Capitol District (NWC 10th & Capitol)

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:46 am

MTO wrote:DTO wishes he was a black panther.... But he spends his days getting stoned his nights with anonymous w sex and online time posing as an Alex Jones impersonator. His dreams are filled with fantasies of being the next Kim Jung Un. He high jacks causes like bloody parasite as in he shows up to causes he's only recently heard of with a mega phone and has his devotees post it to YouTube. He had a rather laughable run for city council and now calls himself the 8th councilman. He posts amazingly hilarious |expletive| under that on Facebook if your bored someday. So really he has descended from WHAT you guys used to know, less intelligible and less hygienic....

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:02 am

Well this discussion took an odd turn.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:06 am

So maybe they are considering the curve of the roof as the "compliment".

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:38 am

MTO wrote:So maybe they are considering the curve of the roof as the "compliment".

Or that iceberg jutting out of the south end of the roof.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:47 am

MTO wrote:
MTO wrote:DTO wishes he was a black panther.... But he spends his days getting stoned his nights with anonymous w sex and online time posing as an Alex Jones impersonator. His dreams are filled with fantasies of being the next Kim Jung Un. He high jacks causes like bloody parasite as in he shows up to causes he's only recently heard of with a mega phone and has his devotees post it to YouTube. He had a rather laughable run for city council and now calls himself the 8th councilman. He posts amazingly hilarious |expletive| under that on Facebook if your bored someday. So really he has descended from WHAT you guys used to know, less intelligible and less hygienic....

Oh god I used to work with the guy who's Youtube account that video is posted to... ever since the Occupy Wallstreet fad came for the hipsters he has been bat schizz crazy trying to get literally anyone he knew to come down to the protests. When confronted with questions as to why anyone would want to come to these protests he smeared my name to all my friends saying that I'm a retard etc. He is one of the craziest people I have ever met in my life and if this is who DTO is running around with its only a matter of time before they get put in the looney bin.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:50 am

Coyote wrote:Sounds like intervention time.

lol!. We should show up at his door with hand-written letters, telling him how his behavior hurts us and makes us feel, and how we will no longer enable him.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:52 am

I'm game................................. as long as I can show up drunk......

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:53 am

S33 wrote:
Coyote wrote:Sounds like intervention time.
lol!. We should show up at his door with hand-written letters, telling him how his behavior hurts us and makes us feel, and how we will no longer enable him.

And take his megaphone away from him.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:54 am

How tall is that new TD Ameritrade HQ?

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:55 am

MTO wrote:How tall is that new TD Ameritrade HQ?

230 ft.

guitarguy · Post by **guitarguy** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:56 am

I think a little over 200ft an OWH article was written and I believe it said somewhere in there how tall it is.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 12:02 pm

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=86850

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 12:11 pm

Someone needs to update this image...

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 12:25 pm

In a few places, Qwest is now CentLink and the Northern Natural Gas building is now residential and called The Wire. I went to submit changes but blew it off when it tried making me sing up.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 12:35 pm

And if you guys are correct which I'm sure you are the Marriott will stand aboot 53 meter putting it about the height of the Hill Hotel. Kind of makes me wish we will be surprised and find out its taller. At least taller than the Westbrook would be great.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 12:38 pm

MTO wrote:In a few places, Qwest is now CentLink and the Northern Natural Gas building is now residential and called The Wire. I went to submit changes but blew it off when it tried making me sing up.

I believe the NNG building is now 'The Highline.' The white building next to the brown scar on the face of Omaha is going to be called The Wire.

bmt · Post by **bmt** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 12:41 pm

Any clue how one would create models for the buildings on that website that are without models? I tried to find out how most models on that website are made but never figured out. I have spent way to many hours on Skyscraperpage looking at their models and would like to keep the Omaha page up to date.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 12:44 pm

bmt wrote:Any clue how one would create models for the buildings on that website that are without models? I tried to find out how most models on that website are made but never figured out. I have spent way to many hours on Skyscraperpage looking at their models and would like to keep the Omaha page up to date.

http://skyscraperpage.com/members/register/

Have you been to this page yet?

Here are some of the approved drawing programs:

Format Extension
Adobe Illustrator ai
Corel Draw cdr
Corel PhotoPaint cpt
Adobe Photoshop psd
Paint Shop Pro psp

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 12:53 pm

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6256

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=15436

They already have pages, but no diagrams.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:27 pm

So how do Marriotts rank against Hiltons, are they five diamond?

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 8:33 pm

MTO wrote:So how do Marriotts rank against Hiltons, are they five diamond?

I don't remember when I saw it, but I remember seeing this would be a 3 1/2 star diamond or whatever. The Hilton and Hotel Deco are our only 4s right now.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:12 pm

MTO wrote:So how do Marriotts rank against Hiltons, are they five diamond?

Did you mean in general or just here in Omaha?

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:22 am

If there is a difference then both but I'm getting the impression Marriott doesn't have escorts on staff just on call.

Joe_Sovereign · Post by **Joe_Sovereign** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:59 am

MTO wrote:In a few places, Qwest is now CentLink and the Northern Natural Gas building is now residential and called The Wire. I went to submit changes but blew it off when it tried making me sing up.

Qwest is now Century Link but the building is now the Omaha World-Herald Building they bought the building from Qwest when they moved in.

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:59 pm

Anyone know how the TIF request went?

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:25 pm

In most cities Marriotts and Hiltons are equivalent in terms of quality and price. In the 3.5 star/diamond area. JW Marriotts are higher. They are mostly business class hotels.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:32 pm

ShawJ wrote:Anyone know how the TIF request went?

It usually takes 3 hearings before they vote on TIF.

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:35 pm

iamjacobm wrote:
ShawJ wrote:Anyone know how the TIF request went?
It usually takes 3 hearings before they vote on TIF.

Thanks, wasn't aware.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:36 pm

And for what little it is worth, I have met both Streets and DTO, and found them both to be passionate about their causes. (Plus DTO is a wonderful photographer. I hired him for my wedding). Whether I agree or disagree with them on any particular issue is really not of concern to me. I enjoyed the intellectual give and take we have had. They are both young, and with youth comes a high level of passion and a relative inability to put things into perspective. The good tends to be the enemy of the perfect. In time I suspect they will both mellow, like a boldly flavored young wine will grow smoother and more balanced if given the opportunity. I wish them each well.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 7:17 pm

When they take these soil samples do they drill through the concrete?

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 7:41 pm

MTO wrote:When they take these soil samples do they drill through the concrete?

From what I saw they were drilling in the grass sections.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:36 pm

iamjacobm wrote:
ShawJ wrote:Anyone know how the TIF request went?
It usually takes 3 hearings before they vote on TIF.

Why is that? Silly beuracracy?

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:37 pm

MadMartin8 wrote:
iamjacobm wrote:
ShawJ wrote:Anyone know how the TIF request went?
It usually takes 3 hearings before they vote on TIF.
Why is that? Silly beuracracy?

I think the first one is just kind of to find out what the proposal is, the second time for the public to comment if they want and the third to vote on it. I am completely guessing though, someone might know better. Cdub?

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:32 pm

Sorry guys but I have another question, will they have to "charge" pile dirt for compression purposes on this site or was that not necessary from the parking-lot?

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:59 pm

MTO wrote:Sorry guys but I have another question, will they have to "charge" pile dirt for compression purposes on this site or was that not necessary from the parking-lot?

Thats a good question, it sounds like they might be removing a lot of earth for the parking so maybe not?

Post by **Brad** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:36 am

MTO wrote:Sorry guys but I have another question, will they have to "charge" pile dirt for compression purposes on this site or was that not necessary from the parking-lot?

Depends what they found when they drilled those soil samples.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 11:32 pm

Notice of public hearing on August 20, 2013 published in the Daily Record on August 1, 2013 and August 8, 2013.
CCID # 1023 – Over three weeks to August 20, 2013 for publication and public hearing pursuant to City Council Rule VII F.

So, TIF will be voted on, August 20th. The clock starts then.

GetUrban · Post by **GetUrban** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 1:09 pm

Brad wrote:
MTO wrote:Sorry guys but I have another question, will they have to "charge" pile dirt for compression purposes on this site or was that not necessary from the parking-lot?
Depends what they found when they drilled those soil samples.

Exactly. For any substantial building in that area, driven piles or drilled piers will likely be necessary for foundations. Sample drilling will help determine the type of footings needed. The depth Bedrock is typically about 40' down in that area. Surcharges are usually used for low-rise buildings utilizing relatively shallow spread footings or where significant fill is brought in.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 6:29 pm

SE corner of 10th & Capitol will be known as CITYVIEW - will be before the City Council this Tuesday.
PDFs are not yet available...

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Fri Aug 09, 2013 9:19 pm

Coyote wrote:SE corner of 10th & Capitol will be known as CITYVIEW - will be before the City Council this Tuesday.
PDFs are not yet available...

Capitol street is going to be amazing in a few short years. Perfect compliment to the Arena, finally.