The building has been sitting empty for several years. Its prior use was as a training center for the Institute of Basic Life Principles, a non-denominational Christian organization. Amazon Prime is debuting a new docu-series on the IBLP on June 2nd.
Before that, the 10-story building had operated as a Holiday Inn hotel.
Plans call for 204 apartments, an indoor pickleball court, a fitness center, a pool, and a dog park. Architect is Oklahoma City-based Gardner.
The project would follow several others in the downtown area that have seen several older office buildings converted into living units; in fact, this building is directly west of one such property: The Montgomery. Occupancy of downtown housing remains quite high, easily absorbing almost all the new units that are brought online.
