Robinson Renaissance

[Pete]

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|project=Robinson Renaissance
|address=119 N. Robinson
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|owner=Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office
|cost=$8,950,000 9/30/14
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|height=150 feet / 12 floors
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9/30/14: Sold for $8,950,000 to the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office
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[Milan]

so is this building a bunch of offices or an apartment?

[Urbanized]

Offices. Retail on first floor, a large, popular, mall-style food court on basement level. Perhaps the most underrated/invisible renovation of a historic structure downtown, because it happened before the current wave of downtown redevelopment.

[tomokc]

The retail has never been successful and the food court needs a facelift. While all else around them are being built and renewed, RR (and FNC) have fallen behind.

[Mr. Cotter]

200 Park for Her seems to be doing a good level of business, and MidFirst Bank takes up a considerable amount of first floor retail space. The other retail space suffers by only opening to the inside, where there is only foot traffic during lunch time.

A computer repair business has opened and closed recently, but hasn't Doctor moved an office into the space recently? That kind of service business seems like it would do better with an interior space than traditional retail.

As to the food court, it's a little '80s for sure - but it's well maintained and I actually like it quite a bit. The Library is a good bar with some good food, and the Chicken Etc. in the food court has the best fried chicken downtown.

[Just the facts]

The other retail space suffers by only opening to the inside, where there is only foot traffic during lunch time.

This is one of the things I don't understand why the retail and building owners can't figure out. Retail needs to open to the sidewalk for a whole host of reasons.

[Pete]

Some photos of the interior...

Is the Library (restaurant / bar) still open here?

[jdcf]

To tie into another thread, re-open Anna Maude. (joking)

[Mr. Cotter]

The Library is still open. A few years ago, it was one of the better burgers downtown. They haven't gotten any worse, but there are several new and better options. I still like their bar, though.

[hoya]

The Library had closed last I went down there.

[shawnw]

Closed for business or closed for the day?

[Pete]

Urbanspoon.com shows the Library as closed:

Library of Food & Spirits - Downtown - Oklahoma City | Urbanspoon

[warreng88]

Yeah, I was getting ready to post that it closed several months ago, but got sidetracked.

[PhiAlpha]

Urbanspoon.com shows the Library as closed:

Library of Food & Spirits - Downtown - Oklahoma City | Urbanspoon

Interesting, I had a bar idea that I was interested in trying (or really, looking into the feasibility of) in part of the first national bank vault. When I got a tour of it, the property manager said the Library guys were looking into using part of it. I wonder if that is part of the reason they closed?

However if they shut down completely, it wouldn't surprise me, it was a restaurant and bar that only stayed open till 8 and didn't really promote itself at all.

[Mr. Cotter]

I guess I should have gone more often.

[shawnw]

Bummer. I was planning to go on Monday (am not usually downtown during the day but am off for Veterans Day).

[UnFrSaKn]

Can't resist at least one photo from when the building was new, previously called the "Perrine" and also "Cravens" Building.

[Urbanized]

Interesting, I had a bar idea that I was interested in trying (or really, looking into the feasibility of) in part of the first national bank vault. When I got a tour of it, the property manager said the Library guys were looking into using part of it. I wonder if that is part of the reason they closed?

However if they shut down completely, it wouldn't surprise me, it was a restaurant and bar that only stayed open till 8 and didn't really promote itself at all.

Oh man, great minds think alike! I've dreamed of putting a bar into the First National vault since the day Boatmen's hijacked the bank operations and took them to Leadership.

[bluedogok]

When I worked downtown (1993) I would go there for lunch often.

[ljbab728]

This building has sold and I don't think I saw anything about this in the news section of OKC TALK.

Oklahoma's Commissioners of the Land Office buys Robinson Renaissance building in downtown Oklahoma City | NewsOK.com

The Commissioners of the Land Office state agency has bought its own piece of the action downtown: the 13-story Robinson Renaissance office building at 119 N Robinson Ave.

Tenants, which include law firms and other service firms, need not worry about an incoming rush of state agencies: space in Robinson Renaissance remains on the open market.

“The Commissioners of the Land Office has one role in life: to make as much money for public education as we can,” Birdwell said.

[Pete]

We did a story on 10/30 I just didn't link it here:

OKCTalk - Robinson Renaissance building sells in the heart of downtown