La Vista City Centre (7800 South 84th Street)

Cermak · Post by **Cermak** » Fri Jan 07, 2022 11:21 am

This is still an improvement over what was there, even if it looks a little boxy. I believe these are the tallest residential buildings in Sarpy county.

TreeKiid · Post by **TreeKiid** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:52 am

Have any restaurants opened in any of the retail bays? I don’t get to this part of the metro very often.
I remember pre-COVID, there was a deal with some Pittsburg restaurant group to put a couple of their concepts here. I suppose that’s fallen through?

Edit:
Found a wowt link about it from 2019
https://www.wowt.com/content/news/Firs ... 76371.html

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:23 am

TreeKiid wrote: Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:52 am Have any restaurants opened in any of the retail bays? I don’t get to this part of the metro very often.

Heights Draft Room
7861 Main St, Ste H
La Vista, NE 68128
https://heightsdraftroom.com/

That is the only thing I am aware of that's opened.

BIGO88 · Post by **BIGO88** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:09 am

I know they now have a deal with "The Dead President Restaurant Group" (Owners of Lincoln's Pub in CB) and they are planning on opening up a few of their new restaurant concepts here as well as in the Lincoln Leighton District in Lincoln.

https://deadpresidentsgroup.com/our-concepts/

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:23 pm

ChadJK wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:40 pm I spoke with an employee at the La Vista Chili's this week and she said they're suppose to move to their new building (it's like a block south of their current one) by the end of December. Though, given the delays that seem to effect every development project she thinks it will be more like Spring.

Looks like Chili's has made its move (one block south). Their website now lists the La Vista location as being at 8373 Barmettler Dr instead of the previous 7875 S 84th St. I'm not sure if the new one is open yet as I haven't noticed anyone dining there yet, but I know the old one is now closed.

I did notice while perusing Google Maps that a restaurant named It's Just Wings is showing near where Chili's old building is. Of course, Google's map pinpoint may be off too. It is a new development and the mapping is always wonky on those at first. Perhaps it's already there and just hidden from view from 84th street.
https://locations.itsjustwings.com/nebr ... s-84th-st/

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:29 pm

ChadJK wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:23 pm
ChadJK wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:40 pm I spoke with an employee at the La Vista Chili's this week and she said they're suppose to move to their new building (it's like a block south of their current one) by the end of December. Though, given the delays that seem to effect every development project she thinks it will be more like Spring.
Looks like Chili's has made its move (one block south). Their website now lists the La Vista location as being at 8373 Barmettler Dr instead of the previous 7875 S 84th St. I'm not sure if the new one is open yet as I haven't noticed anyone dining there yet, but I know the old one is now closed.

I did notice while perusing Google Maps that a restaurant named It's Just Wings is showing near where Chili's old building is.
https://locations.itsjustwings.com/nebr ... s-84th-st/

I experienced gracious dining at Chili's Friday past, I was informed by the waitstaff that they would close on Saturday and open Wednesday at their new address. I'll be driving by there tonight. Hopefully, I'll remember to look :-)

Post by **BRoss** » Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:40 pm

ChadJK wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:23 pm I did notice while perusing Google Maps that a restaurant named It's Just Wings is showing near where Chili's old building is.

It's Just Wings is a Door Dash front ran out of Chilli's. A few of these chain restaurants list themselves with a different name and menu on these delivery services. Basically running multiple restaurants out of one building. But there is no dine in service.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:59 am

I drove by last week and it looked funny with both buildings having all the light on. It appeared that there were 2 Chili's just a block apart....thanks for the info on when they are opening.

damonhynes · Post by **damonhynes** » Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:48 am

damonhynes wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:29 pm I experienced gracious dining at Chili's Friday past, I was informed by the waitstaff that they would close on Saturday and open Wednesday at their new address. I'll be driving by there tonight. Hopefully, I'll remember to look :-)

I had my plans changed on me, so I didn't make it to La Vista!

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:13 pm

damonhynes wrote: Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:48 am
damonhynes wrote: Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:29 pm I experienced gracious dining at Chili's Friday past, I was informed by the waitstaff that they would close on Saturday and open Wednesday at their new address. I'll be driving by there tonight. Hopefully, I'll remember to look :-)
I had my plans changed on me, so I didn't make it to La Vista!

I stopped in for lunch today. Nice place inside. Same familiar faces working there. At the end of the day it's just new real estate and new décor. Same menu. Same staff.

The "main entrance" is stupidly located facing 84th street despite the fact that the parking is on the side (and by "side" I mean what should be the front of this strip mall unit). So, they want you to walk around the building to enter. That'll be fun on cold or rainy days. I ignored the signage and went in the "Chili's To Go" doors instead.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 10:48 am

The old Chilis came down yesterday.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 11:27 am

skinzfan23 wrote: Thu Mar 10, 2022 10:48 am The old Chilis came down yesterday.

It’s about time.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 2:53 pm

I think it was KETV that shared a video of it, but I can't find it.

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:44 pm

Here is an aerial update.

Caution there is a totally unnecessary spinning of the drone in the middle that will make you dizzy.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:42 pm

Thanks for the warning Brad.

What is going where that base for the crane is? Is that the parking structure seen below?

mcarch · Post by **mcarch** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 1:11 am

skinzfan23 wrote: Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:42 pm Thanks for the warning Brad.

What is going where that base for the crane is? Is that the parking structure seen below?

Where did you get the photo? If its from a PDF, where can we find the document?

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 9:00 am

The rendering is on the website for city centre

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:47 pm

August 17, 2022 drone flight

City of La Vista

Welcome to the latest drone flight over La Vista Central Park and City Centre! In this video you can see an amazing amount of progress on The Astro Theater as well as the beginning outline of The Link and more work on Parking Garage #2.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:14 am

Thanks for posting that update. Crazy that this is the only tower crane in the metro right now (at least I think so)

Post by **Brad** » Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:21 am

skinzfan23 wrote: Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:14 am Crazy that this is the only tower crane in the metro right now (at least I think so)

There is one at the Hotel by UMNC too.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:56 pm

September 26, 2022 drone flight

City of La Vista
Welcome to the latest drone flight over La Vista Central Park and City Centre. This video shows an updated look at the progress on both The Astro Theater and The Link. Enjoy!

ita · Post by **ita** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 3:42 pm

I had to look up what the Link was and found this article with some renderings:

City Council Recap: La Vista readies for ‘The Link’; looks to fill vacancy

The city councils of La Vista and Papillion convened on Tuesday, March 15, for their scheduled bi-weekly meetings.

In a unanimous vote that will alter the look and feel of the City Centre and Central Park, the La Vista City Council approved a guaranteed maximum price of $15.9 million with JE Dunn Construction Co. for construction of “The Link”.

The Link is a large wood, concrete and steel pavilion that will sit between the soon-to-be-built Astro Theater in City Centre and La Vista Central Park. The two-story structure will feature bathrooms, concession stands and storage space. Common areas with seating, including a community lawn, will surround both the pavilion and the Astro.

The upper level of The Link has an oversized covered deck area. With a finishing flourish, a wooden dock-like area will extend into the nearby lake. The location not only “links” the City Centre to the park, it also hooks up with the city’s walking paths.

https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnew ... =881%2C500

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:38 pm

City of La Vista
Here is the latest update from the skies above La Vista Central Park and La Vista City Centre. In this update you can see substantial progress on public projects such as The Link and public parking garage #2 and private projects such as The Astro music venue. Enjoy!

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:09 am

Is that a parking garage being built directly along 84th Street, where Chili’s once stood?

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:57 am

nativeomahan wrote: Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:09 am Is that a parking garage being built directly along 84th Street, where Chili’s once stood?

Yes

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jan 04, 2023 4:01 pm

Hard Hat Tour of The Link in La Vista's Central Park

Construction on The Link in Central Park and The Astro venue in City Centre progressed nicely through the fall and early winter months. Here's an updated look at the construction area with more details about the projects.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:23 pm

January 10, 2023 drone flight

Welcome to our first Central Park/City Centre drone flight of 2023! It has been a while since our last update and you can see the new trail on the west side of the big lake as well as enormous progress on The Link, The Astro and the City's second parking garage. Lots of work to be done, but crews are really working hard through the winter!

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:16 pm

I think the owners of Lincoln's pub in cb were going to open an establishment here. Is this still a go?

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Feb 23, 2023 3:08 pm

February 21, 2023 drone flight

It’s time to show you the construction progress since last month on the projects in Central Park and La Vista City Centre! You can see the rooflines on The Link as well as the decking for the boardwalk. Also evident is the outdoor stage for The Astro and the space between the stage and The Link that will be the outdoor amphitheater. The City's second parking garage is also progressing nicely and is now at its maximum height. Lots of work to be done, but crews are really working hard through the winter!

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:22 am

Will this all be open and ready for concerts this summer? It seems like years that this thing has been under construction. (Probably because it has been years that this thing has been under construction.)

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Mon Mar 06, 2023 12:44 pm

BIGO88 wrote: Thu Jan 13, 2022 10:09 am I know they now have a deal with "The Dead President Restaurant Group" (Owners of Lincoln's Pub in CB) and they are planning on opening up a few of their new restaurant concepts here as well as in the Lincoln Leighton District in Lincoln.

https://deadpresidentsgroup.com/our-concepts/

Just to happen to have been in that part of Lincoln a couple of times over the last two months. Ate in the Leighton District (N 48th St & Leighton Ave) twice. Once at Lincoln's Pub and once at Imperial Kitchen. Both were nice experiences. Lincoln's Pub is part of that Dead Presidents Group and would be a nice add to La Vista, but I fear that particular restaurant concept has been beat to death (red brick, concrete floors, craft beer on tap, gourmet pizza and burgers...). Though, I'm frequently reminded I'm not a scientific sampling of Omaha bar and restaurant patrons, so maybe I'm the only one worn out on the concept.

onelocalfoods · Post by **onelocalfoods** » Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:42 am

The dead presidents group has just finished arbitration with City Ventures and has pulled out on all business deals with them.

ita · Post by **ita** » Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:58 am

onelocalfoods wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:42 am The dead presidents group has just finished arbitration with City Ventures and has pulled out on all business deals with them.

That's a big loss for City Centre and not a good look for City Ventures.

omaha79 · Post by **omaha79** » Mon Mar 20, 2023 3:43 pm

ita wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:58 am
onelocalfoods wrote: Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:42 am The dead presidents group has just finished arbitration with City Ventures and has pulled out on all business deals with them.
That's a big loss for City Centre and not a good look for City Ventures.

I'd been hearing for some time that the Dead Presidents group / City Ventures marriage was definitely on the rocks and had gotten, shall we say, less than amicable.

onelocalfoods · Post by **onelocalfoods** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:21 am

Its hard to make good business relationships when your developments take 6 years to get done.
City Ventures seems to have some serious cash trouble.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:09 am

onelocalfoods wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:21 am Its hard to make good business relationships when your developments take 6 years to get done.
City Ventures seems to have some serious cash trouble.

Wonder if these extended timelines will have any strain on their relationship with 1% Productions for the Astro Theatre as well.

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:25 am

onelocalfoods wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:21 am Its hard to make good business relationships when your developments take 6 years to get done.
City Ventures seems to have some serious cash trouble.

Agreed. I too was thinking La Vista City Centre has been in development for way too long. However, I'm a layperson and just assume it's ignorance on my part on just how long that stuff realistically takes. So, I try not to be the guy that's constantly going, "It's still not done?!" However, this one does seem to be dragging out. Now, granted, the last few years have been weird with lockdowns, and employee and supply shortages, so that probably didn't help.

Toto · Post by **Toto** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:47 pm

City Ventures is too busy trying to build a Rocket Carwash on every corner.

TransitOriented · Post by **TransitOriented** » Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:07 am

Heights Draftroom has been open for 2 years. It's crazy that there are no other businesses in here.

ChadJK · Post by **ChadJK** » Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:13 am

TransitOriented wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:07 am Heights Draftroom has been open for 2 years. It's crazy that there are no other businesses in here.

I keep meaning to check that place out too and I've been forgetting (for apparently 2 years... lol).

Do they serve food at all? That is, is it the type of place you would stop in for lunch?