So much for being incognito ;) I am a biased GM for NewcrestImage hotels and at the HIE Bricktown.

Overall, I have seen our other hotels in the Dallas/Frisco market and promise that both the Hyatt Place and AC Hotel will be wonderful additions to East Bricktown. Looking forward to sharing more info and photos as the project moves along!

Yes, I know. I tend to be a bit sarcastic. He also happens to be a hell of a trumpet player!

And an all-around good dude.

So much for being incognito ;) I am a biased GM for NewcrestImage hotels and at the HIE Bricktown.

Overall, I have seen our other hotels in the Dallas/Frisco market and promise that both the Hyatt Place and AC Hotel will be wonderful additions to East Bricktown. Looking forward to sharing more info and photos as the project moves along!

Thanks for the insight on AC. Was a little worried that we would end up with a ground level similar to the hampton/hilton/springhill when the third party restaurant operator idea was rejected.

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AC Lounge... Taken today.

From today... You can see the Hyatt Place is starting to rise as well:

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Dozens of modules lined up ready to be lifted into place.



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^^Looks like new freight in an old (abandoned) freight yard!

Thanks for the pic, Pete.

Serious question; I don't get it? Is this hotel a modular construction hotel?

Serious question; I don't get it? Is this hotel a modular construction hotel?

Yes.

Those units will all be stacked upon each other.

If you look at the one photo closely, you can see they are labeled as to their intended position.

They will be crane-lifted in place and the whole thing should go up very quickly.

Cool, thanks for response.

Holy Modular Build Batman! 25 units have been installed over the past two days. I talked to a construction worker and he said that if they keep pace they will have all units installed in 10 working days.... Crazy. He showed me some pictures of the inside of one of the modules. Each one is fully finished and furnished. Once the modules are put in place they will have to finish the hallways and facade, and I'm assuming connect plumbing and electrical work.13365

Stunning. Do we know where the units were built? Like overseas or what?

Stunning. Do we know where the units were built? Like overseas or what?

Idaho

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Holy Modular Build Batman! 25 units have been installed over the past two days. I talked to a construction worker and he said that if they keep pace they will have all units installed in 10 working days.... Crazy. He showed me some pictures of the inside of one of the modules. Each one is fully finished and furnished. Once the modules are put in place they will have to finish the hallways and facade, and I'm assuming connect plumbing and electrical work.13365

This is really amazing. So cool. And thanks for all the pics, Pete.

I am trying to imagine the final product of this amazing project. The rooms look narrow.

I believe the rooms span two of those units.

One module represents two guest rooms and a hallway in between. As an AC Hotel, I will say the rooms are narrow, but they stretch out pretty far as well. Everything in the room is simple, no carpet, but very classy and clean. The hotel will have some nice in room technologies, and of course the lobby and public areas are going to impress.

In terms of the modular build, I've been told you will not find a quieter hotel room in DT OKC. There is more insulation between each room than a typical construction fashion, same as between ceiling and floor.

More to come on this incredibly interesting project! Pete thanks for posting pics, I have some coming soon as well.

No new information, but here is Steve's update.

http://m.newsok.com/article/5530780

This system has been used for years in cruise ship construction.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7i0pf1UBEc

Another example of, despite their critics here, the kind of video reporting only being done locally by the Oklahoman.

http://newsok.com/multimedia/video/5249952029001#gsc.tab=0

Modular hotel to go online 210 days faster than traditional counterparts

By: Molly M. Fleming The Journal Record December 15, 2016

OKLAHOMA CITY – NewcrestImage is building two hotels in Bricktown, but the one that was started in Idaho will be done sooner, said Bill Pearcy, vice president of construction.

NewcrestImage’s 142-room AC Hotel was constructed in 81 modules at Guerdon’s 125,000-square-foot factory. From concept to completion, a modular hotel is finished in about seven months, whereas a traditional-built hotel takes at least a year, and sometimes 15 months, said Michael Merle, director of Guerdon’s hospitality division.

A shorter construction schedule means the hotel can start making money sooner, he said. The modular hotel can generate 210 days of revenue before a traditional project would be completed.

“That’s some pretty substantial revenue you’re able to get into your cash flow,” Merle said.

But getting from Guerdon’s construction floor in Idaho to Oklahoma City made the modular project 5 percent costlier than traditional construction, Percy said. He said the difference is mainly attributable to transportation, which Guerdon handles.

AC Hotel is a Marriott brand. Marriott Project Management Director Kurt Miller said the company sees several advantages in the modular building process, such as the factory-controlled construction process. He said Marriott thinks the process helps create a higher-quality product than regular construction.

The speed to market is also attractive to Marriott, he said.

“We can save money by opening earlier and compressing the schedule,” he said.

The company’s leaders have seen how the decline in construction labor has hurt their properties coming online, so modular building helps combat that issue, he said. Guerdon’s CEO and founder, Lad Dawson, said the company is hearing from general contractors across the U.S. that sub-trade costs are up because the demand is high.

“We see this as a way of getting us to the finish line,” Miller said.

And Guerdon is ready to help Marriott or any hotel brand get its projects done faster, said Dawson. He said the Idaho company has always worked in commercial modular building. Guerdon can manufacture about 1 million square feet of commercial space annually.

The company’s employees are able to build the rooms at eye level and not have to climb ladders for the ductwork.

“The risk reduction is one of the most significant factors for our customers,” Dawson said.

That helps save on labor costs, which goes back to the owner’s total cost. Guerdon is able to give the owner a fixed cost at the beginning; with traditional construction, costs can change throughout the project.

“The old mentality is if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” Dawson said. “But the current truth is (the industry) is broken, and we’ve got to find a better way.”

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Wow...this is just crazy, amazing and many other words I don't have to express my wonderment about this structure!

It really is exciting to think about how these businesses will be soon (relatively speaking) and all of a sudden Bricktown will extend down Sheridan where there just a bunch of warehouses for years. This should also help connect Deep Deuce and Bricktown, particularly if they add sidewalks (!!!).

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The wood construction in the foreground is for the Hyatt Express.

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They'll definitely be done by the end of the year.

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Tracks going down:

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It's happening!

Tracks going down:

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Sweet. Sometimes we forget the impact an in-progress development makes, focusing instead on the end date. It is going to be a blast watching these tracks go in all over downtown in the next year and a half.

That picture speaks a thousand words, with four big projects underway (including the big expansion at The Hill) that were at least partly driven by those tracks.

That is a pretty epic picture.

Literally every underutilized parcel along the streetcar route is under construction or will be soon. Gee I wonder if there is a correlation.

Looking at all that development makes me feel all jittery.

Proposal for public art on the corner of Sheridan in front of this hotel.

By Jonathan Hils, who did a similar work which is on display in The Paseo.

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I'm surprised at how long these hotels are taking. Really thought they'd be further along by now.

Remember at the AC, the rooms and hallways are already done.

Remember at the AC, the rooms and hallways are already done.

Good point.

Proposal for public art on the corner of Sheridan in front of this hotel.

By Jonathan Hils, who did a similar work which is on display in The Paseo.

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Is this supposed to be an homage to tornadoes or something?

My thought as well. Seems odd.

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Man that's some terrific infill. What's the lighting situation for these buildings, Pete? Will it be similar to the Holiday Inn? I imagine that they won't be doing LED strips like Aloft.

Very impressed with the development of bricktown. To add some green space in bricktown, I wonder if using the parking lot in front of hop and Chevy events center for a park/dog park incorporated into a nice green space is feasible. There will be a street car stop there, a baseball park, slime restaurants, and two live music venues....not to mention a corner store uunderneath on of the hotels.

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Any idea on the opening date?

AC Hotel should be open by the end of October, possibly into November. Hyatt Place next door to likely open by the end of 2017.

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From Sunday:

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Really like the increased density of the area

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Wow.....looks really nice!

There will be a street car stop there, a baseball park, slime restaurants, and two live music venues...

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I'm sorry, as far as I know, my girlfriend isn't cooking for any of the places downtown.

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I'm sorry, as far as I know, my girlfriend isn't cooking for any of the places downtown.

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Hoya its been so long I have no clue what I was intending to say instead of "slime" (autocorrect at its finest).

I know there is supposed to be public art on the corner but as I passed by here not long ago to see the crowd/line for a concert at the Criterion and the progress in the area, it doesn't look like enough space for both the art and pedestrians to walk by; im no expert here, and by no means I am trying to come off as one, just curious how the art will occupy the space where pedestrians will walk by on the sidewalk and people valet there with the trees or landscaping planned along the street.....maybe the fence kind of obstructed my ability to envision it in person but it looks like it will be crowded. Maybe its just me.

I didn't realize how "new" this chain was. After having a good experience with AC in KC, I've looked for it at other travel destinations and found they're either not there yet or still under construction...

I didn't realize how "new" this chain was. After having a good experience with AC in KC, I've looked for it at other travel destinations and found they're either not there yet or still under construction...

Yes, this will be one of the very first. It's also supposed to be an elevated design so I'm anxious to see the final finishes.

From https://twitter.com/AlohaHawaiian13/status/928004644562972672

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From https://twitter.com/AlohaHawaiian13/status/928004644562972672

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Looks nice.