Omni Hotel

[shawnw]

Surprising how well you can see the boathouse district from there, and unfortunately the pull-a-part place.

[Pete]

Surprising how well you can see the boathouse district from there, and unfortunately the pull-a-part place.

But the Pull-a-Part property is for sale!

For some reason, that warranted a big news story in the Oklahoman even though the price was never realistic and the property has very poor ingress/egress. Years later, not a darn thing has happened there.

[chssooner]

But the Pull-a-Part property is for sale!

For some reason, that warranted a big news story in the Oklahoman even though the price was never realistic and the property has very poor ingress/egress. Years later, not a darn thing has happened there.

For what they were (maybe still are) asking for, I don't blame anyone for not buying it up. Maybe when the park as a whole is finished, but for now, it would be a money pit, and I can't blame investors for staying away.

[BoulderSooner]

per the omni facebook it seems that "Double Double" (the burger place) is open or close to opening

[Pete]

per the omni facebook it seems that "Double Double" (the burger place) is open or close to opening

Spark is already offering the same sort of thing (burgers, fries, shakes) so unless they are slammed, I think Double Double is going to have a hard time finding customers.

[BoulderSooner]

Spark is already offering the same sort of thing (burgers, fries, shakes) so unless they are slammed, I think Double Double is going to have a hard time finding customers.

like lots of thing at the hotel i doubt they have to do much more then break even .... if even that ..

[therhett17]

Suddenly half of the LED lights aren’t working on the Omni

[HOT ROD]

here we go again. ...

[jn1780]

Luckily they make boom trucks that can go up that high so they don't have an excuse to not fix it in a timely matter like Devon.

[HFAA Alum]

Unfortunately, there's still the matter of dealing with the manufacturers. These kind of fixtures are made to order, not exactly the ones we can buy from amazon and set up around our room and windows. I wish it were that simple, but these kinds of installations are always a custom install, and that ultimately requires some time being put on a waiting list.

Now if they fix the issue in two months, that would be fast by most standards. We've seen how long it took to get Devon to do something about their fixtures.

[OKCBayou]

Suddenly half of the LED lights aren’t working on the Omni

It's pretty far away to be 100% accurate but based on this picture is appears that Omni glass has facade access equipment. See those arms sticking up on the roof? Would think that's for maintenance (i.e. windows and lights)

[Pete]

The Omni planning to add a huge graphic for the July 1st OU x SEC events:

[bison34]

That will look pretty cool! Love seeing OKC getting involved in OU moving to the SEC, as well.

On an Olympic note, I wonder if they will feel any pressure, or if OKC will work with them, to build more rooms here, as they get right of first refusal for any hotels receiving TIF in the area. The influx of people both during and after the Olympics could boost the need for more upscale rooms downtown.

[G.Walker]

That will look pretty cool! Love seeing OKC getting involved in OU moving to the SEC, as well.

On an Olympic note, I wonder if they will feel any pressure, or if OKC will work with them, to build more rooms here, as they get right of first refusal for any hotels receiving TIF in the area. The influx of people both during and after the Olympics could boost the need for more upscale rooms downtown.

You read my mind, lol. There really needs to be another Omni style hotel downtown. With that being said, this might push Omni to expand, the vacant lot directly east is looking more attractive everyday. I don't think Boulevard Place will ever happen, so might as well sell the land to Omni.

[HOT ROD]

I second that thought, G, and hope this time Omni is forced to build taller on the smaller lot and perhaps put in some luxury condos on top to compete with Boardwalk/Legends tower. Hopefully the city has some say/pull on the exclusivity Omni has or can broker the deal getting Omni out of TIF in exchange for Omni developing a 30 storey mixed use tower in the East lot, bringing convention center rooms above 1000 finally.

I hope the Olympics and the other announcements also put REHCO lands into play, with another hotel tower or two finally framing the two parks MGB and Scissortail. I agree the city needs beautification on a grand scale (I wrote about my ideas in the Boardwalk thread).

Just imagine if all this gets built in time for 2028 and WRWA commences international flights and drastically improves its flight offering by then - OKC would not only be able to house the increase in visitors/tourists for the forseeable future, but will be able to get them here and they will surely be blown away with OKC as a big attractive "city with lots to do" (quoting a VA gal who was on TV visiting OKC when the Olympics were announced), prompting many to return to visit, or reside.