Hyatt Place (12th and Jackson)

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:13 pm

Yikes.. the Tokyo sign is ugly! But it is a buffet so maybe I was expecting too much...

-adam

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:31 pm

guitarguy wrote:Yikes.. the Tokyo sign is ugly! But it is a buffet so maybe I was expecting too much...

-adam

I think it looks pretty good. A lot better than that banner.

TitosBuritoBarn · Post by **TitosBuritoBarn** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:32 pm

This block needs a new sidewalk and street trees.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:50 pm

TitosBuritoBarn wrote:This block needs a new sidewalk and street trees.

Definitely agree. Surprising it hasn't happened.

GetUrban · Post by **GetUrban** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:58 pm

Linkin5 wrote:
TitosBuritoBarn wrote:This block needs a new sidewalk and street trees.
Definitely agree. Surprising it hasn't happened.

For some reason, the city considers the stretch between 12 & 13th to not be in the old market proper, thus not in need of sprucing up. That's what I've heard, anyway.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:47 pm

TitosBuritoBarn wrote:This block needs a new sidewalk and street trees.

We were walking that block last night, and said the exact same thing. The sidewalk is cracked and uneven, and it is easy to trip if you aren't watching every step. Trees and new lighting would also be a big plus.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:39 am

and that clock in front of subway is broke..

justnick · Post by **justnick** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:26 pm

MTO wrote:and that clock in front of subway is broke..

but has it EVER worked?
and let's not even mention any of the on street directories most of which still had It Flies on them last time I checked in the fall

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:19 pm

Time still has a way of standing still in Omaha.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 4:47 pm

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:09 pm

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:54 pm

It looks like this hotel is 95% Parking Garage.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 4:03 am

MadMartin8 wrote:It looks like this hotel is 95% Parking Garage.

The parking garage is only 4 levels, the hotel is 5 and the lobby/ground floor is the other floor.

Post by **Brad** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 4:47 am

I applaud them for meeting their parking needs internally, but it does look a bit odd...

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 5:41 am

skinzfan23 wrote:
MadMartin8 wrote:It looks like this hotel is 95% Parking Garage.
The parking garage is only 4 levels, the hotel is 5 and the lobby/ground floor is the other floor.

And then you look how the parking garage continues back behind it all.

It just looks odd to me, obviously I was using an exaggeration.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 2:56 pm

Yes, but how will this building look like from the ground level? How many will see it from the pictures perspective?

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 2:59 pm

I agree the back part facing the alley does look odd, but if there were taller buildings on the north side of the alley you wouldn't see it as much. I think overall they did a good job with the space they had and in some ways I think it looks better than the Hilton Omaha and it definitely looks better than the 4-5 story hotel original proposed for the site.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 3:52 pm

skinzfan23 wrote:I agree the back part facing the alley does look odd, but if there were taller buildings on the north side of the alley you wouldn't see it as much. I think overall they did a good job with the space they had and in some ways I think it looks better than the Hilton Omaha and it definitely looks better than the 4-5 story hotel original proposed for the site.

It really doesn't take much to look better than the Great Hilton Wall haha.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 6:33 pm

I noticed the top few floors as noticeable from Heartland of America Park.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:39 pm

Have they transitioned to internal work now? Haven't seen any new updates for a few weeks

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Sun Jul 14, 2013 2:09 am

guitarguy wrote:Have they transitioned to internal work now? Haven't seen any new updates for a few weeks

They have been finishing up some of the outside panels on the corner, but I would guess they are doing a lot inside now that the structure of the thing is basically done.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:26 pm

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:43 am

You can tell in the photo that they are painting the metal grates brown, looks a little bit better.

I am really looking forward to this project being done, getting the sidewalks all done and the landscaping will be a relief.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:47 am

How does the city deal with construction sites dragging dirt into the streets? Do they make these guys clean it or do it themselves or just wait till it rains? Vehicles leaving the work site had dirt caked all over the bricks in the Old Market today.

Edit: Also it is kind of funny coming north on 13th and you can see straight through the top portion of the parking garage.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 3:58 am

iamjacobm wrote:How does the city deal with construction sites dragging dirt into the streets? Do they make these guys clean it or do it themselves or just wait till it rains? Vehicles leaving the work site had dirt caked all over the bricks in the Old Market today.

Edit: Also it is kind of funny coming north on 13th and you can see straight through the top portion of the parking garage.

No, technically they can get a fine if they don't clean it up. Usually in their SWPPP (Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan) it says they should be sweeping the streets either daily or as needed. They should have an inspector checking on it fairly often. If we were getting more rain, the inspector would be out there more.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 1:29 pm

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:04 pm

Thanks MTO! What is the expected opening date again?

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:50 pm

I never saw that angle before. Neat stuff.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 1:17 pm

Bob from Omaha · Post by **Bob from Omaha** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 1:45 pm

It's interesting that when John Q. Hammonds wanted to build his Embassy Suites it was height restricted. I don't remember who restricted it. It may have been ConAgra but I could be wrong. I just remember Hammonds saying that he had to revise plans more than once to comply. No such restrictions now I guess.

Post by **nebugeater** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 2:16 pm

Bob from Omaha wrote:It's interesting that when John Q. Hammonds wanted to build his Embassy Suites it was height restricted. I don't remember who restricted it. It may have been ConAgra but I could be wrong. I just remember Hammonds saying that he had to revise plans more than once to comply. No such restrictions now I guess.

I do not remeber the Embassy Suites Sowntown having any restriction on hieght. I might be wrong. The one out west has height retrictions placed on it and it was because of it's location in relation to teh millard airport. Maybe that is what you are thinking of?????

Joe_Sovereign · Post by **Joe_Sovereign** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 6:29 pm

nebugeater wrote:
Bob from Omaha wrote:It's interesting that when John Q. Hammonds wanted to build his Embassy Suites it was height restricted. I don't remember who restricted it. It may have been ConAgra but I could be wrong. I just remember Hammonds saying that he had to revise plans more than once to comply. No such restrictions now I guess.
I do not remeber the Embassy Suites Sowntown having any restriction on hieght. I might be wrong. The one out west has height retrictions placed on it and it was because of it's location in relation to teh millard airport. Maybe that is what you are thinking of?????

The city made the Embassy Suites in the Old Market lower it's height. Something about a taller building not fitting in with the Old Market. The original proposal was in the 8 to 12 story range if I remember correctly.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 11:49 pm

It wasn't the city that wanted to force the Embassy Suites to flatten its building. ConAgra insisted on it.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:01 am

I noticed they had the granite curbs in place today. Probably means the sidewalk isn't too far off.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:39 pm

i'm getting bored taking pictures of this, excited to start taking monthlies of shamrock..

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:43 pm

That last shot is fantastic.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:47 pm

I agree, I really really like that last shot.

In other news:

I'm probably the only one, but I really don't like the Fairmont building.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:52 pm

It looks like they are just finishing up painting now.. should be more exciting once they start adding the signs.. and yes watching shamrock get built will be the downtown development crack we all crave.

TitosBuritoBarn · Post by **TitosBuritoBarn** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:50 pm

Off topic, but are they recladding jLofts with brick?

MadMartin8 wrote:In other news:

I'm probably the only one, but I really don't like the Fairmont building.

Not really my favorite either.