Phillips Murrah (Midtown mixed use)

[Pete]

[David]

Are those three lines of solar panels on the south face of the parking garage?

[Bellaboo]

^^^. Yes

[soonerguru]

LOVE the solar panels. Great move.

[Pete]

[The]

I love how this has turned out.

[Pete]

MidtownR always does such a nice job with landscaping. You really notice the cumulative effect when you are working your way through Midtown.

Tenants very close to moving in.

[runOKC]

^ Am I seeing things or is the Regency getting a new paint job?

[Pete]

^ Am I seeing things or is the Regency getting a new paint job?

Sure looks like it:

[sethsrott]

Have there been any indications when the next phases are to start? I love how this turned out and cannot wait for the block to be completed!

[Pete]

Have there been any indications when the next phases are to start? I love how this turned out and cannot wait for the block to be completed!

No, just some vague site plans and renderings but they have yet to submit anything to design review, which is always the first step.

[king183]

It would be great if they could ultimately acquire the building to the west. It now looks out of place and the space underutilized compared to the new building.

[Pete]

It would be great if they could ultimately acquire the building to the west. It now looks out of place and the space underutilized compared to the new building.

I'm sure they are trying.

They just spent a ton of money on the Brown's Bakery and Cafe do Brasil buildings.

[Pete]

CBRE is taking the 2nd floor of the east end of the building:

[BoulderSooner]

CBRE is taking the 2nd floor of the east end of the building:

this was originally planned to be restaurant space correct??

[Pete]

this was originally planned to be restaurant space correct??

I believe so, but there is still the ground floor which is about 5,000 SF and plenty large. Renderings have also shown a nice patio on the east side.

[Pete]

The ground-level patio is shown here:

[BoulderSooner]

thanks good deal ...

[Pete]

MidtownR does such a great job with landscaping and street-level interaction. You really notice it if you walk around the area.

They've got several more projects on the drawing board and Midtown is getting nicer by the day.

[Urbanized]

^^^^^^^^
I've seen Chris Fleming, who is really where the rubber meets the road in that group these days, quote Jane Jacobs in meetings. If every (or even just many) OKC developers and public officials were as deliberate and thoughtful in their approach to urban spaces this city would become much more appealing (and much healthier) very quickly.

[stlokc]

Jane Jacobs would probably say that a building such as this should have retail or service uses along the ground floor to build a community rather than a wall of office windows. But I'm just being snarky. This is a very nice building and I applaud the developers.

[Pete]

^

On the ground level, First Fidelity Bank is taking a big chunk at the west end, there is a dedicated restaurant and patio space for the east end, and everything in between is allocated for retail/commercial.

[Pete]

The latest leasing plan shows the east restaurant space as leased:

[Oski]

^^^^^^^^
I've seen Chris Fleming, who is really where the rubber meets the road in that group these days, quote Jane Jacobs in meetings. If every (or even just many) OKC developers and public officials were as deliberate and thoughtful in their approach to urban spaces this city would become much more appealing (and much healthier) very quickly.

Midtown Renaissance has been very strategic with their development. However, I hope they will elevate the architectural quality of their projects to help transform the city into a more elegant and architecturally significant landscape. Many of their recent projects, such as the Citadel, the Boulevard, and even this building, seem bland aesthetically and probably won't age well. It's unfortunate that they control most of the land in this area.

[The]

Midtown Renaissance has been very strategic with their development. However, I hope they will elevate the architectural quality of their projects to help transform the city into a more elegant and architecturally significant landscape. Many of their recent projects, such as the Citadel, the Boulevard, and even this building, seem bland aesthetically and probably won't age well. It's unfortunate that they control most of the land in this area.

I have voiced the same concern, but I love how this project is turning out. If they were behind the Monarch, I love that one as well. That said, the Citadel and some of their other projects remind me too much of lame stucco apartments in Deep Deuce. Completely unimaginative and quite lame in person.