5 NE 12th

[Pete]

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Information & Latest News

2/29/12 $200K building permit to renovate the ground floor.
Links

County Assessor Record
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[betts]

I am SO happy. Every time I drive by I think about what a great renovation that building could be. With the train noise, though, I wonder what its purpose will be.

[Pete]

It says office/warehouse so definitely not living units -- at least not for now.

[CurtisJ]

I am SO happy. Every time I drive by I think about what a great renovation that building could be. With the train noise, though, I wonder what its purpose will be.

You say that like you have no confidence that we will have a quiet zone soon...

[MDot]

You say that like you have no confidence that we will have a quiet zone soon...

Do you think we will??

[betts]

I'd like to think we will have a quiet zone soon, but I haven't really seen anything to give me confidence that will happen. And I think it's a terrible shame, as I believe we would either have a lot more downtown housing, or at least more people living downtown if we had a quiet zone. The city, clearly, has chosen to put money into other things. Like moving statues and paying for storage

[Canyonero]

It was purchased by BMI/Imagenet. We are moving our service and parts departments along with the warehouse and wholesale division to this building. Once the move is made Digital Media Warehouse will be moving from 914 to 913 N. Broadway. I am not sure what happens with the empty space at 914. A couple years ago there was talk of a restaurant but now I think one of the tenants on the 2nd floor wants to expand.

[BoulderSooner]

It was purchased by BMI/Imagenet. We are moving our service and parts departments along with the warehouse and wholesale division to this building. Once the move is made Digital Media Warehouse will be moving from 914 to 913 N. Broadway. I am not sure what happens with the empty space at 914. A couple years ago there was talk of a restaurant but now I think one of the tenants on the 2nd floor wants to expand.

thanks for the info

[Spartan]

Awesome deal. This is the old Bond Bakery building. A major KC-based redeveloper (the same guy who did the Aldridge Hotel in Shawnee and the amazing Cold Storage Lofts in KC's Xroads district) wanted to do this project, but our legislature scared him away is my understanding.

[CurtisJ]

Do you think we will??

I guess its hard to express sarcasm on the internet.

To answer your question, yes I do, just not anytime soon and not if we are relying on the city to take the lead.

[MDot]

I guess its hard to express sarcasm on the internet.

To answer your question, yes I do, just not anytime soon and not if we are relying on the city to take the lead.

My fault. I agree, it'll get done, just not anytime soon.

[kevinpate]

... The city, clearly, has chosen to put money into other things. Like moving statues and paying for storage

Is betts related to NCIS's Gibbs? #wicked-headslap.

[Spartan]

So will ImageNet be retaining everyone's mostest-favorite architect for this project as well?

[OKCNDN]

You say that like you have no confidence that we will have a quiet zone soon...

It doesn't matter if there is a quiet zone or not. Conductors will still blow their whistle regardless. Fine or no fine from the city, they will blow their whistle. It's gonna happen and there is nothing an ordinance will do to change that.

[soonerguru]

so will imagenet be retaining everyone's mostest-favorite architect for this project as well?

lol.

[OKCNDN]

My neighbor used to work for Rock Island in El Reno and other railroads for over 40 years. He said conductors really don't know if a place is a quiet zone or not unless they are told and even then they don't really care. He said they blow if they want to and even if their supervisor tells them not to they stop for awhile but start back up. And even with a supervisor on them they were always able to say "there was a vehicle crossing the tracks".

So I guess I should have said it really depends on the conductor. But quiet zone or not there will still be the noise from the 2-ton wheels rolling on the tracks. A quiet zone will not or cannot change that.

[Canyonero]

So will ImageNet be retaining everyone's mostest-favorite architect for this project as well?

I believe HSE is doing it. I know they were involved last year when we had plans on moving to the old Sears warehouse on N. Walnut.