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Cindy Gonzalez
Omaha World-Herald
The Farnam, a 120-room hotel, is scheduled to open in the near future after a $50 million renovation.
In its heyday, the Omaha hotel northeast of 72nd and Grover Streets handled Ak-Sar-Ben racing fans, Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meetings and other gatherings of pageantry and influence.
Most recently, itâs been known best as the CoCo Key water resort.
But under new ownership, the 15-acre complex will be wiped clean by next year. Rising in its place will be a much different scene: a mixed-use site filled largely by luxury apartments along with commercial and entertainment venues.
âItâs an untapped treasure,â said buyer Dan Marak of Nashville-based MH Hospitality. âItâs got the right demographics for redevelopment. It will be a unique block and corner.â
The Coco Key Waterpark Building In Rockford Is Finally Gone
Finally, the Rockford Coco Key Waterpark building is gone.
I remember many years ago when they announced the addition of Coco Key Waterpark to the Clock Tower Resort. I thought it was a great idea. My daughter was the perfect age at the time for a place like that. It was an attraction that I believed was a win-win for the city because it would bring in tourist dollars plus the residents could use it too.
Back then, my wife was working for the construction company that had the contract to build the waterpark. That year, the company holiday party was held at the Clocktower. Everyone got a tour of the facility and it was very exciting.