Oklahoman reporting that Norman developer Brent Swift is planning a 5-story residential structure on the NW corner of Hudson and NW 6th.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/701hudson1.jpg

Commercial and parking on the ground floor, 3 units each on floors 2, 3 and 4 and a penthouse on the 5th.

Brent Swift has done some amazing projects primarily in Norman but also 7 at Crown Heights (http://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=26751).

Wish someone would do something with all the surface lots directly to the west.

http://www.oklahoman.com/article/5501888?embargo_redirect=yes

http://www.brentswift.com/index.aspx

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/701hudson.jpg

Great infill. There's room for about 50 more projects like this one around the core. :)

There's supposedly going to be information about this project at tonight's H&8TH, I'll see if I can find it and report back.

I saw this pop up on my Facebook a little bit ago. New 5 story apartment building planned for Hudson

http://www.701hudson.com/

There's already a thread on this from Friday I think

Wow, looks elegant!

Are the mature trees on the corner going away?

I hope not

Looking at the renderings, though, I don't think they're going to make it.

All I was able to find at H&8th last week was the following, but I forgot to followup and check out the URL.

12668

They released floor plans and pricing today. $/sf is in line with most for sale living in the area. 4 units are already reserved.

http://www.701hudson.com/

Prices are right around $310 / SF.

I'm sure the penthouse is higher.

So these are for own and not rent?

I'm particularly curious about who the commercial tenant spaces are reserved for.

Wow, 1500 sq ft rooftop terrace for the penthouse unit? That price is going to make a run at the one in First National.

So these are for own and not rent?

Correct.

If the Broadway Park building would have taken this building's approach to balconies I suspect it would have seen less pushback. Not trying to bring that other discussion here but just pointing out that the balconies here are pretty great by comparison. Of course, you have to be willing to sacrifice square footage.

Why is that such a big deal? I've never noticed issues with AA not having balconies. I highly, highly doubt if Broadway Park is approved you are going to see people complaining about AA not having balconies and the Broadway Park Building having them. I think it's just a petty argument and they are trying any little thing they can to stop this from happening. If not for the balconies it would be something else. If it truly was the surrounding area that is the problem, than explain Chase and they tacky parking garage Rick Dowell built.

I said I'm not trying to bring that conversation here. Go post in the Broadway Park thread if you want to continue it. The point is that these balconies are pretty excellent.

If the Broadway Park building would have taken this building's approach to balconies I suspect it would have seen less pushback. Not trying to bring that other discussion here but just pointing out that the balconies here are pretty great by comparison. Of course, you have to be willing to sacrifice square footage.

They are indeed excellent balconies.

They're also for high-end condo development and will never serve a commercial purpose.

Recessed balconies are not exclusive to the wealthy, or to residential. Stop making silly statements to advance an argument in an unrelated thread.

Recessed balconies are not exclusive to the wealthy, or to residential. Stop making silly statements to advance an argument in an unrelated thread.

Balconies that are 2 feet deep *are* exclusive to residential, or at the very least, private balconies. If I'm not mistaken a restaurant is going on one of those floors...all of the sudden they need 6 at least feet of space between the wall and edge. To ask them to take a wall back 4-6 feet is unreasonable.

One example sacrifices 8-10 square feet and the other 80-100.

It happens every day in real life. Taking exception to balconies overhanging public right of way is not unique to OKC.

It happens every day in real life. Taking exception to balconies overhanging public right of way is not unique to OKC.

Can you explain the issue most people have with overhanging balconies? I guess I see them as an asset that brings life and eyes to the street, and I've generally found overhangs as providing a benefit to pedestrians below. Again, I'm sure I'm missing something, but I don't understand the balconies complaint still.

It happens every day in real life. Taking exception to balconies overhanging public right of way is not unique to OKC.

This is a big issue in New Orleans right now. They just started charging an "air rights" tax on any balconies overhanging the right of ways. Not sure if it is only for new construction or for existing structures, but as you can imagine it's creating a major stir down there...lots of balconies that fit that description, especially in the French quarter.

This is a big issue in New Orleans right now. They just started charging an "air rights" tax on any balconies overhanging the right of ways. Not sure if it is only for new construction or for existing structures, but as you can imagine it's creating a major stir down there...lots of balconies that fit that description, especially in the French quarter.

What's the actual complaint there? Is it an economic, aesthetic, or style issue? Why and how did this become an issue in NOLA?

They are enforcing an air rights law that Louisiana passed a few years ago. I don't really know the details, just read an article that a friends posted about it. Here's the article: http://m.fox8live.com/wvuefox8/db_354681/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=RQDGhIqx

Here are a few new images from the Gardner Architect's Instagram page:

https://scontent-dfw1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/13724598_1642308969428664_959653428_n.jpg


https://scontent-dfw1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/13741322_275785996133017_1437157815_n.jpg


https://scontent-dfw1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/13551545_541652296037344_1040631572_n.jpg

That is a seriously beautiful structure. Moar plz.

I would totally be down with more buildings like this one going up.

In Progress — Gardner Architects (http://www.gardner-arch.com/in-progress-3)

They've got a fair amount of stuff in the works in the area.

Wow, this looks fantastic! I'd love to see more of this style building filling in the area.

Yes. This architecture is classy and timeless. I can't wait to see this completed. Really nice.

Very nice! As mentioned very classy and a beautiful structure.

They have these units listed on the MLS for $350 / square foot.

wow...I don't at all believe that's too much, in fact I think it will get even higher, but it's still just so shocking to see numbers like that in OKC.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/701hudson090716.jpg

I can't wait to see this one built!

By looking at their site, it looks like they have a number of units pre-sold.

This is the kind of project I'd love to see more of. I hope he gets his hands on more land around downtown.

There are several small to mid-size condo projects coming soon.

It just seems like good, classy, long-term development. And it doesn't eat up a whole block (I would prefer to have seen this particular development in the middle of the block since it doesn't really address the corner). I really really really want to see more of these types of developments throughout the city. The scale of these lends to a neighborhood feeling more like a neighborhood and less like a complex.

Now that anything newish in this area is selling for well over $300/SF you'll see more of these projects.

They are starting work (from shawnw):

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/701nhudson012917.jpg

Do you know if they are going to put up a tower crane for this? Or with the room of the parking lot behind it they won't need one?

If the city could get about 200 more projects like this one...

If the city could get about 200 more projects like this one...

Or have this one 200 times taller... with 8-lane highway access to the door. ;)

I'd settle for that.

Or have this one 200 times taller... with 8-lane highway access to the door. ;)

8 lanes? That's insane! At least 12!

8 lanes? That's insane! At least 12!
I mean, in this day in age you might want to make it 14 just in case for future traffic.

200 of these won't happen in our lifetime. But you have to start somewhere. If the first one is a success, you can bet people will start building more.

We've already had a dozen or so similar projects and plenty more are in the works.

Maybe not your lifetime, but hopefully mine! :D

Large legacy trees have been removed in preparation for construction. Sure wish they could have kept those beauties!! But this development is going to be great so I can't complain too much.

I wish i could afford one of these!

These look to be amazing! Just can't find myself paying that much without a garage/parking garage. i guess that's downtown living..

These look to be amazing! Just can't find myself paying that much without a garage/parking garage. i guess that's downtown living..

It's my understanding that there will be 9 covered parking spaces at the rear (west) of the building.

Are the mature trees on the corner going away?

Guess that answers my question.

Construction fence is up

Dirt is moving (I can see this site out my window). I'll post pics once it's slightly more interesting than dirt moving.