hate be a downer here, but that sucks. It's almost as if nothing is changing. That is very irritating to me and a fairly significant downgrade from the original. Was the original just concept or the actual plan to begin with?

Hmm... That's quite the downgrade from what they originally proposed.

Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but the original was really going to infill the lot very nicely with the curved terrace and the ambulance deck(two story parking garage) pushed right up against Walker removing the surface lot, which would've been the most impressive feature, imo.

Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but the original was really going to infill the lot very nicely with the curved terrace and the ambulance deck(two story parking garage) pushed right up against Walker removing the surface lot, which would've been the most impressive feature, imo.

I wasn't being sarcastic. I don't like how much this project has been dialed back.

Going to catch those people that text and tweet all the time off guard. Thud!

hate be a downer here, but that sucks. It's almost as if nothing is changing. That is very irritating to me and a fairly significant downgrade from the original. Was the original just concept or the actual plan to begin with?

Exactly what I was thinking. Looks like they are basically saying okay never mind, let's just leave as is.

I agree that it's a major letdown…but what do you all mean just leave as is? "As is" is about 100 feet further set back from Walker…There's still a 6 story addition going in.

Geez

I wasn't being sarcastic. I don't like how much this project has been dialed back.I see.

I am not terribly surprised that the wind went out of the sails on this. The Hospital Industry was riding high in the aughts, but certain health care reforms and overall industry shifts have cut their margins, hard. 10 years ago everyone was like, "be a nurse, be a pharmacist, get into health care it is a guaranteed job!" Now we're starting to see consolidation, layoffs, hiring freezes, etc. (not in the OKC market. Yet?).

The design used to be... much.... muchier.

It's lost its muchness.

It lost the ambulance ramp and parking area, the roof terrace/green roof... what else?

I'm just glad they are still planning to do this and continue to grow their employment base and service capacity in Midtown.

In the end, the changes won't matter much.

It lost the ambulance ramp and parking area, the roof terrace/green roof... what else?

Just some architectural changes. For example the north face, is now largely flush. Whereas before it had architectural features that extended beyond the "box" of the building.

It lost the ambulance ramp and parking area, the roof terrace/green roof... what else?

Any aspect of design

Any aspect of design

These are the words I was looking for. Well said, Spartan.

I think the new design looks somewhat similar to SAH's stand alone clinics and ER's scattered throughout the metro…at least they are consistent in their architecture.

Dang, there was supposed to be a glass curtain just to the right of the East Entrance connecting the existing building to the new pavilion.

http://www.okctalk.com/attachments/development-buildings/7765d1399480978-saint-anthony-expansion-sanew5.jpg

Steve's update.

http://www.oklahoman.com/article/4845126?embargo=1

Couple of new renderings:



http://www.okctalk.com/attachments/development-buildings/8062d1401983041-saint-anthony-expansion-sanew7.jpg


http://www.okctalk.com/attachments/development-buildings/8061d1401983041-saint-anthony-expansion-sanew8.jpg

I still like it

It will bring much more mass to that critical intersection.

And of course, more employees, patients and activity.

I still like it

I do too.

That looks nice, but it looks more I've the original plan. Hopefully it is built this way right up against the street

So the revisions of the revisions?

It looks like they're going to cut the extension of the multi-story portion out quite a bit shorter than what was originally planned, but this looks more dressed up than the last revisions. I like this.

Any word on when it's going to actually start? Do they have permits and everything ready to go?

They're gonna start the first week of July.

They're gonna start the first week of July.

Thanks for the reply, ed.

As one who no longer lives in OKC, I want all of you to know that I received my first medical degree from St. Anthony Hospital in 1962. Then off to Johns Hopkins for another post graduate degree. I'm now retired after 20 years with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). I will never forget (at that time) the Nuns (Sisters of St. Francis) who were very helpful and like family at that time, and I'm not Catholic.

Take care everyone... I believe you have a great facility in OKC... :congrats:

As one who no longer lives in OKC, I want all of you to know that I received my first medical degree from St. Anthony Hospital in 1962. Then off to Johns Hopkins for another post graduate degree. I'm now retired after 20 years with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). I will never forget (at that time) the Nuns (Sisters of St. Francis) who were very helpful and like family at that time, and I'm not Catholic.

Take care everyone... I believe you have a great facility in OKC... :congrats:

Very cool!

Are you still in the Bay Area?

St. Anthony just applied for a construction staging area in the lot directly east of GoGo Sushi on 10th.

Looks like they will soon be getting busy on the expansion.

Very cool!

Are you still in the Bay Area?

Yes... Until we slide into the Pacific Ocean. :)

$42.5 million in building permit applications for this project yesterday.

Should start rising from the ground soon.

They had their official ground breaking this morning:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t1.0-9/10350330_10152625632909044_8250351789752092144_n.j pg

Meg Salyer speaks at yesterday's groundbreaking (from https://twitter.com/midtown_okc):


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bu7YRGUCMAAoxp8.jpg:large

Lordy, how many times are they going to move the ER!

11/24/2014

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7559/15683286879_d9271d5f70_b.jpg

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8601/15247027544_001cde552c_b.jpg

I'll never forget the experience of seeing the Coal County ambulance (Pittsburg, OK) run what appeared to be its last leg in front of St. Anthony's when the ER was on the north side. Just remember pulling to the side and the Coal County ambulance didn't quite make it up the hill when the engine died; its siren let out its last blare as it whooped out (whoop, whoop whoop-ooo...)

The ER attendants got out and carted the patient through the emergency entrance. It wasn't funny; however, bystanders were laughing.

2/8/2015

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7363/16291450200_5bf46b0da3_c.jpg

Pictures of the construction here: Growth at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City continues | News OK (http://newsok.com/growth-at-st.-anthony-hospital-in-oklahoma-city-continues/article/5400506)

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Lol…This isn't a small project and it has essentially gone completely under the site's radar for the last 6 months.

Amazing how may things are going on in OKC!

It also adds much needed mass to Midtown which still feels too vacant.

Hopefully after this project completes and they move the staging equipment off the large vacant lots around GoGo Sushi, MidtownR will get on that project and really help to at least fill in 10th Street.

One of the best ways to appreciate the density this is bringing is to drive down Dewey on the west side of The Edge. The vista termination at the end of the street is impressive.

From https://twitter.com/dtOKCbuilds:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CMKjsAyUcAAej_R.jpg:large

Moving along:

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/saints092415.jpg

Heard a rumor about St. Anthony potentially taking over OUMC/Children's. Has anyone heard anything?
Sorry in advance if this was the wrong place to post this.

If they "take over", it will just be the management of the overall facility. Remember that OU Med Center isn't really an OU entity. It's managed by HCA (Facilities | HCA Healthcare (http://hcahealthcare.com/about/facilities.dot)). They simply license the OU name and it's logo to cover the all-encompassing OU Medical Center campus. So if Saints takes things over, you aren't going to see the place renamed St. Anthony Downtown 2 or anything. You probably won't know anything different. They simply will be the behind the scenes managers of the campus and all of it's guts.

For Oklahoma, it worked out well that a single corporation was able to snag so much at once in the area......it doesn't always work out that way. There's also more to the story of what it means to be OU Med Center, but it's all legal blabbing about hospital names/groups/contracts/etc.

any pics?

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/saints012316a.jpg


http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/saints012316b.jpg


http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/saints012316c.jpg

That new building does not look good. They really needed the previously proposed awning to add visual interest and cover the building systems... :/

It may not be up to Clevelands high standards, but in person it looks pretty good. Someday in OKC we may do something acceptable....maybe.

It may not be up to Clevelands high standards, but in person it looks pretty good. Someday in OKC we may do something acceptable....maybe.

Nah, it'll never happen. :)

It may not be up to Clevelands high standards, but in person it looks pretty good. Someday in OKC we may do something acceptable....maybe.

What is your point? I'm talking about the brick veneer, use of EIFS, the poorly disguised building systems, and overall design. Unless a lot changes, it sort of looks like the rest of St. Anthony's campus, sans the beautiful historic components that are still standing.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/saints012316a.jpg


http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/saints012316b.jpg


http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/saints012316c.jpg



It looks very much like the St Francis Expansion in Tulsa except a bit smaller and not pink.
http://www.agcok.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Manhatten-Construction_StFrancisHospital.jpg

What is your point? I'm talking about the brick veneer, use of EIFS, the poorly disguised building systems, and overall design. Unless a lot changes, it sort of looks like the rest of St. Anthony's campus, sans the beautiful historic components that are still standing.
Personally, I think it looks good. But, I'm just a dumbass Okie. Apparently we Okies don't know what looks good and bad and continually have to be told by outsiders. Thanks for trying to edeekate us hicks.

I think it could look better, but overall, I think it's a nice addition to their facility and it's nice to see something other than surface parking there.

There is not a single building built that can't be improved on...none. But many are very good projects that improve the community and add to the urban fabric. Going from considering moving away from a less than dynamic core, to investing to grow and improve and become integral to the city center, this expansion is very welcome. We can debate colors, forms and subtleties all day long and be as critical as our soul dictates after the fact. But, it is a quality expansion that enhances the neighborhood.

Walking past here frequently, I can say it looks nice in person and adds a lot of mass to that intersection, which is essentially the center of Midtown.

Personally, I think it looks good. But, I'm just a dumbass Okie. Apparently we Okies don't know what looks good and bad and continually have to be told by outsiders. Thanks for trying to edeekate us hicks.

Spartan is an Okie, just works in Cleveland.

I agree it looks much better in person than the photos. I know my other half is ready for it to be open as he will be working in it and is ready for some new stuff!..lol