Mutual of Omaha Tower (14th & Farnam)

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:54 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:23 am Correct me if I'm wrong but that would be the 6th floor under the yellow section?

it looks like it. Also, from the video, the parking garage area looks massive

GenX · Post by **GenX** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:37 pm

Rare Friday update:

MadJack · Post by **MadJack** » Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:20 pm

Later this year, the building will be higher than the camera position.

Visionless · Post by **Visionless** » Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:50 am

MadJack wrote: Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:20 pm Later this year, the building will be higher than the camera position.

It should be out of frame for the "big ole hole" cam on Twitter soon too. Although they haven't posted any updates since January 31st sadly.

mgoett · Post by **mgoett** » Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:54 pm

Grabed a couple pics today

Visionless · Post by **Visionless** » Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:39 am

Visionless wrote: Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:50 am
MadJack wrote: Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:20 pm Later this year, the building will be higher than the camera position.
It should be out of frame for the "big ole hole" cam on Twitter soon too. Although they haven't posted any updates since January 31st sadly.

Oh speak of the devil. It's back!
https://x.com/OPL_Demolition/status/176 ... 55888?s=20

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:52 pm

Well, that’s good to see..

As this building rises, “Big “ol”, unless his vantage point view changes, will become les and less relevant…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Cermak · Post by **Cermak** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:16 am

You can really see the whole structure starting to take shape now. It’s obvious a very tall building is being constructed at the site. Even by the time it reaches 200 ft it will be very impressive looming over the Gene Leahy mall.

Of Omaha’s 3 skyscrapers, this will be the only one not built on a hilltop bluff. The Woodmen is very much located on a bluff and even First National is on a smaller raised elevation. This building is located on a flat part of downtown.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:26 am

Another concrete pour early this morning:

Cermak · Post by **Cermak** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:34 am

skinzfan23 wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:26 am Another concrete pour early this morning:

Thanks for the update. I wonder if they will be able to work much today because of the high winds. Could be nasty up in those cranes.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:52 am

Cermak wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:16 am You can really see the whole structure starting to take shape now.

For sure. The scale of this project is really coming into focus. Sure, it's a city block and we all know that's not small, but getting into these early floors really demonstrates the size. Especially with a banana the construction workers for scale.

GenX · Post by **GenX** » Sat Mar 02, 2024 3:40 am

https://x.com/opl_demolition/status/176 ... FISKrqFFwA

It’s finally wrapped around to the south side, but you can see they’re creating another platform attached to the jump form mechanism.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:22 pm

They are out working on a Saturday with this beautiful weather.

NEDodger · Post by **NEDodger** » Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:24 pm

Nice photo!

Hopefully the pleasant late winter allows for them to make a bit of a jump ahead of schedule.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:16 am

Nice photo update indeed..

I can’t wait for this to really start going vertical

…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

MadJack · Post by **MadJack** » Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:27 am

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:16 am Nice photo update indeed..

I can’t wait for this to really start going vertical …

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Agreed! It's fun to watch all the changes. I go by the construction site about every two or three days, and even in those short time intervals, there are always noticeable changes.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:28 pm

Starting to be able to see the building from the eastern side of the park:

GenX · Post by **GenX** » Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:06 pm

Is there another crane going up??

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:29 am

looks like it

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:07 am

Might be the exterior construction elevator.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:10 am

That is probably a good guess, I am surprised that I didn't even notice that yesterday when I was down there.

CompSci99 · Post by **CompSci99** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:03 pm

A photo I took today from OWH parking garage.

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:13 pm

is the green concrete crane arm thing in the bottom right new to the site? maybe they will be doing concrete more rapidly?

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:13 am

One update from yesterday and today:

HollywoodOmaha · Post by **HollywoodOmaha** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:07 pm

Pouring another level of the core today and more of the north garage

Green crane/pump has been put on top of the new blue supports in the north garage.

stadsborgare · Post by **stadsborgare** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:05 pm

You can see the horizontal lines on the core which apparently correspond to where the elevations of the different levels of the garage will line up. And by the looks of it, the north garage will be on a slightly different plane than the south garage going up from present point.

GenX · Post by **GenX** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:59 pm

stadsborgare wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:05 pm
You can see the horizontal lines on the core which apparently correspond to where the elevations of the different levels of the garage will line up. And by the looks of it, the north garage will be on a slightly different plane than the south garage going up from present point.

Nice catch!!

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:36 pm

Nice updates

…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

GenX · Post by **GenX** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:42 pm

There’s another one of those blue pumper towers going up in the same pit the blue kangaroo crane on the west side. It’s in the 2nd update video.

Night Train · Post by **Night Train** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:48 pm

I've been surfing this forum for at least 10+ years daily and it makes me extremely happy to have pictoral/video documentation of something like this.

You can find plenty of photos of the Woodmen tower being built. While there are photos of the FNB tower's construction, they aren't as plentiful and may be a little harder to find. That being said, it is great that, in this day in age, we can literally document this build from the ground up daily.

Looking back to when this project was first announced to see where it is now is truly awesome. I can't wait to look back and see when it was a "hole in the ground" to what it will truly become.

windsor · Post by **windsor** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:22 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:13 am One update from yesterday and today:

The tower core is cool, but its been really fascinating watching how they have built this garage. Really neat!

Hawkeye · Post by **Hawkeye** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:45 pm

Is it almost done yet???

ItsAllAboutMe · Post by **ItsAllAboutMe** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:48 pm

Hawkeye wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:45 pm Is it almost done yet???

Well, the elevator slip form is currently moving up another floor

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:54 pm

ItsAllAboutMe wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:48 pm
Hawkeye wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:45 pm Is it almost done yet???

Well, the elevator slip form is currently moving up another floor

topping out ceremony could break out at any time.

GenX · Post by **GenX** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:19 pm

Since it seemed to work last time… @OPL_Demolition hasn’t updated since 8 AM this morning.

Visionless · Post by **Visionless** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:39 pm

EricHaley wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:19 pm Since it seemed to work last time… @OPL_Demolition hasn’t updated since 8 AM this morning.

I was about to try that again. When I did it last time it came back online in a few hours. Whoever runs that twitter page must watch the forums.

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:56 am

I drove by last night, it is starting to look massive. Now up to 7 stories?

ItsAllAboutMe · Post by **ItsAllAboutMe** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:26 am

So, roughly every 14-15 days the elevator shaft is rising one floor. I imagine it will decrease by a few days once they clear the the last level of the garage. Should be a less complicated pour once they are only dealing with the tower.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:56 am

ItsAllAboutMe wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:26 am So, roughly every 14-15 days the elevator shaft is rising one floor. I imagine it will decrease by a few days once they clear the the last level of the garage. Should be a less complicated pour once they are only dealing with the tower.

I was thinking the same thing. Once the garage portion is complete, it should rise much faster.

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:06 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:56 am
ItsAllAboutMe wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:26 am So, roughly every 14-15 days the elevator shaft is rising one floor. I imagine it will decrease by a few days once they clear the the last level of the garage. Should be a less complicated pour once they are only dealing with the tower.
I was thinking the same thing. Once the garage portion is complete, it should rise much faster.

Probably speeds up as the temperature rises as well for curing.