BOK Park Plaza

[Johnb911]

Anybody else think the sign is a little small?

[5alive]

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[BG918]

Are those all Devon's floors that they don't currently need? I asked a friend who works for DVN what the current occupancy of the tower is and he said he thought it was about half full with multiple empty floors so I don't see them moving into BOK anytime soon.

[Pete]

Are those all Devon's floors that they don't currently need? I asked a friend who works for DVN what the current occupancy of the tower is and he said he thought it was about half full with multiple empty floors so I don't see them moving into BOK anytime soon.

Devon had announced they were taking the 10 floors directly below the BOK space but then said they don't have plans to use any of it.

Especially since the last round of layoffs, they have capacity in the existing complex for hundreds of workers if they ever need it.

[Anonymous.]

That's actually pretty sad information. The most prominent building in the state isn't even near capacity. I miss the days of rumored OKC relocations.

[Of Sound Mind]

Anybody else think the sign is a little small?

No

[HangryHippo]

Anybody else think the sign is a little small?

I’ve yet to see it in person, but from the pictures, yes.

[Johnb911]

I’ve yet to see it in person, but from the pictures, yes.

i think the pictures actually make it look more appropriately sized. driving in on i40 it looks pretty miniscule. not that i'm advocating for gigantic signage, just looks a little weird

[BoulderSooner]

Devon had announced they were taking the 10 floors directly below the BOK space but then said they don't have plans to use any of it.

Especially since the last round of layoffs, they have capacity in the existing complex for hundreds of workers if they ever need it.

There is a little bit more to this story.

Devon tower currently can hold far more employees than when it was originally built/configured

Originally the floor were laid out in a very very generous manner. With few cubicles and lots of priviate offices. As Devon was growing. By the time people moved into the tower Devon was still in 3 or 4 other buildings down town

They then paid to remodel / reorganized a majority of their floors to be able to use the space more efficiently and fit more people per floor.

They still had a need for extra space at that time which is why they agreed to take the floors in this building.

Then the layoffs happened and they now have less employees and no need for the space. But part of that is the reconfigured Devon tower

[shawnw]

In skyline pictures it _seems_ like the letters are a similar height to "Continental", but that could be the perspective. But if so, I've never heard complaints about the continental signage size.

[Dustin]

Anybody else think the sign is a little small?

Looks too big imo. I would've preferred no sign at all.

[G.Walker]

Looks too big imo. I would've preferred no sign at all.

I agree, looks so 80's. Most new skyscrapers built now have no signage at all.

[BG918]

I agree, looks so 80's. Most new skyscrapers built now have no signage at all.

The two newest 20+ story office towers in downtown Denver both have prominent signage. One is for Polsinelli (law firm) and the other is Optiv (cybersecurity) on the new Devon-Tower look-alike 1144 15th:

[HOT ROD]

I think the sign on BOK is too low, should be one floor higher. Hope to see it lit up. ...

btw, is there just one sign fronting the East flank or is there another/other(s)?

[Pete]

I think that's it.

I believe the reason for the size and position is that it only overlaps on the first floor of the crown, which is not illuminated. And of course, in that way the sign doesn't overlap any windows.

[gopokes88]

I think the sign is too high and too small but it could also be higher and bigger too

[Pete]

It's bizarre to me that the building bears the BOK name and signage to begin with.

They only occupy 4 of 27 floors and only a small portion of the retail / service space.

I realize they are the only tenant but that won't always be the case. Hopefully.

[sooner88]

It's bizarre to me that the building bears the BOK name and signage to begin with.

They only occupy 4 of 27 floors and only a small portion of the retail / service space.

I realize they are the only tenant but that won't always be the case. Hopefully.

How much of the BOK Plaza did they occupy?

[GoThunder]

It's bizarre to me that the building bears the BOK name and signage to begin with.

They only occupy 4 of 27 floors and only a small portion of the retail / service space.

I realize they are the only tenant but that won't always be the case. Hopefully.

I've always thought banks did this when they have a branch on the bottom floor. For example Cotter Ranch Tower having the Chase signage when the first floor (or basement, can't remember) of that building had a large branch. Chase offices occupied some of the space in the building, but I think the main reason for the signage (besides the marketing/branch exposure) is to say "hey we have a branch in this building."

[BoulderSooner]

How much of the BOK Plaza did they occupy?

Far less than they have in this new building. The new offices consolidated almost pall their employees in the metro. Included a bunch from the north side of the metro.

[Pete]

They had 111 employees downtown and moved another 124 from elsewhere to the new offices.

BOK Park Plaza has 690,000 SF while BOK Plaza (former Fidelity Plaza which they vacated) has 212,816.

[sooner88]

I know that when I worked at MidFirst, we occupied the top floor of a tower with a branch in the lobby of a tower in downtown Phoenix, and they paid for the branding of the tower.

[Pete]

[Pete]

The plaza yesterday vs. what was originally proposed:

[Anonymous.]

Bollard gardens really blooming!