Crews have begun installing the steel structure that will support the Mutual of Omaha tower’s architectural crown. That means the region’s tallest building is getting closer to topping-out – the moment when the final piece of structural steel is welded into place.
Lanoha Real Estate is developing the 677-foot-tall, 44-story tower on a city block bounded by 14th, 15th, Douglas and Farnam streets. Though it won’t be completed until the end of this year, it is already the tallest building in a multi-state region. It’s also one of the tallest office buildings currently under construction in the United States.
Pickard Chilton is the lead architect, while JE Dunn is the general contractor. Multiple subcontractors are at work both inside and outside up and down the building’s many floors…