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Boutique Hotel Indigo with retail planned for Deep Deuce ($): http://www.oklahoman.com/login?referer=/article/5518941?embargo_redirect=yes

Unfortunately I can't read that article. Does it have a rendering? Sounds very appealing though!

Unfortunately I can't read that article. Does it have a rendering? Sounds very appealing though!

No renderings - article said they're still working on the drawings.

Unfortunately I can't read that article. Does it have a rendering? Sounds very appealing though!

Agreed, a boutique hotel in DD would do well.

After just searching google, seems very Aloft like, which is definitely a good thing. Most of the designs look pretty good.

Where?

Where?

Where the ugly Springhill Suites was originally slated to go.

but will it still get ixnayed by the neighbors because nimby?

It's possible, but the lede for that article in the Oklahoman suggests that the developer is designing the building to try and address the concerns of neighbors... so this project sounds promising on paper, at least.

It's possible, but the lede for that article in the Oklahoman suggests that the developer is designing the building to try and address the concerns of neighbors... so this project sounds promising on paper, at least.

NIMBY opposition is usually a moving target. Usually, and not saying this is the case here, they don't like the idea of a project at all -- and therefore find whatever the biggest flaws are and attack those to get something denied.

Hopefully that is not the case here. By the way, has the railroad crossing ever been addressed? Is it still a challenge to cross the tracks into Bricktown?

the newish unofficial stairs by OKSEA are quite awesome (though the lighting is out)

NIMBY opposition is usually a moving target. Usually, and not saying this is the case here, they don't like the idea of a project at all -- and therefore find whatever the biggest flaws are and attack those to get something denied.

Hopefully that is not the case here. By the way, has the railroad crossing ever been addressed? Is it still a challenge to cross the tracks into Bricktown?

Fair enough... that's entirely possible. Let's see how this plays out.

Yeah, that crossing on Russell M Perry Ave is *really* rough. I'm sure UP doesn't want to put any money into it if they're just going to rip it back out and redo it for the infrastructure upgrades the City wants to do (to allow eastern access to the platforms at Santa Fe Station), but a little bit of blacktop to fill the potholes right next to the railhead would go a LONG way.

Does anyone have any info about the townhouse and separate residence being built on the west end of 3rd street, near the tracks? And is there another separate residence going between Maywood II and the townhouses along Oklahoma?

Deep Deuce is having their Christmas Crawl tonight which benefit the Infant Crisis Center. Drink and food specials. I know that Slaughter's still has a lot of local taps right now.

http://downtownindecember.com/christmas-crawl-deep-deuce/

Deep Deuce is having their Christmas Crawl tonight which benefit the Infant Crisis Center. Drink and food specials. I know that Slaughter's still has a lot of local taps right now.

http://downtownindecember.com/christmas-crawl-deep-deuce/

I'll be there and am very much looking forward to it.

Hope to see other OKCTalkers out there as well.

Lucked out picking tonight over Saturday night for the crawl. Habitable outdoor temperatures will be good for the neighborhood.

Reminder:

https://www.gofundme.com/dnak9rcc

Deep Deuce is having their Christmas Crawl tonight which benefit the Infant Crisis Center. Drink and food specials. I know that Slaughter's still has a lot of local taps right now.

http://downtownindecember.com/christmas-crawl-deep-deuce/

I'll be there working the table at WSKY. Should be a good time.

Does anyone have any info about the townhouse and separate residence being built on the west end of 3rd street, near the tracks? And is there another separate residence going between Maywood II and the townhouses along Oklahoma?

Those are all private homes being built, two on 3rd and the other one between the brownstones and Maywood II.

Really had a fun time at the DD Christmas Crawl last night.

There were hundreds of people out, most in Christmas costumes or PJ's or other regalia and by the time we packed it in around 10:30, both WSKY and Slaughter's Hall were absolutely packed and pumping.

As I commented to my friends, it's amazing to see this many people out in this district considering there was almost nothing here just a few short years ago.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/dd121616.jpg

Really had a fun time at the DD Christmas Crawl last night.

There were hundreds of people out, most in Christmas costumes or PJ's or other regalia and by the time we packed it in around 10:30, both WSKY and Slaughter's Hall were absolutely packed and pumping.

As I commented to my friends, it's amazing to see this many people out in this district considering there was almost nothing here just a few short years ago.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/dd121616.jpg

Came out for a little bit despite my cold between 10:30 and midnight and it was even more packed after this! Good crowd and a completely different event in terms of attendance from what it started as 3 (?) years ago when I first went. Some pretty funny costumes, too.

Definitely they need to do this in the summer sometime.

Posted this in the wrong thread a second ago: I just noticed on Redfin two lots for sale on 3rd. I wonder if someone will end up building something similar to the firehouse home on 1st.

Sign is getting ready to go up on the 2nd Street rail bridge.

Will be a great gateway into the district and help to further define it:

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/deepdeuce033017.jpg

Sign is getting ready to go up on the 2nd Street rail bridge.

Will be a great gateway into the district and help to further define it:

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/deepdeuce033017.jpg

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I agree! Can't wait to see it go up!

Perfect. Maybe this will help cut down on the amount of people thinking I am speaking specifically of the Deep Deuce Apartments whenever I mention something being in Deep Deuce.

Perfect. Maybe this will help cut down on the amount of people thinking I am speaking specifically of the Deep Deuce Apartments whenever I mention something being in Deep Deuce.

Ha, yes this gets very annoying. The sign looks great, can't wait to see it up. Now if they could just get the lighting under the bridge sorted out.

I saw some signs in Norman near campus earlier this week that said "Don't Deep Deuce My Neighborhood." Does anyone have an idea what that means?

I saw some signs in Norman near campus earlier this week that said "Don't Deep Deuce My Neighborhood." Does anyone have an idea what that means?

Probably an anti-gentrification sentiment.

I translate it as "don't crap on my lawn"

Probably an anti-gentrification sentiment.
Gentrification is bad in a lot of areas. Mainly big cities where people are pushed out because of it in areas around the core. I can give tons of examples of this in Los Angeles. Oklahoma City could use gentrification in a lot of areas, but gentrification is not always a good thing.

In the Campus Corner case, I'd be for more gentrification though I'm not sure if it needs it. Some new urban infill to connect OU with downtown Norman would be great.

I wonder if the owners of the Deep Deuce apartments are wishing they could make the investment to turn all of their surface parking into underground parking and build more units. So much of that area is parking.

Gentrification is bad in a lot of areas. Mainly big cities where people are pushed out because of it in areas around the core. I can give tons of examples of this in Los Angeles. Oklahoma City could use gentrification in a lot of areas, but gentrification is not always a good thing.

In the Campus Corner case, I'd be for more gentrification though I'm not sure if it needs it. Some new urban infill to connect OU with downtown Norman would be great.
I was pushed out of the Campus Corner area because of gentrification. My house/apartment thing was sold and the new owners raised rent up $100 every time a lease was up so that people would move out so he could fix it up and re-rent at twice as much. I liked the area, but it became a den of rich kids and mcmansions. So many houses around me got demolished and rebuilt as stupidly large, cheaply built luxury homes.

I was pushed out of the Campus Corner area because of gentrification. My house/apartment thing was sold and the new owners raised rent up $100 every time a lease was up so that people would move out so he could fix it up and re-rent at twice as much. I liked the area, but it became a den of rich kids and mcmansions. So many houses around me got demolished and rebuilt as stupidly large, cheaply built luxury homes.
I hate when older homes get torn down and they overbuild the lot with something too large. It just looks out of place and dumb. And there's nothing wrong with those older homes if they're fixed up and kept nice.

Sign is getting ready to go up on the 2nd Street rail bridge.

Will be a great gateway into the district and help to further define it:

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/deepdeuce033017.jpg

Approved by Board of Adjustment today so sign should go up within the next couple of months.

Approved by Board of Adjustment today so sign should go up within the next couple of months.

Excellent.

Will finally create a formal entry point to a very underrated urban district.

Boutique Hotel Indigo with retail planned for Deep Deuce ($): http://www.oklahoman.com/login?referer=/article/5518941?embargo_redirect=yes

Any word on this? Still a go or has it flamed out?

Any word on this? Still a go or has it flamed out?

That story was almost a year ago and they haven't filed any sort of design plans.

Perhaps they are waiting to first finish and open the Springhill Suites project.

This angle really shows the emerging density of Deuce Deuce and Bricktown.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/deepdeuce070317.jpg

This angle really shows the emerging density of Deuce Deuce and Bricktown.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/deepdeuce070317.jpg
Outstanding picture. Thanks for sharing.

So much better than the year 2000! Great pic, Pete!!

Really needs some landscaping and trees tbh. I love the buildings but the entire area from that angle looks so bare.

This angle really shows the emerging density of Deuce Deuce and Bricktown.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/deepdeuce070317.jpg
It's an amazing transformation. Look at the street view for that area in 2007/2008 and see how many of those lots were just bare. The apartment buildings weren't there, Aloft wasn't there, OKSea wasn't there. About the only thing that was in the area were the row houses on 3rd St.

Even stretching into Bricktown, the number of empty lots and surface parking areas is dwindling pretty quickly.

And of those that remain, it seems there are things working on most of them that will result in development in the near future.

I've said this before but the DD/BT area is by far the most dense and mature mixed-use urban area in the state and there is nothing even close.

BTW, I'm really liking your drone shots. It give a totally different perspective to things.

Even stretching into Bricktown, the number of empty lots and surface parking areas is dwindling pretty quickly.

And of those that remain, it seems there are things working on most of them that will result in development in the near future.

Except for that pesky 10 acre scar right in the middle!


I've said this before but the DD/BT area is by far the most dense and mature mixed-use urban area in the state and there is nothing even close.

agreed. it will feel even more urban as steelyard and hotel projects finish up. Something that could be improved is connectivity between the two areas... which is gonna be hard because of that pesky parking lot...

Does that parking lot have anything to do with the rail access? It seems pretty wide for that purpose.

Does that parking lot have anything to do with the rail access? It seems pretty wide for that purpose.

There are some issues with the rail right-of-way (existing and need for the future) but there was a big office / parking complex planned for the western end at one time, so there is still plenty of area to develop and I believe that is true all the way to the east.

There are some issues with the rail right-of-way (existing and need for the future) but there was a big office / parking complex planned for the western end at one time, so there is still plenty of area to develop and I believe that is true all the way to the east.

Are you talking about that big triangle-topped brick building that was supposed to go on the SW corner of this area? I can't remember the name it was given at the time but I remember there being a thread on it way back when.

Are you talking about that big triangle-topped brick building that was supposed to go on the SW corner of this area? I can't remember the name it was given at the time but I remember there being a thread on it way back when.

http://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=38099

Deep Deuce sign reveal on July 18th: http://downtownokc.com/deep-deuce-sign/

http://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=38099

Well, there it is.

The Deep Deuce sign is being installed right now:

http://i.imgur.com/NtFtfDx.jpg

The Deep Deuce sign is being installed right now:

http://i.imgur.com/NtFtfDx.jpg

Yup. Caught them in the act around 7:30.

I can't tell if it is going to be illuminated or not. I know last night it was not lit up. But perhaps they were waiting for the ceremony this morning.

I can't tell if it is going to be illuminated or not. I know last night it was not lit up. But perhaps they were waiting for the ceremony this morning.

It will be illuminated.

Probably waiting for today's event before turning it on.

I'll check again tonight and get a photo once it is lit.

Here was a preview from a couple days ago - the sign was in a warehouse, pre-install - posted on the Deep Deuce Twitter account:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEdx0j8UMAAmkDl.jpg