Kd's Restaurant / Legacy Grill

[Spartan]

I love this. KD is making himself a permanent fixture in town. Wow.

[Just the facts]

The chances of Reno ever being two lane are slim to none

So you don't think the Bricktown Strategic Plan will be put into effect?

[Spartan]

Yeah, Boulder. The plan is for Reno's excess lane capacity to be restriped into angled or parallel street parking.

[Richard at Remax]

LIke i said in boulevard design thread, the guy who works for Hogan that runs the building we own a unit in and is designing/had a hand in this project said there will be some sort of wall that will hide the theater/toby keiths. And he said it will be a few feet below grade at the theater cause there is a slight elevation chang from the toby keiths parking lot to the theater. and are sill hoping for an intersection at oklahoma. hope that makes sense but take that for what its worth. not reporting that's the final design.

[BoulderSooner]

Yeah, Boulder. The plan is for Reno's excess lane capacity to be restriped into angled or parallel street parking.

That is bricktowns plan Little to no chance of it happening Just like no chance of broadway becoming 2 lane

[Spartan]

That is bricktowns plan Little to no chance of it happening Just like no chance of broadway becoming 2 lane

Holy crap, what a ray of sunshine you are. I remember a lot of things that people had said had little to no chance of happening, even as they were obviously happening. Like the NBA, Devon Tower, MAPS3 passage, MAPS3 post-election changes, a downtown housing boom, Whole Foods, NW9th Street, renovating historic buildings, the Bricktown Canal, an OKC streetcar system, I could go on for a long time. All of these were (or will be in the streetcar's case) the most successful ideas we've had, and these bold, powerful ideas didn't gain strong public and city support without a lot of prominent skeptics along the way.

[BoulderSooner]

Holy crap, what a ray of sunshine you are. I remember a lot of things that people had said had little to no chance of happening, even as they were obviously happening. Like the NBA, Devon Tower, MAPS3 passage, MAPS3 post-election changes, a downtown housing boom, Whole Foods, NW9th Street, renovating historic buildings, the Bricktown Canal, an OKC streetcar system, I could go on for a long time. All of these were (or will be in the streetcar's case) the most successful ideas we've had, and these bold, powerful ideas didn't gain strong public and city support without a lot of prominent skeptics along the way.

the city is already on record that broadway will not be 2 lane with angled parking on both sides ... at best it will two lanes south and 1 lane north with angled parking on 1 side ..

and i would expect the city will have the same thoughts on reno

i will say i am just being a realist .. with out any judgement on whether 2 lane streets would be better or not

[catch22]

I think by 'tourist' catch22 was including anyone who doesn't live/work downtown. A visitor from Edmond is still a tourist in Bricktown.

That's what I was getting at, thank you. The weekend dinner trip to Bricktown to see the big city lights people.

[G.Walker]

Sources: Eric Maynor is considering opening up a Bar & Grill, but it will be in Edmond.

[BDP]

Let's make this easy: That spot was always going to be a 1- or 2-story structure of about this size.

So given that, I'll just be happy that KD is investing in OKC and lending his name to something that will sure to be a draw. Could become the de-facto Thunder fan hang-out.

Totally agree. There really wasn't much potential for this lot other than something like this and nothing could be done on it that would have "turned around" the development approach of Lower Bricktown. That ship has sailed. And if it actually interacts with the canal instead of ignoring it as much of LBT does, it could actually be a real improvement to the canal as a whole.

I guess the only thing to really lament is that this could have been cool on the corner lot that's getting the surface parking treatment. It would at least have more of a chance to create some flow from Micky Mantle to the canal and help the canal properties up there...

[Spartan]

the city is already on record that broadway will not be 2 lane with angled parking on both sides ... at best it will two lanes south and 1 lane north with angled parking on 1 side ..

and i would expect the city will have the same thoughts on reno

i will say i am just being a realist .. with out any judgement on whether 2 lane streets would be better or not

Fair enough.

[MDot]

Sources: Eric Maynor is considering opening up a Bar & Grill, but it will be in Edmond.

Nice.

[jedicurt]

Sources: Eric Maynor is considering opening up a Bar & Grill, but it will be in Edmond.

he might want to wait and see if he is still in OKC next season

[Bellaboo]

A lot of times it's just a restuarant group buying a players name rights for their establishment.

[MDot]

he might want to wait and see if he is still in OKC next season

I think he will still be here next season since he missed most of this season. The 2013-2014 season is the one he needs to worry about I think.

It's confusing how it works out that way but that's what I've heard.

[BrettM2]

I think he will still be here next season since he missed most of this season. The 2013-2014 season is the one he needs to worry about I think.

It's confusing how it works out that way but that's what I've heard.

He's under contract through June 2013.

[jedicurt]

He's under contract through June 2013.

but there were enough rumors that teams were interested in him before he hurt his knee this year... a trade is always possible

[BrettM2]

but there were enough rumors that teams were interested in him before he hurt his knee this year... a trade is always possible

Absolutely a possibility. He's an upgrade for several teams, so there will probably be interest. Just depends on if OKC can keep him. If so, I think we resign him. If he wants more than we can offer, a trade may net us a draft pick or another back up PG. I don't think we'll just let him walk away, but it isn't a one-sided decision.

[MDot]

He's under contract through June 2013.

Yeah, I know. I shouldn't have opened my mouth because now I'm confused about what I heard.

[Steve]

How will you guys feel if this Durant restaurant report is true but the building is designed to match the one that is home to Earl's BBQ and the ice cream shop?

[CuatrodeMayo]

Meh. Par for the course in Lesser Bricktown.

I'll put it this way: I'd be less upset if it matched those buildings than if it matched TK's.

[kevinpate]

How will you guys feel if this Durant restaurant report is true but the building is designed to match the one that is home to Earl's BBQ and the ice cream shop?

That would not bother me at all. On the other hand, being next to TK's, I wouldn't flip if it complemented that, both being on a lower elevation than Earl's and points west. But if I had my druthers, looking like Earl's or Sonic HQ would be the druthers.

[Spartan]

How will you guys feel if this Durant restaurant report is true but the building is designed to match the one that is home to Earl's BBQ and the ice cream shop?

I would be disappointed, but I probably wouldn't criticize the project out of deference to #35.

[Urbanized]

but there were enough rumors that teams were interested in him before he hurt his knee this year... a trade is always possible

Fisher's contract ends this year, and while it was a good move to pick him up, doubtful they'll re-sign him next. If Maynor is healthy next year he'll get his job back and they'll continue to bring Reggie Jackson along. If they can't afford to re-sign Maynor after re-upping (hopefully both) Harden and Ibaka, they can deal Maynor. Again, assuming he's healthy, he'll be appealing to a lot of teams. I think he's good enough to start on 6-10 teams in the league.

Either way, Fisher will not be a complication. That's the beauty of the way they picked him up. No risk to anyone.

[betts]

Steve, you were being coy:

Thunder star Kevin Durant is preparing to open a restaurant in Lower Bricktown, just a short walk from the Chesapeake Energy Arena where he is routinely greeted by a devoted fan base of 18,000. The restaurant is being developed by Randy Hogan and will be operated by the Hal Smith Restaurant Group. A building permit filed this week shows the $700,000 restaurant will be one-story tall (similar to an adjoining building that is home to Earl's Rib Palace), 10,000 square feet, and will be located just west of Toby Keith's I Love this Bar and Grill (also operated by the Hal Smith Restaurant Group).


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