Summary of Downtown Projects

[Spartan]

Articles like that do a good job of chronicling the BIG projects, but there are just SOOO many little and medium sized projects, for example like the 430 Lofts that we just found out about today. I think it's the collective mass of little projects that really do a ton more than anything. A Devon and a highway don't organically cultivate a built environment on their own...

Whenever I get angry about the mismanagement of big projects, like the utter fail that is P180, it does really help to start to think about the little projects instead (except for the ones in Bricktown lol).

[knightrider]

Maybe this is threaded someplace else but what is going up on the east side of I-235 near the lincoln exit? It looks to be about 3 to 4 stories.

[Pete]

knightrider, it's this building:

http://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=12940

[Bullbear]

Thanks for all the info guys.. I am new to the site and thought I was the only person who geeked out about urban development in OKC.. thanks for making me normal!..lol

[Spartan]

Thanks for all the info guys.. I am new to the site and thought I was the only person who geeked out about urban development in OKC.. thanks for making me normal!..lol

Yeah, you're hardly alone. Lol

[Spartan]

I wanted to get caught up on active development projects, but first here's just a text listing..next phase will be collecting renderings.

BRICKTOWN
Hilton Garden/Homewood combined project
House of Bedlam--rumors that west canal-frontage proposal may further evolve
Large East Bricktown mixed-use proposal (Gary Clark)
Academy of Contemporary Music expansion
Captain Norm's Dockside Bar
Sammy's Pizza on the Canal
Mercantile Building lofts (possibility)
Dollhouse Lounge
Standley Systems office building
Bricktown Gateway-Harding & Shelton
Bricktown Fire Station
Skinny Slim's Public House
Kevin Durant restaurant in LBT
Bricktown Canal extension
MID-TOWN
910 Lofts (two historic buildings on 13th)
Valir MBD, Inc. site redevelopment
Emerson Alternative School - MAPS4Kids renovation
Cadillac Building - Rick Dowell
NW 5th Rick Dowell renovation (new fake facade)
The Edge
1212 Lofts (on Walker)
1226 N. Shartel
123 NW 8th (Stan Lingo)
711 N. Hudson - old Allen's Cafe site
Smalley Law Office
The Cline apartments
Go-Go Sushi and Saturn Grill (old Walker strip renovation)
430 Lofts
Hadden Hall
The Guardian Lofts
Mid-town Renaissance park space
Packard Building
The Osler boutique hotel - not yet broke ground
St. Anthony expansion (two significant buildings being planned?)
909 NW 12th
Elemental Coffee/Ludivine/Cadence Yoga Better Block Project
Frontline Church
Francis residential buildings
McBride Clinic redevelopment
111 W. 9th (Oklahoma Arts Institute)
Classen Drive extension - yes, STILL planned
Lisbon Lofts - (mode project)
Dialysis Clinic Shartel/Walker - just finished
Plaza Court - new businesses
SoSA
NW 5th David Wanzer project
Modern Cottage
Cool Mode
New Old House
Morgan Residence
Tiffie Residence
D-R Residence
8twenty8
#919
Oklahoma Case Study house
A Box for Living
A-ALLEY/NW9 ST.
ImageNet - old Bond Bakery on NE 12th
The Womb
910 N Broadway - new businesses / new rooftop garden
1101 N Broadway - lofts/retail planned
1100 N Broadway - OKC CityScape building / office-retail planned
Broadway Wine Merchants building (new upstairs loft)
Hibdon Tire corporate offices
S&B Burger Joint
Hideaway Pizza (+ Schlegel Bicycles annex) - old CD Warehouse bldg
The Bindery Bldg - Jesus House renovation on NE 10th
The Marion
Campbell Park site - failed Bomasada RIP
Campbell Park site - proposed City Arts Center new location
Exhale (club/steakhouse on edge of East HH/Broadway)
WEST DT/FILM ROW/ARTS DISTRICT
516 W. California (former H&S hq)
Bicentennial Park (Rand's hatchet job)
Downtown Elementary School - MAPS4Kids grand finale
Hart Building
Film Exchange Building - new businesses
The Saga of the Infamous Preftakes Block
Stage Center also has a saga
Grace Cleaners renovation
New OCPD HQ / Courthouse
626 W. Main historic restoration
Myriad Gardens redesign
New COTPA garages (at least two, in the CBD office-prioritzed)
JHBR Architects (old ice box building Sheridan/Shartel)
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
Public basketball court - Downtown OKC, Inc. project
Chesapeake Arena renovations
City Place Tower condos + new Coolgreen's location
SandRidge Commons + N. Broadway expansion proposal
Devon Tower + Auditorium bldg, Garden Wing, parking, atrium, plaza, et al.
OKC Spokies - downtown Bikeshare stations
Dowell Center renovations (new giant orange EIFS strip)
The Carnegie lofts - old downtown library renovation
First National Center renovations + Cafe7 new location
MAPS3 Convention Center debacle
Convention Center Hotel boondoggle
Santa Fe Depot renovations / MAPS3 transit hub
MAPS3 streetcar system - all over downtown
Chamber Forum
Skirvin expansion proposal (dead, but recent enough to be included)
Colcord renovations/expansion (Devon)
Sheraton Hotel renovations (good enough for the president I guess)
Project 180 - (or is it Project18 now?)
Dowell Park Garage expansion
DEEP DEUCE DISTRICT
Level Urban Apartments
Aloft Hotel
The Hill - never-ending development
Maywood Apartments - (maybe "The Apartments at Maywood Park," keeping with theme?)
Clark Building - renovations wrapping up finally
Maywood Flatiron - AHMM project for Red Rock
MEDICAL DISTRICT
OIPA/OERB headquarters - building frame going up at NE4/Lincoln
PHF Campus expansion - revving up again according to rumors
Morgan Building mixed-use renovation
OK Kid's Corral - Toby Keith Foundation project
OUHSC Embassy Suites - I think safe to call this project dead and gone now?
VA Hospital renovations
Stonewall Avenue parking garage - next to new OU College of Allied Health
CORE2SHORE
New OKC Boulevard
Rocktown Climbing Gym mural
OCU/Devon Boathouse - just finished
CHK Finish Line tower - just finished
UCO Boathouse
OU Boathouse
AICCM - recently de-funded and now re-funded
I-40 Crosstown Relocation - just opened
SkyDance Bridge - just finished, working on electrical hookups
Bricktown Canal extension
Downtown Airpark redevelopment
MAPS3 Park project
Union Station redevelopment - in idea stage, will be M3Park-related
Hub Cap Alley streetscape
South Robinson loft renovation - building on east side right at I-40
MAPS3 River improvements - new stadium, wind-blocks, lighting, etc.
MAPS3 White Water Center

Phwew. Did I leave any out?

[catch22]

Sammy's not Shakey's. I'd love a Shakey's though!

[Spartan]

Oh yeah. Well, Freudian slip, what can I say. =)

[metro]

The condos on NW18th

[Spartan]

Not downtown. There's also an amazing amount of northside infill development.

[Bellaboo]

Sammy's not Shakey's. I'd love a Shakey's though!

FYI... if you haven't been, The Banjo Museum on Sheridan, has a re-created Shakeys Pizza stage where they still play on.

[Pete]

As I've mentioned elsewhere, we're in the process of installing a wiki application for the site which work just like wikipedia: articles can be written on any subject and access to edit can be controlled through the vBulletin interface.

So, in addition to long, unwieldy threads we will soon be able to attach a article to each which will allow us to summarize and update the key information for each subject/project.

Stay tuned but this should be setup in a couple of weeks and then we are going to need tons of responsible volunteers to write and maintain the articles.

I'm calling it OKC-pedia (or maybe Okla-pedia) and it will be a great way to keep information separate from, but also directly attached to, general discussion.

[Spartan]

How about Downtown Okiepedia.

[Spartan]

DEEP DEUCE DISTRICT
Level Urban Apartments - NE 2nd/3rd and Walnut/Oklahoma / $24 million / 4-story / 227 units, Native Roots grocery store, parking garage





Aloft Hotel - NE 2nd and Walnut Ave / $18 million / 7-story / 130 suites, 3 restaurants, 12,000 sf street-level retail and coffee shop



The Hill - $75 million / Russell Perry Ave, 2nd Street, I-235 / 157 units / (32 built) now breaking ground on next 18 units + clubhouse


Maywood Apartments / NE 4th and Oklahoma Ave. / $12 million / 4-story / 139 units

Clark Building - NE 2nd and Oklahoma Ave. / $2 million / 3-story / private residence + apartment


Maywood Flatiron (Red Rock Distributors) - NE 5th and Walnut Ave. / 2-story / 34,500 sf mixed-use, parking on roof

[betts]

I think those awnings on the Native Roots side will help LEVEL. I looked inside Native Roots today and the floor is still dirt, so it's going to be awhile. Two more Maywood Brownstones are being finished out, but I don't know if that's for spec or if they have buyers. Is there any news about the Flatiron project? I assumed that was dead. I also heard today that the building on the SW corner of Oklahoma and Main is under contract, although I don't know to whom or if it's for sure.

[Spartan]

You mean the Meineke Bldg / Mercantile Bldg? I thought Gary Cotton wanted to do the Mercantile Lofts there.

Do you mean that they're going to start construction on two more Brownstones? What do you mean by being finished out? They haven't built anymore brownstones in a few years.

[betts]

I don't know the name of the building. It's the two story building on the south side of Main street, west side of Oklahoma. And, I was told that by someone who has an office nearby and heard it from someone who owns his building. So, it is just hearsay. When the Brownstones were built, they were only framed on the inside, so people could finish them out the way they wanted. They are finishing the inside of two of them on the north side of the street. I've heard rumors of a couple of new custom Brownstones in the works, but again, just rumors.

[Cooper_GOIVM]

By coopross81 at 2012-04-21


By coopross81 at 2012-04-21

[Spartan]

Betts, thanks for the info. And Pete, that's right, SW corner, I was thinking SE corner. I always thought Chris Moore and Chuck Ainsworth were saving the old Sherman Ironworks for a Phase 2?

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
Public basketball court - Reno and Hudson / Downtown OKC, Inc. project

Myriad Gardens redesign - Hudson/Robinson and Reno/Sheridan avenues / $38 million / complete park redesign









Chesapeake Arena renovations - Reno, Boulevard, Robinson, EKG / $103 million


City Place renovations / Park and Robinson avenues / 33-story (top 7 will be condos) / + new Coolgreen's location



SandRidge Commons - Robert S. Kerr between Robinson & Broadway / $100 million / Braniff Bldg renovations, new Amenities Bldg, SandRidge Tower renovations, 7 building demolitions, new Broadway buildings







Devon Tower - Hudson and Sheridan avenues / $500 million / 50-story, 850-ft / 1.8 million sf / tower, auditorium, Garden Wing, plaza, atrium





OKC Spokies - downtown Bikeshare stations / $250,000 on 5 new stations





The Carnegie lofts - NW 4th and Robinson Ave. / 4-story / 19 units, 65,000 sf

First National Center renovations + Cafe7 new location / property owners in bankruptcy

MAPS3 Convention Center - currently planned between Reno and Boulevard, Hudson and Robinson / $280 million



Convention Center Hotel boondoggle - unknown location or expense (understood to be very expensive)
Santa Fe Depot renovations - E.K. Gaylord and Sheridan Ave. / $10 million / MAPS3 transit hub


MAPS3 streetcar system - all over downtown (starter Phase 1a mapped) / 5-6 miles total in MAPS3 Phase / $127 million + any federal grants

Chamber Forum - NW 4th and Broadway/EKG / $18 million / 5-story

Skirvin expansion proposal (dead, but recent enough to be included) / 425-room expansion for conv center hotel + mixed-use annex


Colcord renovations/expansion (Devon) - new connection to tower, new restaurant space


Santa Fe Parking Garage facade renovations - E.K. Gaylord and Park Ave. / $200,000 / only west side so far, aimed at retail and courtyard spaces

Sheraton Hotel renovations (good enough for the president I guess)
Project 180










Dowell Center - Robert S. Kerr and Robinson Ave. / $9.5 million / 20-story / 192,000 renovated (currently abandoned)

Dowell Parking Garage expansion - NW 4th and Harvey / 400 new spaces

Future Parking garages - "Downtown Site #1" next 420 Main Bldg chosen for first new COTPA garage

[mcca7596]

How do you know that the Main street site was selected for a parking garage, Spartan?

[BoulderSooner]

How do you know that the Main street site was selected for a parking garage, Spartan?

they have pretty much said that at council meetings

[Spartan]

Yeah, and I believe they have said that they're pursuing a public/private partnership for a NW10/Broadway garage.

[Urbanized]

You mean the Meineke Bldg / Mercantile Bldg? I thought Gary Cotton wanted to do the Mercantile Lofts there...

Side note: different Gary, although he once DID own that building. Cotton sold the Mercantile building to Gary Berlin a number of years ago.

[Fantastic]

I've only been doing the picture thing on a regular basis for a couple of months, and I really wasn't sure if I would be any good at it, so it makes me happy that some of my pictures ended up in there... thanks, Spartan

[Spartan]

WEST DT/FILM ROW/ARTS DISTRICT
516 W. California - California & Dewey / $250,000 / new HQ for Allen Contracting

Bicentennial Park (Rand's hatchet job) renovations - Walker and Couch/Park Circle / $5 million / new art-deco inspired park layout









Downtown Elementary School - MAPS4Kids - Walker, Reno, Sheridan, Dewey / $9 million / 4-story

Hart Building - Sheridan and Shartel avenues / $2.8 million / 39,720 sf office/retail / 2-story + SW addition




Film Exchange Building - Sheridan and Lee / $500,000 ? / 22,000 sf mixed-use / 6 loft units / IAO Gallery / Joey's Pizza



Film Row Streetscape - West Sheridan between Walker and Classen / $2.2 million / new street paving, crossings, sidewalks, thematic elements, dedicated bike lanes



Preftakes Block Saga - Main/Sheridan between Walker/Hudson / pending major announcement (Preftakes open to "build-to-suit" renovation?)





Stage Center also has a saga - Walker/Sheridan / planned for demolition, redevelopment / preservation effort underway





Grace Cleaners renovation - Main and Lee / new law office


New OCPD HQ / Courthouse - Shartel and Main / $50+ million ($41 million in 2007 G.O. Bond) / Photo 1 OCPD, 2 Courthouse



626 W. Main renovation - Main and Lee / 6,200 sf mixed-use (upstairs loft)


JHBR Architects (old Ice Box bldg) - Sheridan and Shartel / new JHBR architecture firm