Well I went to the Park Harvey ribbon cutting ceremony today. It was well attended and somewhat informative. Saw ksearls and a few others there. Anyhow at the street level, the windows are covered with nice vinyl signs displaying the name of the building, directions to downtown attractions, i.e. 4 blocks south to Convention Center, Arts District 2 blocks with an arrow west, etc. etc. as well as hip young professionals blown up to larger than life size. Additionally, today was also the grand opening for Park Harvey's first retail tenant, Claybourne's Haberdashery which is a "gentlemen's clothier". Basically it's an upscale men's store selling suits, shoes, shirts, etc. I met another future tenant that is currently in the construction phase in the basement; Park Harvey Athletic Club. It is a privately owned "elegant urban fitness center". It is not a free benefit for renters but a private fitness center that is open to membership outside of residents, although I'm sure they'll be giving residents a discount or something. Park Harvey Athletic Club will be a private, limited number of members, upscale gym located in the basement. I picked up some of their literature, although they do not currently have a website. I can tell you it is very elegant and upscale. Much of their equipment will feature built in Wi-Fi including a viewing screen and internet access. The equipment will also include MP3 player integration capabilities. Another tenant I found out about is a law firm moving in on the ground floor (not too impressed here, waste of valuable space IMO). There will be one additional retail space that is currently still up for lease.

As far as the interior of the building goes, the lobby is rather plain and will remain so due to Tanenbaum going after historic tax credits. This is why he can't change the exterior or much of the interior common spaces. The apartments are fairly nice and they have 4 or so layouts ranging from very small studios to two bed/two bath apartments. I can tell you the units on the SW corner will feature some of the best views downtown, period. These units have excellent views of the downtown library, civic center, the new Galleria parking garage (which is really a great view) as well as the Myriad Gardens in the distance (should OKC build our version of Central Park, these views will be even better). The ceilings have an exposed type look and feature conduit and other fixtures, however it was all painted white. The rest of the apartments as fairly suburban in nature and are nothing out of the ordinary new suburban apartments. The countertops feature Formica laminate, nothing fancy. All in all I guess for the money, it's a decent deal, especially if you get a unit with a view. The NE and SE apartments don't feature much of a view since they are so close to the exterior of the back of the Leadership Square building.

I'll post pics soon.