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[Just the facts]

what am i missing here Steve .. the only action i see is a is a 2-0 vote to defer to the next meeting??

That was the Feb 28 vote.

[BoulderSooner]

That was the Feb 28 vote.

thanks ... reading is maybe a little important

[G.Walker]

If my calculations are correct, this would be on the most expensive recent housing developments downtown U/C:

Bricktown East Apartments ($35 million)
Bricktown East Hotel (?)
Hilton/Garden Inn ($32 million)
The Edge @ Midtown ($31 million)
Level Urban Apartments ($24 million)
Aloft @ Deep Deuce ($18 million)
Maywood Apartments ($18 million) ????

this is pretty amazing, if all of these come to fruition...

[BoulderSooner]

edge at midtown is up to 34mil ..

[Pete]

Carnegie Centre is already underway and total project cost will be about $15 million.

[wschnitt]

Carnegie Centre is already underway and total project cost will be about $15 million.

Underway with construction? Not that I have seen.

[Pete]

Soon if not already... Big building permit was issued a couple of weeks ago.

[wschnitt]

Might be hard for me to see considering it is a lot of interior work.

[OKCisOK4me]

Carnegie Centre is already underway and total project cost will be about $15 million.

Carnegie Center?

[Pete]

Carnegie CenTRE -- the old English spelling makes it extra classy!

It's the old downtown library.

[BoulderSooner]

Carnegie Center?

the old downtown library building .. across from the brantif building

[HangryHippo]

Have there been any renderings of this proposal anywhere? Probably jumping the gun a bit with the question though...

[BDK]

I think the article said there would be a proposal in the summer.

[Steve]

Just a reminder - only a small percentage of the units will be 'affordable'. I don't think there will be 'cheaper' anything. The guidelines I have seen suggest that no more than 10% of any development should be dedicated to 'affordable' housing- which in this case would be in the 20 unit range. One of the goals of urban development is to avoid the concentration of people based on income levels. That is what suburbia is for and what New Urbanism is trying to correct.

Dead on.

[OKCisOK4me]

Carnegie CenTRE -- the old English spelling makes it extra classy!

It's the old downtown library.

the old downtown library building .. across from the brantif building

Gotcha. Thanks ;-)

[BoulderSooner]

just over 15% will be below market rate .....

[Skyline]

This is a very exciting project and it almost seems like this is going under the radar. Reminds me of when Pete made a comment on Okctalk about Okc turning the corner.

Has Okc really gotten to a point that an announcement of a project this size is expected and doesn't generate much excitement?

If this project goes as planned Bricktown could have 4 new hotels under construction simultaneously. WOW!

[mcca7596]

This is a very exciting project and it almost seems like this is going under the radar. Reminds me of when Pete made a comment on Okctalk about Okc turning the corner.

Has Okc really gotten to a point that an announcement of a project this size is expected and doesn't generate much excitement?

If this project goes as planned Bricktown could have 4 new hotels under construction simultaneously. WOW!

We're just all cautiously optimistic as so many things have fallen through in the past. When renderings come out, there will be much more buzz.

[OKCisOK4me]

We're just all cautiously optimistic as so many things have fallen through in the past. When renderings come out, there will be much more buzz.

That project on the corner of the canal had renderings and it fizzled away. Cautiously optimistic for sure...

[mcca7596]

That project on the corner of the canal had renderings and it fizzled away. Cautiously optimistic for sure...

True, I'm not saying that with renderings comes more assuredness that it will happen, just that it will generate more conversation.

[Skyline]

....Meanwhile the Mystery Tower thread is buzzing at full speed.

[MDot]

....Meanwhile the Mystery Tower thread is buzzing at full speed.

The Mystery Tower thread has more flame wars than it does actual speculation, that's why it has been buzzing the past few days. LOL

[Chicken In The Rough]

The article mentioned it would be 4 stories. I hope this project, if built, has an eye toward density. The sheet metal buildings are a terrible eyesore, and this is undoubtedly a huge improvement if built well. But this is excellent property. I had always hoped for a West Village type development here - perhaps 4 stories of apartments on top of a retail level, and perhaps a level or two of office for a combined 6 stores.

[Just the facts]

It says 4 stories plus structured parking (which will probably face the train tracks) and an 8 story hotel at the corner. 4 stories will make a very nice street wall and an 8 story building on the corner will make a very good landmark (especially with a 10 story hotel on the other corner. The intersection of Sheridan and Joe Carter is going to come alive.

[Spartan]

Might even be worth looking at a new name for Joe Carter, or having a very persuasive public discourse about why that is a good street name...