Bluestone Apartments (8th and Pacific)

Post by **Brad** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:43 pm

StreetsOfOmaha wrote:Really? Because it looks like they're really close to 10th St. between 9th and 10th.

8th would pretty much be in the current "Townes" development.

They go from 8th to 9th?

http://www.cityofomaha.org/cityclerk/im ... g/1349.pdf

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:45 pm

Hmmm. Thanks for posting that.

CapitalGuy · Post by **CapitalGuy** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:53 pm

Isn't the current Townes development actually between 7th and 8th? I am all kinds of confused.

CapitalGuy · Post by **CapitalGuy** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:56 pm

Yep, I recalled correctly, according to the little Italy website. The townes at little Italy (the white houses) are between 7th and 8th. So this new development could go between 8th and 9th.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:58 pm

Actually, mostly between 7th ans 8, however there are some between 6th and 7th also.

windsor · Post by **windsor** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:20 pm

If memory serves me correctly, I believe the initial plan for The Townes at little Italy called for them to go from 6th street to west of 8th street, incorporating part of 3 blocks. I will take 3 block of them or mix in some brownstones. Either way new development in the area is very exciting.

riceweb · Post by **riceweb** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:18 pm

Thread revival.

I haven't been down that way in a while, but does anyone know if this project is moving along or DOA?

justnick · Post by **justnick** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:45 pm

riceweb wrote:Thread revival.

I haven't been down that way in a while, but does anyone know if this project is moving along or DOA?

Fairly certain it's a grass patch of nothingness.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Fri May 20, 2011 2:56 am

Probably needs to be moved to the projects never built section.

http://cityofomaha.org/cityclerk/images ... /1348b.pdf

ItsAllAboutMe · Post by **ItsAllAboutMe** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:53 pm

BlueStone to build a 48 unit Apt building instead of town homes at this location. Construction should begin in April and possibly be done by Dec of same year. Very similar in look to 22 floors.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:04 pm

ItsAllAboutMe wrote:BlueStone to build a 48 unit Apt building instead of town homes at this location. Construction should begin in April and possibly be done by Dec of same year. Very similar in look to 22 floors.

Nice!

Bomaha · Post by **Bomaha** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:17 pm

Don't get me wrong, I want more development and any or almost anything is a good thing. But won't something that looks like 22 floors kind of be out of place at that corner.

I might be thinking of the corner across from giovanni (sp). Sorry, if I was wrong.

Bomaha · Post by **Bomaha** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:21 pm

Never mind I was wrong, I just read page 1. That might've helped. Still might look a little out of place, though. But it might just be me.

ItsAllAboutMe · Post by **ItsAllAboutMe** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:23 pm

No, it is not the corner across from the Giovanna's.
It is the block west of the Towns
It is similar 22 floors but enough difference that I think it will look fine

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:04 pm

Wow. I have to say, the surge in apartment development on the periphery of Downtown is really incredible!

Seriously! There will be hundreds upon hundreds (if not thousands) of new apartment residences in and near Downtown within the next couple years that were not there before.

It goes to show that demand for urban living was in no way tied to the "condo boom" of the early 2000s. Apparently the market is responding.

Globochem · Post by **Globochem** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:24 am

I must say that I'm holding my breath here. I mean, this is the fourth 48 unit new construction residence announced for downtown, or near downtown, in three months. This comes on the heels of the renovations on 19th Street and beyond. There is a new 11 story hotel planned for 12th and Jackson, and now it seems that 10 and Capitol will be a real flagship project. What a truly amazing time to be in Omaha. This, as Streets said, is almost more important that the condo boom. This demonstrates durability. Amazing. If I hold my breath any longer...I...might...just...

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:58 am

What are you holding your breath for? Let that |expletive| out!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:02 am

8th Street Towns LLC is asking for TIF for a 47 unit, market-rate apartment building consisting of mostly studios and 6 2 bedroom units:

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:57 am

Awesome addition.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:58 am

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:37 pm

Christian sent me some renderings last week that don't really look like what is posted above. I'm wondering if the design is not finalized.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:39 pm

StreetsOfOmaha wrote:Christian sent me some renderings last week that don't really look like what is posted above. I'm wondering if the design is not finalized.

Did they look better or worse than what is posted?

Post by **Brad** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:41 pm

Coyote posted the generic City Council Agenda Rendering... I sure Bluestone has some decent Marketing quality renderings.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:42 pm

I'm going to keep my judgments to myself until a final design is publicized. :)

Post by **Brad** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:48 pm

Not sure I like these renderings...

http://www.cityofomaha.org/cityclerk/im ... ng/30a.pdf

justnick · Post by **justnick** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:17 pm

Brad wrote:Not sure I like these renderings...

http://www.cityofomaha.org/cityclerk/im ... ng/30a.pdf

egads. it looks very very suburban mega-complex.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:26 am

Looks like they tried to make it look more like a "neighborhood" apartment building.

Edit: Reminds me a LOT of Pinhook.

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:08 am

.... Oh dear..... it reminds me of my disgust of those apartments north of Cuming near the North Freeway.... eck....

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:35 am

That pitched roof is pretty bad. Hard to tell too much from those scans though.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:05 am

From Bluestone's Facebook Page

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:32 am

Yeah, that does look kind of like something out at 180th and Maple with a moat of water (retention pond) on one side and moat of parking on another. Maybe the finishes will look better than the rendering, but I thought they stopped building cheap-looking buildings like that after the 90s ended.

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:46 am

Also from the FB page, the new name is "Studio 8".

Bluestone also responded to the design criticism by pointing out that it's playing off the Towns of Little Italy design...hence the pitched roof line.

derog · Post by **derog** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:50 pm

nebport5 wrote:Also from the FB page, the new name is "Studio 8".

Bluestone also responded to the design criticism by pointing out that it's playing off the Towns of Little Italy design...hence the pitched roof line.

I was going to mention that this actually fits with the Towns of Little Italy pretty nicely. I don't mind the design. Not saying that it's best for the area, but it actually fits with the Towns...

GetUrban · Post by **GetUrban** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:42 pm

derog wrote:
nebport5 wrote:Also from the FB page, the new name is "Studio 8".

Bluestone also responded to the design criticism by pointing out that it's playing off the Towns of Little Italy design...hence the pitched roof line.
I was going to mention that this actually fits with the Towns of Little Italy pretty nicely. I don't mind the design. Not saying that it's best for the area, but it actually fits with the Towns...

This development looks totally out of scale for the neighborhood, compared to Towns of Little Italy. The original neighborhood consists of a wide variety of smaller scale individual dwellings spaced closely together. Like others have said, this looks like something Dial Realty or Slosburg would have done back in the mid 1990's in West O.....sorry.

http://www.townslittleitaly.com/brochur ... ochure.pdf

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:02 pm

Looks more like the 'pitched roof' designs of every other suburban Omaha apartment complex. FAIL.

ItsAllAboutMe · Post by **ItsAllAboutMe** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:24 pm

Earth moving equipment is on site!

FrontlineOmaha · Post by **FrontlineOmaha** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:50 pm

ItsAllAboutMe wrote:Earth moving equipment is on site!

Do you know who is completing the construction?

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 6:22 pm

FrontlineOmaha wrote:
ItsAllAboutMe wrote:Earth moving equipment is on site!
Do you know who is completing the construction?

According to their facebook it says "Coming soon in November."

derog · Post by **derog** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:40 pm

This is moving along. They have been digging for a few days and have now dug out a very large hole and made a huge dirt pile on the south side of the site by the alley. I even saw the bulldozers (or diggers or whatever they're called...I'm not a construction guy) moving around on Saturday.

I'm having a hard time picturing how they're going to fit that rendering in the spot though. I mean, it's a big hole, but the rendering above looks very long, almost like an entire block. Again, I'm not a construction guy, so that's just my untrained eyes talking.

Post by **Brad** » Sun Mar 18, 2012 4:12 pm

They removed another building yesterday.

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