Devon Energy Center

[UnFrSaKn]

Devon tower construction nears milestone

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Devon Energy world headquarters tower will officially be the tallest building in the city when workers pour the foundation for the 33rd floor in the next few weeks. The project is set to reach its peak employment level at about the same time, with approximately 1,000 workers on-site each day. Building ...

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[Dustin]

Holy crap! 1000 workers on site each day... Wow!

[dmoor82]

^^Yea I read some story about a deli just raking in profit from all the workers close by!

[UnFrSaKn]

This place must get tons of business. There's always people going in and out, workers crossing the street when I'm down there.

Old Black Hotel by the way.

[Snowman]

This place must get tons of business. There's always people going in and out, workers crossing the street when I'm down there.

Old Black Hotel by the way.

Man did they pick the right location.

[dmoor82]

^^Yea thats the place! The Lunch Box under The old Black Hotel is a Great location!

[dmoor82]

Here is some info about the data center at WRWA on Holder's site! http://www.holderconstruction.com/Pr...ta-Center.aspx

[UnFrSaKn]

On News9, Garry England showed a picture of the tower from the Chase that was just jaw dropping! The sun was going down and the tower really stood out. I hope someone can find it, because I had no luck...

I just asked Gary. We'll see what he says.

We had it on the air.. And no one can locate it now! Are we surpised?
Later
Gary

Guess that settles it.

[Bryanosaurus]

Progress as of February 15 shows the completed floors.

[Dustin]

We had it on the air.. And no one can locate it now! Are we surpised?
Later
Gary

Guess that settles it.

LOL! Well we tried...

[metro]

^^Yea thats the place! The Lunch Box under The old Black Hotel is a Great location!

Lunch box is not in/under the old hotel black, it's directly west of it.

[jn1780]

Progress as of February 15 shows the completed floors.

It should top out in August at this rate. Not sure how much the tapering at the top will slow things down though.

[architect5311]

I have the first 6 floors at 20 feet and the others at just over 15.

The top 4 floors will be about 20 feet each and the crown a total of 60 feet.

Floors 7 thru 46(?) are 14'-8" floor to floor...

The taper begins at the 37th floor, approx. 5-6 weeks away...

Currently working on 32nd floor, throw in the core height and it's close to 500'...

Should surpass BOK in 12 weeks at 1 floor per week...

[RodH]

Mid-Continent is only 516 feet. Devon Tower can move up to third tallest in Oklahoma in about two weeks.

[Dulahey]

I have to say it's kind of a shame to me that the Lunch Box is raking in so much business.

I used to love that place until me and my co-workers got *attacked* by cockroaches one day....

Never going back.

[David Pollard]

I slowed down the time-lapse and got a shot when it was zoomed in towards DT.

Wow! My home town is really growing up. Didn't realize until now WHAT an impact the Devon tower would make on the overall 'feeling' of downtown. This shot looks like a busy section of Toronto, NYC or Chicago. Impressive.

[David Pollard]

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Looks great! Could you add these buildings for additional reference: The Chrysler Building, the new NYTimes building?

[UnFrSaKn]

This would be an great shot if you were above the fog, looking down. It's catching the sun over the fog.

[UnFrSaKn]

Looks great! Could you add these buildings for additional reference: The Chrysler Building, the new NYTimes building?

[David Pollard]

Fantastic!! Just as I suspected.. the Devon tower is actually higher than the NYTimes building except for the ariel. Thanks!! Also, can you post this image on the SkyscraperCity thread about the Devon tower? I don't know how. Gracias!!

[UnFrSaKn]

Just happened to be watching Mega Disasters: Oil Apocalypse on History and they mention Devon and their oil platforms about 45 min into the program. It's old though, by the look of the former Devon logo. Comes back on at 4pm.

[warreng88]

Devon tower construction nears milestone

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Devon Energy world headquarters tower will officially be the tallest building in the city when workers pour the foundation for the 33rd floor in the next few weeks. The project is set to reach its peak employment level at about the same time, with approximately 1,000 workers on-site each day. Building ...

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By Brianna Bailey
Oklahoma City reporter - Contact 405-278-2847
Posted: 05:53 PM Thursday, February 10, 2011

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Devon Energy world headquarters tower will officially be the tallest building in the city when workers pour the foundation for the 33rd floor in the next few weeks.

The project is set to reach its peak employment level at about the same time, with approximately 1,000 workers on-site each day. Building crews recently started doing interior construction and electrical work on the lower floors of the 50-story tower.

“The tower almost becomes a timeline of construction, with the completed construction at the bottom and as you look up, you almost go back in time,” said John Wood, vice president at Hines, the developer for the Devon tower.

The building gains about one story every five days. Columns of reinforced steel on the structure stretch up to the 32nd floor this week and workers have just laid the foundation for the 31st floor.

An average of 900 workers are employed at the $750 million construction site each day.
Construction on the tower was briefly held up by the recent snowstorms, but weather over the past several months has been mostly fair and work on the tower is still running a little ahead of schedule, Wood said.

Wood said construction will be completed sometime during the third quarter of 2012. Devon will begin moving employees into the new building during the first quarter of 2012, while interior construction of the building is still ongoing, said Devon spokeswoman Alesha Leemaster.

“As completed floors are released to us we’ll fill those until the building is full, but it will take six to nine months,” Leemaster said.

[Pete]

"Devon will begin moving employees into the new building during the first quarter of 2012"

Hard to believe people will be working in that building in just a year's time.

[soonerwilliam]

Devon Tower will be the same height as the GE Building in NYC and Chase Building in Chicago. They will all be 850 ft. tall and the 31st tallest buildings in the U.S.

[dmoor82]

Devon Tower will be the same height as the GE Building in NYC and Chase Building in Chicago. They will all be 850 ft. tall and the 31st tallest buildings in the U.S.

^The Devon Energy Center will only be 3 ft. shorter than The TransAmerica(Pyryamid)tower also!