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A Grandads update by Steve.


Grandad's brings 'old school' back to Uptown NW 23rd Street in Oklahoma City | NewsOK.com

And a video about "The Rise" in the same area. I would like it better if the sidewalk tables fronted 23rd or Walker but it is still a good concept.

OKC Central: Development along NW 23 includes The Rise | NewsOK Videos
1. All of the other signage on the project says "retail", but on the north facade there was a sign for a Summit Co.
2. The sidewalk dining areas in the rear will probably not be pleasant places to be. They are north facing, so their use in cooler weather will be limited. Also, without some sort of buffer between the cars and the sidewalk, it will be like eating in the parking lot.
3. All those blank white areas are most likely EIFS. This feels like a cheap, suburban strip mall plunked down on the corner of Walker & 23rd. (It could just be the rendering)
4. Will there be a sea of parking to the north? How will the interface between this project and the neighborhood to the north be handled?

Overall this is a definite win for the area any way you slice it, I just wish the developer would spend just a bit more to put it on the next level.

EDIT: The Rise? I understand the reasoning behind the name, but this project is at the bottom of a hill...