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  1. Default Re: SandRidge threatens to leave downtown?

    Quote Originally Posted by Kerry View Post
    So you are against the Kansas City plan?
    Without putting any real thought into it, I am.

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    Default Re: SandRidge threatens to leave downtown?

    Quote Originally Posted by OKCMallen View Post
    Without putting any real thought into it, I am.
    What about private property right or the threat that 500 jobs might leave the area? I mean, if they own the building shouldn't they be able to tear it down?

  3. Default Re: SandRidge threatens to leave downtown?

    Quote Originally Posted by Kerry View Post
    What about private property right or the threat that 500 jobs might leave the area? I mean, if they own the building shouldn't they be able to tear it down?
    Have you been to the Country Club Plaza? Apples and oranges:

    1. The CBD is business-centric. The CCP is consumer-centric. Makes sense that we prioritize our businesses in the CBD.
    2. The archtecture of the CCP is uniform and this would have a pretty significant negative impact. Ours isn't and a change wouldn't have any sort of major scarring of the CBD.
    3. The buildings appear to currently be in use in the CCP.
    4. Assume this place does, indeed, move out of the CCP. KC has a downtown that would LOVE 500 more employees that would be an option. KC doesn't really suffer much there. Our CBD NEEDS the office worker and population density.
    5. SR would, hypothetically, abandon a skyscraper pretty much completely. That's not occurring in KC.

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    Default Re: SandRidge threatens to leave downtown?

    Sandridge has started the demo process...I walked by yesterday...
    What exactly are they doing at this point?

  5. #2030

    Default Re: SandRidge threatens to leave downtown?

    Quote Originally Posted by Pete Brzycki View Post
    What exactly are they doing at this point?
    It was in Tuesday's Oklahoman...couldn't locate it though for a link...think it said the were starting the demo of the old YMCA building??

  6. #2031

    Default SandRidge Center & Commons

    ...it appears that way downtown...
    Last edited by Pete; 02-07-2011 at 03:21 PM. Reason: clarification of subject

  7. #2032

    Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    Which ones exactly and what did you see?

  8. #2033

    Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    I thought they weren't doing this?!?

  9. Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    Lol. How did you not know? The whole site was talking about it for months.

  10. #2035

    Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    How something like this go about? Do they evacuate everyone in the downtown area?

  11. #2036

    Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    I walked by yesterday - along robinson street half of the road is closed and there are large fences up... construction crews setting up road closure sings, etc.... not sure exactly how they will take it down, but I would guess a wrecking ball.... any sort of explosive would be too risky for the surrounding buildings

  12. Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    Would it be? I'm not qualified to know for sure but I thought implosions are very carefully coordinated and exact. A dust cloud is usually the only offense surrounding buildings have to endure. It's not actually an explosion, merely small and coordinated detonations across the building that weaken the structural support system and bring it down quickly and cleanly.

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    Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    Quote Originally Posted by Architect2010 View Post
    Would it be? I'm not qualified to know for sure but I thought implosions are very carefully coordinated and exact. A dust cloud is usually the only offense surrounding buildings have to endure. It's not actually an explosion, merely small and coordinated detonations across the building that weaken the structural support system and bring it down quickly and cleanly.
    I'm no expert but my guess is that some kind of implosion would not be a practical way to bring down buildings that small. A wrecking ball is much more likely.

  14. Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    True, I didn't take that into consideration. A wrecking ball just isn't any fun. :P

  15. Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    Wrecking ball = less dramatic photos for the history books.

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    Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    But make wonderful sitcom scenes :-)

  17. #2042

    Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    In a twist of irony, I went to Google Images and searched on 'implosion small building' just to see how small some of them were and the first two images were of the Biltmore coming down.

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    Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    Google now sorts searches by location as well as relevance.

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    Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    I know some of the road blockages are due to the streetscaping - not saying this is the case over there but Robinson is jacked up for several blocks.

  20. #2045

    Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    yeah it's been fenced off for awhile now. I took pics last week and will post soon. Sad.

  21. #2046

    Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    Two weeks ago they had fences up directing foot traffic off the sidewalk surrounding the buildings on the NE corner of Robert S. Kerr and Robinson. Last week they added barricades to the traffic lanes going around that corner as well and had multiple construction workers on top of the building seemingly clearing some debris from the roof.

    This week, the lane barricades are still there.Not sure when the buildings will come down but from the look and pace of the construction it looks soon.

  22. #2047

    Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    Quote Originally Posted by Swake2 View Post
    Google now sorts searches by location as well as relevance.
    Maybe so but I am in Florida, using an Atlanta IP address.

  23. #2048

    Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    Quote Originally Posted by Architect2010 View Post
    Lol. How did you not know? The whole site was talking about it for months.
    I think last I heard they were rescheduling the court date for another day and thought they denied to proposal but apparently not... That sucks! :-/

  24. #2049

    Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    Quote Originally Posted by Swake2 View Post
    Google now sorts searches by location as well as relevance.
    I'm on the east coast. Same result.

  25. #2050

    Default Re: It looks like the Sandridge buildings are about to come down...

    Just walked by the two buildings near Robinson and RSK and the were jack-hammering inside there.

    Also, the west side of the tower has protective plywood all around.

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