Heartland HQ

[Sooner.Arch]

That factor that he used the golden ratio is actually very common in well designed architecture. It taught in architecture schools around the world. I’d be worried if he wasn’t using it or looking at nature for his design haha.

[jonny d]

https://newsok.com/article/5602758/c...t-in-late-2018


Looks like it is about to get ramped up!

[gopokes88]

Kinda reading through that it’s not quite as big as hoped but still pretty awesome. The HQ will be for Heartland the subsidiary, not global payments the parent.

[Pete]

Yes, as previously stated Heartland is relocating from Edmond with plans to keep growing.

They are owned by Global Payments but kept their name after the acquisition.

[Pete]

Here are the latest renderings.

Some slight changes which will ultimately need to go through design review.

[Dustin]

Here are the latest renderings.

What is the protrusion supposed to be?

[KayneMo]

What is the protrusion supposed to be?

Cantilevered conference room.

[dankrutka]

Cantilevered conference room.

It would be cooler if that protruded out over Broadway instead of on the backside of the building.

[Rover]

It would be cooler if that protruded out over Broadway instead of on the backside of the building.

Probably has to do with having air rights over the area they show and would have none over a public street.

[baralheia]

So they decided to nix the circle signage on one side and the clock hands signage on the other? I still wonder what that was intended to signify in the first place. But yeah, this looks good! Excited to see them get started on this building!

[Johnb911]

So they decided to nix the circle signage on one side and the clock hands signage on the other? I still wonder what that was intended to signify in the first place. But yeah, this looks good! Excited to see them get started on this building!

Bring them back! Not that they make or break the building, but they were interesting and heck, why not? A great big analogue clock could have been just one of those neat little things that creates a sense of place.

I believe they were in reference to the keys on a chip reader or payment processor, the clear and enter buttons. At least, I seem to remember that's what Steve Lackmeyer alluded to (how the clock was positioned in the renderings).

[baralheia]

Bring them back! Not that they make or break the building, but they were interesting and heck, why not? A great big analogue clock could have been just one of those neat little things that creates a sense of place.

I believe they were in reference to the keys on a chip reader or payment processor, the clear and enter buttons. At least, I seem to remember that's what Steve Lackmeyer alluded to (how the clock was positioned in the renderings).

Ohhhhh! That makes sense. I totally forgot about Lackmeyer's article on that. And yeah, I agree, it did add a bit more visual interest to the building. I'd like to see those visual elements return too.

[Urbanized]

^^^^^^^
Yep. Also for liability and long-term maintenance reasons. This came up in the dicussion regarding the building under construction on Broadway north of 10th. The City generally will not allow balconies or other protrusions to extend over public rights of way such as sidewalks and streets. Note that the cantilevered room extends over private property.

[ShadowStrings]

And I don't know about you, but I'd probably get more distracted in a meeting in a glass room floating over Broadway than in a semi-private area.

[gopokes88]

Asking for $1,000,000 in incentives. Well worth it.

https://newsok.com/article/5605154/j...y-headquarters

[Laramie]

The company, which recently confirmed its move, is guaranteeing 345 new jobs over five years as part of the proposal... ...The application indicates the average first-year wage will total $59,172 and that the company's total investment over the first seven years will be $489 million.

Saw the article in today's Oklahoman; will they also qualify for Oklahoma's Quality Jobs' incentives?

Should be well worth the ROI.

[jonny d]

Never been a huge fan of all the incentives, but this is an exception. They helped us beat places that are well-known to throw the bank at companies to get them to move there.

https://newsok.com/article/5605514/h...-deal-advances

[gopokes88]

I hate incentives but if it’s what we have to do to win, I much prefer winning. Especially for things like this.

[mugofbeer]

Everyone does it. Denver and the State of Colorado gave VF Corp $27 million in incentives for VF to locate part of their corporate HQ to Denver in return for 700 new jobs.

[Laramie]

Corporations over inflate those job they promise to bring; however if they can deliver on half where they claim to generate say 1,000 or more job it's more of a win situation. They will qualify for the Oklahoma quality jobs programs as well as any incentives provided by the city.

[ChrisHayes]

Any updates?

[Pete]

They closed on the land a couple of weeks ago.

I imagine they are working on construction drawings.

[Pete]

Building permit application filed today for this project.

Work should start not long after the first the year.

[Teo9969]

I'm not at all the kind of person that wants to see three 40 story towers go up at the expense of infill, but I will say that I would much rather see five 7-10 story buildings go up than ten 3-4 story buildings go up. A good mix is ideal in general, but we sorely lack in buildings that are 7 to 15 stories. Those heights require concrete construction and they are better use of land. Would love to see this be a relatively pedestrian type development for south Midtown (4th to 8th, Robinson to Walker).

[Pete]

Press release plus a few new renderings:

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Heartland Payment to celebrate ground breaking

OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 10, 2018) – Heartland Payment Systems will celebrate the construction start of their downtown Oklahoma City facility on Tuesday, Dec. 11 with a ground breaking ceremony.
Heartland delivers credit/debit/prepaid card processing, payroll and payment solutions to more than 300,000 businesses and educational institutions nationwide. When completed, the project is expected to bring 345 high-paying jobs downtown.
Remarks will be delivered by Tony Capucille, President of Heartland Payment Systems; Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt; Andy Burnett, ; and Greater Oklahoma City Chamber President and CEO Roy Williams.

WHAT: Ground breaking ceremony

WHERE: 606 N. Broadway

WHEN: Tuesday, Dec 11 11 a.m.