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[okcboy]

Great news. Anything on what the church across the street could be doing.
A HOB would be a nice wish for santa to bring.

[Steve]

Want me to take it down and repost it tomorrow morning? Also, where is this going to happen? On the south side of NE 2nd, west of Walnut?

No, no... I'm just kidding. You posted it just as you should.
Enjoy the story.

[SkyWestOKC]

Exciting news! Thanks Steve, I'll buy a copy of the paper tomorrow anyway.

[Spartan]

Keep me employed - buy the paper tomorrow! I think you'll like my story (well, at least most of you).

God dammit!! I am so pissed off now. Why the hell would anyone want to build an upscale hotel and build up a neighborhood and better OKC?? Sheesh, come on now. This is killin me!! I want all those downtown sites to stay vacant. GOD I HATE BUILDINGS!! Density schmensity. Grrrr!! This is terrible! We're so screwed..

[Spartan]

On a side note..that is a beautiful hotel. I am in love. And Steve goes back on everyone's good list..about time we have some good infill to talk about. Happy day.

[barnold]

But with Detox gone, where will I stumble to after an all night bender in bricktown?

[ljbab728]

Steve, I'll read the article again in the morning when my paper is delivered if that helps.

[betts]

Cool. It will be a superb addition to the neighborhood. I hope it happens.

[Spartan]

Cool. It will be a superb addition to the neighborhood. I hope it happens.

Seems like it is fast-tracked if OCURA approved it yesterday.

[blangtang]

Thanks for the details Steve. Had Oklahoma news report on in the background this evening and they mentioned this but i didnt catch the location, now i know!

Question: is this located on one of the proposed streetcar lines ?

[Larry OKC]

Keep me employed - buy the paper tomorrow! I think you'll like my story (well, at least most of you).

Doing my part Steve...am a subscriber ;-)

[Spartan]

Thanks for the details Steve. Had Oklahoma news report on in the background this evening and they mentioned this but i didnt catch the location, now i know!

Question: is this located on one of the proposed streetcar lines ?

It could be. The Walnut bridge has potential for connecting Bricktown and Deep Deuce and has been shown in some alignments but not in others. I think inevitably Walnut will not be a route however and Stiles will.

[Larry OKC]

Doug has a history of Mr. Finley and the Finley Building. Not suggesting that the building be saved but hopefully at least a plaque or acknowledgment is planned with the new development.

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[CCOKC]

I was definitely thinking the same thing about the Finley Building. Dr. Finley was such an important person in the city's history and it would be a shame to lose a part of his legacy. I don't think the building itself is historically significant but he sure was.

[Spartan]

The bridge is named after him.

[jbrown84]

I would like to see a statue of him by the bridge or perhaps right on the corner there, along with a plaque describing his contributions to the community.

[Spartan]

That would be very appropriate but it would probably need a private donor. In money the city has gots to go towards the money promised behind closed doors to OG+E for the CC site....

[king183]

New apartments to be built in Maywood area.

Check it out: A developer and designer hope to persuade Oklahoma City officials that their planned apartment building in downtown is worth a zoning change.

Read more: http://newsok.com/pair-seek-to-diver...#ixzz0xmFlOfGd

Take note of this encouraging quote, too: "It made more economic sense to do the suburban model, to build a big building in the middle and surround it with parking as if it's a moat," McKown said. "But that doesn't make urban sense. ... You can't reproduce the urban experience in the suburbs."

[dankrutka]

Sounds awesome!!! I live a mile away and I would greatly appreciate any grocery options... Oh, and the urban design sounds great!

[OKCisOK4me]

What would be even more awesome is a tall residential tower like the Austonian in Austin, but I guess this will do for now..

[betts]

That explains all the activity on that lot recently. I'm pleased they're planning on putting the parking in the interior, as I certainly would hate looking out on a "suburban" type of apartment complex. And, the grocery store sounds promising. It's good to see that there's some momentum despite the economy.

[metro]

What would be even more awesome is a tall residential tower like the Austonian in Austin, but I guess this will do for now..

Not the right lot for a midrise. If it's built right with quality materials, 4 stories is fine (and as the article mentions, unlike most buildings, they are designing it to where it can be expanded upward in the future). A midrise tower would look out of place in a urban 4 story neighborhood. Leave the residential towers to the C2S area and the CBD.

My main concern is they used Legacy a lot as a reference. I hope we don't end up getting more stucco downtown.

[semisimple]

Not the right lot for a midrise. If it's built right with quality materials, 4 stories is fine (and as the article mentions, unlike most buildings, they are designing it to where it can be expanded upward in the future). A midrise tower would look out of place in a urban 4 story neighborhood. Leave the residential towers to the C2S area and the CBD.

My main concern is they used Legacy a lot as a reference. I hope we don't end up getting more stucco downtown.

Just curious--do you consider the Austonian to be a "midrise?" It's nearly 700 feet tall...

At any rate, I agree that if OKC were to get a tall residential tower, it should be built in the CBD and not in the Deep Deuce area.

[metro]

No, it's a highrise, but I don't realistically see OKC getting a highrise residential tower, especially on that site. Thus why I said midrise, because that would be more realistic for OKC in the short-term.

[Reggie Jet]

The rendering in the newspaper looks really good, but I have the same concern as metro. We need to follow this to make sure the developers don't show the city one concept, and then finagle to build a dud! Because the developers are touting urban design, I am cautiously optimistic.