Devon Energy Center

[SoonerAce311]

Holy Hell! Those are the most radical pictures to anything which is radical.......(classic beavis and butthead quote) totally outstanding!! i've been wanting to see some good finished shots now that the windows on the crown on in on all four sides, and also wanted to see in on the top! just fabulous!

[UnFrSaKn]

Great shots Cooper! Stuff like this needs to go viral to the "ignorant masses" in regards to our city. All the old dated photos you see used to represent us needs to be replaced with this. I should get my 7D later this week and I'm going to do my best with it. I'm about 6-7 years rusty and it'll take a while to get used to it again. If you need an extra guy to get video, give me a ring!

[OKCisOK4me]

...on all four sides, and also wanted to see in on the top! just fabulous!

Technically, that'd be six sides...

[UnFrSaKn]

OKC visitor...

I went to OKC last week as well. This building is absolutely beautiful. The area is also looking up although finding parking was an awful experience and the downtown area is surrounded by pretty ugly neighborhoods and highways like crazy. The transportation system seems chaotic and messy as well. I hope this building is just one step in OKC's urban transformation because one building doesn't make a city "modern" or "great". OKC has great potential but this involves making downtown more pedestrian friendly, prettier, and buzzing. The place was dead around Devon and you wouldn't know the area had people if every parking spot wasn't taken. I also think OKC should spruce up its highways and get rid of all the factories near downtown. I think Tulsa should do the same. People don't like living next to 1900s run-down factories. That's true everywhere in America.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

I'd murder some small mammals to get a ride just to take pictures. Would probably pay too.

/never done aerial photography

[OKCisOK4me]

OKC visitor...

What an ignorant moron...

Whether its the compliment to the Thunder or OKC, they always seem to be backhanded, lol...

[Lafferty Daniel]

What an ignorant moron...

Whether its the compliment to the Thunder or OKC, they always seem to be backhanded, lol...

That guy was pretty spot on if you ask me...

I love OKC, but there are some spots around downtown that are just damn ugly.

[catch22]

I thought it was a very accurate post. This is the input we need to better our city.

[dankrutka]

What an ignorant moron...

Whether its the compliment to the Thunder or OKC, they always seem to be backhanded, lol...

Seriously?

[swilki]

I think the visitor was spot on, especially about downtown not "buzzing." Which I assume he is talking about the lack of things (not including almighty Bricktown) to do after everyone goes home at 5.

[OKCisOK4me]

That guy was pretty spot on if you ask me...

I love OKC, but there are some spots around downtown that are just damn ugly.

True, but its still a backhanded compliment either way, lol. Every city has ugly parts. I doubt his comment is going to make our city leaders step their game up...

[dankrutka]

True, but its still a backhanded compliment either way, lol. Every city has ugly parts. I doubt his comment is going to make our city leaders step their game up...

Again. This makes no sense. How many of our comments will change the minds of city leaders? Yet we post our opinions about OKC all day. Lighten up. Geeze!

[Bellaboo]

Drove by the auditorium today. The hand rails on the stairs and walkways inside from the west side are all Devon orange......

[HOT ROD]

True, but its still a backhanded compliment either way, lol. Every city has ugly parts. I doubt his comment is going to make our city leaders step their game up...

Therein lies the root problem!! IF OKC wants to attract tourists and new residents, then the city needs to LISTEN to them when they offer constructive criticism.

I don't see anything bad from the visitor other than a realistic opinion about the city. In all honesty, I also visited the city over the weekend and had similar opinions but I am a bit more forgiving - being an OKC expat. It is like this: when I arrived into the city from the airport and I drove and saw downtown from afar, I was like WOW - something is happening in this city. There's even traffic to match and people moving and going; UNTIL you get to downtown. The drive into the city was impressive as others have stated, with the pretty new girl showing her beauty. But as you get closer and closer, then off the freeway things die out dramatically and aside from the CBD most of downtown is a dump. Hate to say it, but it is true.

Now, we know there are improvements in sight; but this is something city leaders need to hear and recognize - and possibly 'hide' or do something with those blighted areas to give visitors a better opinion. Something as simple as a construction fence surrounding areas would make a HUGE difference, particularly if the fence has pictures of what is going to be built. ....

Also, I have made this comment time and time again - but OKC is WAY TOO DARK!!!!!! Why is almost every city and freeway light OFF???

Lighting gives a city buzz even if people aren't really out and about. Just look at what the video screen has done to the stadium district, it looks buzzing even though nobody is often there. Imagine if streetlights were on and/or better placed, it would be hard to ignore the bright lights of the big city if they were ON. Perhaps OKC needs to be on the forefront and install energy efficient lighting and turn them on - plus it would probably get rid of a significant portion of crime that the city is notorious for.

Food for thought, from outside prospectives.

[OKCisOK4me]

Again. This makes no sense. How many of our comments will change the minds of city leaders? Yet we post our opinions about OKC all day. Lighten up. Geeze!

Kilgore, you can not sense my emotions through a board. Lighten up, please...

[OKCisOK4me]

Therein lies the root problem!! IF OKC wants to attract tourists and new residents, then the city needs to LISTEN to them when they offer constructive criticism.

I don't see anything bad from the visitor other than a realistic opinion about the city. In all honesty, I also visited the city over the weekend and had similar opinions but I am a bit more forgiving - being an OKC expat. It is like this: when I arrived into the city from the airport and I drove and saw downtown from afar, I was like WOW - something is happening in this city. There's even traffic to match and people moving and going; UNTIL you get to downtown. The drive into the city was impressive as others have stated, with the pretty new girl showing her beauty. But as you get closer and closer, then off the freeway things die out dramatically and aside from the CBD most of downtown is a dump. Hate to say it, but it is true.

Now, we know there are improvements in sight; but this is something city leaders need to hear and recognize - and possibly 'hide' or do something with those blighted areas to give visitors a better opinion. Something as simple as a construction fence surrounding areas would make a HUGE difference, particularly if the fence has pictures of what is going to be built. ....

Also, I have made this comment time and time again - but OKC is WAY TOO DARK!!!!!! Why is almost every city and freeway light OFF???

Lighting gives a city buzz even if people aren't really out and about. Just look at what the video screen has done to the stadium district, it looks buzzing even though nobody is often there. Imagine if streetlights were on and/or better placed, it would be hard to ignore the bright lights of the big city if they were ON. Perhaps OKC needs to be on the forefront and install energy efficient lighting and turn them on - plus it would probably get rid of a significant portion of crime that the city is notorious for.

Food for thought, from outside prospectives.

Judging from the DUMP I live in, we should just put a barrier wall around the whole city, lol...

[UnFrSaKn]

Cooper's photos are getting a lot of positive reactions over at the other two skyscraper forums.

[gurantula35]

what are the other two forums? i'm still a noob to all this.

[Dustin]

Skyscraper City and Skyscraper Page

[KayneMo]

At 1.8 million square feet, would this make Devon Energy Center the biggest, or one of the biggest, office complexes in the state? How many square feet does the Chesapeake Campus have?

[Bellaboo]

At 1.8 million square feet, would this make Devon Energy Center the biggest, or one of the biggest, office complexes in the state? How many square feet does the Chesapeake Campus have?

It would be one of the biggest in Texas for that matter..check out square footage for Houston and I think their biggest is 1.7 million.

[Pete]

By my estimate, CHK will have about 2 million square feet on their campus once the buildings they have under construction are finished; plus they have a bunch more planned.

And this does not count about 1 million square feet they own around town that isn't on their campus.

[BB37]

Doesn't look like this has been posted yet, but the east crane is on its way down.

[catch22]

Wahhoooo! Finally get to see it without its crutches!

[Pete]

Yep, you can see it coming down on the webcam.

I guess they can continue setting the panels on the back of the crown without it.


Sure wish someone could get down there and take some photos of the ground level activity near the south entrance and the park. I'm sure they've made a lot of progress, especially with the west crane down.

I bet they are working hard to finish the lobby and the reflecting pool that will encircle the building.