It was light up in blue all night last night. I actually think the blue should be the default. The faded blue crown looked like a natural gas flame from a distance. Looked very good.

Agree

So who or what entity in OKC has the deep pockets to buy and renovate this beautiful building? I think an out-of-state owner just would not care about this building the way a local person would.

From the facebook page for Flint:

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/133864_454981674539925_1588565460_o.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=454981674539925&set=a.343723868999040.80220.343318055706288&type=1)

with the caption: "We really like the progress happening on Sheridan Avenue. Looking good, OKC! — at FLINT."

And I agree... Sheridan is looking good there.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8460/8055819360_ef206c60ed_b.jpg


When did the Renaissance stop lighting up the triangle glass thingy on their roof?

They probably burned out and they're late on fixing it. Just like every other buisness in this city.. lol

Devon Energy To Consolidate All U.S. Operations To OKC - News9.com - Oklahoma City, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports | (http://www.news9.com/story/19795236/devon-energy-to-consolidate-all-us-operations-to-okc)

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Just so we don't have two topics discussing this, it's already being discussed in the Mystery Tower thread.

I tried to give it an old timey feel...with very modern subjects. =)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8333/8077272298_4b796da8b9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilovemalania/8077272298/)
OKC Circa 1940... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilovemalania/8077272298/) by iLoveMalania (http://www.flickr.com/people/ilovemalania/), on Flickr

Last night I was down at the arena picking up some tickets and noticed they have scaffolding attached to Devon on the east side where the windows were damaged. It appears they are replacing those that have been missing since the Crane broke them.

I tried to give it an old timey feel...with very modern subjects. =)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8333/8077272298_4b796da8b9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilovemalania/8077272298/)
OKC Circa 1940... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilovemalania/8077272298/) by iLoveMalania (http://www.flickr.com/people/ilovemalania/), on Flickr

That looks awesome! True old time look. That would make a great mural or postcard.

Thanks bullbear for the windows update. Really glad they are finally getting to fix that messed up area.

Just so we don't have two topics discussing this, it's already being discussed in the Mystery Tower thread.

Although I'm not the OP, it makes more sense to post in the Devon thread than mystery tower

Although I'm not the OP, it makes more sense to post in the Devon thread than mystery tower

I agree, it makes more sense here but it was posted in the Mystery Tower thread first and basically blew up that thread. Now they're talking about our airport for some reason. LOL

Beautiful work, ILoveMalania!


I tried to give it an old timey feel...with very modern subjects. =)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8333/8077272298_4b796da8b9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilovemalania/8077272298/)
OKC Circa 1940... (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilovemalania/8077272298/) by iLoveMalania (http://www.flickr.com/people/ilovemalania/), on Flickr

October 4 2012
Beautiful photos, Wil, as always.

Devon Tower, looming large over Robinson:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8189/8085778292_73b2f606fe_c_d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/travel_aficionado/8085778292/in/photostream)

photo by Travel Aficionado (http://www.flickr.com/photos/travel_aficionado/)

Shot some more night photos tonight, with First National lit up. Barely noticeable though. Mainly in the shot with Devon, FN, and Ramsey tower. The "haunted building" photo.

A couple of very cool shots:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9-N-UDmENP0/UCh66svXbGI/AAAAAAAAPxw/Ehji6vSKdEw/s478/IMG_4376.JPG (https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9-N-UDmENP0/UCh66svXbGI/AAAAAAAAPxw/Ehji6vSKdEw/s0-d/IMG_4376.JPG)

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tNe_fcbaATc/UChjRlUZImI/AAAAAAAAPr4/PVQl__oWAJg/s0-d/IMG_4195.JPG

Follow the link to the high res version on the first pic -- you can dang near see some of the interior offices through the windows! (well, the ceilings anyway)

From the wonderful photo album of Bill Messick:
https://plus.google.com/photos/110699583306949521279/albums/5775974071660319745/5775978551992147458

View from Vast (from their Facebook page):

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/420836_353297121429472_320736874_n.jpg

Not about the devon tower, but Robinson looks terrible here...looks like just abunch of concrete...
Awesome vantage point though, love the pic thanks for sharing.

Coming out of the Thunder game last night, a lot of people noticed the tower lit up in Thunder blue and stopped to take pictures. Some almost sounded like they had never noticed the building there before.

The tower has come a long way since the last game held in OKC.

I still find it a bit embarrassing [for Devon] that they don't have the LEDs working 100% yet and there is still those random window areas with the black tarps or whatever on them.

Seriously?

Seriously?

Is something bothering you?

I still find it a bit embarrassing [for Devon] that they don't have the LEDs working 100% yet and there is still those random window areas with the black tarps or whatever on them.

I find your lack of updated information to be embarrassing. The south facing LEDs were fixed this week and the rest are being fixed this week. The random windows were damaged in a storm and are being repaired. You build a 50 story tower in the same timeline and see if everything is perfect before the building is fully opened.

I still find it a bit embarrassing [for Devon] that they don't have the LEDs working 100% yet and there is still those random window areas with the black tarps or whatever on them.

While it should be embarrassing to the sub-contractor, it is not like Devon was allocating their best and brightest employees to the project.

I find your lack of updated information to be embarrassing. The south facing LEDs were fixed this week and the rest are being fixed this week. The random windows were damaged in a storm and are being repaired. You build a 50 story tower in the same timeline and see if everything is perfect before the building is fully opened.


Hello, nice to meet you too. Yea the storm damaged those windows in February 2012. You are totally right, 8 months to repair storm damage on a $750M project is far too short of a time-frame. Silly me.

Haha, yea getting the LEDs *mostly* fixed this week was definitely beating the "before embarrassed" clock. Really people? Someone builds the nicest tower downtown and everyone has to ride the Devon sack for it? Look I am all for the tower and what Devon brings to OKC by establishing themselves. But whoever was in charge of the LED system as the tower was being built is hopefully fired by now. The tower was officially 'opened' in March 2012. These types of little details are indeed embarrassing. Just turn the LEDs off until they all work correctly. Seeing broken lines up and down this beautiful structure is an eye sore at night. Perhaps it is the OCD coming out. But then adding the tarp over the broken windows that we all get to see during the day.... laughable.

Hello, nice to meet you too. Yea the storm damaged those windows in February 2012. You are totally right, 8 months to repair storm damage on a $750M project is far too short of a time-frame. Silly me.

Haha, yea getting the LEDs *mostly* fixed this week was definitely beating the "before embarrassed" clock. Really people? Someone builds the nicest tower downtown and everyone has to ride the Devon sack for it? Look I am all for the tower and what Devon brings to OKC by establishing themselves. But whoever was in charge of the LED system as the tower was being built is hopefully fired by now. The tower was officially 'opened' in March 2012. These types of little details are indeed embarrassing. Just turn the LEDs off until they all work correctly. Seeing broken lines up and down this beautiful structure is an eye sore at night. Perhaps it is the OCD coming out. But then adding the tarp over the broken windows that we all get to see during the day.... laughable.

Wow. I guess your user name says it all....

Yea, I keep mentioning storm damage, because it is definitely not just broken glass we are talking about. Because the relative size of those tarps clearly indicate some substantial damage.

Just to reiterate - I am not knocking Devon as if it is them working on these things, just who the people they hired to 'repair' the damage and 'build' the LED lighting. Clearly they got some real boneheads.

Hello, nice to meet you too. Yea the storm damaged those windows in February 2012. You are totally right, 8 months to repair storm damage on a $750M project is far too short of a time-frame. Silly me.

Haha, yea getting the LEDs *mostly* fixed this week was definitely beating the "before embarrassed" clock. Really people? Someone builds the nicest tower downtown and everyone has to ride the Devon sack for it? Look I am all for the tower and what Devon brings to OKC by establishing themselves. But whoever was in charge of the LED system as the tower was being built is hopefully fired by now. The tower was officially 'opened' in March 2012. These types of little details are indeed embarrassing. Just turn the LEDs off until they all work correctly. Seeing broken lines up and down this beautiful structure is an eye sore at night. Perhaps it is the OCD coming out. But then adding the tarp over the broken windows that we all get to see during the day.... laughable.

Say an LED strip is not working...Just what exactly do you think is the process to get that fixed? Flip a switch? Replace a bulb? Reprogram the computer?

Don't you think that some issues may just be extremely, extremely complex situations that are going to take months to figure out? What if there is a single wire that is shorted/broken causing the malfunction on an LED fin? Do you assume that it's easy to find that one wire (between floors) and just replace it?

So keep the lights off until they are fixed.....how exactly are they supposed to fix them if they can't see the issues?

Damn - the word got out. Devon employs blockheads and doesn't know how to execute. Let's take Larry Nichols out back and beat some sense into him.

Say an LED strip is not working...Just what exactly do you think is the process to get that fixed? Flip a switch? Replace a bulb? Reprogram the computer?

Don't you think that some issues may just be extremely, extremely complex situations that are going to take months to figure out? What if there is a single wire that is shorted/broken causing the malfunction on an LED fin? Do you assume that it's easy to find that one wire (between floors) and just replace it?

If you're going to sarcastically speak to me in simplicities, I will return the favor. Ummm, test the lights as they're put in? Avoid having to troubleshoot a tube on the side of a 800 ft glass wall?


Nobody on here knows how the system actually works, all I know is it doesn't. - and that is embarrassing.

If you're going to sarcastically speak to me in simplicities, I will return the favor. Ummm, test the lights as they're put in? Avoid having to troubleshoot a tube on the side of a 800 ft glass wall?


Nobody on here knows how the system actually works, all I know is it doesn't. - and that is embarrassing.

Dude, you're a tool. This kind of thing happens with every new building. Every single one. Some of them take years to resolve. Devon has been hauling ass to finish this tower, still doing a lot of work on the inside of the building. A strip of malfunctioning LEDs and a section of missing windows is not important. Nobody is embarrassed by this because nobody cares. Nobody important anyway, just you, an anonymous internet poster.

If someone is embrassed by some malfunctioning lights on a office building, said person may be a little too emotionally attached to the office building. Maybe a different word is in order - like disappointed, frustrated, or dissatisfied.

If you're going to sarcastically speak to me in simplicities, I will return the favor. Ummm, test the lights as they're put in? Avoid having to troubleshoot a tube on the side of a 800 ft glass wall?


Nobody on here knows how the system actually works, all I know is it doesn't. - and that is embarrassing.

They were testing them as they put them in, we watched them for about a year testing each individual section at a time.

First of all, everyone on this thread needs to take a deep breath and start being more respectful to each other.

Secondly, I know quite a bit about the LED system and I can tell you that all the fixtures are embedded in mesh "fins" that were attached to the window panels. The ones that are completely out were damaged during installation, as they are very delicate and each window panel had to be hauled high into the building then snapped into place.

They could only full test each floor after all the windows were installed and wired.

The only way to fix the panels that were completely out was to use the building maintenance unit (BMU), which is the large crane on top of the tower that is also used for window washing. This was largely unavailable until about a month or two ago at which time they started to fully test all the fixtures and repair as they could. Obviously, getting the building finished and operational for the Devon employees has been priority #1; outdoor lighting and other cosmetic issues were left to the last.

Same with the windows damaged when the east crane was being removed. They had to order new windows then use the BMU to replace them.


The lighting company is working very hard to repair all the LED's and get everything properly programmed. Should be done very soon.

I imagine there is a control box for each floor(maybe several) that are networked together. Its more than just wiring up a light with power, there are also data cables and programming to worry about.

Edit: And a control box is basically a computer.

I imagine there is a control box for each floor(maybe several) that are networked together. Its more than just wiring up a light with power, there are also data cables and programming to worry about.

Edit: And a control box is basically a computer.

Yes, so after all the windows were installed, there was still quite a bit of work to do before the LED lighting on any floor could even be turned on.

Remember early in construction, we'd see them testing a few floors at a time, but only about a month after all the windows had been in place.

http://i.imgur.com/Lu9uj.jpg

That looks really nice.

That is B I G pimpin

Add 100 ft to 7 wtc(building to the right) and thats about how tall Devon tower is in relation to 1 wtc.

Another one from the Vast Facebook page:

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/60381_354140994678418_198200240_n.jpg

Every time I see an aerial photo of downtown, the huge portion of land that is surface parking or vacant immediately jumps out. Hopefully better uses for many of these sites will be coming soon.

That big swath revealed from this angle is particularly jarring and no matter how excited I get about OKC, when I go back and pass through there it still feels like some sort of DMZ.

It's changing but I'd sure like to see a big project of some sort go in there to plug at least part of the hole.

Every time I see an aerial photo of downtown, the huge portion of land that is surface parking or vacant immediately jumps out. Hopefully better uses for many of these sites will be coming soon.

The blacktop parking lot at the bottom of the parking lot is BEGGING to become a 600 ft. office tower :D

Straying even further off topic, but imagine what might happen if two or three high quality, high volume developers could be enticed to start rebuilding real neighborhoods and commercial areas in these wasted spaces... I wonder how quickly we might see areas like this fill in. I think the demand is there or coming very soon.

I have 2 questions for anyone really and excuse me if I didn't read far enough back on this post because perhaps the answer to my question has already been answered.

1.) Does anyone know if Devon is going to keep the lights on the tower constantly changing or stick with one color eventually? I'd rather it stay one color personally but happy either way.

2.) I hear rumors of another tower coming soon via newsok.com and Steve Lackmeyer. Does anyone know anything about this as well?

2.) I hear rumors of another tower coming soon via newsok.com and Steve Lackmeyer. Does anyone know anything about this as well?

Everything that's known. Anything new will be in the Sunday Oklahoman.

http://www.okctalk.com/other-urban-development/28630-mystery-tower-speculation-news-ideas-post-here.html

I have 2 questions for anyone really and excuse me if I didn't read far enough back on this post because perhaps the answer to my question has already been answered.

1.) Does anyone know if Devon is going to keep the lights on the tower constantly changing or stick with one color eventually? I'd rather it stay one color personally but happy either way.

2.) I hear rumors of another tower coming soon via newsok.com and Steve Lackmeyer. Does anyone know anything about this as well?

I don't think any of us know for sure. But I would guess that on a typical night, they will only display one color. Whether they change that color/arrangement from night to night, we'll see.

Would be awesome if the could have the "OKC Thunder" Logo on the crown during game nights.

I think it would be cool if Devon stuck with one color like Dallas's Bank Of America Plaza. Just my opinion. I'm happy regardless though.

Steve just told me that Devon will be very tight on who gets in for the ceremony. They were even that way with The Oklahoman staff. I took the day off and I'll be down there but I'm not expecting to get in. Just FYI. I mentioned this in the "mystery tower" thread as well.

What time is the ceremony?

Just by coincidence I have a meeting at the Colcord that afternoon.

I don't even know actually. Should have asked, or should already know.

it's...

Family Day at Devon Energy Center

Auditorium
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8327/8111715190_c27d820566_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/absolutwade/8111715190/in/photostream)

View from the stairwell on the 46th floor
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8324/8111708317_d4566d56a3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/absolutwade/8111708317/in/photostream)

photos by Beau Wade

That is awesome. Are all the stair wells like that? With openness and a view like that maybe more people will take the stairs for short trips.

No...this is just the open balcony area of Vast.

No...this is just the open balcony area of Vast.

Not sure about that.

Vast and the banquet space are on 49/50 and this photo says 46.