Quote Originally Posted by HOT ROD View Post
Hines and PC did what they were told and nothing else. Period.

Now, it will be up to the judge to determine if OKC violated their charter in determining to demolish historic buildings vs. a better use of the block. It is very clear that OKC sat on their blank-blanks and let this slide through, similar to the Stage Center, in the name of business first. But by law, the city has to put the citizens and taxpayers of OKC first and if you are deciding historic value then you'd better not just slush proposals through.

I'd argue that the city should have sought competing proposal or at least architect(s) to come up with ideas for the block then bounce them against Hines/PC. See which is better from all pov then make a decision. Apparently, that didn't happen here and like Pete said - now they're being called out on it.
The properties in question are not held by the city of OKC, so how does a city seek competing proposals for something they don't even own? Also, per above comments. It seems the city was never approached for monetary assistance or input on how the design addresses the block and historic structures.