Is it not suppose to be flush with the Hightower Building?

Is it not suppose to be flush with the Hightower Building?

Yes, but as you can see there is a small little structure on the west side that is lower than the main building:

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/garageart1.jpg

Yep yep. I saw the little structure that is part of the hightower, just 3 stories tall, but if you look at the pic you posted #398, you see the truck with all that red dirt slot between the concrete columns and the HB. They could be waiting til a later time to flush it even just to gain access to something back there.

Main Street Parking Garage (August 4 2013) - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamhider/sets/72157635507687359/)

Old photos.

What an attractive parking garage...

i still wish there was going to be residential on top... i would have been very interested.

Another crane going up via Facebook

https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1231456_10151619025132312_1186907094_n.jpg

October 3 2013

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7415/10074072845_c8b7605a8b_b.jpg

Awesome shot!

From yesterday, courtesy @dtOKCbuilds:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXL3llvCUAAKacs.jpg

In Will's last awesome photo above, you can clearly see the pedestrian walkway that will pass through the ground floor of this structure.

You may recall there was an RFP for public art for this corridor, and the committee charged with selection has chosen an artist team from Tuscon who have done public art all over the U.S.

http://www.okctalk.com/attachments/urban-development-buildings/4679d1381870270-new-main-street-parking-garage-garageart1.jpg




They presented the following three concepts; all have interactive elements, such as light reacting to the movement of people:

http://www.okctalk.com/attachments/urban-development-buildings/4855d1382722608-new-main-street-parking-garage-mainart1.jpg


http://www.okctalk.com/attachments/urban-development-buildings/4856d1382722609-new-main-street-parking-garage-mainart2.jpg


http://www.okctalk.com/attachments/urban-development-buildings/4857d1382722610-new-main-street-parking-garage-mainart3.jpg

I like #2

#1 makes me think of Riverwind

Way to Hawaiian trip-hop underground luau for me.

That is freaking cool.

#1 and #2 especially are pretty cool looking. I don't really care for #3.

You know, honestly none of these grab me. It's just too dark and creepy. I would rather have something bright, cheerful, and well lit. Not a feeling as though I've stepped into a disco/nightclub.

It definitely has the cool factor, though. If people are happy with this, then so be it. It might generate interest, and therefore foot traffic, along the area.

The foot traffic is guaranteed. This walkway connects City Hall with 420 W. Main, where the City of Oklahoma City conducts most of its business.

I agree completely. To me #2 is overwhelmingly my favorite. Teo9969 was right in saying that #1 channels Riverwind. I also think it is likely to feel dated very quickly. It feels a little bit 2009 to me already LOL.

It's pretty common for graphic designers to land on a favored design and put in a couple of (they hope) easy-to-dismiss also-rans in hopes of the client landing on the look the designer wants. I'm sure architects do it too. Maybe that's what happened here..? It's notable that most posters on here seem to prefer option #2.

Of course, the downside to that gamble is when the client chooses one if the throwaways...

I like #3 best. It looks somewhat graphic. Number 2 is interesting and I don't particularly like #1. Any if them beats the Santa Fe garage, however!

I'm with Betts. I like 3 or 2. Don't like 1 at all because like mentioned by others, it instantly reminded me of the cheapo Riverwind casino.

From today courtesy Downtown Development's Twitter Feed: (https://twitter.com/dtOKCbuilds)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BY5_b8ICUAABWT6.jpg:large

Seems like past parking garage structures come with prefab slabs. Looks as if they're pouring this thing floor by floor. Thanks for the pic Pete!

In their meeting this Wednesday, OCURA will be voting on a resolution to re-issue the RFP for the living units on top of this garage due to new interest shown by possible developers.

Hopefully they can still work out a deal to make the apartments happen.

In their meeting this Wednesday, OCURA will be voting on a resolution to re-issue the RFP for the living units on top of this garage due to new interest shown by possible developers.

Hopefully they can still work out a deal to make the apartments happen.
That is great news! They can still change the plans that drastically, even though construction is well underway?

That is great news! They can still change the plans that drastically, even though construction is well underway?

Modern engineering can do just about anything (given enough resources). They would most likely wait until construction is pretty much wrapped up, and then come through and reinforce the support columns and then build their structure on top.

I thought they were building it always with the possibility of housing being built on top of it.

I thought they were building it always with the possibility of housing being built on top of it.

My understanding as well.

can always finish the garage and add on later

Hope the apartments work out because this is a great location for them with close proximity to the newly renovated Bicentennial Park, the library, the entire Devon complex, the Myriad Gardens, Civic Center, OKC Museum of Art and whatever happens on the Preftakes block.

If they can make these units work, I bet they'll find plenty of takers.

From today courtesy Downtown Development's Twitter Feed: (https://twitter.com/dtOKCbuilds)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BY5_b8ICUAABWT6.jpg:large

I FREAKING LOVE that photo!

I FREAKING LOVE that photo!

Imagine loving it next summer when you won't be able to see any buildings north of this position beyond the parking garage!

Oklahoma City panel trying again to develop housing atop new garage | News OK (http://newsok.com/oklahoma-city-panel-trying-again-to-develop-housing-atop-new-garage/article/3906816)

The 10-story, 830-space Civic Center garage being built between Main Street and Colcord Drive was designed to support three additional floors.

O'Connor said Wednesday developers are telling her they want a chance to build the housing before the garage itself is completed.This should answer a question or two.

Could we possibly get a mid rise proposal for the surface lot? I hope so!

Could we possibly get a mid rise proposal for the surface lot? I hope so!

Which surface lot are you referring to here?

TFA states Lee and Couch.

NE Corner, Couch & Lee - OKCTalk (http://www.okctalk.com/showwiki.php?title=NE+Corner+Couch+Lee&highlight=lee)

Also, they are talking about putting out a new RFP for the SW corner of 4th & Shartel:

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/4thshartel.jpg

Two quarter sections to the south of that Pete? According to the thread link that's the lot directly north of the Civic Center.

Another superb construction shot:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BaB0r_WCMAAjmJL.jpg:large

Source: https://twitter.com/TylerBHolmes/status/405452265730752512/photo/1/large

Nice to hear residential may be back on the table for above that parking structure.

http://www.okctalk.com/attachments/development-buildings/6163d1389877997-new-main-street-garage-main11314a.jpg


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Now someone needs to do something with that pale-blue thing next door. At one time it was a really nice building.

It's owned by the City of OKC. Lots of admin offices in there.

100 N. Walker (pale blue building) is another poorly conceived re-skinning job:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/sandridge/100nwalker1.jpg

That is the Colcord facing façade correct?

Never mind - Guess the stop light in the bottom left is at Walker Ave which would make this the Main St. façade. It just seems weird that the Walker side of the building didn't have windows back then and now it does.

Pretty sure it's Main. See the stoplight? And if you had a choice back then you would have probably wanted to face Main. That is before the current City Hall was built, remember.

Roughly the same angle as the pic below, I think, but at street level instead.

http://www.okctalk.com/attachments/development-buildings/6166d1389878000-new-main-street-garage-main11314d.jpg

Someone obviously thought that old facade was a hideous abomination. It's a wonder it wasn't torn down instead.

Obviously the original is better, but the re-skin is pretty neat in its own way.

Any word on the re-issued RFP for housing on top of this thing?

With a now attached parking garage maybe the City should stop trying to put housing on top of the garage and instead convert this space to residential with some ground floor retail/food/etc.

100 N. Walker (pale blue building) is another poorly conceived re-skinning job:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/sandridge/100nwalker1.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j286/UnFrSaKn/Old%20Oklahoma%20City/USO%20Club/USOClub.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j286/UnFrSaKn/Old%20Oklahoma%20City/USO%20Club/USOClub.jpg

Looks like they were able to keep the sidewalks open during construction.

Looks like they were able to keep the sidewalks open during construction.

Yeah…it's really kind of a joke that we don't. There are cities far more cramped for space than we, yet they manage to give pedestrians a route to travel during construction.

The sidewalk thing has never been a consideration because heretofore we've had so few of them and so few people on them.

As that is changing, the City needs to require better. I'm sure the municipal code doesn't allow for blocking any sidewalk and they could easily deny that request during any building permit request.

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From Sunday, 1/26/14:

North Face Drive-By
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3711/12178596915_bfd57ff429_z.jpg

South Face Drive-By
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7368/12178824173_53b0249267_z.jpg

From Metro:

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/main020114.jpg

Steve said in his chat today that he doesn't think there will be any respondents to the re-issued RFP for housing atop this garage.

They will reveal proposals -- if any -- on 2/24/14.