Ya know... you're right... dang it.

I don't agree. Because, in the picture with this POV, you're looking west south west. The Chase Tower is two blocks east, one block north of the site for the Devon Tower making the Devon Tower appear precisely as it is--behind and just to the right (practically directly west) of the Chase Tower. Its proximity to the Oklahoma Tower is just about perfect. If you move it, in your rendering, between the Chase Tower and the current Devon headquarters, it's going to be way too far away from the Oklahoma Tower--and you can't slide that too, lol.

I love how modern it looks. I hope this is the first of many more to come!

I don't agree. Because, in the picture with this POV, you're looking west south west. The Chase Tower is two blocks east, one block north of the site for the Devon Tower making the Devon Tower appear precisely as it is--behind and just to the right (practically directly west) of the Chase Tower. Its proximity to the Oklahoma Tower is just about perfect. If you move it, in your rendering, between the Chase Tower and the current Devon headquarters, it's going to be way too far away from the Oklahoma Tower--and you can't slide that too, lol.

No, it's on the same North-South plane as Oklahoma Tower and it's practically on top of it. It definitely needs to come to the left, but not quite as far as Watson suggested.


LOVE that new rendering, btw!! WOW

No, it's on the same North-South plane as Oklahoma Tower and it's practically on top of it. It definitely needs to come to the left, but not quite as far as Watson suggested.


LOVE that new rendering, btw!! WOW

Then, at least, its south edge should be just a little behind the northern most side of the Chase building. Glad we're in agreement. Still a pretty good pic! It's my desktop background at work ;-)

new article in the oklahoman on the tower. Granted, it is a crappy article, but one none the less

http://newsok.com/devon-officials-put-money-on-doing-their-tower-right/article/3392766?custom_click=lead_story_title

Is it really THAT Important folks how completely perfect the placement is in our made up renderings? It's just stuff for FUN.

Bomber, that's something I can agree with you on. Especially since someone is doing it for free and fun, its not like it's an official Devon rendering folks.

This thread is so veeeery long its hard from the last page to return to the immediately preceding one, at least for me. I see that this is page 42 (at least on my setup) but the last number the the page line at the bottom is 36.

How about splitting this threa, mods?

This thread is so veeeery long its hard from the last page to return to the immediately preceding one, at least for me. I see that this is page 42 (at least on my setup) but the last number the the page line at the bottom is 36.

How about splitting this threa, mods?

You have to use your horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the page to see the extra pages that run off the screen.

The tower's height is now estimated at 908 feet, consisting of a glass skin that would cover 16 football fields. The glass is designed to be transparent — and not like the reflective “mirror-like” facades used with office tower construction in the 1980s.

http://www.newsok.com/devon-officials-put-money-on-doing-their-tower-right/article/3392766?custom_click=pod_lead_business

If this is true, we can't own Dallas, for tallest building. What happend to 925? Oh well at least we are getting a new skyscapper I guess.

Story update coming tomorrow.

Only 908 feet now?

new article in the oklahoman on the tower. Granted, it is a crappy article, but one none the less

http://newsok.com/devon-officials-put-money-on-doing-their-tower-right/article/3392766?custom_click=lead_story_title

I love you too!

Only 908 feet now?

yeah, thats what i just read. what gives?

You have to use your horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the page to see the extra pages that run off the screen.
Thanks. I needed that! :doh:

OMG, it's 17 feet shorter!?!?!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Will it add the missing feet back?

shouldnt we cram this into the really long devon thread, since we talkin bout the height over there?

Nope. You'll want to keep this thread separate. Trust me.

Well it sucks we can't brag about one-upping Dallas anymore, but oh well. Still getting a 900'+ tower!

Nope. You'll want to keep this thread separate. Trust me.

Oh dear.

The tower's height is now estimated at 908 feet, consisting of a glass skin that would cover 16 football fields. The glass is designed to be transparent — and not like the reflective “mirror-like” facades used with office tower construction in the 1980s.

http://www.newsok.com/devon-officials-put-money-on-doing-their-tower-right/article/3392766?custom_click=pod_lead_business

If this is true, we can't own Dallas, for tallest building. What happend to 925? Oh well at least we are getting a new skyscapper I guess.
Looks like we need volunteers to stand on top of the building on each other's shoulders ... I'm too short to volunteer. Need some tall suckers!

WHAT?!?!?! 17 FEET SHORTER?!?! They might as well not even build it now! If they really do take 17 feet off the top, it's going to look ridiculous!! (sarcasm)

Nope. You'll want to keep this thread separate. Trust me.

Oh no, that does not sound good.

Doug, can I stand on your shoulders, we might could get to the 925 if I hold my arms up straight while standing on your shoulders.

Need some tall suckers!

I'm in! :tiphat:

I guess it won't be taller than the tallest skyscraper in Dallas after all. :Smiley099

Did I mention that all volunteers will be bronzed and will be frozen there for all time?

maybe it'll be fatter. that's something we're known for here.

8^)

Nope. You'll want to keep this thread separate. Trust me.
Steve, Did you mean that in a negative or positive way?

I knew it was too good to be true. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if they decided not to build but move to Houston instead.

Don't count your chickens until they hatch.

Guys, guys, it's not that bad. I'll share the scoop with you now and you can read it when it hits the paper or goes online in the morning: the tower is being trimmed from 54 to 50 stories.

Noooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bummer.


Oh well, at least it's getting built -- right???

Yep. Site work set to begin the first week of October. Ironically, back when Larry Nichols first announced Devon was building tower and that he expected it to be 37 stories, you guys would have flipped for 50. Goes to show how expectations change.

I suggest we all start protesting the height of the building. The price of construction have gone way down, so they should be able to make it taller. No excuses.

If this height is final, then it is an embarassment to the city.

I'm ashamed of Devon. Just what reason do they have to cut it shorter? We should start a protest, movement, campaign, or something to demand that building to be closer to 1,000 ft. We should not accept any excuses.

I hope they are reading this. :fighting2

Are you really serious?

Are you really serious?

Hell yeah! I come home after a tough day at work to see this news. I'm not a happy bunny.

Perhaps 50 stories will blend in a little better with the rest of the skyline.

Come on Thunder man, I was pumped up back when I heard this thing might be 700 feet tall.

900 feet plus is great......we are lucky to be where we are with Devon.

I didn't think this town would ever see a new highrise.

I suggest we all start protesting the height of the building. The price of construction have gone way down, so they should be able to make it taller. No excuses.

If this height is final, then it is an embarassment to the city.

I've got it! MAPS for 17 FEET!

I suggest we all start protesting the height of the building. The price of construction have gone way down, so they should be able to make it taller. No excuses.

If this height is final, then it is an embarassment to the city.

Thunder, you obviously have a loose screw.

No one would even notice 17 feet.

Settle down. Hopefully it will stay at 908'.

Whoa, we got some radicals on the forum!

lets just build a huge spiral on top and make it top 1000 ft.

Here's the link: http://www.newsok.com/devon-shortens-plans-for-tower/article/3393122?custom_click=lead_story_title

Klay Kimker, Devon’s vice president of administration... said the change [in height] is unrelated to the national economy and still would have occurred if oil were selling at $145 a barrel.


...Riiiiiiiight.

Pondering if the number 908 has a particular significance, or if it's a mere co-inkidink of a revised design.

Where in the story are you guys seeing that it will be any height? All I see is a 54 to 50 floors. Where did this 908 come from?

I think the bottom guys need to take Beano. The top man should offer to hold the lighting rod. We'll show Dallas.

Klay Kimker, Devon’s vice president of administration... said the change [in height] is unrelated to the national economy and still would have occurred if oil were selling at $145 a barrel.


...Riiiiiiiight.

Makes sense to me. It's still just as big, just not as tall. If they had to cut it for the economy they would have had to make it smaller, because it would have been about shrinking the company more than shrinking the building. They ended up getting one more office per floor, so obviously they didn't need the extra floors.

I'm surprised so many are getting upset by this. It's an awesome building. They could build that design at 37 stories and it would be cool and still add a lot to the skyline. And did people really think that buildings are built exactly like their first rendering?

The biggest difference this project will make is with the millions of dollars it will bring to the downtown economy and in TIF improvements to the area. 4 floors one way or the other don't change that. It's not like 4 floors suddenly made Oklahoma City's skyline better than Dallas's anyway, so I have no idea why anyone is hung up on that.

I think people are more upset at the uncertainty than anything else. Many people have been disappointed over the years with plans being done away with completely. Anytime a shrinkage is announced, it brings worry that it is "just the beginning".

Heck, those were the floors for "little people" anyway. Seventeen divided by 4 is 4 1/4' per floor. They must have fired all of their midgets.

In many ways it's a relief to know the plans are final, it's still 50 floors, wickedly tall and has all the great design features.

I'm sure at this point there won't be any further changes and that's great news.

The "my tower is bigger than your tower" stuff is so short-lived anyway. It probably wouldn't be long before some other tower in the region topped it. We aren't going to miss those four stories, since the site on which it will sit is considerably less than 50 right now. I'm just thrilled they're going forward with plans to build it, as it's a beautiful building and will be a tremendous addition to the OKC skyline. Let's not sweat the "small" stuff.

Klay Kimker, Devon’s vice president of administration... said the change [in height] is unrelated to the national economy and still would have occurred if oil were selling at $145 a barrel.


...Riiiiiiiight.

Don't be so shortsighted, ronronnie. You are flipping out over whole 17 feet? Are you f-ing kidding me? Put a 925 ft tall tower next to a 908 ft tower and no matter how close or how far you are, you will not even see a difference. Heck, do a quick sketch in AutoCAD 2009. That should be enough to put the whining to rest.

Besides, read the article. They decided to build their data center offsite near Will Rogers World Airport. Being in the IT field, that's a smart move. That is what reduced the building from 54 to 50 floors. It's good for disaster recovery, which is very important for IT and for the company.

And with Larry Nichols as such a huge fan of DT OKC, much less the city itself, why in the hell would he decide to uproot to Hellston? Do your homework.

Finally read the article. Appears those floors still get built, just built elsewhere in OKC instead of right there in the same tower. In other words, they are doing what's perceived as being a sounder decision for the company rather than merely grabbing, however briefly, 'mine's bigger' rights.

No issues with the explanation here, but then I care so little about Dallas, 98% of more of Texas for that matter, that having a taller building than them isn't a hot button for me anyway.

Bottom line - Lots of eggs sometimes do need more than one basket, and they've decided this is one of those times.

I'd rather OKC have that stubby middle finger than a taller middle finger for all those visitors coming in on a drive up I-44 from the airport ;-)

Ok you guys have convinced me that I just need to be happy a tower is being built, 908 is nothing to sneeze at. It is still going to be the largest in Oklahoma, even BOK in Tulsa is only 667. So I am excited, can't wait until constructions begins!