Well that's a bummer. It sort of kills the whole look to see a black band around the thing.

Well that's a bummer. It sort of kills the whole look to see a black band around the thing.

It's not black and it's only on the east side.

And it's been there since the building was constructed; they changed out the black vents for blue versions.

On the signage, it looks to me like there will only be signs on the north and south sides. If you look carefully, they have installed brackets on the south side that align to the BancFirst logo. There are no such brackets on the east and west. The building is rectangular with the long sides being the north and south, so this makes some sense.

On the signage, it looks to me like there will only be signs on the north and south sides. If you look carefully, they have installed brackets on the south side that align to the BancFirst logo. There are no such brackets on the east and west. The building is rectangular with the long sides being the north and south, so this makes some sense.

Yes, I went back and checked all the filed revisions and it looks like there will only be signage on the north and south crowns.

Will be interesting to see how this all looks and how the LED lighting works in the crown.

This is the last revision that was approved by design review:

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I'm clearly going to be in the minority but I kinda like the way that the mechanical floor breaks up the eastern elevation, either way, it's not a huge deal. The new glass makes this thing pop, especially at sunrise.

Just nitpicking but I feel like South & East would've been better options for signage, there's excellent visibility and a lot of cars come from the east on I-40 and from the south on 35.

Bummer on the mechanical, but whatevs...

tehrhett, the north side is SUPER visible coming down the broadway extension.

They were out going full bore on the north crown this Sunday morning.

And they filed their sign permits; as we all have surmised, signage will only be on the north and south sides. They have already installed the brackets on the south.

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We got a note from management that the north plaza would be closed some in the coming weeks for "glass removal." That relates to the panes that are being removed at the bottom of the crown I'm sure. I think that the north crown will go quickly, weather permitting.

They were out going full bore on the north crown this Sunday morning.

And they filed their sign permits; as we all have surmised, signage will only be on the north and south sides. They have already installed the brackets on the south.

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this took a much longer time than I thought from the first panel to the last.

From what I hear, the installation of the signage should be quite the show

Just curious, but how is the view from the inside looking out different now? Can you see a difference in the tint?

Just curious, but how is the view from the inside looking out different now? Can you see a difference in the tint?

It's night and day. The old windows were terrible. Most of them had automotive film on them, which made them worse as it was in serious disrepair. Here's a picture I took from our office when the north windows were done, but the west were not.
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The thermal difference is even greater. I don't have to keep my blinds closed on the sunny side anymore.

EDIT: I had my directions off. Fixed now.

Any visual update on the north side?

No photos but they are working on it this morning and I'd say about 1/3rd of the new glass has been installed.

No photos but they are working on it this morning and I'd say about 1/3rd of the new glass has been installed.

They have also started removing the man lifts on the south side of building. Only 3 of the 4 remain. Assuming they only needed one to finish the signage

They have also started removing the man lifts on the south side of building. Only 3 of the 4 remain. Assuming they only needed one to finish the signage

Disassembling some of the plywood covering today! Nearing the end of this project soon!

Disassembling some of the plywood covering today! Nearing the end of this project soon!

Which side of the building are they disassembling?

Disassembling some of the plywood covering today! Nearing the end of this project soon!

Came here to say the same thing. They are disassembling the south side.

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Seems odd they would be removing the protection from the south side as they still have a big sign to install directly above.

I believe they are completely finished on the east and west sides and there was no protection required on the north due to the large mezzanine.

Looking at them now, the first sheet of plywood from the top of the scaffolding has come down on the South side. I imagine the number of days they will actually be working on the south facade is very little now, its just a matter of getting the signs in place. They could opt for doing temporary closures moving forward when the time actually comes for the south logo to be installed, I would bet they are itching to take it all down, so if the south side is coming down it may all be taken down this week.

I think the ground level protection was glass specific. Giant aluminum signs, bring those on! :)

Looking at them now, the first sheet of plywood from the top of the scaffolding has come down on the South side. I imagine the number of days they will actually be working on the south facade is very little now, its just a matter of getting the signs in place. They could opt for doing temporary closures moving forward when the time actually comes for the south logo to be installed, I would bet they are itching to take it all down, so if the south side is coming down it may all be taken down this week.

Half of the southside scaffolding is completely gone this morning. Fencing on east plaza also coming down

I walked by the area this morning and its pretty incredible the difference it makes. That whole side of the plaza seems much bigger than it ever has now, it may all be down by this weekend if they keep it up at this rate

South side has been completely taken down, and they are working on the west side now. At this rate they should be finished with at least the west side by the end of tomorrow.

They have taken down the plywood on the south side, but the platform is still in place (2nd photo).

Still tons of plywood and scaffolding all around. In the last photo you can see some of the concrete and planters still need repair.


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They have also started removing the man lifts on the south side of building. Only 3 of the 4 remain. Assuming they only needed one to finish the signage
From what I am hearing- the bigger letters will need to be hoisted with a helicopter- too tall for crane and too big to go up via the elevator.

Why not just bring them up in the suspended scaffolding that the workers are on every day?

Also hearing the eta is more likely early spring- possibly sooner depending on weather . They are going to redo the roof as a final project. It’s very old if not original.

Also hearing the eta is more likely early spring- possibly sooner depending on weather . They are going to redo the roof as a final project. It’s very old if not original.

Now that's a fun task with all that transmission equipment up there. I recently spoke to someone that manages equipment for one of the towers up there. Lots of old unused stuff that no one seems to know who it belongs to. Some of it, they've had to resort to turning it off and seeing if anyone says anything. In most cases, they dont say anything. So maybe they just need some time to clear out some old junk first too.

Now that's a fun task with all that transmission equipment up there. I recently spoke to someone that manages equipment for one of the towers up there. Lots of old unused stuff that no one seems to know who it belongs to. Some of it, they've had to resort to turning it off and seeing if anyone says anything. In most cases, they dont say anything. So maybe they just need some time to clear out some old junk first too.

There must be an att antenna up there. There was like a week earlier this month my phone hardly would work at my office near there. But probably resolved after a few days.

I have been hearing the same, should be quite an interesting thing to see. I was also told what scaffolding is left now will remain until the glass on the north is completed; I've gotten mixed answers on why, but I presume there is still work to be done on the east and west sides to tie in the north

Any last glimpse of the old Liberty Tower facade is now gone as they near completion on the north crown:

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Any last glimpse of the old Liberty Tower facade is now gone as they near completion on the north crown:

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Ooh goody, that means we'll get to see them start the testing for the LED crown pretty soon. Signage should be after they confirm all system are working as intended, correct? It would be ill advised to throw on the signage and find out there are a few bugs in the lighting system.

Ooh goody, that means we'll get to see them start the testing for the LED crown pretty soon. Signage should be after they confirm all system are working as intended, correct? It would be ill advised to throw on the signage and find out there are a few bugs in the lighting system.

Devon lighting has completely ruined me of ever getting my hopes up for expectations on other projects lighting lol

For now I'm just going to be happy with the window replacement, which came out really nicely.

They have already been doing some minor testing on the Bancfirst crown LEDs. So at least we know there is a good chance they can access the lights since the equipment is still on site. I think the Devon problem is access for service.

Devon lighting has completely ruined me of ever getting my hopes up for expectations on other projects lighting lol

For now I'm just going to be happy with the window replacement, which came out really nicely.

To be fair, that's on Devon more than anything else. Look how gloriously they pulled off the Paycom Center, the lights were so bright they had to get nerfed. You don't hear of any major lighting problems coming from the BOK Plaza, at least from what I'm aware of. The First National is well lit, the Omni is doing just fine, the Bricktown Renaissance is doing okay, and there are plenty of other lighting projects on the way. I don't think we can be too upset with that considering it's one bad firm out of the many around town. It should be all good on most fronts.

Devon has just completely turned off their LED system. It may have been flawed, but they still used it extensively until a few years ago when they turned off the system and never, ever have it on at all.

Also, they have cut back on holiday decorations. They no longer install that huge ornament on their lawn and the glass ribbons haven't been installed in the rotunda for the last few years.

And on Sunday I noticed the windows at the very top have not been replaced by glass -- it's some sort of opaque material that doesn't match the rest of the building. And even that took them two years.


Devon has cut way back in all these areas, not just the LED lighting. Unless something major changes, those LED's probably won't be switched back on.

Devon has just completely turned off their LED system. It may have been flawed, but they still used it extensively until a few years ago when they turned off the system and never, ever have it on at all.

Also, they have cut back on holiday decorations. They no longer install that huge ornament on their lawn and the glass ribbons haven't been installed in the rotunda for the last few years.

And on Sunday I noticed the windows at the very top have not been replaced by glass -- it's some sort of opaque material that doesn't match the rest of the building. And even that took them two years.


Devon has cut way back in all these areas, not just the LED lighting. Unless something major changes, those LED's probably won't be switched back on.

Maybe they dont want to flaunt their cash and anger everyone from those record profits.

North crown; you can see the sign brackets:

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Looks good in-person, really adds to the OKC Skyline when you enter OKC on I-35 entering the I-35/I-40 interchange.

Testing happening on the lights. It looked like each individual LED column had 4 programmable sections.

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Duncan Oil is moving out of 100 Park (soon to be converted to housing) to the 25th floor of BancFirst tower.

Taking about 12,000 SF.

Testing happening on the lights. It looked like each individual LED column had 4 programmable sections.

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And so it begins. :Smiley259

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Look awesome! Any idea when the signs are going to be installed?

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They filed the sign permits.

Someone else said the signs will have to be installed by helicopter.

Great photos, Pete! This was an amazing transformation of this building.

Wow that would be really neat to watch them install those signs with the helicopter.

They are taking off the wood decking on the temporary structure that overhangs the building. I expect these must be coming down soon. And there will be hardly any sign of construction left

Today they started placing cardboard to protect the floor in the lower level leading out of one of the elevator bays.
The roof replacement is to begin soon. Talking to a worker there, apparently the crap is so bad they have to scrape it off, carry it out by the bucket full through the elevators and out to a dump truck.

Today they started placing cardboard to protect the floor in the lower level leading out of one of the elevator bays.
The roof replacement is to begin soon. Talking to a worker there, apparently the crap is so bad they have to scrape it off, carry it out by the bucket full through the elevators and out to a dump truck.

Has anyone noticed cell service disruptions? I’ve heard they might possibly be related to this. Apparently there were some towers on the roof. I wonder if it will improve when they are done if related.

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There are scores of cell phone towers on that roof.

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Yeah but most of that stuff is dead. I had a post a while back after talking to one of the guys that services those. Most of them aren't powered on and those that are, dont seem to have clear owners in most cases. So they are in the "turn it off and see what happens" stage to see what can be removed and what is actually being actively used.

It looks like there may have been some pipes that burst over the holiday, the south east corner of the lobby roof has a really large hole. And the glass offices along the east wall all have their carpets removed. Not sure how extensive the damage may be, everything was pretty clean already coming in around 9 this monring

Most of the steel platforms are down now. Looks like the east side will probably come down tomorrow.

Anyone have any news/updates on when the signs are supposed to be installed?

Anyone have any news/updates on when the signs are supposed to be installed?

I assume it will be after the new roof is done. I don’t know the status of that either.

Pete, like the way you labeled the renovation of BancFirst Tower as a 're-skin.'

BTW are they finished with this project--not seeing much of the LED Lighting on this tower at night.