The New Marriott Residence Inn

[Keith]

I got a chance to go by the new construction of the Marriott Residence Inn. At least it is now starting to look like a building.

[Patrick]

Nice pics. Thanks for taking these, Keith.

[floater]

In person, it looks like a T or L facing the canal, forming a nice little courtyard in front of the canal. Thanks, Keith.

BTW, I like the way the big crane is towering over downtown.

[jbrown84]

BTW, I like the way the big crane is towering over downtown.

Yeah, it looks really good from I-40. Maybe for a little while people will assume it's going to be highrise.

[metro]

New construction pics are in my gallery:

http://www.okctalk.com/gallery/showg...er/204/cat/500

They are currently working on the 7th story now!

[jbrown84]

I went to the Harkins the other day and we drove in by the hotel and I like the way that right up against the edge of the road there you have seven stories going straight up. Even if there are still some empty spots, it's starting to feel more dense down there.

[Doug Loudenback]

5.21.06 updates ... pleasant slightly overcast day to take a few pics ...

Bricktown Marriott Residence Inn ...

This pic looks southwesterly from a distance ...


This pic looks northwesterly ... notice the small figure (woman in orange top and black pants) at the left near the sidewalk for perspective ... she wasn't moving between pics and it gives a point of reference for the next pic ...


This pic looks northeasterly ... notice the woman in orange top who hadn't moved after the 1st pic was taken ...


Edited note: Also, see http://www.okctalk.com/bricktown-wir...last-post.html for Keith's pics taken after those that started this thread.

[shane453]

Well, maybe it will look okay after all.

[Doug Loudenback]

Well, maybe it will look okay after all.

Sure it will! I think it might be fun to ... get a room, have fun in Bricktown before gametime ... stroll to the Ford Center and watch the Hornets ... stroll back and have a drink on the way ... have a good night ... get breakfast in the morning (the IHOP is pretty good, IMO) and go home around check out time! Saying this, I only live about 1 1/2 miles from the Ford Center, but wouldn't this be fun?

[TStheThird]

I agree Doug... hell of a deal.

[Patrick]

Looks pretty nice having that hotel straddling the canal. Wish we could get Hogan to build a couple more on the parking lots on the south side of the canal.

[metro]

The roof is going up quick.. I took pics and will try and upload them soon.

[Doug Loudenback]

When driving through Bricktown and then to The Triangle area this afternoon (to try to locate the location of the Block 42 project ... see http://www.okctalk.com/58040-post50.html if you think you can help with that ...), I took a pic of the Marriott Residence Inn progress, below. The pic looks south from Joe Carter across Reno.

[BDP]

Is this one just brick on the first floor, kind of like the Marriot at Reno and Gaylord? I can't remember. I hate that roof, but the place could look nice with all brick. (I know it's SoRo, but still...)

[Doug Loudenback]

Is this one just brick on the first floor, kind of like the Marriot at Reno and Gaylord? I can't remember. I hate that roof, but the place could look nice with all brick. (I know it's SoRo, but still...)

I don't know how "true to form" the artist's rendering below will be, but that's all I have:

[BDP]

That's more brick than I remembered. Hopefully, it actually makes it on to the buidling.

Thanks, Doug.

[Patrick]

That's more brick than I remembered. Hopefully, it actually makes it on to the buidling.

Thanks, Doug.

Is that brick or red-painted facade?

[BDP]

You know, I don't know. If it's just painted facade, that would be a huge rip off.

[Doug Loudenback]

My impression is that Hammonds does good stuff ... hard to imagine that the Courtyard Marriott would have a lot of brick at the 1st 2 levels but that this one wouldn't have a lot more. Anyway, we'll know pretty soon.

[John]

If I remember right, the tower looking parts (with the peaked rooftops) are brick all the way up, and then the lighter color stuff might be <gasp> EIFS!

Still a helluva lot better than that joke of a developer, Hogan.

[BDP]

Looks like some brick was going on already and from my vantage point on I-40, it looked like real brick!

[Doug Loudenback]

Yep. Brick. On the way home yesterday, I drove by the property and took some progress pics. Here they are:

[Midtowner]

If not for the waterway, that could be located on Northwest Expressway. What a waste of good land

[Doug Loudenback]

If not for the waterway, that could be located on Northwest Expressway. What a waste of good land

As I think I may have said before, Midtowner you are much too young to be such a cynic. Give it another 10-20 years and then see if you are happy with new construction developments occurring. As for me, I experienced the destruction of the 1970-80's and the virtual absence of stuff until the MAPs stuff got going. I guess its a matter of perspective.

Personally, I'm very pleased with this particular development, and others in the vicinity. But, again, it may be a matter of time-perspective.

[Karried]

Very exciting to see the pictures.. thanks so much! I think it is a nice addition to Bricktown, once again reiterating the growth and potential of the the downtown area.

I remember coming to Downtown on a Sunday in Sept 2002 .... I thought we had had a nuclear blast or something! Driving through town, I couldn't see one person out! I stayed at the Westin and looked out the windows, same thing! I couldn't believe that there weren't any people or cars in the 'heart' of the city.

My husband went to get some wine and was gone about an hour.. I thought he got lost! He finally came back and we learned that you couldn't buy wine on Sundays and he couldn't even find a grocery store that sold beer anywhere near. It was an abrupt introduction to OKC!

But, I've seen downtown come alive compared to my first visits here.. (of course, I"ve learned where things are now and stocked up on alcohol for emergencies! LOL)

So, to me anything like this is a marked improvement..

It is exciting to see the growth and I still get thrilled walking from the Ford Center with 19K people after an awesome win from the Hornet's or New Year's Eve or after a concert .. just watching the city filled with people is so cool.

Doug and everyone who provided pics, I love to see these pictures. Keep them coming please.