Do you install these replacement windows from the inside or the outside using a reputable company with a lift?
Do you install these replacement windows from the inside or the outside using a reputable company with a lift?
I think I have read recently that Devon Energy does not own the Devon Tower. If I am correct, then how heavily is Devon involved in the management of the building? This is an innocent question.
So... they’re just not replacing all the broken windows? It looks awful.
It was just announced that Devon's Saturdays with Santa -- part of the Downtown in December series of events -- is moving to the Myriad Gardens this year.
I suspect it's due to the on-going issues with Devon Energy Center and the fact the outside and sidewalk are still fenced off.
Been following the oil prices thread and it got me wondering - what's the occupancy rate (percentage and number of personnel) of the Devon tower now, with all the layoffs they've had over the past year or so, anybody know off the top of your head?
No idea. I know they had to be custom ordered and I’m sure that is the hold-up.
Its probably difficult for companies that manufacture cladding to squeeze in small projects like this when their in the process of mass producing cladding for bigger jobs.
In case you haven't noticed, Devon has done almost no Christmas decorations this year.
That is no doubt partly due to the on-going damaged windows and the related fenced-off area in front of the building.
But the lawn is not fenced off and there is no giant half-ornament. No giant ornaments at the Colcord either (which Devon owns) and no light-wrapped trees anywhere on the Devon property and those at the Colcord no longer have every branch wrapped. In fact, even those huge glass ribbons and pinecones typically hung in the rotunda/atrium have not been installed. (Last 2 photos are from 2017; first two are from this weekend.)
No doubt this is at least partly a cost-cutting move.
I dont expect oil prices to magically jump to 150 a barrel or anything (Lord i hope not) so how long do you think they wait before they lease out the space? Seems like we've seen this before in Oklahoma....oh yeah, the Williams Center in Tulsa.
They have a lot of empty floors but the whole building is setup for a single tenant. No easy way to change the entire security on the ground floor and a ton of other things.
I suspect they'll just live with the vacancy for at least a while longer, but I bet that building is at least 1/3 empty now.
I really miss the ornaments at the colcord.. those were really classy and top notch. the others i enjoyed as well but always thought colcord was stunning at christmas. I did notice one of the giant pinecones in the lobby of the BOK building. I had only seen them before at elevator landings in Devon.
I agree about the ornaments at the Colcord; super classy looking and on that very highly visible corner. Hope they soon make a comeback.
They did put one ornament up and wrap the trees at BOK:
Just speculation, but in the grand scheme of things, I imagine the man-hours needed to install the lights and decorations would only run in the thousands...seems to be a drop considering I'm used to hearing the name Devon and billions in the same breath.
Easily tens of thousands.
A friend this year paid a company to wrap the trunks of two trees and line the roofline of his house with lights. That was a grand right there and it wasn't 1/1,000th of what Devon does, which involves multiple cranes and interior lifts over the course of a couple of weeks.
I also noticed that SandRidge does almost nothing to their huge plaza and of course Chesapeake does a tiny fraction of their heyday.
Continental is the only local big oil company that is doing well but they've never done any decorations for the holidays.
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