Lexford Park (formerly First Christian Church)

[Oski]

Can you explain more?

Hum, how should I put this into words?

This doesn't look cool when it doesn't look new, this is an example of lazy, filling-the-blank school of architecture, or simplicity for the maximum profit school of real estate development. To me, it fails the "Why you did what you did?" or "What is the though process behind those details?" tests.



This is always a beauty even 500 years from now.

[shavethewhales]

The shapes aren't so bad, but that porch is egregious. I'm guessing that will be replaced inside of 10 years whenever the shine comes off. The metal roofs won't be so shiny and neat looking for too long. I think the lack of window treatments also hurts them, but I expect to see them added on later.

Regardless, I have a feeling that style of architecture won't be chosen on this side of town - but we'll see. Architecture does indeed tend toward "laziness" these days, mostly due to clients demanding things while also wanting to cut costs.

[Jeepnokc]

I hope we won't see another Wheeler District there, those designs won't age well with time.

I hope time proves me wrong but I have always thought the materials used look cheap. They are probably well made homes but just doesn't look that way to me. I am assuming the siding is a fiber cement product like Hardie board but looks like the old T1-11 siding.

[Soonerinfiniti]

Does anybody know if this land sale has closed? Or what it is pending for? It was interesting, online it was listed for $8.31/SF but that was based on 14 acres MOL. County has it as 31 acres MOL. Perhaps the 14 acres didn't include green areas? Just wondering how much they are paying for this land?

[soonerguru]

I hope time proves me wrong but I have always thought the materials used look cheap. They are probably well made homes but just doesn't look that way to me. I am assuming the siding is a fiber cement product like Hardie board but looks like the old T1-11 siding.

I absolutely abhor the modern farmhouse aesthetic. I blame Chip and Joanna Gaines for inflicting it on the masses, whether or not it was their creation. YUCK.

Wheeler is a more eclectic, sophisticated design concept than the farmhouse atrocities that are popping up like spring mushrooms around the Plaza and throughout our inner-city neighborhoods. Yes, there are some Wheeler homes that are loosely derived from that genre, but overall, it's better and I don't agree that Wheeler's properties look cheap.

Like other trendy things, the farmhouse look will eventually lose favor and people will want to kill it with fire. To be clear, I don't think Wheeler is in danger of that; it is more sophisticated and offers some modern takes on fairly classic homebuilding themes.

[mugofbeer]

Does anybody know if this land sale has closed? Or what it is pending for? It was interesting, online it was listed for $8.31/SF but that was based on 14 acres MOL. County has it as 31 acres MOL. Perhaps the 14 acres didn't include green areas? Just wondering how much they are paying for this land?

Is the entire property listed because the back section where the youth center is has a lot of land around it where we used to play softball that may not be included?

[mugofbeer]

I hope time proves me wrong but I have always thought the materials used look cheap. They are probably well made homes but just doesn't look that way to me. I am assuming the siding is a fiber cement product like Hardie board but looks like the old T1-11 siding.

FWIW, I am not a fan of the look in that photograph, either. Give me a simple traditional ranch design with Frank Lloyd Wright -esque horizonal touches.

[Rover]

I absolutely abhor the modern farmhouse aesthetic. I blame Chip and Joanna Gaines for inflicting it on the masses, whether or not it was their creation. YUCK.

Wheeler is a more eclectic, sophisticated design concept than the farmhouse atrocities that are popping up like spring mushrooms around the Plaza and throughout our inner-city neighborhoods. Yes, there are some Wheeler homes that are loosely derived from that genre, but overall, it's better and I don't agree that Wheeler's properties look cheap.

Like other trendy things, the farmhouse look will eventually lose favor and people will want to kill it with fire. To be clear, I don't think Wheeler is in danger of that; it is more sophisticated and offers some modern takes on fairly classic homebuilding themes.

Not sure I would use the term sophisticated to describe Wheeler. Homey, neighborly, evocative of times gone by, walkable…. But it isn’t sophisticated architecture. Its appeal is the opposite. It seems to appeal as “let’s not stand out architecture”…. Let’s fit in with the neighbors and be the same.

[Bowser214]

From their Facebook account just posted
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/joo...ibextid=WaXdOe

[Canoe]

N/m

[okatty]

Lots to be priced $110k to $340k

[OkieBerto]

Lexford Park Website has been updated with Builders, Lot map with pricing, and Floor Plan examples. Really nice update.

[warreng88]

If you click on the "properties" in the drop down, it has prices for a 6,461 sf lot for $275,000... I am guessing that is just for the lot and the house would another $200/sf? Which would be around $450,000, so someone is going to pay $725,000 for a 2,200 sf house. I guess those are around Wheeler prices.

[OkieBerto]

If you click on the "properties" in the drop down, it has prices for a 6,461 sf lot for $275,000... I am guessing that is just for the lot and the house would another $200/sf? Which would be around $450,000, so someone is going to pay $725,000 for a 2,200 sf house. I guess those are around Wheeler prices.

Some of the lots are lower than $200,000 and the smallest row home lots already say sold. Not sure if that means the builders purchased the lots and will build the row homes and then sale them.

[Urbanized]

The home row lots were sold to a builder.

[Rover]

If you click on the "properties" in the drop down, it has prices for a 6,461 sf lot for $275,000... I am guessing that is just for the lot and the house would another $200/sf? Which would be around $450,000, so someone is going to pay $725,000 for a 2,200 sf house. I guess those are around Wheeler prices.

Less than in Nichols Hills.

[jrr2ok]

Hum, how should I put this into words?

This doesn't look cool when it doesn't look new, this is an example of lazy, filling-the-blank school of architecture, or simplicity for the maximum profit school of real estate development. To me, it fails the "Why you did what you did?" or "What is the though process behind those details?" tests.



This is always a beauty even 500 years from now.

I realize that I'm a bit behind on this comment, but it struck a nerve.

To compare the two photos in your post is meaningless. Their common elements don't extend much beyond their statuses as houses with windows and doors. Even the windows don't fall in the same category since many modern windows do not open.

There are a couple of examples of inappropriate modern homes within well known historic neighborhoods in OKC. They stick out like sore thumbs, and no one wants them there. I feel certain that the developers of this project have taken steps not only to mandate design standards for builders, but also to incorporate some form of enforcement mechanism (via HOA or a designation sanctioned by the Planning Commission or one of its ancillary arms) that keeps short-sighted builders from taking shortcuts for the sake of sales and profits.

All that said, materials like board and batten, standing seam metal roofing, and sealed windows have their place. They allow homes to be built at lower costs and substantial energy savings. They may not fit your personal aesthetic profile, and that's fine. I'm also not a fan. But if these materials allow people to own homes by lowering construction costs (or, perhaps more importantly, remodeling costs on the glut of Metro housing stock built with failed materials in the '60's, 70's, and '80's), then that's got some merit.

[jrr2ok]

Less than in Nichols Hills.

I could be wrong, but I don't think you're going to get the design standards proposed/discussed and the lots priced as stated for under $300/sf unless you've got a builder standing up multiple spec homes in the area at once.

[Urbanized]

Considering the adjacent neighborhoods of Crown Heights and Edgemere are now routinely seeing ~$300 sq ft pricing for existing homes I’m not sure why anyone would expect an appreciably lower deviation for new build.

[Pete]

Considering the adjacent neighborhoods of Crown Heights and Edgemere are now routinely seeing ~$300 sq ft pricing for existing homes I’m not sure why anyone would expect an appreciably lower deviation for new build.

Even in my humble neighborhood near OAK, nicely renovated homes are nearing $200/SF.

[Oski]

That's a fair price, nowadays it costs roughly $165-185/sqft to build, and land cost should at least another $25/sqft.

[Bowser214]

This building down the sidewalk from the Lexford Park development has a large For Sale Banner in front of it

[ManAboutTown]

This building down the sidewalk from the Lexford Park development has a large For Sale Banner in front of it

The address of that building is actually 301 NW 36th Street and is the former location of the Oklahoma Disciples Foundation. Listed for $1,750,000 with Cordell Brown at Price Edwards and Co. I think it would make a great restaurant.

[Bowser214]

From Lexford Park FB page;
Closed!! Thrilled to announce that the purchase of the land at 36th and Walker is complete. All systems go at Lexford Park!! ��
Congratulations to Ron Bradshaw, the entire Lexford Park team and especially the future Lexford neighbors!
Finally a hearty congrats to commercial broker Cordell Brown of Price Edwards for selling the land! ��

[Pete]

Press release:

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It’s Official: Construction to Begin on Lexford Park Neighborhood
Developer Closed on Property Oct. 22; Dirt Work to Begin

Oklahoma City, Oct. 24 – Developer Ron Bradshaw officially took ownership of the 32-acre property at the corner of North Walker and Northwest 36th St. Monday, clearing the last hurdle before site preparation and development construction can begin.

“After extensive planning we are thrilled to start development work on Lexford Park. We will begin Monday clearing the site followed by site grading and installation of utilities and street paving. We estimate completion of all work by June of 2025 allowing construction of new homes to begin. We know our group of builders and future lot owners are anxious to get started building.” Bradshaw said.

Lexford Park, Oklahoma City’s largest urban infill neighborhood project since the 1950s, is platted for 100 single-family lots and 27 townhome lots. Forty-two percent of them have already been reserved, including all 27 townhome lots and 26 single-family lots. “Interest has been high from the moment the project was announced,” said broker associate Jennifer Kragh, Sage Sotheby’s Real Estate, and sales agent for Lexford Park’s single-family lots and townhomes. All of the 27 townhome lots will be purchased by Bear Creek Homes, the exclusive builder of the townhomes. Townhomes may also be reserved by contacting Kragh.

Neighborhood features include beautiful native plant landscaping, 14 acres of greenspace and common areas, winding walking trails, sidewalks and beautifully designed homes, carefully crafted to complement the surrounding historic neighborhoods like Crown Heights, Edgemere Park and Edgemere Heights.

There are six approved builders for the neighborhood:

Bear Creek Homes
Husband and wife team Adam and Blake Ingram formed Bear Creek Homes in 2013. Adam has been a part of the homebuilding industry since 2008; he met Blake, a designer, in 2011. With this dynamic duo, you can count on an elevated homebuilding journey, with an unmatched eye for design and a commitment to making luxury livable, for the long haul.

Cornerstone Homes by Chris Moock
Chris Moock launched his career in the real estate and construction business in 1986 and founded Cornerstone Homes in Oklahoma City in 2002. Since inception, Cornerstone has been focused on client-oriented construction projects. Almost 100 percent of its work portfolio is dedicated to clients building custom new homes, home renovations and additions.

Davidson & Company
Davidson & Company is a family-owned business established in 1994 by owners Mike Davidson and his wife Amy, along with their son Jake. As a close-knit team, we proudly dedicate ourselves to every project, crafting homes with intention and tailored to fit your lifestyle seamlessly. From architectural planning to interior design, we ensure every detail is thoughtfully considered to bring your vision to life.

Gumerson Blake Design Build
Jeff Blake, owner of Gumerson Blake Design Build, brings 25 plus years of construction and architectural design experience to the table. The company is known for its focus on historic preservation and renovations in our Downtown neighborhoods. Jeff looks forward to making Lexford Park an extension to Crown Heights' unique architectural beauty.

Jarred D. Smith Builders|Flip OKC
Quality and timeless design are two key principles of Jarred's philosophy. From restoring historic homes to creating infill developments and unique builds, he is always busy implementing his laser sharp attention to detail and style. Jarred has a true passion and desire to create unique homes that excel on every level.

Monarch Property Group
Monarch Property Group founders, sisters Monique Short and Erica Emery began their building and construction career by purchasing houses individually, remodeling them into beautiful homes, and selling them, learning along the way with each transaction. The firm is recognized for its unique design and beautiful craftsmanship and has become a recognized name in the home builder community.

People interested in learning more about reserving a lot or townhome in Lexford Park are invited to contact Kragh at (405) 274-6767.

Learn more at www.LexfordPark.com.