Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-01
BIG BUILDING
GROWTH IN 1920
is NOW ASSURED
Construction Last Year To.
tailed $4,000, 1000 With Con-
ditions UnfavorabIe-In-
crease Is Expected.

Building op .rations for 1919,
amounting to more than $4,000, 0O0
as indicated by the permits issued
by the city building department. ex-
eeeded any previoas year u. the his
tory of this city, a showing which
is considered particularly interest
ing in view of conditions, which did
not favor new construction
OF even greater interest is the
prospective building program for
1920, with approximately $40 100000
OF building improvements already
reasonably assured in the nature OF
rev factories, warehouses, schools,
apartment houses and Other inpor-
tant projects. This is exclusive OF
The many structures that will be
erected during the year. An extern
sive building of dwellings 10 antiei-
pated this year, to meet the urgent
demand for house. of reasonable
rentals.
Erect Big Hotel.
Among the substantial structure.
OF the least year is the imposing
sales and service building of the
Western Motor Car company at
Thirtieth and Farnam streets. which
represents construction investment
Of 100000 and will cost consider
ably more before j. will be opened
to the public.
Another valuable addition to the
business district is the new Hill no.
tel, nearing completion at Sixteenth
and Howard streets, and the Skin
ner's cold storage and poultry house
at Twelfth and Douglas streets is
another large project now under
way.
Predict Epochal Year.
Business men who are competent
to judge the near future with &C
cutacy agree that 1920 will be all
epochal year in Omaha's CONNER
cial and industrial growth. Many
projects which, were postponed
during the period OF the war are
now being given consideration.
Some were accomplished last year
and many will be realized this year.
Among the first of the large struc-
lures assured for 1920 is the Medi-
cal Arts building, Seventeenth and
Douglas streets, contract for which
has been let and excavation work
commenced. This will cost 81, $780,
900.
New School Building.
Another large project will be the
new commercial and technical high
school, which will cost approx
mately S1,750,000.
The new American Bank building
skyscraper, at southwest corner of
Nineteenth and Farnam streets, to
cost $l,750,000, is said to be as
sured. and it was recently reported
that the financial feature Of the
project has been met.
The Ak-Sar-Ben Exposition com
pany will begin during the early
spring to develop The 100000 ex-
position grounds at Sixty-third and
Center streets, where grand5tand
and buildings will be erected, max
ing this the foremost playground in
the west.
Projects OF Interest
The following tabulation shows
the important building projects Of
1919, as indicated by the building
permit records; also the large
projects for which contracts have
been let, but permits not yet sued
and the last list shows the conten-
plated projects for 1920.
Abstract of the important build
ing projects for which permits wer.
issued during 1919:
Factories. Stores and Warehouses.
A. Mcdonald Manufacturing Co.,
l21l-H Dodge, $4,000.
Omaha Bakers Supply So. 1915
Is Leavenworth, $4,000.