From today:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7123/7791910350_7a3ee047b7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbridgesokc/7791910350/)
Aloft Hotel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbridgesokc/7791910350/) by Matthew Bridges (http://www.flickr.com/people/mattbridgesokc/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7248/7791910858_7b9c0dcfa6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbridgesokc/7791910858/)
Aloft Hotel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbridgesokc/7791910858/) by Matthew Bridges (http://www.flickr.com/people/mattbridgesokc/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8291/7791911408_9657303192.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbridgesokc/7791911408/)
Aloft Hotel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbridgesokc/7791911408/) by Matthew Bridges (http://www.flickr.com/people/mattbridgesokc/), on Flickr

From today's Oklahoman:

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http://newsok.com/deep-deuce-transformation-continues-east-of-downtown-oklahoma-city/article/3705597

From yesterday; I believe they have one more level to go:



http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/aloft91212.jpg

7 stories. Not bad.

Actually I think it is eight. If look closely, there is another layer of concrete slab on top of what appears to be the "top floor wall" in that photo. (just to left of the crane)

There are six floors now largely completed with one more to come.

The area on the roof like looks like a terrace isn't... It's purely ornamental:

http://www.okctalk.com/attachments/urban-development-buildings/1618d1337174536-aloft-hotel-aloft3.jpg

I think 10 stories would have been even better. Perhaps they low-balled the estimates for usage/occupancy just to be on the safe side. A few years down the line, the owners might well be wishing it had more rooms/capacity.

I think 10 stories would have been even better. Perhaps they low-balled the estimates for usage/occupancy just to be on the safe side. A few years down the line, the owners might well be wishing it had more rooms/capacity.

With all the hotels being built in bricktown/Deep Deuce over the next 5 to 10 years, I doubt they'll be wishing that for that anytime in the next 20 years.

With all the hotels being built in bricktown/Deep Deuce over the next 5 to 10 years, I doubt they'll be wishing that for that anytime in the next 20 years.

you will see most of those hotel full almost all of the time ....

if i owned a hotel outside the core of down town .. i might be concerned ..

It seems that there is an ongoing trend of 4 story apartments, and 6-8 story hotels in Bricktown/Deep Deuce. I think the trend is a good thing, as it brings identity to both areas, let's save larger housing and hospitality projects for the CBD.

There are six floors now largely completed with one more to come.

The area on the roof like looks like a terrace isn't... It's purely ornamental:

http://www.okctalk.com/attachments/urban-development-buildings/1618d1337174536-aloft-hotel-aloft3.jpg

I've heard that the areas labeled "suite" will actually be for sale, and that the owner will live (at least part of the time) in the top one. I'm guessing that's the one labeled "two story suite".

I've heard that the areas labeled "suite" will actually be for sale, and that the owner will live (at least part of the time) in the top one. I'm guessing that's the one labeled "two story suite".

Interesting - I walked into their office on 2nd St just to ask what would be for sale (thinking exactly along those lines that would there be condos for sale inside Aloft), but was told by the employee that the "for sale" sign on their office door applied to prospective bar/restaurant owners only.

Aloft may consider expanding it's presence in the OKC area, I know here in Austin there is one planned on the Northwest side of town the other Aloft which is already open is by The Domain in North Austin. Although a W Hotel may pop up in downtown OKC oneday.

you will see most of those hotel full almost all of the time ....

if i owned a hotel outside the core of down town .. i might be concerned ..

This, although I would extend that concern to a lot more than hotels.

Better than watching TV!

Cute pic, Sid. The little one -- poor thing, her backpack is as big as she is.

Better than watching TV!

Cute pic, Sid. The little one -- poor thing, her backpack is as big as she is.

I thought that was a Spice Girls Mutant Ninja Turtle holloween costume :)

I drove by today and noticed they were putting--I don't want to say insulation--framing ? up on the west side of the building (top level). It was green. Sorry for no pic, I was driving westbound on 2nd St. and looking back over my shoulder.

I drove by today and noticed they were putting--I don't want to say insulation--framing ? up on the west side of the building (top level). It was green. Sorry for no pic, I was driving westbound on 2nd St. and looking back over my shoulder.

I believe it is shown in post 605.

I believe it is shown in post 605.

Good reference for people that don't live in OKC ;-)

Good reference for people that don't live in OKC ;-)

I am not sure what you are saying. If you go to post number 605 in this thread there is a picture addressing what the question was asking. It has nothing to do with being in OKC or away from OKC.

It shouldn't be long before the framwork is complete and we should see walls. Most of the north side of the building has studs up. They're working on the top floor, but with the roof shape as is is, I'm not exactly sure how much will be on the top floor.

I am not sure what you are saying. If you go to post number 605 in this thread there is a picture addressing what the question was asking. It has nothing to do with being in OKC or away from OKC.

I was referring to people living in OKC if they have the necessary means of transportation available should be able to just look at Aloft with their own eyes rather than go back to post #605 (which is probably more convenient anyway and something I did not do cause I drove by yesterday). Nothing personal, yo :-)

Photo from yesterday...

Looks like they are working on the last floor:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-cURowkcL4fg/UGsDThfOqtI/AAAAAAAEZwY/77GsvuktLQk/s903/IMG_20121001_192417.jpg

Yesterday

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That's one shell of a hotel!
:wink:

Look at that glorious streetwall!

Oklahoma City (October 02 2012) - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamhider/sets/72157631693033546/)

Oklahoma City Panoramas (October 02 2012) - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamhider/sets/72157631693734264/)

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The signage on LEVEL looks good. Great pictures!

They're putting steel beams up on the top floor of Aloft now. I wonder how soon they'll be putting the roof on. The framework for the building looks great, but the roof is going to dramatically change our neighborhood "skyline".

Here is another angle of that awesome streetwall:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GqVSc6A43UM/UGxHoiIeWvI/AAAAAAAEaBs/465iQWVsMDQ/s692/IMG_20121002_183328.jpg

Yikes, the neighborhood has been overrun by a bicycle gang. Somebody call the cops!
:wink:

We had a blast bullying drivers, I mean ride our bikes, around OKC. :-)

break any traffic laws?

Not quite.

Inductive loops, which are what these sensors are, detect a change in induction capacity. A conductive, metallic object will increase this capacity by adding improving electrical flow potential within the core's loop. Any object that then increases capacity, can cause the sensor to trigger.

The trick to bicycles is that while the sensor is always "checking" for increased induction, it oftentimes isn't set sensitive enough. Since the loop is always "live" there has to be a threshold set for the light to trigger.

Bicycles don't add much to the loop's core. Just not enough metal in them. To increase your chances of increasing the induction capacity sufficient for a sensor trigger, put your bike either on the line itself (less distance/resistance for the core) or angle your bike so that it transects both the vertical and horizontal cut in the pavement (where the wire is). This is your best chance at leveraging the bike's 'core enhancing properties', if you will.

Crossing the right-angle corner is also how most of these sensors are tested. They have a measured metallic object that is set on the ground over the corner of the loop. If it triggers the sensor, then the loop is sensitive enough. I haven't seen it done, but I assume they same method could be used to calibrate the sensitivity the other way (trigger on less inductive capacity).

And here I always thought it was the flux capacitor.

I've been lied to all these years.

The posts about bikes have been moved to a new thread here:

Urban Cycling (http://www.okctalk.com/transportation/31960-urban-cycling.html#post581439)

The signage on LEVEL looks good. Great pictures!

Yeah it's a great modern take on the old rooftop neon signs. Does it light up?

Yeah it's a great modern take on the old rooftop neon signs. Does it light up?

It is backlit. I wish it would light up.

Here are a few pics I took yesterday, 10/11/2012, of ALoft's progress. Click on any photo for a larger image.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/hotels/aloft1_10_11_2012_510.jpg (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/hotels/aloft1_10_11_2012.jpg)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/hotels/aloft2_10_11_2012_510.jpg (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/hotels/aloft2_10_11_2012.jpg)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/hotels/aloft3_10_11_2012_510.jpg (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/hotels/aloft3_10_11_2012.jpg)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/hotels/aloft4_10_11_2012_510.jpg (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/hotels/aloft4_10_11_2012.jpg)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/hotels/aloft5_10_11_2012_510.jpg (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/hotels/aloft5_10_11_2012.jpg)

Thanks Doug! We've missed you.


FYI, the framing you see is for the top floor. The funky roof design will be on top of that, so the structure hasn't quite topped out yet.

Thanks, Pete. It's becoming harder for me to get around and take photos of the city, enjoy it as much as I do. I've got a few more to post of a building around 12th & Shartel that has probably been posted about here, but which was new to me, as well as a few skyline shots from the east side looking toward downtown. I'm going to drive by the Shartel development shortly to see if the workmen will tell me what's going on there.

I was down by there just a little while ago. Driving up from the north of it, the little extra heighth seems to add some needed vertical mass to the area and visually starts to extend downtown and helps fill the gap over to the med center. It is amazing what just a few more feet does to change perceptions. Coming back from btown and the south it was also significant.

Thanks Doug! Looks great!

Thanks Doug! We've missed you.


FYI, the framing you see is for the top floor. The funky roof design will be on top of that, so the structure hasn't quite topped out yet.

How tall does something have to be to warrant the traditional Christmas Tree on top?

How tall does something have to be to warrant the traditional Christmas Tree on top?

Not a height thing, but it signifies the topping off.

Not a height thing, but it signifies the topping off.

Yes, so will they do one with the Aloft to signify it has topped out?

Yes, so will they do one with the Aloft to signify it has topped out?


Well, Christmas is getting close so that would be very appropritate.

October 16 2012

Oklahoma City (October 16 2012) - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamhider/sets/72157631848078277/)

A few photos of Aloft

Updated photo of progress (Today, Nov. 13)

http://imageshack.us/a/img706/9660/photonov13092954.jpg





Shot with both Hotel cranes in frame.

http://imageshack.us/a/img855/4415/photonov13092641.jpg

Progress.

Aloft today (courtesy of Sid):

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They are moving right along. Great to see.

It appears that all the site work and most the structural components are largely complete, so I bet we start to see lots of progress on the finishes now.

They have a lot to do to be open by this summer.

Wonder if they will speed up things so it can be open in time for the playoffs?

I don't think that the NBA players are ever going to stay at the Aloft over the Skirvin or Colcord no matter how nice.

I don't think that the NBA players are ever going to stay at the Aloft over the Skirvin or Colcord no matter how nice.

No one mentioned anything about NBA teams staying there over the Skirvin or Colcord. Plenty of fans and media that could fill the place up.

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