A plan that’s in the very early stages could result in a downtown skyscraper that’s even taller than the recently constructed Lied Place Residences.
Craft Development Group has a website showing a rendering of a “luxury” condo building called 9 Lincoln Park that rises more than 20 stories.
Steve Glenn, chairman of Executive Travel.
Steve Glenn, the owner of Executive Travel and various other businesses and one of the principals in Craft Development Group, said plans are very preliminary at this point.
“We’re still doing a lot of due diligence,” said Glenn, who has done a feasibility study but has not hired an architect.
The website shows the building location near the intersection of Ninth and P streets, but Glenn said he is evaluating a number of sites and does not yet have a contract on a piece of land.
He said he’s had preliminary discussions with city officials about the plan but is not close to filing any official applications.
Urban Development Director Dan Marvin said he had a conversation with Glenn that was “very preliminary” and was focused on what potential issues a project of that scope might face, such as the need for environmental remediation and having a site that can support construction of a building that tall.
“They seem pretty excited about coming back and having further conversations with us,” he said.
Marvin said it’s his understanding that the building would potentially be 275 feet tall, which is the maximum building height allowed downtown. That would make it slightly taller than the Lied Place Residences at 11th and Q streets, which is about 250 feet tall.
Glenn said the project is a dream of his that he hopes can come to fruition.
“It’s our hope we can come forward,” he said.
The 10 tallest buildings in Lincoln
10. Wells Fargo Center
The Wells Fargo building is listed at 148 feet tall by Emporis, although a 1976 Journal Star article lists the height at 173 feet.
9. Terminal Building
The Terminal Building at 10th and O was built in 1916. It is 10 stories and 150 feet tall.
8. Georgian Place
Georgian Place (pictured facing northeast) houses a portion of the downtown YMCA at 11th and P Streets. The apartment building is 11 stories tall and 152 feet. It was built in 1926.
7. University Towers
University Towers, originally known as the Stuart Building, is 13 floors and 158 feet tall. It was completed in 1929. It stands at 13th and P streets.
6. Abel Hall
Abel Residence Hall at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is estimated to be 161 feet tall.
5. Sharp Building
The Sharp Building, 206 S. 13th St., is 16 floors and 166 feet tall. It was built in 1927.
4. Graduate Hotel
The Graduate Hotel at 9th and P streets is an estimated 198 feet tall.
3. U.S. Bank building
The U.S. Bank building was built in 1969 at 13th and M streets. It is 20 stories tall and 220 feet high.
2. Lied Place
Developers plan to build the $30 million Lied Place Residences, a 20-story retail, office and residential project, on the north side of the Que Place Garage at 12th and Q streets. The building would be 240 feet tall.
1. State Capitol
The Nebraska State Capitol dominates the skyline in Lincoln, including looking west from 28th and J streets. The Capitol has 15 floors above ground and is 400 feet tall. It was completed in 1932 after 10 years of construction; the cost was $9.8 million in 1932 dollars.
The Capitol stays Lincoln’s tallest building because the Lincoln Municipal Code puts height restrictions on structures within the Capitol Environs District.
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