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warreng88
01-08-2018, 11:08 AM
Drove by yesterday and they have started demo on Joe's Crab Shack.

Pete
01-08-2018, 11:11 AM
The only thing I really liked at Cajun King was the fish served aside from the buffet.

You should try it again. I think almost everything is excellent and it's received largely rave reviews.

erasmusred
01-08-2018, 11:16 AM
I noticed demo on this location myself (as I drive by it during my commute). Anyone have insight into what they are making room for? Or is this clearing simply to make the land more attractive for a prospective buyer?

Roger S
01-08-2018, 11:20 AM
I noticed demo on this location myself (as I drive by it during my commute). Anyone have insight into what they are making room for? Or is this clearing simply to make the land more attractive for a prospective buyer?

Check post #47

Thomas Vu
01-08-2018, 01:16 PM
You should try it again. I think almost everything is excellent and it's received largely rave reviews.

On your word, I will =)

erasmusred
01-08-2018, 04:42 PM
Check post #47

Apologies, I hadn't seen it before I asked.

warreng88
01-13-2018, 01:55 PM
Dental offices to fill former Joe’s Crab Shack site

By: Molly M. Fleming The Journal Record January 11, 2018

WARR ACRES – David Evans took over Jerry Miller’s pediatric dentist office in 2012. In the last five years, Evans has had to hire a second dentist, Stephen Gray, to help meet demand at Pediatric Dental OKC.

Gray helped with the patient load, but now there needs to be more space for the two doctors.

Evans and Gray’s practice is off the 39th Expressway, at NW 50th Street. They searched for an existing space, but didn’t find anything that fit their needs.

They found a closed pawnshop on Northwest Expressway that could be demolished. In June, Evans Equities LLC purchased the site for $1.7 million.

Red Prairie Design Group architect Patrick Bumpas had designed a two-story, 18,000-square-foot office building to fit the former pawnshop site. Construction documents were drawn.

But a few months later, Price Edwards Retail Investment Team broker Paul Ravencraft approached Evans with another land option. The former site of Joe’s Crab Shack, 5940 Northwest Expressway, was for sale, and it would offer a view of trees and a creek. Evans purchased the site in a matter of days, Ravencraft said. He paid $1.6 million for it in December.

Bumpas had to change his drawings a bit to fit the new site, he said. But the building’s overall design remained nearly the same. Changing the plan after construction documents have been created is a rare occurrence, he said.

Bumpas also did a master site plan for Evans so he’ll have a better idea of what to do with the pawnshop site.

The office building will sit where the former Joe’s Crab Shack once stood, putting the building closer to the waterway. It will have a large, glass curtain wall on the west so patients can see outside.

“(Evans) had seen other facilities similar to this practice that benefited from curves, with a lot of glass and openness so the patients can enjoy a view while they’re there,” he said. “He hadn’t been able to take advantage of that with his other offices.”

Pediatric Dental OKC will take the entire second floor. Bumpas designed the space to accommodate families, with a stair-step area for television viewing and getting homework done. He said Evans requested a space where siblings and parents would feel comfortable while waiting on the patient.

The interior finishes will consist of warm, wood finishes, and pops of bright colors. The surfaces will be sterile, but won’t have the typical white-on-white hospital look.

“That helps with the patient experience,” Bumpas said.

The first floor will be leased by an orthodontic practice. There will be 3,000 square feet available for lease. The building is owned by Western Charm LLC, of which Evans is a partner.

Lingo Construction will make Bumpas’ plan a reality. President Stan Lingo said he doesn’t foresee any challenges with the site. He was involved with the project first, and then brought in Bumpas.

“We’re excited to do work with a new client,” Lingo said. “We do other work in Warr Acres, so we’re excited to work in that community as well.”

Evans said he expects his practice will move into the new building in November.

“We’re excited to be staying in Warr Acres,” Evans said. “We hope to be there for decades to come. We want to continue to take care of a lot of children.

“That area of town needs a little attention. We’re excited to bring this to that southwest corner.”

Pete
01-13-2018, 02:08 PM
Holy cow, that is a lot of money.

I should have been a pediatric dentist!

BLJR
10-24-2018, 02:23 PM
The Joe's crab shack at I-240 and Penn has a construction fence around it and a couple of storage containers on the side. Anyone know what may be going on there? They have been there for several months, and I don't see any exterior renovations.

Pete
10-24-2018, 02:26 PM
The Joe's crab shack at I-240 and Penn has a construction fence around it and a couple of storage containers on the side. Anyone know what may be going on there? They have been there for several months, and I don't see any exterior renovations.

Del Taco.

Pete
08-04-2019, 11:52 AM
There is still a huge area to the west owned by the same group that is just a vacant lot.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/nwexdental080419a.jpg

taha
08-11-2021, 04:37 PM
any idea what's going on with the land directly east to this building? it was a pawn shop but then it was razed and the land sat empty for a couple of years. some structure going up today with some dirt moving over the past week

kjones
08-11-2021, 07:11 PM
any idea what's going on with the land directly east to this building? it was a pawn shop but then it was razed and the land sat empty for a couple of years. some structure going up today with some dirt moving over the past week

Scooters coffee

Bowser214
08-11-2021, 07:30 PM
You sure it's not a Braum's :wink:

taha
07-05-2023, 08:39 AM
some equipment on the land directly east to scooter, i believe what you used to be the old pawn shop. ripping out the old concrete slab that was in. any idea what it could be? thanks in advance

rizzo
07-05-2023, 08:48 AM
some equipment on the land directly east to scooter, i believe what you used to be the old pawn shop. ripping out the old concrete slab that was in. any idea what it could be? thanks in advance

Take 5 Oil Change

taha
07-05-2023, 09:37 AM
thanks for the response. somewhat unfortunate lol

soonerguru
07-05-2023, 10:19 AM
Take 5 Oil Change

Wow. Sad.

ABCOKC
07-05-2023, 11:54 AM
Wow, an oil change place will be such an eyesore at an intersection with a Charlie's car wash, a vape shop, a 7-11, a Whataburger, and a Jiffy Lube.

ManAboutTown
07-05-2023, 03:11 PM
Wow, an oil change place will be such an eyesore at an intersection with a Charlie's car wash, a vape shop, a 7-11, a Whataburger, and a Jiffy Lube.The primary eyesore at that intersection is the shuttered CVS on the northwest corner. I don't see much happening on that spot unless it is bulldozed and redeveloped.

gjl
07-05-2023, 03:41 PM
That intersection is Warr Acres. They want any business that will provide some sales tax to the city. Even though the car wash doesn't provide much sales tax (I think the sell a few items other than car washes) they voluntarily agreed to donate a small percentage of their car wash revenue to Warr Acres when they appeared before the WA City Council for their business approval.

ABCOKC
07-06-2023, 09:29 AM
That intersection is Warr Acres. They want any business that will provide some sales tax to the city. Even though the car wash doesn't provide much sales tax (I think the sell a few items other than car washes) they voluntarily agreed to donate a small percentage of their car wash revenue to Warr Acres when they appeared before the WA City Council for their business approval.

Haha mine was sarcasm. Yeah, this is a perfectly fine use for this intersection. It's actually a really interesting microcosm of changing consumer preferences, the businesses that have closed since 15 years ago on the SWC: Arby's, Mazzio's, Joe's Crab Shack, Harry Bear's, and a dry cleaner's. Replaced by: an oversized 7-11, Scooter's, a pediatric dentist, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a fitness studio, and now a Take 5. Idk it just seems like a lateral move to me, hard to be upset about it. FYI this intersection is down two car maintenance places from ten years ago -- one where the vape shop is now and another that was razed along with the fast food joints in favor of the 7-11 -- so it really is a natural fit here.

As ManAboutTown said, the worst aspect of the current version of NW Expressway and MacArthur is and will continue to be the boarded up drugstore.