BOK Park Plaza

[kevin lee]

I too drove by just to see what all the talk was about. It looked pretty nice to me also.

[dankrutka]

Went to myriad gardens earlier tonight.....the old greyhound bus sign is up now. Looks nice. Loving the new BOK tower. Can't wait to see foot traffic around this with retail.

I hope it succeeds and this isn't the case, but we can likely expect sporadic and light foot traffic between 8am and 5pm on weekdays and a complete deadzone otherwise. Being in the parking lot district, there's not much of a need to walk too much in the area.

[OKC_on_mines]

Down the street from West Village though. And although you bring up a good point with how many garages are in that area I like to see what kind of retail goes in there and also what hours of operation too.....the guys at West Village have thoroughly encouraged me with the notion/desire to inspire OKC's first 24/7 district. If we get some retail in this BOK project that fosters a 24/7 lively central business district than I be extremely happy.

[GoldFire]

[Roger S]

^

Just seems like it's going to confuse people to me.

[Pete]

^

Just seems like it's going to confuse people to me.

And for anyone who cared about the bus station, just a reminder of what was there before this monolithic beige box.

[5alive]

Do you think the neon on the sign will be illuminated or will the whole case be lighted at night?

[BDP]

And for anyone who cared about the bus station, just a reminder of what was there before this monolithic beige box.

It does come off as more of a middle finger than a tribute.

[David]

This would be so much easier to swallow if the two parking garages weren't so blandly hideous.

[cinnamonjock]

This would have been really cool in The History Center where it could have some context around it. Does anyone know if there will be a plaque or something similar nearby to explain what's going on?

[traxx]

^

Just seems like it's going to confuse people to me.

Exactly. How long before someone walks around there trying to find the bus station?

[d-usa]

Exactly. How long before someone walks around there trying to find the bus station?

Well, I don't expect anyone to buy a Greyhound ticket and then randomly wander around Oklahoma City hoping to just stumble across the Greyhound station. So that shouldn't be a problem.

As for Embark, the N. Walker & W. Sheridan stop is actually on that corner AFAIK. So the sign actually manages to serve some purpose there.

[jn1780]

It would make more sense to have it a bus station as opposed to a bus stop, but I understand why its here. It was a lame attempt at respecting the history of the site.

[d-usa]

I wont' disagree there. It's nice that the sign was saved, but it could have been used in better ways.

[KayneMo]

The crown was illuminated tonight when I saw it around 9:30, but it was turned off when I saw it again 30 minutes later. I couldn't get a decent picture but it looked great!

[Bellaboo]

Fox news had it on their tower cam last night. Looked great.

[gopokes88]

That parking garage looks good in person and dreadful in pictures. It's like anti-photogenic. It actually just looks like an average building with retail at the bottom.

[traxx]

That parking garage looks good in person and dreadful in pictures. It's like anti-photogenic. It actually just looks like an average building with retail at the bottom.

It's a two face.

[Rover]

It has been said on here by quite a few that the main thing about the urban buildings is their appeal and interaction at the street level. How does everyone feel the street level of the garages is turning out? If there is proper retail in the spaces provided, will that mitigate what some think is unattractive structure above?

[Pete]

It has been said on here by quite a few that the main thing about the urban buildings is their appeal and interaction at the street level. How does everyone feel the street level of the garages is turning out? If there is proper retail in the spaces provided, will that mitigate what some think is unattractive structure above?

I would say so.

But I'd like to point out that there does not seem to be one lease signed for any of that space, based on the complete lack of building permit applications.

And the Devon garage has all that empty retail space directly across Hudson that has been sitting there for years.


Hopefully the space will fill up over time.

[OKC_on_mines]

That parking garage looks good in person and dreadful in pictures. It's like anti-photogenic. It actually just looks like an average building with retail at the bottom.

^^^^I agree sir. I just left "Clarity Coffee" and these garages actually look nice to me. I get it, to each their own, but it doesn't look like any other garage in the area (immediate vicinity) and I have this crazy feeling that once the retail fills in we shall see the dawn of a new day in OUr central business district; more foot traffic and the flow between this and the library, OKCMOA, Civic Center, and west village should make for a much more vibrant district.

[Rover]

I would say so.

But I'd like to point out that there does not seem to be one lease signed for any of that space, based on the complete lack of building permit applications.

And the Devon garage has all that empty retail space directly across Hudson that has been sitting there for years.


Hopefully the space will fill up over time.

When Aubrey was developing the area around 63rd and Western, he subsidized business around there in an attempt to make the area a more attractive place for employees to help recruit the best to his company. Likewise, it would be good if BOA and Devon subsidized the retail areas with rent concessions, business loans, partnerships, etc. to prime the pump and create a more dynamic environment for current and future employees.

[BoulderSooner]

I would say so.

But I'd like to point out that there does not seem to be one lease signed for any of that space, based on the complete lack of building permit applications.

And the Devon garage has all that empty retail space directly across Hudson that has been sitting there for years.


Hopefully the space will fill up over time.

As has been stated many times there are no retail spaces in the Devon Garage across Hudson. So there is nothing to lease

[Pete]

As has been stated many times there are no retail spaces in the Devon Garage across Hudson. So there is nothing to lease

They could lease that space if they wanted to, as it was set up to allow for that.

[BoulderSooner]

They could lease that space if they wanted to, as it was set up to allow for that.

They would have to remove parking and build space to lease. The space currently doesn’t exist