West Village

[Pete]

Reminder that this is Arrive Architecture, the same group that designed Maywood II.

[Bellaboo]

I wonder if they are going to paint these garages where they are not bricked ?

[Pete]

I wonder if they are going to paint these garages where they are not bricked ?

Yes, the concrete will be painted but I don't think either is going to have any more brick than what you already see.

[shawnw]

Reminder that this is Arrive Architecture, the same group that designed Maywood II.

Didn't realize. That would have set my expectations low from the onset. Oops.

[soonerguru]

Overall I'm pleased with the development, but the ugly parking garage looming over everything is a real downer.

[HangryHippo]

I’m disappointed as I expected the rest of the development to exhibit the same attention to detail as the Jones, but that just isn’t the case.

[Sooner.Arch]

This development is terrible! I just drove past it and there are the ugliest yellow colors on these buildings. The design is not meant for downtown okc, it looks like it belongs in the suburbs. I can’t even explain how terrible this looks. What kind of firm is this?!?

[soonerguru]

Am I missing something? Are you referring to the Maywood or West Village? I don't recall yellow on any of the buildings in West Village.

[urbanCOWBOY]

Let us remember that DDRC did approve Maywood 1, which has no commercial uses within the entire building. It could be much worse. This will forever baffle me.

[Pete]

This shows the commercial space they have for lease. Looks like the building at Classen & Main will now not have any at all.

I believe they are trying to find a restaurant for the 3,646 SF space in Building D; the 3,400 SF in Building C would be for small office space from what I understand.

[BG918]

The lights across the street will be a nice touch. Hopefully there will be a restaurant in that corner space as the other retail spaces don’t look like they are deep enough.

[TheTravellers]

About the parking garage, from Lackmeyer's chat:

Andy Burnett, part of the development group, says the garage will have metal mesh on the edges and the facade will be covered with signage for retail tenants and a mix of Boston and English ivy.

[Anonymous.]

Yea hopefully that actually happens.

[Pete]

About the parking garage, from Lackmeyer's chat:

Andy Burnett, part of the development group, says the garage will have metal mesh on the edges and the facade will be covered with signage for retail tenants and a mix of Boston and English ivy.

That would be the garage on the far west end, along Classen.

[DammitDan]

What about the Okla Clutch Supply across the street from The Jones? Any plans in place for it?

[Pete]

What about the Okla Clutch Supply across the street from The Jones? Any plans in place for it?

Not yet. But just last week I took some photos of them clearing it out:

http://www.okctalk.com/showthread.ph...89#post1025989

[Pete]

[Sooner.Arch]

Why that awful yellow? Gosh this is bad.

[ChrisHayes]

I'm going to drive by later on. If I remember correctly from the last time, the light yellow is a layer of insulation. The darker yellow looks to be the finish siding. Maybe I have it backwards.

[JRod1980]

I'm going to drive by later on. If I remember correctly from the last time, the light yellow is a layer of insulation. The darker yellow looks to be the finish siding. Maybe I have it backwards.

You're correct, the bright yellow is insulation. They only have the finishing siding on part of the east facing side of the building. But I believe the final color of the siding will be white.

[Sooner.Arch]

In my eyes the yellows are dreadful. I mean this design looks like something meant for a suburb, not downtown OKC.

[Pete]

In my eyes the yellows are dreadful. I mean this design looks like something meant for a suburb, not downtown OKC.

The yellow is not permanent... Just insulation.

[king183]

In my eyes the yellows are dreadful. I mean this design looks like something meant for a suburb, not downtown OKC.

Are you intentionally not reading any of the comments that address your concern?

[jonny d]

In my eyes the yellows are dreadful. I mean this design looks like something meant for a suburb, not downtown OKC.

I will add to the pile-on, since you failed to read. Its TEMPORARY!

[Sooner.Arch]

Cool.