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HangryHippo 08-09-2016, 08:53 AM There are are a lot of ambitious folks in this city who unfortunately appear to lack simple taste.
This - it's just terribly cheap looking.
It just looks so cheap. The exact same orange brick from Maywood I is used here. In all of the renderings, it appears to be a darker brick and darker stucco. Instead it is basically the same color scheme as the first project, but has slightly more pizzazz. The balconies are the only improvement over Maywood I.
You nailed it. The renderings looked like they had learned from Maywood I and improved, but it's ended up being on slightly less ugly with at least some thought given to retail and balconies. But damn, it's cheap and ugly.
Plutonic Panda 08-09-2016, 02:24 PM Pics?
This was a completely different developer out of Dallas (vs. Ron Bradshaw who did the first Maywood project) and he used an architect out of Dallas as well.
Something went wrong here. Remember, they revised their plans many times and not only reduced the height, but also took a lot of the original detail out and then demolished the historical structures on the east end.
I really expected this to look much different than the first phase and it's turning out to be quite similar.
catch22 08-09-2016, 02:54 PM Any updated photos for those of us who can't see that far?
Thanks
Teo9969 08-09-2016, 08:01 PM If you've seen Maywoon 1 in person then the pics from post #404 don't take much imagination to envision how bad it is.
ChrisHayes 08-09-2016, 08:14 PM I don't think it looks TOO bad. Hopefully as they finish up construction on sections of it they'll be adding stuff to the exterior to bring it to life more.
Anonymous. 08-09-2016, 09:52 PM I will try and get photos tomorrow. It is pretty bad, I thought it was just unfinished, but they are getting really close to finishing the exterior and ready to pour concrete soon. And the structure is embarrassing. Sore-thumb roof drains, tiny cloth awnings, and the "historical" aspects of the two razed structures are tucked away and basically invisible.
If you compare it to the renderings, it is hideous. If you compare it to Maywood I, it is a laughable improvement.
I really wish a project like the Metropolitan was in this block. Hopefully across the street, a nicer development takes place - because that is basically the last block left on Walnut for 'I-235 to downtown' exiters.
Anonymous. 08-10-2016, 08:12 AM Only drive-by shots for now:
http://i.imgur.com/a9tf1Ox.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VRzOH2s.png
http://i.imgur.com/9EmDvXy.png
Colbafone 08-10-2016, 08:35 AM Oh god. It looks like a giant old Eckard Drug Store that would be in Edmond.
catch22 08-10-2016, 11:17 AM Oh my Lord. This is terrible.
pickles 08-10-2016, 02:21 PM Oh my Lord. This is terrible.
It's amazing. I drive past this thing every day and I'm just in disbelief at how bad it is. I can't stop looking at the thing.
I will try and get photos tomorrow. It is pretty bad, I thought it was just unfinished, but they are getting really close to finishing the exterior and ready to pour concrete soon. And the structure is embarrassing. Sore-thumb roof drains, tiny cloth awnings, and the "historical" aspects of the two razed structures are tucked away and basically invisible.
If you compare it to the renderings, it is hideous. If you compare it to Maywood I, it is a laughable improvement.
I really wish a project like the Metropolitan was in this block. Hopefully across the street, a nicer development takes place - because that is basically the last block left on Walnut for 'I-235 to downtown' exiters.
Honestly, I think the Metropolitan is even uglier than this thing.
HangryHippo 08-10-2016, 03:04 PM Honestly, I think the Metropolitan is even uglier than this thing.
That's crazy talk, hoya. I had my doubts based on the renderings, but I think the Metropolitan turned out pretty well - a hell of a lot nicer than Maywood II.
Metropolitan is one of my favorite projects in all of downtown.
The common areas are amazing.
Teo9969 08-10-2016, 03:47 PM Maywood I taught to me to hold all judgement on a rendering with brick as a major exterior material. The quality of brick can make a horrible design (in the rendering) look palatable and can make a quality design (in the rendering) look like...well...this...
http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/maywood081016.jpg
soonerguru 08-11-2016, 10:36 AM Metropolitan is one of my favorite projects in all of downtown.
The common areas are amazing.
Love the Metropolitan -- with the glaring exception of the baby poop green accent color. Ugh.
dankrutka 08-11-2016, 11:18 AM I don't by any means think this development looks good - the choice of bricks, color, and awnings are all terrible. However, the balconies, variation (especially on the corners), and retail make it a lot better than Maywood I in my opinion. If businesses are successful in those spaces then I think the whole development will be a bit more palatable. Again, not saying it's good, but I do think it's an improvement over Maywood I.
_Cramer_ 08-12-2016, 10:45 AM Blue was a bad awning choice. Just awful.
I would have added something more industrial. Like this:
vhttp://www.patiocenter.com/photos/metalawnings-comm/vlb_images1/thepatiocenter_metalawnings_21.jpg
warreng88 08-12-2016, 11:28 AM To quote Deadpool: "What the sh!t?!?!"
turnpup 08-12-2016, 11:36 AM Yeah, the blue awnings just really stand out—in a bad way. The bright colors do a disservice to the building, IMO.
I am actually sitting in Meatball House in Norman this very moment and just talked to chef Andrew Black who is putting in a MB House, La Baguette Express and Chef's Table in this complex.
He said rather than rush, they may not open until after the first of the year.
Don't know if I've mentioned this previously but I've seen all the plans for these restaurants and it's all going to be very high-style and super slick.
I really love this Norman location and in the evenings it turns into a pretty high-energy bar with karaoke and live music. They get big crowds here and Deep Deuce could use a more dynamic bar or two.
Anonymous. 08-16-2016, 08:03 AM Sign is up on the northwest corner of the complex, actually looks pretty nice.
http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/maywood081616a.jpg
http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/maywood081616b.jpg
http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/maywood081616c.jpg
http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/maywood081616d.jpg
Chadanth 08-16-2016, 09:06 PM Meh. Boring, but it will bring some more bar/restaurant space, so it's a net positive.
Might have preferred the retail spaces on Oklahoma, though.
dankrutka 08-16-2016, 09:13 PM While it leaves a lot to be desired, it's definitely a big upgrade from Maywood I in my opinion. The construction is more varied with balconies and material, and the big win is the somewhat strange (for better and worse) ground level retail.
Do others think this was the best spot for retail? I'm not sure. It's been an area to drive past as cars get on/off 235. But maybe the feel of that area changes with the retail. Oklahoma wasn't ideal either since LEVEL added no retail on Oklahoma, which left it both an afterthought and off the beaten path.
Chadanth 08-16-2016, 09:16 PM While it leaves a lot to be desired, it's definitely a big upgrade from Maywood I in my opinion. The construction is more varied with balconies and material, and the big win is the somewhat strange (for better and worse) ground level retail.
Do others think this was the best spot for retail? I'm not sure. It's been an area to drive past as cars get on/off 235. But maybe the feel of that area changes with the retail. Oklahoma wasn't ideal either since LEVEL added no retail on Oklahoma, which left it both an afterthought and off the beaten path.
Yeah, the lack of planning and standards led to a very disjointed neighborhood.
Teo9969 08-16-2016, 09:52 PM I'm not even sure that it was lack of planning and standards. I just think we didn't know exactly what we were doing. There was a "master plan" awhile back and it resurfaced sometime in the last 12-24 months on this site (I believe this thread)...I remember looking at it and thinking "Really?"
That being said...it's still a fine neighborhood. It's just much more of a residential zone...Every urban city has neighborhoods like Deep Deuce and it has both provided a great learning opportunity and given us some quality developments: aLoft, Brownstones, The Clark building (I think that's the name of the house/office way west on 2nd), the Church law offices. Even accounting for its disappointing nature, Maywood I being the worst development in the area is not that bad. At the end of the day, downtown needs warm bodies to really turn on the heat and start developing quickly, and everything in Deep Deuce accomplishes that without destroying urban fabric.
http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/maywood090516a.jpg
http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/maywood090516b.jpg
http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/maywood090516c.jpg
http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/maywood090516d.jpg
wsucougz 09-04-2016, 02:24 PM At least it's weird?
catch22 09-04-2016, 02:40 PM Quite frankly it looks terrible.
kevin lee 09-04-2016, 03:22 PM This is far from terrible. It might look different but not terrible.
HangryHippo 09-04-2016, 04:24 PM This is far from terrible. It might look different but not terrible.
Oh, it's terrible.
OKCisOK4me 09-04-2016, 04:33 PM I like the top half of the project. The ground level though makes me think WTF...
ChrisHayes 09-04-2016, 09:47 PM Those bricks they used are just one problem. Add to it the blue awnings!
soonerguru 09-06-2016, 09:21 AM A good friend recently remarked that it looks like a prison.
pickles 09-06-2016, 09:43 AM This is far from terrible. It might look different but not terrible.
I'm not really prone to hyperbole, and I can tolerate a lot of architectural work that seems to bother others here, but this building is so, so ugly. It's in fact so bad that when I'm near it I can't stop looking at it because it's just fascinatingly ugly.
Anonymous. 09-06-2016, 10:06 AM That entire east facade is just...so...weird. Like what is the deal with the blue awnings, seriously? Then you have those bulky roof drain pipes protruding out of orange brick. Speaking of orange brick, we also have a super random blank wall of it right there on the corner. This building needs ivy growing up it immediately.
king183 09-06-2016, 10:19 AM That entire east facade is just...so...weird. Like what is the deal with the blue awnings, seriously? Then you have those bulky roof drain pipes protruding out of orange brick. Speaking of orange brick, we also have a super random blank wall of it right there on the corner. This building needs ivy growing up it immediately.
With the exception of 1 or 2, OKC developers have very little taste. And it shows in their projects, as it does in this one.
baralheia 09-06-2016, 10:24 AM I rather doubt it, but maybe - just maybe - that blank wall is going to be advertising space? That would do wonders for making this feel less... eurgh... and I normally hate advertising.
Sancho 09-06-2016, 10:32 AM Not every development is going to be an aesthetic masterpiece. I am just happy for more dense residential near downtown. Keep filling them in!
To be honest, most of these buildings look butt-ugly to me. Some of them are kind of ugly-cool (LIFT), but I see no difference between Maywood 1, Maywood 2, the Metropolitan, Chisolm Creek renderings, the updated Avana/Legacy Arts, etc. Honestly they're all just rectangles that overlap each other and stick out in certain places for no reason. If I really twist my brain weird and stare at it funny, I can kind of understand. But this isn't my preferred architectural style at all.
The only thing that makes this one worse than others are the drab colors. It's like 5 shades of brown. At least it's not baby diarrhea green, like the Metropolitan.
These buildings might be really nice inside, or have a lot of amenities, or whatever. But to me, almost none of the new housing looks appealing at all.
soonerguru 09-06-2016, 03:50 PM To be honest, most of these buildings look butt-ugly to me. Some of them are kind of ugly-cool (LIFT), but I see no difference between Maywood 1, Maywood 2, the Metropolitan, Chisolm Creek renderings, the updated Avana/Legacy Arts, etc. Honestly they're all just rectangles that overlap each other and stick out in certain places for no reason. If I really twist my brain weird and stare at it funny, I can kind of understand. But this isn't my preferred architectural style at all.
The only thing that makes this one worse than others are the drab colors. It's like 5 shades of brown. At least it's not baby diarrhea green, like the Metropolitan.
These buildings might be really nice inside, or have a lot of amenities, or whatever. But to me, almost none of the new housing looks appealing at all.
The Edge and the Lift are both very attractive, IMO. Level is decent. Oddly enough, Deep Deuce is among the most attractive, and people have always been very critical of it aesthetically.
Anonymous. 08-10-2017, 10:56 AM Crickets...
http://i.imgur.com/Cvfdxvk.jpg
The restaurants are still happening here per Andrew Black, the main proprietor.
Just talked to him about this a couple of weeks ago.
riflesforwatie 08-10-2017, 11:03 AM Crickets...
http://i.imgur.com/Cvfdxvk.jpg
Note the "now leasing" signs blocking the sidewalk on the west side of Walnut there. Is it legal to do that? I've been meaning to ask the City/report it to the City. Thanks for the reminder...
Note the "now leasing" signs blocking the sidewalk on the west side of Walnut there. Is it legal to do that? I've been meaning to ask the City/report it to the City. Thanks for the reminder...
Nope.
Contact the action center:
https://www.okc.gov/residents/action-center/report
KingOfTheNorth 08-15-2017, 10:17 AM Wait what happened to Larry and his car wash? Did they force him out? I thought he would be going into the new building?
Wait what happened to Larry and his car wash? Did they force him out? I thought he would be going into the new building?
They moved him to the underground parking garage:
https://s3-media3.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/JPzIavqTUjxOj0rd_5ehjQ/o.jpg
shawnw 08-15-2017, 10:32 AM But how's business?
riflesforwatie 08-15-2017, 10:59 AM Incidentally, the sidewalk-blocking signs were gone last night. Not sure if my report or something else caused it but I'll gladly take the credit :tongue:
Anonymous. 08-15-2017, 11:07 AM Incidentally, the sidewalk-blocking signs were gone last night. Not sure if my report or something else caused it but I'll gladly take the credit :tongue:
Did you use the app to report it?
riflesforwatie 08-15-2017, 01:05 PM Did you use the app to report it?
I used the City's website to do it, didn't download the app.
OKCisOK4me 08-15-2017, 08:02 PM They moved him to the underground parking garage:
I guess he didn't get the memo...
KingOfTheNorth 08-16-2017, 06:05 PM I guess he didn't get the memo...
I hope he's still getting good business. Used him to wax and clean my car and it was a superb job. Highly recommend if you need someone in that area of town, plus he used to drive you to work and work on your car during the day. Probably still does it.
megathunder 08-17-2017, 03:50 AM Does anyone know if he does motorbikes by any chance?
riflesforwatie 12-08-2017, 05:38 PM Any word on if Meatball House and La Baguette Express are still happening?
Any word on if Meatball House and La Baguette Express are still happening?
Yes and they should be starting very soon.
shawnw 02-06-2018, 06:39 PM I didn't see any sign of meatball house, just these places, unless it changed to one of these...
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Included a pic of the rebuilt car wash place as well....
Urbanized 02-06-2018, 10:07 PM Yes Meatball House was dropped in favor of these concepts
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