Stage Center

[G.Walker]

Wow, looks like they are trying to keep it from being demolished...

[Pete]

Getting a building on the national historic register does nothing to protect if from demolition.

It does create the opportunity for tax credits if it is renovated.

So, the foundation may be seeking this to help it in marketing the property.

[Just the facts]

It still cost $30 million to fix and no one is going to finance $30 million when there isn't even a revenue stream to pay it back with.

[Dubya61]

Heard a news item on NPR last night that indicated two major theaters (Lincoln Center and one other) were recently scrambling to get a smaller theater venue established to meet current demand that wouldn't be appropriate in the larger venue. Timing may eventually make Stage Center a hip thing again -- but it doesn't look like Stage Center will last to see it.

[Pete]

It turns out the present owners are not the ones seeking historic status and in fact oppose the filing.

So it seems they are focusing on selling to someone who will raze the structure.

[OKCisOK4me]

-- but it doesn't look like Stage Center will last to see it.

Good.

[Pete]

FYI, the Stage Center property is now listed as for sale on the Grubb & Ellis (Mark Beffort) website.

"Price not disclosed".

[G.Walker]

noticed Lemke Land Surveying at this site today on my lunch break doing some work, something is in process.

[Just the facts]

noticed Lemke Land Surveying at this site today on my lunch break doing some work, something is in process.

That usually means the property has been sold.

[Anonymous.]

Next post I want to see an update saying a flatbed has unloaded a few earth-movers.

[Just the facts]

Next post I want to see an update saying a flatbed has unloaded a few earth-movers.

The next post will point out the tiny pink flags marking the property boundary stakes.

[lasomeday]

The next post will point out the tiny pink flags marking the property boundary stakes.

Were you joking or did you see them out there before I did today? And they aren't tiny pink flags, they are stakes with pink flags on them.

[jn1780]

Were you joking or did you see them out there before I did today? And they aren't tiny pink flags, they are stakes with pink flags on them.

Where's the picture? Lol

[lasomeday]

Where's the picture? Lol

Pink stakes really aren't picture worthy to me. I did take a pic of the four story building going in north of St. Anthony's. Just don't know where to post it. Don't know what it is.

[Just the facts]

Were you joking or did you see them out there before I did today? And they aren't tiny pink flags, they are stakes with pink flags on them.

I live a thousand miles away so I still haven't seen them. Clearly though, the property has sold. Probably bought by some LLC with an encryptic name so it will likely be sometime before we know who and for what purpose.

[betts]

Pete will ferret out a sale if there was one. We had pink tied stakes surrounding the property to the east of the new Maywood apartments a few weeks ago, however, and there was no evidence the land had been sold.

[Pete]

No recorded sale as of yet.

Often, properties are surveyed when they are put up for sale or plan to be sold.

Prospective buyers want to see as much as they can about any property before putting in a bid.

[Spartan]

We may see demo before a transaction...

[Rover]

We may see demo before a transaction...

Have you heard something?

[Bellaboo]

We may see demo before a transaction...

Come on, Cough it up ! or maybe go to the mystery tower thread........

[Spartan]

Have you heard something?

Not specifically, I just wanted to remind everyone that the buyer may expect the site to already be cleared. The Community Foundation may even find it worthwhile toward their own gain...

[skanaly]

In the Mystery Tower thread, there's a link to an article simply saying there's still a possibly for a new high rise, and to keep an eye on whats happening to to the Stage Center property. So, if anyone want to share of what they've heard? Or maybe update us when you get info that would be awesome.

[OKCisOK4me]

In the Mystery Tower thread, there's a link to an article simply saying there's still a possibly for a new high rise, and to keep an eye on whats happening to to the Stage Center property. So, if anyone want to share of what they've heard? Or maybe update us when you get info that would be awesome.

I'm betting Steve will do that in the paper when the information is able to be shared. That's just my guess.

[HangryHippo]

Reading the Stage Center Will Probably Be Torn Down

OKCOMG | Reading Stage Center will probably be torn down

While I'm sad to see that Oklahoma City still has penchant for demolition, I hope this loss leads to something great on that site.

[jedicurt]

I'm still not upset with seeing the Stage Center go. I've never really liked the building. But i do want it to be replaced with something that looks amazing and helps OKC become more urbanized. I want first floor retail, and a great design that really makes our City look even better than it does. I really hope that we don't tear it down just to replace with another eyesore. I'm all preserving buildings that add aesthetically pleasing character to our city (such as the work being done to Braniff, the restoration of the Skirvin, the hopefully soon to be given to new owners and then restored FNC [could be my favorite building in okc if restored right]) But i've never been one who is just in favor of restoring a building just because it is old or unique, I think it takes more than just those to things to really be worth saving.

And before you ask me what those other things are, i really don't know... i just know that there are many building in OKC that i want to restore and keep and they are absolutely beautiful (Rock Island Plow is one of them) and then there are others that just don't appeal to me, and i really don't care for, and therefore don't mind seeing them demo'd if the result is something that is better, in my opinion (ie stage center)