Is orange-ish exterior in the rendering going to be brick or something else?

It's red brick.

ASIDE: speaking of skyscrapers, it would be nice to see Norman and maybe a few other suburbs with a few 20-floor towers in their downtowns. I know we want to focus on Downtown first, but will be nice to see more highrise action than just in Downtown/OHC and NW Xpwy. Im not talking about a lot of office space here, just two or three towers to give the larger suburbs a little identity and shot in the arm (office wise).

ASIDE: speaking of skyscrapers, it would be nice to see Norman and maybe a few other suburbs with a few 20-floor towers in their downtowns. I know we want to focus on Downtown first, but will be nice to see more highrise action than just in Downtown/OHC and NW Xpwy. Im not talking about a lot of office space here, just two or three towers to give the larger suburbs a little identity and shot in the arm (office wise).

Unfortunately I don't think the demand is there otherwise we would've seen this happen. Norman's downtown has never been a very big business center but I think it has potential to be larger since it is, with Campus Corner, the largest mixed-use district in the metro outside of downtown OKC and one day will be connected directly by commuter rail. It also has the flagship state university less than a mile away, and is centrally located within Norman itself.

I've always thought OU could do more to foster development here, such as create an innovation district similar to what the University of Louisville has done: Louisville Takes Step To Becoming Leader in Life-Long Wellness and Aging Care | WFPL (http://wfpl.org/post/louisville-takes-step-becoming-leader-life-long-wellness-and-aging-care). The south campus area is where the bioscience and weather research and related businesses have been building, which has been OU's main focus. Maybe the downtown district could be more engineering/energy research/technology-related? It would start with building a new larger home for eTec in Campus Corner and building up the Asp corridor as the natural link between OU, Campus Corner and downtown.

The building permit was filed by an LLC that shares the same address with Top of the World; a Norman company that manufactures athletic caps.

I bet this will be a store for them:

TOP OF THE WORLD (http://www.towcaps.com)

Or corporate office I wouldn't be surprised. They are a Norman company, but are HUGE (as far as impact) and mostly unknown. TOW is the #1 hat provider to NCAA teams now, they put out a great product, but I'm NOT excited they're moving to Campus Corner.

Or corporate office I wouldn't be surprised. They are a Norman company, but are HUGE (as far as impact) and mostly unknown. TOW is the #1 hat provider to NCAA teams now, they put out a great product, but I'm NOT excited they're moving to Campus Corner.

When you say not excited, are you referring to the assumption that their corporate office may be located there? If so, I disagree. Having more office tenants on Campus Corner is only a good thing in my opinion, especially if they reserve the first floor for retail.

Updated picture and you can also see some upgrades to the building to the east.

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Pictures don't a justice to the massiveness of this building compared to its surroundings.

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I don't like that there are no windows on the sides. Do we have renderings for the final product?

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The windowless sides may be building code issue as they have built to the lot line. The original plans for 600 W Sheridan in Film Row had a single window on the side but we were forced to remove on the chance that someone may build on the lot next to us. Sounds dumb as I could easily brick up the window if that ever happened but instead...I have one office that doesn't have a window.

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I have one office that doesn't have a window.

Oh, that would so drive me straight to bonkersville. A few years back, I was helping out a friend, and fellow solo, while his unit was deployed for six months. His practice was based in an interior office. There was a tiny window, but it only provided a view into a windowless hallway. I did as much as I reasonably could do elsewhere. He was, and is, a very good friend, but I must admit I relished each and every departure from that closed up cave.

I may be Founder, Chairman, President, CEO, CFO and COO of Hermits R Moi, but this hermit truly craves a cave with a fair bit of natural lighting.

Based on the antique style brickwork on the back and now what is going up on the front, I have changed my tune on this building a bit. I'm a little more optimistic than when I first saw it going up. The windowless sides are still concerning, but when looking at the back of the building off Asp back towards campus, the taller buildings in the distance (on campus) help the new structure fit in better than I thought it would.

It's similar to a lot of zero lot line older buildings that have windowless sides. It just sticks out more because it's taller than the surrounding buildings. In the future there will likely be similar height buildings built up against the sides especially the east side which would be a great location for apartments or condos.

Pictures don't a justice to the massiveness of this building compared to its surroundings.

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It looks like they are putting 10 pounds of potatoes(TOW Building) into a 3 pound sack(the rest of CC).

I'm excited for a taller building in Campus Corner. There are some amazing views when you get above the ground floor in Norman.

There's a new article in the Journal Record about this building. Would someone with a subscription please post the full article?

Rising corner: Pizzeria, other new businesses expected in Norman | The Journal Record (http://journalrecord.com/2015/09/25/rising-corner-pizzeria-other-new-businesses-expected-in-norman-real-estat/)

Is it open yet? I'd like to see check it out after the WVU game Saturday.

Is it open yet? I'd like to see check it out after the WVU game Saturday.

Not even close.

Edit: I am more just talking about the building being done, but maybe the ground floor is further along. Here's a pic I took on Friday.

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Rising corner: Pizzeria, other new businesses expected in Norman | The Journal Record (http://journalrecord.com/2015/09/25/rising-corner-pizzeria-other-new-businesses-expected-in-norman-real-estat/)

Pete or warreng or ljbab - can one of you please post the full article from the JR on this development?

From Saturday.

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From yesterday, Dec 12:
http://www.okctalk.com/attachments/norman/11925d1450055816-315-white-street-valare_campus-corner.jpg

Holy cow.

That building is so out of proportion with it's surroundings. Thought it might look a bit different once it was largely finished, but nope.

It's really odd in person.

If they building to the east were redeveloped into something mixed-use 3-4 stories tall it wouldn't stand out as much. That, the Box property at White & University and the parking lot across the street are ripe for that kind of denser development. I think it will blend in just fine over the next few years.

Perhaps CC will continue to rebuild up on other spots as well.
Someone is always going to be first.
Here is hoping they are simply the first of many.

What strikes me as weird is the oddly shaped part of the building on the back that's covered in what looks like EIFS. It's just weird and detracts from the otherwise attractive brick structure. But, I hope it's just the first of many structures that start to build up in that area.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/campuscorner022116.jpg

https://m.facebook.com/Volare-387038594819720/?tsid=0.5995551193686991&source=typeahead

What is that part of the building in the back? If it weren't for that it wouldn't stick out all that much at all. Also, do they expect a two story building next door?

Norman planning commission lol.

What is that part of the building in the back? If it weren't for that it wouldn't stick out all that much at all. Also, do they expect a two story building next door?

That's the part that bothers me. What the hell is that funky stucco extension/tumor of the corner? It really detracts from the building.

No doubt the elevator shaft.

So, SO weird.

Yep, this building is strange in person. It's not all bad, but just strange. Pete White is the guy who bought the Sandridge properties on Automobile Alley. Hopefully he does something good with those properties... The completion of this building has really dragged...
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Feels like this mofo has been under construction for like 5 years.

Getting close. There are a couple of private events this week. Place looks great.

Little more information.

http://www.normantranscript.com/news/business/campus-corner-s-newest-restaurant-sits-above-the-rest/article_5eed68bc-0f9d-5022-80ed-5d89273a86a2.html

Little more information.

http://www.normantranscript.com/news/business/campus-corner-s-newest-restaurant-sits-above-the-rest/article_5eed68bc-0f9d-5022-80ed-5d89273a86a2.html

As an aside, is there a ****tier website than normanfranscript.com? If there is, I've yet to see it. Just an awful experience. It's 2016 and you'd think the website would get the attention it deserves.