50-unit tower. Residents are due to start moving in by June or July. 65 people were allowed to take a construction elevator to get their first of the river views from the top.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 2:13 am

founr on npdodge facebook page -- http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3 ... 404&page=2

Post by **Brad** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:37 pm

Ben Proctor was on Grow Omaha this past Saturday.

Still have 3 lots.
Hoping to attract a really nice restaurant on the River
Doesn't know anything new about a second ped bridge over the train tracks to the ballpark/Qwest

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:28 pm

What is a "lot"?

Meaning they could potentially put up three more towers?

Post by **Brad** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:44 pm

A parcel of ground (Lots 1,4, & 5 Riverfront place replat 1). Well I think the original plan was for the restaurant and more row houses.

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:41 am

They should come up with three unique designs and build three more 15 story towers...

Okay, that's greedy. A nice restaurant would work well.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 1:52 am

Now that the two towers are there - I would rather have restaurant/retail to draw people to the riverfront. Too bad the French Cafe couldn't mover there.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:03 am

Assuming both towers 1 and 2 are sold out within a reasonable time frame, I would think developers would opt for another tower over a restaurant, given how many Omaha area restaurants struggle to turn a substantial profit.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:15 am

Tower one is full and tower two is over half sold.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:23 am

S33 wrote:Assuming both towers 1 and 2 are sold out within a reasonable time frame, I would think developers would opt for another tower over a restaurant, given how many Omaha area restaurants struggle to turn a substantial profit.

Just to be clear tower instead or tower on top of? B/c that would be great the get the best of both. And trust me I know I am way ahead of myself here.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:30 am

iamjacobm wrote:
S33 wrote:Assuming both towers 1 and 2 are sold out within a reasonable time frame, I would think developers would opt for another tower over a restaurant, given how many Omaha area restaurants struggle to turn a substantial profit.
Just to be clear tower instead or tower on top of? B/c that would be great the get the best of both. And trust me I know I am way ahead of myself here.

Not sure what you mean, I was implying that if both of the existing towers sell out within a reasonable time frame (which it seems they will from the answer above), that it would only make more sense to think about an additional (3rd) tower instead of a restaurant, from a revenue standpoint, of course.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:38 am

S33 wrote:Assuming both towers 1 and 2 are sold out within a reasonable time frame, I would think developers would opt for another tower over a restaurant, given how many Omaha area restaurants struggle to turn a substantial profit.

I was just wondering if you meant instead of or literally over it as in build on top of hypothetical restaurant.[/b]

S33 · Post by **S33** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 2:51 am

iamjacobm wrote:
S33 wrote:Assuming both towers 1 and 2 are sold out within a reasonable time frame, I would think developers would opt for another tower over a restaurant, given how many Omaha area restaurants struggle to turn a substantial profit.
I was just wondering if you meant instead of or literally over it as in build on top of hypothetical restaurant.

Even better.

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 3:32 am

Instead of a restaurant on the bottom of the tower, why not a restaurant on the top? I think simply the views would attract quite a few costumers.

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 3:57 am

3 story parking garage, tower on top, restaurant on very top. Done.

On a more serious note, what kind of restaurant would you guys like to see if a nice one were to locate there?

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:31 am

The restaurant would have to be designed in a such a way that there would be an absolute minimum of interaction between residents and restaurant-goers.

There has already been much controversy among the residents about the proposed restaurant as it is. If many residents had their way, it would be a gated community, just like they were used to in West O. God help them, a public restaurant connected to their building?!!!

Hawkeye · Post by **Hawkeye** » Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:27 pm

StreetsOfOmaha wrote:The restaurant would have to be designed in a such a way that there would be an absolute minimum of interaction between residents and restaurant-goers.

There has already been much controversy among the residents about the proposed restaurant as it is. If many residents had their way, it would be a gated community, just like they were used to in West O. God help them, a public restaurant connected to their building?!!!

Could just do it like they did here in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina when they built the Westin Edina Galleria.

About 12 stories of condos on top, 6 story hotel underneath that, totally separate entry for hotel guests and residents, and the ground floor features a McCormick & Schmick's restaurant.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:55 pm

Yes, you could do that, but I'm just saying that many of the more influential residents already living in or who will live in RFP would prefer the place to be a gated community (because in many ways that's what it is anyway)- so it could be a tough sell.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 2:10 am

Aaron... you have some association with RFP, correct? These developers seemingly had so much success with these projects, even in this economy... what's the chances they take up something else in Omaha?

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 4:18 am

Yes, I used to work with Ben Proctor in the sales office there.

I can't really comment on the likelihood that the developers would pursue other developments in Omaha. I guess it depends entirely on their assessment of the market, since they are most definitely in the money-making business, not the let's-make-Omaha-a-better-place-to-live business - not to say anything of the personal character of the developers.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 2:51 pm

So does this imply that they are merely breaking even on these projects?

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 3:30 pm

No, I'm not implying that at all. I'm just saying that, unsurprisingly as out-of-state developers, their bottom line is their primary concern and any future developments would be pursued based on the belief that they will be able to maximize their bottom line.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:46 pm

Today the tower crane is disassembling itself.

Tornado · Post by **Tornado** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:22 pm

:( Say it isn't so! That most likely will be the last tower crane above downtown Omaha for quite sometime. I'll just have to drive 680 more often as the two cranes at Old Mill look very impressive heading north towards Westroads.