West Village

[Pete]

Across the street to the east of Jones Assembly, those are apartments too?

Yes, all the construction around will be apartments with a bit of restaurant and retail space at ground level.

[OKC_on_mines]

With the opening of a live music venue and restraunt in Jones assembly and a new brewery in sunshine cleaners, coupled with all the shops in film row this area has a lot to offer. Myriad gardens as your backyard down the street. Streetcar stops, library and okcmoa all in walking/biking/ transit distance. As much as I enjoy bricktown and even midtown, this west village project has the chance to become/make film row the premier distrirowing OKC.

[OKC_on_mines]

Or at least a close second place to chisholm creek, because I this k we can all agree chisholm creek is insanely cool. The landscaping alone is a cut above.

[KingOfTheNorth]

Don't get too crazy with those filters Pete

[Urbanized]

Yes, all the construction around will be apartments with a bit of restaurant and retail space at ground level.

And a swimming pool on the roof.

[Pete]

And a swimming pool on the roof.

There will be a pool on the roof of the building directly east of Jones but the building to the west will have a pool at ground level.

I was told the residents of the various buildings will have access to all the pools and recreation facilities, so the project will function as one large complex, although somewhat disjointed.

[Urbanized]

^^^^^^^
The question you answered specified the building east of Jones Assembly.

[Pete]

^^^^^^^
The question you answered specified the building east of Jones Assembly.

You are right, as usual!

[Pete]

From today:

[sooner88]

Will the apartments to the West look down into the Jones?

[BDK]

Is there an estimated opening date on the apartments? Inquiring minds...

[Martin]

seems to me there would have been an opportunity to connect the farmer's market district into all of this but the boulevard is going to screw that up.

[Pete]

seems to me there would have been an opportunity to connect the farmer's market district into all of this but the boulevard is going to screw that up.

Right, that photo really demonstrates that.

[bchris02]

seems to me there would have been an opportunity to connect the farmer's market district into all of this but the boulevard is going to screw that up.

I agree and that's unfortunate. The city would have been so much better off in so many ways to just restore the grid (not to revive that dead horse).

[shawnw]

Once upon a time Eric promised West downtown to the farmers market would be very walkable post-boulevard completion. Let's hope that's the case...

[okcphoto]

Website just published for the apartments: https://westvillageokc.com

[traxx]

If it ends up looking like those drawings, it'll be a good development.

[shawnw]

Kind of a useless site otherwise at the moment

[soonerguru]

This is a super exciting development but the decision to site the parking facility at the corner of Sheridan and Classen is just a giant mistake. What is it with this city and its glorification of multistory parking garages on key gateway corners? It's the OKC way to build a stately mansion and put a pink flamingo in the front yard.

[RodH]

This is a super exciting development but the decision to site the parking facility at the corner of Sheridan and Classen is just a giant mistake. What is it with this city and its glorification of multistory parking garages on key gateway corners? It's the OKC way to build a stately mansion and put a pink flamingo in the front yard.

In your opinion, where is the best place for the parking facility and why is it better?

[shawnw]

IMO it makes much more sense for the parking to be next to Jones (who could lease spaces there on show nights), and to have the apartment block on the corner instead of the middle. Obvs the garage could either have retail on the ground floor or you could pull it back from the street and have apartments (on levels 2 and up).

[Pete]

You can see the garage to the north of 21c is now taking shape.

Looks like the garage nearest the Jones may be open for business very soon.

[Pete]

IMO it makes much more sense for the parking to be next to Jones (who could lease spaces there on show nights), and to have the apartment block on the corner instead of the middle. Obvs the garage could either have retail on the ground floor or you could pull it back from the street and have apartments (on levels 2 and up).

I believe one of the reasons they put the garage there rather than apartments is due to some heavy-duty power lines running along the east side of Classen.

In fact, due to the associated OG&E easement, the garage is actually set back from Classen and the remaining area has been proposed as a dog park.

[catch22]

Great aerial work Pete! That end of downtown is in for some major density, this project will only be pushing on the accelerator. I'd like to see the streetcar come down that way at some point.

[Teo9969]

Great aerial work Pete! That end of downtown is in for some major density, this project will only be pushing on the accelerator. I'd like to see the streetcar come down that way at some point.

That's not likely to ever happen, but it would make a great stop on a great bus route:

Farmers Market > 21c. > Plaza > OCU > Classen Curve > Western Ave > 23rd St > Midtown Plaza Court > Embark Station (and/or Santa Fe Station) > CHK/MBG > Farmers Market