Pretty huge development for us, Midtown Crossing at Turner Park... just coming online now. Element by Westin Hotel still under construction.

$250 million, 7 buildings totaling 1 million square feet, 300 condominiums, 270 apartments, 31,000 sq ft health club, 5-screen dine in theatre, grocer, 220,000 sq feet of retail space

Midtown Crossing nearing completion (Element Hotel u/c at center)
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs101.snc3/14837_160423577608_56048972608_2326189_471572_n.jpg

Farnam Street (turned two way with new angled parking)
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs081.snc3/14837_160423582608_56048972608_2326190_5926367_n.jpg

renovated Turner Park adjacent Midtown Crossing
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs101.snc3/14837_160423622608_56048972608_2326197_1707730_n.jpg

Looking southwest
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs081.snc3/14837_160423647608_56048972608_2326202_2863256_n.jpg

Looking northeast
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs081.snc3/14837_160423592608_56048972608_2326192_4714445_n.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs231.snc1/7816_151384332608_56048972608_2259593_7578246_n.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs231.snc1/7816_151384417608_56048972608_2259602_2575741_n.jpg
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs211.snc1/7816_151384217608_56048972608_2259581_95243_n.jpg
'Dine in' movie theatre
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs231.snc1/7816_151384132608_56048972608_2259571_6665256_n.jpg



Good news from the riverfront too... the 2nd phase of Riverfront Place is underway

First phase
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ciOPu8lcNZ8/RrZ1DhDEO2I/AAAAAAAAACQ/PS2VR-kyVGY/s512/IMG_0169.JPG


This is adjacent our newer pedestrian bridge which you may or may not have seen...

http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/l/LarryD/48.jpg

How much did the bridge cost to build?

$22 million to build the pedestrian bridge.


I should mention too, construction is well underway on the downtown TD Ameritrade Park... a 25,000 seat stadium being built almost exclusively for the NCAA College World Series which Omaha has hosted for nearly 60 years... and has a contract in hand to host for another 25.

http://portfolio.populous.com/images/projects/omahacws/main_3.jpg

http://collegebaseball360.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/TD-Ameritrade.jpg

Very nice the bridge. In my next visit to Omaha I will try to take some pictures.

Thanks for the photos and the update. I really like the midtown project. Omaha continues to improve in ways town's twice its size only dream about.

Those are awesome birds eye photos. Here are some pics I took of stadium construction and the pedestrian bridge:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2hjYb403utA/SxQtFTYBBJI/AAAAAAAAAJc/-6NzIqzktLs/s400/A22134_023.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2hjYb403utA/SxQtE_PFuBI/AAAAAAAAAJU/xNVeA_R_yyw/s400/A22134_021.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2hjYb403utA/SxQtDtwQO3I/AAAAAAAAAI8/u15ITLe6Cwk/s400/A22134_017.jpg


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2hjYb403utA/SxQtvt6ZgaI/AAAAAAAAAJs/BRDK99AP3Ms/s400/A22134_022.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2hjYb403utA/SxQslu5NpRI/AAAAAAAAAIs/pHCO3sTL5RI/s400/A22135_024A.jpg

That bridge is amazing.

Couple of suburban highrises in Omaha...

Blue Cross/Blue Shield headquarters at Aksarben Village, 10-story, 315,000 sq ft, U/C

http://www.tetradcorp.com/images/bcbs-se.jpg

TD Ameritrade headquarters at Old Mill, 12-story, 600,000 sq ft, planned

http://steveadamsomaha.org/eOmaha/Old_Mill/TD_Ameritade_HQ.jpg

Impressive mural completed relatively recently in north downtown. By Meg Saligman, covers 22,000 sq feet

http://www.omahamuralproject.org/img/home-23jun09.jpg

Lots of new construction on the medical front

Methodist Women's Hospital
N 192nd and W Dodge Rd
Nebraska's first women's hospital, 289,000 sq feet, 116 beds, $120 million
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs170.snc1/6373_119950328728_118831628728_2087843_956964_n.jpg

Bellevue Medical Center Hospital
Highway 370 and S 25th St
200,000 sq feet, 120 bed, $90 million
http://www.nebraskamed.com/images/locations/BellevueMedCenter_render_pop.jpg

Children's Hospital outpatient care expansion
S 84th and W Dodge Rd
135,000 sq feet, $55 million
http://www.hustonfamily.com/a/ch.jpg

Bergan Mercy campus expansion
155,000 sq feet, $100 million
http://www.altusstudios.com/images/altus_project_pix_alegent_bergan.jpg

More accolades...

http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/29/cities-livable-pittsburgh-lifestyle-real-estate-top-ten-jobs-crime-income.html

1. Pittsburgh
2. Ogden, UT
3. Provo, UT
4. Ann Arbor, MI
5. Harrisburg, PA
6. Omaha
7. Manchester, NH
8. Trenton, NJ
9. Bridgeport, CT (tie)
9. Lincoln (tie)

I love Omaha. Surprisingly cosmopolitan for a metro of 900K. So underrated.

Omaha says 'Thanks'. :)

Project just announced...

http://www.hustonfamily.com/capitolrows.jpg

A row-house-style apartment project could replace a parking lot between Joslyn Art Museum and Creighton University.

Tetrad Development Corp. is proposing a $10 million project to build 82 apartments and a corner retail site northeast of 24th and Davenport Streets.
The Capitol Rows development is believed to be the first new private development proposal to emerge since Omaha adopted its downtown master plan last year.

Doug Bisson, an urban planner at HDR Inc. who led the creation of the downtown plan, said Capitol Rows is exactly the kind of project envisioned.

It would provide new housing downtown — one of the plan's key goals — and would do so in a neighborhood projected to develop into the Joslyn District. By repurposing parking lots, the project also would fulfill a goal of seizing small redevelopment opportunities.

“That's what we've always envisioned,” Bisson said. “Little by little, people are starting to find those neat opportunities.”

The project would be geared toward Creighton upperclassmen and graduate students, said Don Mohlman, president of Tetrad Development. It would have 60 one-bedroom apartments and 22 two-bedroom units — all renting at market rates, Mohlman said.

The buildings would be designed in an urban row house style. Two apartment buildings along 24th Street would be three stories high, and a building along Davenport Street would be four stories tall.

The developer would like to finish construction by late summer 2011. “We're quite excited about the project,” Mohlman said.

Tetrad Development is a subsidiary of Tetrad Corp., a development and construction services firm headed by W. David Scott, son of Omaha businessman and philanthropist Walter Scott.

America First Real Estate Group would manage the property. America First is a subsidiary of Burlington Capital Group, headed by Lisa Roskens, daughter of Omaha businessman and philanthropist Michael Yanney.

The project is going through the city approval process.

The Omaha Planning Board has signed off on the necessary zoning changes, land plats and a redevelopment plan that would provide the project with $765,000 in tax-increment financing, or the temporary use of new property taxes generated by the improvements to pay some of the project's costs.

The City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing and vote on part of the plans on June 29.

Not too shabby there...I will be visiting Omaha zoo this weekend. :)

That bridge is sweet!

New rendering for TD Ameritrade's new west Omaha headquarters (Old Mill area for those familiar with Omaha)... $130 million, 12 stories, 685,000 sq feet... will house 2,000 employees... with the promise of 400 new employees.

http://bradwilliamsphotography.com/non_web_upload/TDA_HQ.jpg

How far along are they on phase II of Riverfront Place?

Riverfront place II is a little more than halfway at this point. I think its a summer 2011 opening.....

I thought I read somewhere that Wall Street Condos has finally gotten financing.

Anybody ?

$250 million, 7 buildings totaling 1 million square feet, 300 condominiums, 270 apartments, 31,000 sq ft health club, 5-screen dine in theatre, grocer, 220,000 sq feet of retail space

You had me at grocer :)

Omaha is looking terrific! I need to get back there and wander around.

I thought I read somewhere that Wall Street Condos has finally gotten financing.

Anybody ?

Hello ?

Sorry, I don't check here frequently enough.

The developer was quoted as saying that financing was in place... but he's made a lot of statements like that over the past couple of years... most of us following the situation have pretty well given up (even placed it in the 'Projects never built' section on a populate local discussion forum).

Sorry, I don't check here frequently enough.

The developer was quoted as saying that financing was in place... but he's made a lot of statements like that over the past couple of years... most of us following the situation have pretty well given up (even placed it in the 'Projects never built' section on a populate local discussion forum).

Gotcha. Here's hoping he's on the level this time.

University of Nebraska Medical Center campus continues to expand with announcement of a $100 million, 270,000 square foot cancer research center.

http://delineadesign.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/unmc.png

Brad Williams aerial showing the campus today... new cancer center would fall below the lower left corner.

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/UNMC_1_BJW.jpg

And long term plans for a Brush Creek like transformation on the campus' west edge.

https://app1.unmc.edu/publicaffairs/todaysite/Images/SiteImages/SwaleRendering1107.jpg
https://app1.unmc.edu/publicaffairs/todaysite/Images/SiteImages/DodgeStreetBridge1107.jpg

A few updates...

River Front Place II topped off

http://steveadamsomaha.org/eOmaha/Riverfront_Place/PA161020.JPG


TD Ameritrade Park has grass (River Front Place towers visible beyond left field... Qwest Center convention center/arena beyond center... downtown out of fov to the right... skyline visible from 3rd base side)
http://image.cdnl3.xosnetwork.com/pics31/640/VV/VVTDWUGEGBTLZJE.20101104205551.jpg

It's big... I imagine the largest ballpark in the nation without a MLB team... in case anyone doesn't know the history... we've hosted the NCAA College World Series for some 50 years... just got a contract to host another -25- years in return for our building this stadium to host it.
http://www.greenwichtime.com/mediaManager/?controllerName=image&action=get&id=416778&width=628&height=471

Two big 'TD Ameritrade' projects going on... two tower cranes now erected in suburban Omaha 'Old Mill' area... with construction of their new headquarters well underway.

Newer rendering
http://bradwilliamsphotography.com/non_web_upload/TDA_HQ.jpg
http://www.cpexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/1004021816_BnHover.jpg

In other news, Omahans are excited about the recent opening of it's first Trader Joe's as well.

Also, Midtown Crossing... has added a new Wohlner's grocery store.
http://omahadriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/IMG_0840.JPG

Element by Westin
http://www.hotels.com/hotels/4000000/3910000/3907800/3907707/3907707_12_b.jpg

Numerous new restaurants... the area is really developing a vibe, all in what used to be an underutilized green space and surface parking lot.


Aksarben Village

New theater/entertainment/retail... new Blue Cross/Blue Shield offices in background
http://www.loopnet.com/Attachments/B/B/3/xy_BB3B2DD4-E9C6-47DF-9DDF-F0B633C3F046__.JPG


Capitol Rows currently under construction in the Park East area between downtown/midtown, south of the Creighton campus

http://necoyote.com/images/random1/CR1.jpg


Finally, because our AAA baseball franchise ownership decided TD Ameritrade was way too big for minor league baseball (I agree with him)... Sarpy County is building a minor league baseball sized ball park in the suburbs... running at about the same pace as TD Ameritrade, but on a much smaller scale... naming rights just awarded last week... 'Werner Park' (major sponsor being the large, Omaha based, trucking company, Werner Enterprises)

http://www.sarpyballpark.com/images/scballpark-nov4002.JPG

New hotel downtown?

A view with rooms

http://www.omaha.com/article/20110308/MONEY/703089943#a-view-with-rooms

Downtown is closer to getting a second convention hotel near the Qwest Center Omaha.

With the expansion of the Hilton Omaha set to be finished by year's end, the president of the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority says he's in talks with a hotel developer about building a new hotel on the former Pinnacle Foods site.

“We've got a very seriously interested party,” said MECA President Roger Dixon, who declined to name the developer. “But we are at the very earliest starting point.”

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No specifics yet, but hopefully we'll see a little bit of height. There have been a lot of rumors about this project for a while.

new ballpark looks awesome! great city for the ncaa college world series!

I was in Omaha recently... Very nice city for Midwest. Omaha changes a lot since last time I visited (September '09).

Is there any plan for light rail/streetcars for downtown Omaha area to its suburbs?

I was in Omaha recently... Very nice city for Midwest. Omaha changes a lot since last time I visited (September '09).

Is there any plan for light rail/streetcars for downtown Omaha area to its suburbs?

There has been a lot of discussion about light rail, but nothing yet. Omaha used to have one of the most extensive street car systems around back in the 40s/50s. Hopefully we can eventually head down that road again, because our public transportation is lacking.

Updates of newly completely TD Ameritrade Park

http://dshawnphotography.com/images/076_RS_copy.jpg

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/227782_10150188835729851_82568339850_6905312_2574073_n.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_8040.jpg

http://dshawnphotography.com/images/046_RS_copy.jpg

Brad Williams "Brad" eomahaforums.com (next two pics)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5302/5632742562_2df796fcf6_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5068/5632740506_63f3d207b8_b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v674/almighty_tuna/TDPARKpano.jpg

155 room Hyatt Place Project is asking for $3 M in TIF.

http://necoyote.com/images/random/HP1.jpg

http://necoyote.com/images/random/HP2.jpg

http://necoyote.com/images/random/HP3.jpg

http://necoyote.com/images/random/HP4.jpg

http://necoyote.com/images/random/HP5.jpg

After many years of being abandoned, Omaha's Northern Natural Gas building downtown is being converted to apartments.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd24/joeshawphotos/227089.jpg

http://www.omaha.com/article/20111028/NEWS01/710289924#3-visions-for-downtown-site

3 visions for downtown site
Published Friday October 28, 2011

By Juan Perez Jr. and Jonathon Braden
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITERS

The look of Omaha's burgeoning north downtown district could be about to change again.

Three development teams submitted proposals to city officials this week to transform the former Pinnacle Foods site — now a tree-lined parking lot southwest of the CenturyLink Center Omaha — into apartments and retail space, anchored by a large hotel.

Proposal 1: Shamrock
http://i.imgur.com/TQHpg.jpg

Proposal 2: Buckingham
http://i.imgur.com/gUYzM.jpg

Proposal 3: Nexus
http://i.imgur.com/zFmPQ.jpg



http://i.imgur.com/XpYmn.jpg

The Buckingham proposal looks VERY similar to their project here in Indy "City View," aka "North of South."

I like the Nexus plan the most.

Shamrock is the winner.

http://www.leoadaly-omaha.com/images/stories/PostImage/2011-10-28_MECA/view6_1018_sm.jpg

http://www.leoadaly-omaha.com/images/stories/PostImage/2011-10-28_MECA/view5_1018_sm.jpg

http://www.leoadaly-omaha.com/images/stories/PostImage/2011-10-28_MECA/view7_1018_sm.jpg

More....
http://www.omaha.com/article/20111117/NEWS01/111119542

Not my first preference but it is nice. Timeline on this thing ? Also, anything on Hyatt Place ?

December 2014 completion, and we haven't heard anything on Hyatt yet. It hasn't really been officially announced though so...

December 2014 completion, and we haven't heard anything on Hyatt yet. It hasn't really been officially announced though so...

Thanks!

Oh, and there are way more apartments going up now that the economy is rebounding. I believe someone on the Omaha forum said we should have around 800 new apartments open by 2014 just with announcements and construction this past summer. A lot of it is occurring on the outer edges of Downtown. These are just some of them.

14th and Leavenworth

http://bradwilliamsphotography.com/non_web_upload/14TH_Leavenworth.jpg

12th and Howard
http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=OW&Date=20110916&Category=MONEY&ArtNo=709169944&Ref=AR&maxw=490&maxh=275
which is replacing this
http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=OW&Date=20110916&Category=MONEY&ArtNo=709169944&Ref=V3&maxw=600&maxh=400

as a reference point, the Hyatt is supposed to go in the empty dirt lot you can see in that picture.

more reading....
http://www.omaha.com/article/20110608/NEWS01/706089865#downtown-apartment-plans-speed-up
http://www.omaha.com/article/20110916/MONEY/709169944

Study will give streetcars a look

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120127/NEWS01/701279876#study-will-give-streetcars-a-look

After more than a decade of dreaming about streetcars, Omaha is beginning what promises to be the definitive study on the idea.

If the streetcar concept is meant to move toward reality, it will have to prove worthwhile in an 18-month analysis of mass transit options for the developing area from downtown to the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

The study also will add a new twist to the idea, looking at the possibility of extending a route to the main and south campuses of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Aksarben Village and a redeveloped Crossroads Mall.

http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=OW&Date=20120127&Category=NEWS01&ArtNo=701279876&Ref=AR&maxw=490&maxh=275
TROY HENNINGSON, RLA, ASLA

I hope it will become reality. It will do good for Omaha like it does to other US cities (example: Portland and Seattle).

didn't know where else to put this - sad 'development' for the old market - c'est la vie: http://www.omaha.com/article/20120227/GO/302289995/1658

http://omahadriver.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0813.jpg

FIRST HYATT-BRANDED HOTEL IN NEBRASKA TO BE LOCATED IN OMAHA'S OLD MARKET

http://omahachamber.org/logos/HyattPlaceOmaha1.jpg

Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced today, Tuesday, Feb. 21, that a Hyatt Place hotel will be built at the corner of 12th and Jackson streets in Omaha’s Old Market.

The Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership became acquainted with Hyatt representatives at the International Council of Shopping Centers annual global convention about five years ago and has kept the relationship going and growing since.

“Maintaining our relationship at ICSC provided time for us to have in-depth conversations about Omaha’s market,” said Rod Moseman, economic development vice president at the Greater Omaha Chamber. “We also hosted Hyatt representatives multiple times over the years when they visited Omaha to analyze potential sites.”

The 159-room hotel, designed by the Chicago office of Omaha-based DLR Group, is expected to open in 2014. Construction is slated to begin in the second quarter of 2012.

http://www.selectgreateromaha.com/News-Center-News-Releases-Hyatt-Hotel.aspx

Hyatt construction update (sorry for the massive images):

http://i46.tinypic.com/2l6k3k.jpg

Right next door is a new apartment building:

http://i47.tinypic.com/143jfr5.jpg

Thanks, we don't get nearly enough Omaha news.

Question: is the Hyatt 9 or 11 stories ?

Thanks, we don't get nearly enough Omaha news.

Question: is the Hyatt 9 or 11 stories ?

It'll be 9 stories instead of 11, unfortunately. But because most of the buildings around it are 3-5 stories, it should still have a nice presence in the area.

It looks like that neighborhood is getting quite dense. Good to see.

Tower crane up on Hyatt construction.

From a member on an Omaha message board:

http://i48.tinypic.com/102joue.jpg

If you look at the very left of the picture near the middle, you can see another 4 story apartment building under construction.

Very nice. Also, please keep us posted on the Pinnacle Foods site. :)

Very nice. Also, please keep us posted on the Pinnacle Foods site. :)

Will do.

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In other news, the bicycle momentum continues in Omaha! Leavenworth St, a 3 lane one way street that leads
into downtown that doesn't see much traffic, will turn into a 2 lane road with a bike lane.

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Leavenworth_Project_Benefits_Bicycles__162361526.html

In an effort to expand multimodal travel options in Omaha, the City will be improving conditions along Leavenworth Street from
31st Street to 13th Street with dedicated bicycle and shared use lanes.

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Similar announcements were made for 24th street in Omaha, which will undergo a similar lane diet, and Harney street.
Harney is another large, one way corridor that leads into downtown that doesn't see enough traffic to warrant three east-bound lanes.
A rendering of the Harney proposal:

http://omahype.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Harney_after_1_web.gif

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And finally, a small construction update:

http://i45.tinypic.com/2yklxdi.jpg

The apartment building on the right is finishing up, the parking garage on the Hyatt hotel is underway, and the apartment building
at the top left is finishing up.

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There are a lot of rehab projects and smaller projects happening in Omaha right now that I hope to go out and get updates of soon.

" In other news, the bicycle momentum continues in Omaha! Leavenworth St, a 3 lane one way street that leads
into downtown that doesn't see much traffic, will turn into a 2 lane road with a bike lane.

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/Leavenworth_Project_Benefits_Bicycles__162361526.html



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Similar announcements were made for 24th street in Omaha, which will undergo a similar lane diet, and Harney street.
Harney is another large, one way corridor that leads into downtown that doesn't see enough traffic to warrant three east-bound lanes. "


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That is great news. The more cities building infrastructure like this the better for all of us across the U.S.

Just south of downtown, an apartment complex is progressing nicely:

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/7770/20120718141649369.jpg

Rendering of project:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v674/almighty_tuna/dicon.jpg

Big update today thanks to Brad Williams. See his great work at http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/

Park Ave is an area in Midtown that was deteriorating until a group named Urban Village came in and started rehabbing buildings.

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_0536.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_05402.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_05452.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_0546.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_05482.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_0551.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_0552.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_0554.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_0561.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_0572.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_0563.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_0565.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_05782.jpg

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It was recently announced that an abandoned building in downtown will be converted into apartments.

Now:
http://douglasne.mapping-online.com/assessdoc/Photos/07/R25538010000001896.JPG

Planned:
http://content.omaha.com/media/maps/ps/2012/july/nustyle2.jpg

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A quick run through of apartment projects in downtown that are wrapping up.

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_98523.jpg

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/s720x720/555706_10151009615848401_28736130_n.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_9800.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_9803.jpg

Hyatt construction:


http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_98573.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/IMG_98652.jpg

She's rising!

http://i45.tinypic.com/2qds68k.jpg

Thanks for the updates. Omaha is looking good.

The Lerner building on 16th street will have 3 floors added on top and be converted into apartments.


http://img421.imageshack.us/img421/2434/lb27gk.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8430/7802182384_da7de587f1_c.jpg

http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=OW&Date=20120905&Category=MONEY&ArtNo=709059904&Ref=AR&Profile=1685&maxw=598&maxh=400

Gavilon's new downtown headquarters could produce development ripple effect

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120905/MONEY/709059904/1685#gavilon-s-new-downtown-headquarters-could-produce-development-ripple-effect

Gavilon's plan for a new world headquarters is moving forward, with a tax-increment financing request to the City of Omaha and a groundbreaking ceremony slated this fall at 14th and Dodge Streets.

The grain and commodity trading firm, which has outgrown leased quarters at the downtown ConAgra campus, hopes to have its five-story, 131,225-square-foot office building ready by December 2013.

Not a huge development as far as height is concerned, but keeping Gavilon in Omaha and downtown is huge for us. Plus, it's another empty lot developed.

Very attractive building too!

Omaha got some good infill.

Looks like a lot of apartments are going up in Omaha. Is the Hyatt construction underway again after September's accident?

Looks like a lot of apartments are going up in Omaha. Is the Hyatt construction underway again after September's accident?

Yup! Here's an update:

http://i50.tinypic.com/2j0y4oo.jpg

Thanks, I've noticed that eomaha and growomaha forums are down. One of them mentioned that a highrise mixed-use building was to have been announced in Dec. Any news on that ?

Thanks, I've noticed that eomaha and growomaha forums are down. One of them mentioned that a highrise mixed-use building was to have been announced in Dec. Any news on that ?

Hmm, I'm not sure. The only project in the works that fits that description is the Shamrock project, but that's probably not what is being referred to as that was announced way before Dec.

How about some updates?

Gavilon HQs
http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/SC8A5270.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/SC8A5276.jpg

Hyatt Place
http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/SC8A5285.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/SC8A5307.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/SC8A5308.jpg

Old Federal Building

Work continues transforming the old Federal Building into a Residence Inn
http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=OW&Date=20130308&Category=MONEY&ArtNo=703089910&Ref=AR&maxw=598&maxh=400

http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=OW&Date=20130308&Category=MONEY&ArtNo=703089910&Ref=V2&maxw=598&maxh=400

Wilson & Washburn 1407 Harney
A new bar is opening near the Old Market. They stripped the facade off to restore the original, and found some history of an old extermination business:

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/SC8A5266.jpg

UNMC
The University of Nebraska Medical Center skyline will continue to grow with plans of a new cancer research building.

http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=OW&Date=20130215&Category=LIVEWELL01&ArtNo=702159909&Ref=AR&Profile=1209&maxw=598&maxh=400

http://www.omaha.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=OW&Date=20130215&Category=LIVEWELL01&ArtNo=702159909&Ref=V2&Profile=1209&maxw=598&maxh=400

The District
Progress still ongoing to add 3 floors to an existing building downtown.

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/c0.28.403.403/p403x403/644405_10152489548475074_1687394334_n.jpg

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/r90/526439_500758883299664_2096688435_n.jpg

The Highline
Work also continues to convert the old Natural Gas building into apartments.

http://necoyote.com///img/NNG1.jpg

Nice view.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8392/8553908140_4ff6f0f24b.jpg

Panoramic view of Hyatt update that gives a good view of the location:

http://i48.tinypic.com/24g25b4.jpg

I wonder what that special powder was? Okay?

I wonder what that special powder was? Okay?

Good question!

http://i46.tinypic.com/o79kr6.jpg

Recently finished apartment building just north of downtown:

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/SC8A8258.jpg

Hyatt:

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/SC8A8261.jpg

Gavilon HQ:

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/SC8A8271.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/SC8A8268.jpg

"The Junction" (restoration of building in west downtown):

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/SC8A8274.jpg

A block of buildings are getting restored in Midtown. Most of them used to have ugly paneling over the brick:

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/SC8A8280.jpg

http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com/images/SC8A5315.jpg

(Thanks to Brad Williams (http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com) for all of these photos)

New apartment building has broken ground downtown.

http://i.imgur.com/g3ophyB.jpg

http://www.hustonfamily.com/1501jackson.jpg

(Thanks to Brad Williams (http://www.bradwilliamsphotography.com) for all of these photos)

You're Welcome. I didn't even know this forum was still around until I came across one of my photos on Google with a link back to this thread!

Looks like Omaha is healthy. I love the old reno buildings downtown. IF I lived near the "Reading Grounds + Sullivans Tap" building I would never have to leave my hood.

Hey Brad, hope it's okay that I've been using your photos.


Here's a better rendering of the apartment building under construction from above:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/531494_308847135885550_327409232_n.jpg

A new apartment building is going to take the place of a car wash downtown.

Site currently:

http://douglascone.wgxtreme.com/java/wgx_douglasne/ImageServlet?type=photo&accountid=R0316890002&econarea=23&bldgid=1

Initial rendering:

http://bradwilliamsphotography.com/non_web_upload/CARWASH.jpg