What about the parking garage? Or will he bank on vallet/streetcar?

Great infill project, hell yes. Excited to see this go up.

What about the parking garage? Or will he bank on vallet/streetcar?

The parking garage that was proposed for the lot to the due west is dead.

The property was purchased by Drury Hotels for future development. In the meantime, Don Karchmer (seller) continues to operate it as a surface lot on behalf of Drury. He recently told me there are a couple more years left on that parking deal.

Most the hotels in the core do not have much or any parking. They make deals with nearby garages and lots and run valet service.

Good :-)

Good :-)

An awesome project ! But I believe it when I see it...

But yesterday, Patel refiled his design plans for the site at Sheridan and Oklahoma, as the previous approval had expired.

Lisa Chronister of the Oklahoma City Planning Department said that Patel is seeking to have the building permits issued so he can start work, but first needed to have the design reapproved by planning.

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As building permits had been filed and approved some time ago, construction could start relatively quickly.

Just for clarity, which permits have been filed and approved and which still need to be issued pending design reapproval?

Just for clarity, which permits have been filed and approved and which still need to be issued pending design reapproval?

My understanding is the planning department has given the go-ahead to release the building permit, so they could start work today if they wanted.

Fantastic.

Wasn't there a plan to move the flagpole? Is that likely to happen again?

Moving the flagpole is prohibitively expensive, so no. A new flagpole is being constructed where the children's playground used to be on reno at the West end of the canal.

Not a fair swap

Has there been any traction on beginning construction Pete.

Or a completion date or plans for the existing Renassaisance?

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The existing Marriott Renaissance will get a new flag; perhaps Westin.


Nothing happening quite yet at this site but I believe they are getting close to pulling their building permit and getting busy.

Wiener Up posted a video of them tearing up the parking lot. Starting construction?

Yes, the building permit has been issued and they have started work.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/marriott082719.jpg


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http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/marriott082719c.jpg

^ wow, very nice.

Bricktown's ONLY full-service hotel and tallest building to come!!.

Dare I say that downtown OKC needs more full service hotels!! Yes, we have many rooms but MOST of them are limited and extended service in nature. Great news that Patel is moving forward on this!

We'll soon have 3 new full-service hotels: Omni, Renaissance and First National.

That will add to the Skrivin, Sheraton and old Renaissance (likely to become a Westin).

Maybe i missed something but the area they cleared is only about half of the rendering's size...

Maybe i missed something but the area they cleared is only about half of the rendering's size...

They were just getting started.

Entire site just about cleared. Flag pole now gone. As I mentioned in the Bricktown thread, a brand new flag pole has been installed.

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Thanks very much for the photo.

This project is going to bring much-needed height and density to the center of Bricktown.

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First full-service hotel in Bricktown
10 stories
182 rooms
Developer, Andy Patel

Has there been any changes to this development; the figures are from September 2017.

I wonder if they are going to close that sidewalk for the entire construction or just during the initial phase of reconstructing it without the plaza.

You can bet the sidewalks will be closed for quite a while.

I know this is beating a dead horse here but damn OKC needs to implement rules forcing developers to keep sidewalk access open. Temporarily close a lane of traffic if need be.

^ especially in very high pedestrian areas of downtown, such as this location.

I can understand not requiring scaffolding and instead closing off the sidewalk for NW 4th - Walker to the west or currently anywhere in the Core-2-Shore, but areas like this or esp in the CBD need to have scaffolding to not only protect pedestrians but also reduce liability of the construction company for possible 'ground events'.

Did I just write the next OKC ordinance on Construction safety standard downtown. ...

In this case, the sidewalks have to be completely rebuilt anyway, so at least for a while, there isn't a walkway.

And can't really direct people into the shoulder of the street because of the streetcar line on Sheridan.

good points, but these should be the Exception (requiring city approval to temporary close/rebuild sidewalk instead of scaffolding) and not the Rule.

However, I'd argue that you cold still rebuild the sidewalk with scaffolding - and by having it in=place already, you don't need to ever disturb construction once the sidewalk is rebuilt. But I'd agree the expense for scaffolding may not be worth it, especially if the city allows the sidewalk to be closed for the entire project (again, should be an exception, not rule).

In this case, the sidewalks have to be completely rebuilt anyway, so at least for a while, there isn't a walkway.

And can't really direct people into the shoulder of the street because of the streetcar line on Sheridan.

they could use the parking spaces right there for a temporary sidewalk.

The Bricktown/Canal plaza project has resulted in people having to walk in the street on Reno. For the longest time they had both sides close for paver installation.

they could use the parking spaces right there for a temporary sidewalk.

Yep, place barriers in the parking spaces to prevent parking. Then you have a natural pedestrian pathway.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/ren092219a.jpg

Spaghetti Warehouse building (I'm sure it has another name) looks sooo good with windows!

Steves article on this hotel states opening in 18 mos. Someone finally realized oh crap there's a convention center coming and I have land on the streetcar route that leads to it....

Excavation and site prep appears to be complete. I bet we start seeing major action next week.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/marriott102719a.jpg

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/marriott110219a.jpg

Any update on this project?

From a few days ago... They have been working away for weeks trying to get the foundation ready before they go vertical.

https://i.imgur.com/rYq5sCP.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Aow8CCh.jpg

Spaghetti Warehouse building (I'm sure it has another name) looks sooo good with windows!

So sad nothing is in it along with the area where hooters used to be.

This will be such a great project for Bricktown and Downtown OKC. Great density and land use, right on the streetcar line.

Update on this. They are done drilling piers and there is a big hole where I assume elevator core is. 15755

Taken Sunday:

https://i.imgur.com/HyetFAE.jpg

I truly hope OKC is able to rebrand the current Renaissance. It is a large hotel in the heart of downtown. Would be a shame for it to go the way of the NW Expressway Marriott (before it got rebranded).

I truly hope OKC is able to rebrand the current Renaissance. It is a large hotel in the heart of downtown. Would be a shame for it to go the way of the NW Expressway Marriott (before it got rebranded).

I heard some a source that this would be rebranded as a doubletree.

Also this won’t go unbranded. This is too profitable and nice of a hotel for that

But doubletree is Hilton?

But doubletree is Hilton?

Idk just what I’ve been told. The owners can go whatever way they want. Marriott doesn’t own the property

the long held rumor has alwasy been Westin but we shall see ..

Is this going to have any first floor retail/restaurants? It seems like blocks of hotels are bad for walkability, but obviously helps the local businesses.

Is this going to have any first floor retail/restaurants? It seems like blocks of hotels are bad for walkability, but obviously helps the local businesses.

From the first post in this thread:

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/hotel5.jpg

Construction crane going up:

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This is going up fast now. Multiple columns have been poured and first level elevator core has been poured.

From yesterday:

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/marriott021920a.jpg

It always feels like it takes so long to make progress up to the first floor on these things, and then BAM, they start going up fast.

The center shaft is for elevators; the two concrete boxes on the east and south sides will be stairwells.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/marriott022220a.jpg

Forms for next floor being installed. The core forms are sitting on a vertical stand due to limited space.
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Thanks!

I'll get out there with my drone this weekend.

Will be fun to watch this go up, which should happen pretty quickly given this construction method.