Children's Nebraska (84th and Dodge)

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:30 pm

Massive

Padre · Post by **Padre** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 1:28 pm

That picture does not look nine stories. I would have said seven at most.

ita · Post by **ita** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:14 pm

Padre wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 1:28 pm That picture does not look nine stories. I would have said seven at most.

I think you did not notice the taller section of the expansion near the back of the photo. I was confused as well as the 'main attraction' is the long green glass mid-rise structure.

Padre · Post by **Padre** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:29 pm

ita wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:14 pm
Padre wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 1:28 pm That picture does not look nine stories. I would have said seven at most.
I think you did not notice the taller section of the expansion near the back of the photo. I was confused as well as the 'main attraction' is the long green glass mid-rise structure.

You are exactly correct. Because of the angle in Dodge, and the curves of the building, it's harder for me to picture what is already there and what is new. I went back to the picture at the top of the page and saw where the nine story building would be. Louie is correct, massive!

ita · Post by **ita** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 4:26 pm

Padre wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:29 pm
ita wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:14 pm
Padre wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 1:28 pm That picture does not look nine stories. I would have said seven at most.
I think you did not notice the taller section of the expansion near the back of the photo. I was confused as well as the 'main attraction' is the long green glass mid-rise structure.
You are exactly correct. Because of the angle in Dodge, and the curves of the building, it's harder for me to picture what is already there and what is new. I went back to the picture at the top of the page and saw where the nine story building would be. Louie is correct, massive!

Yeah, I had to go back to the older OWH articles to see what the actual additions were going to be because I just wasn't seeing the 9-story addition the article talked about. I am just glad that it is actually being built. Between UNMC and Children's, Omaha's growing medical service industry has brought some of the more impressive building projects in the last 5-10 years.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:55 am

Here is a quick photo I took last week:

Post by **Brad** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 2:11 pm

That view really shows how massive this expansion will be.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 2:41 pm

Brad wrote: Tue Nov 13, 2018 2:11 pm That view really shows how massive this expansion will be.

Yeah there is a whole other part of the project facing West Dodge Rd that isn't in this picture. The part pictured is basically just the new parking garage.

Cermak · Post by **Cermak** » Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:29 pm

This will be massive and should completely change the look of that part of Dodge.

Rusker · Post by **Rusker** » Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:03 pm

There also will be a sky bridge spanning from the gold HDR building to the hospital. Should be built over the next year.

ita · Post by **ita** » Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:45 pm

Rusker wrote: Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:03 pm There also will be a sky bridge spanning from the gold HDR building to the hospital. Should be built over the next year.

That will be a neat addition to that development.

Post by **BRoss** » Sat Dec 01, 2018 7:52 pm

Rusker wrote: Sat Dec 01, 2018 12:03 pm There also will be a sky bridge spanning from the gold HDR building to the hospital. Should be built over the next year.

That's a pretty long bridge.

Post by **Brad** » Sat Jan 05, 2019 12:32 pm

Second tower crane base is in. It’s on the north side of the pie shaped piece of the building, between the building and Dodge Street. If feels like it’s almost on top of Dodge Street.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Feb 27, 2019 4:13 pm

Tower Crane 2 went up last week and they were getting ready to work on #3 when I went by yesterday.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Thu Feb 28, 2019 6:21 pm

Brad wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 4:13 pm Tower Crane 2 went up last week and they were getting ready to work on #3 when I went by yesterday.

So is the really tall one one of the new ones, or did they just add sections to it?

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Thu Feb 28, 2019 6:42 pm

Busguy2010 wrote: Thu Feb 28, 2019 6:21 pm
Brad wrote: Wed Feb 27, 2019 4:13 pm Tower Crane 2 went up last week and they were getting ready to work on #3 when I went by yesterday.
So is the really tall one one of the new ones, or did they just add sections to it?

Nevermind, I answered my own question using the photo above.

The tall one is TALL, dern near 300 feet it looks like. Kinda surprising. I wonder why it is so tall. I didn't think this building was going to be that high.

Cermak · Post by **Cermak** » Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:39 pm

It does look really tall, I don’t recall seeing a tower crane in suburban Omaha this tall before.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:59 pm

Cermak wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:39 pm It does look really tall, I don’t recall seeing a tower crane in suburban Omaha this tall before.

TD Ameritrade Tower.

Cermak · Post by **Cermak** » Fri Mar 08, 2019 3:54 pm

This looks taller for some reason, it’s gotta be at least 250 ft . Hate to be driving next to it during a thunderstorm with high winds.

Post by **Brad** » Fri May 03, 2019 10:47 pm

Not the best photo, I couldn't get the angle I wanted here do to an annoying streetlight.

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zippy · Post by **zippy** » Mon May 06, 2019 1:01 pm

Busguy2010 wrote: Thu Feb 28, 2019 6:21 pm The tall one is TALL, dern near 300 feet it looks like. Kinda surprising. I wonder why it is so tall. I didn't think this building was going to be that high.

I think that one is taller so the cranes can swivel through each other's arcs without collisions. Just a guess.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Mon May 06, 2019 5:25 pm

zippy wrote: Mon May 06, 2019 1:01 pm
Busguy2010 wrote: Thu Feb 28, 2019 6:21 pm The tall one is TALL, dern near 300 feet it looks like. Kinda surprising. I wonder why it is so tall. I didn't think this building was going to be that high.
I think that one is taller so the cranes can swivel through each other's arcs without collisions. Just a guess.

I've considered that a possibility as well.

Post by **Brad** » Sat May 11, 2019 9:56 pm

Photo Update:

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Post by **Brad** » Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:10 pm

Aerial Photo Update:

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buildomaha · Post by **buildomaha** » Thu Jun 27, 2019 10:55 pm

I’m curious how they are moving forward with this when they just lost so many Physicians...

RockHarbor · Post by **RockHarbor** » Fri Jun 28, 2019 1:15 am

Oh gosh, that's really further along than I expected. Thanks for the aerial.

Although I'm kinda bummed the double buildings featuring sweeping curves and turquoise glass are going to be partly shrouded, I'm glad to see more density there. And, that flat, triangular grassy lawn right along Dodge was kinda odd, as you knew it was awaiting a new building eventually. I also never cared for that concrete divider along the lawn with the wiggly curves, that was meant to be a themed design statement, but I don't think it ever 100% worked. I'm glad that is getting covered.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Sat Jun 29, 2019 6:24 pm

I drove by around 1am earlier today and they had 84th street closed, looked like they were working overnight to put in the skybridge.

Post by **Brad** » Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:24 pm

Its in and they were opening the road about 8pm tonight.

Post by **nebugeater** » Mon Jul 01, 2019 2:36 pm

84th was closed all weekend. I was at the hospital on Sat and Sunday visiting and from the room I was at they were working on the overpass all day, both days. They were working on the building too on Sat but not on Sunday/

Rusker · Post by **Rusker** » Wed Jul 03, 2019 9:55 pm

They worked overnight Saturday as well. It was certainly cooler than those days were!

debradomayer · Post by **debradomayer** » Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:29 pm

And this evening during the storms we watched those massive cranes move back and forth with the wind.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 8:42 pm

That crosswalk is up but I don’t know how to post pictures anymore.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 6:32 pm

What’s with the odd looking façade along Dodge Road?

bigredmed1 · Post by **bigredmed1** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:50 am

Childrens announced today that on Thursday and Friday evenings (8/8 and 8/9) 84th street will partially close to do more bridge construction.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Aug 28, 2019 2:58 pm

Here are a few quick updates I took:

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Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:39 am

It does have an outstanding presence along West Dodge. Not sure how I feel about the majority of the presence being parking garage, but at least they made a really good effort to make it look good. It is what it is. I can't wait to see how this thing feels when its complete.

ps. the best view of this site is from Roberts Park. If you somehow get to 78th and Izard and take the trail into the park, you'll see what I mean.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:35 am

What’s with the silly looking 3 level steel encased “chimney” atop this structure?

Garrett · Post by **Garrett** » Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:42 pm

nativeomahan wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:35 am What’s with the silly looking 3 level steel encased “chimney” atop this structure?

That's probably going to be full floors, they just haven't put up the rest of the steel yet.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:54 pm

Garrett wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:42 pm
nativeomahan wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:35 am What’s with the silly looking 3 level steel encased “chimney” atop this structure?
That's probably going to be full floors, they just haven't put up the rest of the steel yet.

No it looks like it is going to be a stairwell to the top floor for the helipad.

GenX · Post by **GenX** » Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:06 pm

skinzfan23 wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:54 pm
Garrett wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:42 pm
nativeomahan wrote: Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:35 am What’s with the silly looking 3 level steel encased “chimney” atop this structure?
That's probably going to be full floors, they just haven't put up the rest of the steel yet.
No it looks like it is going to be a stairwell to the top floor for the helipad.

I agree that’s probably the stairwell for the helipad, but if you compare the rendering vs the recent pictures, it appears the current steel is level with the existing building while the rendering indicates at least another couple of full floors are yet to be added.