The crown is back-lit with white lighting that is completely separate from the LED system.

Having hosted a large event directly underneath one of those triangles in the main ballroom at Vast, it completely floods the room with light which cannot be controlled.

Frankly, it greatly detracts from the appeal of that space. Makes the room way too bright and causes a massive amount of reflection off the exterior glass, which makes the views almost completely disappear. Being the organizer, I had dozens of people ask me to ask the building to turn down the lights, which they had already informed me was outside their control.

It would be far, far better to use the LED lighting in the three triangles atop the building which are on the outside of the glass and do not throw light back into the interior.

The side function rooms actually look out through the LED lighting on the three spines of the building and when you are inside you can't even see it.

I agree Pete. I would rather them have put more LED lighting on the triangle lanterns to allow for a more dense light configuration of LED's and not lit them from the inside at all. the LED strips are so sparse it doesn't allow for very good graphics if they choose to do so for Thunder games or whatever. same for the spines. but I know it is just at the seems of the glass.

I would imagine those bright lights would detract from any kind of event. no way to control the mood of the room.

Many times I have noticed when there is an event going on they will turn the crown off or light it only with the LEDs.

I am not sure if its just a coincidence but it seems like since the Chase tower lighting went off, the Devon Tower has been lit later into the night than it used to be.

I agree Pete. I would rather them have put more LED lighting on the triangle lanterns to allow for a more dense light configuration of LED's and not lit them from the inside at all. the LED strips are so sparse it doesn't allow for very good graphics if they choose to do so for Thunder games or whatever. same for the spines. but I know it is just at the seems of the glass.

I would imagine those bright lights would detract from any kind of event. no way to control the mood of the room.

I believe their plan was to make extensive use of the LED lighting in the triangles, but they don't do so because several of the fixtures are still not functioning properly.

There was a big breakdown in communication and coordination between the general contractor and the LED company that did the install. Not placing blame on either party as both sides became very frustrated.

Im looking at it right now on news 9 skycam and the crown is lit via LED as are the sides.

Personally, I love the backlight as far as the exterior and skyline is concerned. Too bad there wasn't a way to backlight but somehow have it not shine down into the event space. I think a two sided mirror (or a glass where from the room you can see up but the light in the crown reflects back into the crown) - yeah, that. would be a good investment to place in the triangles at the ceiling of the event space. That way, you could still see up but not get light poison from the backlights.

I also haven't seen the crane in use at the top for a looooong time. Did that thing end up not working as intended?

They use the crane all the time for the window washers.

I can literally see this building out of every window in my apartment on the LED lights are on every night.

They turn them off around midnight typically.

Of note, I'm driving to work at 5:45am, so that's the timeframe regarding my question. It's the only time I ever see Devon Tower anymore ;-)

Devon's lighting is dancing this evening, looks very cool!

I took some vid I will post later. I think they were coordinating with OK Tower.

I thought the sparkling phase of the lighting looked really neat, and I didn't even realize that they had the capability to do that. It cycled from Sparkling Red to Red, then to Sparkling Green, and then to Green, before repeating. Pretty awesome. I think I've only ever seen that building just do solid colors...

Was in Bricktown Friday night listening to a friend play music and walked around the music festival.
I was looking at Devon and can't believe how many lights still don't work or have went back out on that building. The lighting has been a bit of a disappointment for me. Maybe I had too high of hopes in the beginning but it just seems poorly designed and executed. I also noticed it went completely dark at Midnight with only the Red Beacons on. is that new? I didn't realize it was going so Dark before.

Was in Bricktown Friday night listening to a friend play music and walked around the music festival.
I was looking at Devon and can't believe how many lights still don't work or have went back out on that building. The lighting has been a bit of a disappointment for me. Maybe I had too high of hopes in the beginning but it just seems poorly designed and executed. I also noticed it went completely dark at Midnight with only the Red Beacons on. is that new? I didn't realize it was going so Dark before.
My wife is a flight attendant for United. A couple of weeks ago, on a Sunday night, she could not get on the Den to OKC flight, but could get on Den to Tulsa flight. As a result, I had to drive to Tulsa to pick her up after midnight. Got to downtown Tulsa a little after midnight. As always was impressed with the Tulsa skyline and downtown area. Was especially impressed with how bright and lighted almost all of the buildings were. Extremely impressive, lots of lights and variations of lighting on the various buildings of all sizes. OK, get back to downtown OKC about 1:30. Night and day, no pun intended, difference in the lighting of buildings. OKC looked almost totallly dark. The FNC and the building of the same vintage and height close to it, and the Oklahoma Tower, were basically the only buildings with any significant lighting features. Looked depressing when compared to T-town. I wish OKC would do more building lighting downtown, it adds a lot to the overall aura of a downtown. JMO

The LED lights on Devon were the subject of a big battle between Hines (builder) and the sub-contractor.

The lighting company claimed they were disadvantaged by the build schedule and they couldn't get access to the unit that lowers window washers (and repair people) down the sides of the building. I believe they just split ways altogether, not even letting the lighting company finish the programming work on the light displays.


As far as lighting the rest of the skyline, that's mainly because SandRidge is having terrible financial problems and turned off their exterior lights some time ago. It's the responsible move when you are laying people off.

First National is pretty well lit these days and will no doubt be much better when renovated. BOK Plaza is very nicely lit and Oklahoma Tower just added new LED lighting. Leadership Square recently added the illuminated Enable sign.

It's really just Cotter Ranch Tower and SandRidge that are the issues.

The new BOK Park Plaza will have an illuminated crown and that will add a lot to the skyline. And at at some point SandRidge (or someone else) will turn their lights back on.

I agree with you completely!. I wish they would do more as well.

Really, it's just Cotter Ranch that is the huge disappointment, which is completely consistent with how they run that building.

Really, it's just Cotter Ranch that is the huge disappointment, which is completely consistent with how they run that building.

I agree. Is it too much to ask for them to at least fix the LEDs atop the building? One thing that has went backwards over the past few years in OKC is the appearance of the night skyline. It looks dark and dreary, and most of it is because both Sandridge and the Cotter Ranch Tower have turned out their lights.

A lot of other cities have specific requirements/incentives for lighting. I think it is important because it really changes the feel of the city at night. I wonder if something like that could ever work in OKC?

The LED lights on Devon were the subject of a big battle between Hines (builder) and the sub-contractor.

The lighting company claimed they were disadvantaged by the build schedule and they couldn't get access to the unit that lowers window washers (and repair people) down the sides of the building. I believe they just split ways altogether, not even letting the lighting company finish the programming work on the light displays.

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Just kind of crazy to have a brand new building and the discussions go so far south that you just say.. Well Screw it this is the best we can do and leave so many lights not working. its one thing not to have it programmed ( which is kind of huge in my opinion ) but to just have portions of it out looks crappy and discounts the entire building in my opinion.

The lighting is programmed, just not by the lighting company as originally planned.

It's so easy to complain when you aren't the one paying the bills. Cotter is a mess, but SD did the prudent thing and shut the lights off.

It's so easy to complain when you aren't the one paying the bills. Cotter is a mess, but SD did the prudent thing and shut the lights off.

Sandridge is understandable given the financial shape of the company and the fact they own the building, but the Cotter Ranch Tower is simply because of apathetic ownership. It's still the second most prominent building on the skyline and would benefit from at least some kind of lighting. It wouldn't even have to be anything fancy. Just fix the LEDs or re-light the corners.

The LED lights on Devon were the subject of a big battle between Hines (builder) and the sub-contractor.

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So Devon just sign off as fine with them not working?

Guys, we have a wonderful skyscraper in Devon Tower and I am proud of it and every time I see Oklahoma City on television (and in person). But I have to say when I originally knew that the tower would have LEDs through-out the tower, I had envisioned something completely different than what we currently got.

I love Devon's backlit crown and the side leds are a nice touch, but I actually thought the faces of the building would be LED. I think this is a missed opportunity, check out a wonderful example from the supertall World Financial Centre in the major city of Chongqing (chong-ching) in China - which is what I was expecting of Devon:

http://www.okctalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12742&stc=1

That glass is expensive, yeesh....

http://kfor.com/2016/11/18/oklahoma-man-arrested-after-allegedly-causing-70000-worth-of-damage-to-devon-tower/

I noticed the line of windows when I took my recent skyline shot, but didn't realize what it was supposed to be until someone I was riding with pointed it out. So I guess this is the unofficial holiday "cross" we usually have downtown on our skyscrapers. Not sure if Devon would do official ones with the LED lights. Am I wrong?

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I saw the crane out of the other day, figured it was just cleaning windows. They must have been installing these. I guess we will find out soon if it lights up.

That glass is expensive, yeesh....

http://kfor.com/2016/11/18/oklahoma-man-arrested-after-allegedly-causing-70000-worth-of-damage-to-devon-tower/

Another moron strikes again.

13537 Are the lights out on the tower? it looks like it on this cam.

13537 Are the lights out on the tower? it looks like it on this cam.

I'm not sure the lights have ever been 100% functional

That's correct. The LED strips have been a disaster since the tower "finished". I hope in the end that Devon paid basically nothing for the lighting, because that contractor dropped the ball big time.

That's correct. The LED strips have been a disaster since the tower "finished". I hope in the end that Devon paid basically nothing for the lighting, because that contractor dropped the ball big time.

It is embarrassing to see strips go halfway down, then go black, then light back up, and having it happen on multiple corners at multiple places. Not sure why people/companies here can't build in penalties if sh*t don't work right, or make the contractor come back and fix it. Happens sometimes, but that seems to be the exception, bad work just gets left as is, oh well, whatever, close enough. :mad:

It is embarrassing to see strips go halfway down, then go black, then light back up, and having it happen on multiple corners at multiple places. Not sure why people/companies here can't build in penalties if sh*t don't work right, or make the contractor come back and fix it. Happens sometimes, but that seems to be the exception, bad work just gets left as is, oh well, whatever, close enough. :mad:

Trust me, they can. There either has been, or will be a lawsuit over it. That or Devon didn't pay for it. They are a smart company with great lawyers.

Trust me, they can. There either has been, or will be a lawsuit over it. That or Devon didn't pay for it. They are a smart company with great lawyers.

Good to hear, but it's been years since it's been finished and nothing's been done so far, must not be a priority for them.

Good to hear, but it's been years since it's been finished and nothing's been done so far, must not be a priority for them.

Given what's transpired in the industry over the last few years, I have no doubt that it's been a low priority item for them.

Pete had mentioned before that the contractors never were able to finish and fully program the lights. there was a battle for the use of the utility crane. the contractor was not getting enough use of the crane to properly finish programming ect. so work stopped.. I will have to look back at the thread but it was something like that. its disappointing for sure because it could have been much nicer instead of half assed.

Pete had mentioned before that the contractors never were able to finish and fully program the lights. there was a battle for the use of the utility crane. the contractor was not getting enough use of the crane to properly finish programming ect. so work stopped.. I will have to look back at the thread but it was something like that. its disappointing for sure because it could have been much nicer instead of half assed.

I'll take it half assed as opposed to no ass at all.:)

i'll take it half assed as opposed to no ass at all.:)

;)

I understand needing the crane to repair lights but I don't understand needing the crane to program lights.

There was a dispute between Devon and the LED contractor where the contractor claimed some of the lighting panels were damaged during installation then they could not gain access to the building maintenance unit, the massive crane atop the building used for window washing and other maintenance.

When things broke down between them, Devon decided they would just do the programming themselves, obviously without much expertise in this area.

Never been a big fan of the lighting strips. Just illuminate the crown in various colors or the standard and I'm happy!

I hate that they turn off the lights so early in the night.13543

They go off at like midnight. I'm okay with them saving some money. They didn't HAVE to put lights in after all. I appreciate that they did, and that for my waking hours I can see them. Even if they are a little broken and janky atm.

I drove back into downtown last night around 9:00, approaching from the east, and the lights looked good from that vantage point. Blue-lit.

I hate that they turn off the lights so early in the night.13543

Larry Nichols: I'm turning in. You kids remember to turn off the lights when you go to bed. I'm not paying to light the whole neighborhood.

I hate that they turn off the lights so early in the night.13543

It's 5am....

They go off at like midnight. I'm okay with them saving some money. They didn't HAVE to put lights in after all. I appreciate that they did, and that for my waking hours I can see them. Even if they are a little broken and janky atm.

Aren't those LEDs really cheap to run?

It's 5am....

I know but I was looking at it at about 2 that same night and they were off

I could be wrong, but I think they go off at midnight.

Anybody know what is hanging off the building? I saw it when I was driving around last night.

^ Perhaps the BMU (building maintenance unit) crane holding the window washers' platform?

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States with the tallest tallest buildings. 13568

Original height was 950, right? Dang, could have been #7.

Original height was 950, right? Dang, could have been #7.
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Oops

Our city coulda been 3 beeter!!! 3!

I wish we could be # 1

We know, son of PluPlan :-P

If only Oprah would give out supertalls...

We know, son of PluPlan :-P

If only Oprah would give out supertalls...

boooooo

925?!?!?! You all are thinking too small!!!!!! You guys must want OKC to remain a Tier 3 City!!!

This is how our skyline would look if only we would have some vision and build our own Jeddah Tower on the Cox site ;)

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