Brickopolis

[jbrown84]

Well said, Steve! I'm so glad BUD is standing up to this guy...

[G.Walker]

new plans approved today by Bricktown Urban Design Committee, C.Johnson moves forward with development...

[wschnitt]

Any changes in the design?

[Architect2010]

I'm really beginning to lose faith in quality urban development in this city. For every good project, we get three bad ones plus a parking lot or two. Wow.

[wschnitt]

Good article in the OKCCentral Blog

[Steve]

Any changes in the design?

More detailing in the buildings, but otherwise, it's what he had last month. This development is very much in the spirit of what the city guided through with Randy Hogan in Lower Bricktown except Johnson is not using any EFIS or stucco.

[Steve]

Good article in the OKCCentral Blog

Thanks. I want to be clear that I'm not saying I think it's all a bluff - I really don't know what to think....

[Thunder]

Bricktown is moving forward!

[dankrutka]

new plans approved today by Bricktown Urban Design Committee, C.Johnson moves forward with development...

What?!? They allowed for parking to be added to the canal. What a joke!

[Architect2010]

Right?

[wschnitt]

Steve, what do you propose might be "another agenda at play?"

[wschnitt]

Get funding then come up with a new design?

[Steve]

wshnitt - I look back at 2003 and there's a lot of people back then who swore it was an attempt to force McMullen to either pay out the nose to buy Brewer's side of the canal or to sell to Brewer and Johnson at a firesale price (McMullen did neither). Being the guy I am, I straight out asked Johnson about when he plans to start construction and whether this was going to be a repeat of 2003 - he said he plans to start asap.

[Skyline]

Finally there will be a place to park in Bricktown!!

Bricktown needs more of this, ASAP!!

[MDot]

Finally there will be a place to park in Bricktown!!

Bricktown needs more of this, ASAP!!

Lol. =)

[Just the facts]

On the bright side, the urban core becomes more urban. Not happy about being replaced with parking lots though.

[rcjunkie]

Finally there will be a place to park in Bricktown!!

Bricktown needs more of this, ASAP!!

I agree, every time I go to Bricktown, I have to park and walk at least 4--6 blocks to the canal.

[Steve]

Almost every time I go to Bricktown, I'm easily able to park within a block of my destination - a much shorter walk than an average visit to a Walmart.

[kevinpate]

It was inevitable someone would find a way to make the northern part of the canal a less attractive place. Some decided to scale way back on the Land Run monument. Others decided it would make sense to trash out the south end of the canal with a sea of parking almost at water's edge. Still others decided to run the new interstate between the once tranquil turnarounds for the tourist boats and the river cruisers.

Whatever BT still has going for it these days, an enjoyable canal experience isn't one of its bragging points these days.

[sroberts24]

I never have a problem with parking in Bricktown, people are freaking LAZY!

So much for having high expectations for Bricktown. Most prime piece of real estate completely wasted by this trash. Makes me sick. What a waste a such a great opportunity.

Sad!

[BDP]

I agree, every time I go to Bricktown, I have to park and walk at least 4--6 blocks to the canal.

Now we can walk 4-6 blocks to visit another parking lot. Way to go Bricktown!

[G.Walker]

It's not that bad, you are acting like he is just putting a parking lot there, did you forget he is also bring 30,000 sqft of much needed retail on the canal? I say +1 for this development, its better than open grass.

[Pete]

Let's hope this brings more retail to the area and sparks more development.

[Bellaboo]

Maybe at a later date those parking lots can be converted to an actual development. If the market demands it, it could happen.

[Just the facts]

Maybe at a later date those parking lots can be converted to an actual development. If the market demands it, it could happen.

That will only happen if the parking support is over-engineered to support a multi-story building.