BOK Park Plaza

[dankrutka]

What kind of retail can succeed in these spaces? While I'm always glad to see mixed use and ground level retail, I'm just not sure the area will have many pedestrians, especially past 5pm, as it is so car-oriented. Thoughts?

[baralheia]

If I'm being honest, I personally wish they would have dumped the 27-or-so extra spaces in the west garage to allow for more ground-level retail space fronting Walker... but what space they did offer isn't bad. It just could have been better. Maybe the design of this garage will allow that in the future if demand for it is strong enough.

[Pete]

What kind of retail can succeed in these spaces? While I'm always glad to see mixed use and ground level retail, I'm just not sure the area will have many pedestrians, especially past 5pm, as it is so car-oriented. Thoughts?

All the space in the Main Street Parking garage directly across the street filled, and quickly.

Most is office space but there is a medical clinic and Clarity Coffee as well.

I wouldn't mind if some small office users went in... Would be better than the dead storefronts in the Devon garage along Hudson.

[Ross MacLochness]

I think we might see more office type stuff at first, but better retail could be attracted once the connection between the cbd and film row/west downtown is made and if something is built on former stage center.

[traxx]

If I'm being honest, I personally wish they would have dumped the 27-or-so extra spaces in the west garage to allow for more ground-level retail space fronting Walker... but what space they did offer isn't bad. It just could have been better. Maybe the design of this garage will allow that in the future if demand for it is strong enough.

What if you're not being honest? What if you're lying to us?

[PhiAlpha]

What if you're not being honest? What if you're lying to us?

haha

I wish they would throw some awnings up along the retail spaces but otherwise they ended up looking nicer than I expected.

[baralheia]

What if you're not being honest? What if you're lying to us?

If I'm lying, I'd say screw all the retail and push those garages all the way to the curb. Who needs public space and street life anyway?


(why is there no throwup emoji? Oh well, this will have to do)

[Pete]

Bus sign being installed today:

[Urbanized]

Oof.

[Urbanized]

Also, better get some air in that tire.

[Pete]

As others have said, the sign will be going into a glass casket.

[Ross MacLochness]

This is sickening to me.... It's better to just start over with a fresh design rather than paying homage to unnecessary demolition of historical structures.

[gopokes88]

This thread is about to get real entertaining

[baralheia]

I assume that's not the complete sign that will be installed. I'm still really not happy about losing the bus station or putting the sign in a glass casket... but at least the restoration of the sign itself looks good so far.

[UnFrSaKn]

https://twitter.com/filmbaker/status/910882782611755008

[OKC_on_mines]

Bus sign being installed today:

Cool beans

[Pete]

Harshest take yet: Someone said on Twitter that this project is cloaking itself in the skin of its victims ala Silence of the Lambs.

[Bullbear]

Harshest take yet: Someone said on Twitter that this project is cloaking itself in the skin of its victims ala Silence of the Lambs.

Sums up my feelings on it pretty well.

[Urbanized]

Harshest take yet: Someone said on Twitter that this project is cloaking itself in the skin of its victims ala Silence of the Lambs.

Someone else mentioned something similar upthread or in a related thread a few weeks ago and I've personally retold that analogy dozens of times based on that post. It's spot-on.

[5alive]

Changing the subject, any thoughts when the crown might be be lit?

[chuck5815]

Changing the subject, any thoughts when the crown might be be lit?

When oil hits $100 / Bbl.

[UnFrSaKn]

https://twitter.com/jeninthe405/stat...71782350938117

https://twitter.com/stevelackmeyer/s...83915906179074

[UnFrSaKn]

Harshest take yet: Someone said on Twitter that this project is cloaking itself in the skin of its victims ala Silence of the Lambs.

https://twitter.com/shanehamp/status/910968222022856704

[hoya]

It puts the bus sign on its skin or else it gets demo'd again.

[OKC_on_mines]

Went to myriad gardens earlier tonight.....the old greyhound bus sign is up now. Looks nice. Loving the new BOK tower. Can't wait to see foot traffic around this with retail.