Fassler Hall / Dust Bowl

[Pete]

Please check out the aerial in the article above for the exact location of this project and the proximity to other Midtown Renaissance holdings.

[PhiAlpha]

Those are restaurants that close at 9PM or 10PM, not the kind of bars OKC desperately needs. McNellie's is the only thing currently in the district that fits the bill. Hopefully in the next five years it really takes off, but today there is no comparison to Blue Dome.

OKC lives up to its reputation when its most 'hip' nightlife spots close at 9PM on weekends. Packard's and the new Wine Bar are great concepts, but they should be open later.

Thursday/Friday - Saturday night hours:
McNellies - 2AM
Louie's - 2AM
Bossa Nova 1-2AM depending on the crowd
Packard - 12-1AM depending on the crowd
Stella - 11 pm
1492 - 11 pm
GOGO - 10 pm
Saturn grill 10 pm

Coming -
Fassler/dustbowl - 2am
The Garage - if Norman is any indication 2AM
Ambassador rooftop - ? Hopefully 2?

So it's not like nothing up there is open late. Would be nice if there were more, but with infill, they will come. There just aren't that many existing spaces to put a bar right now that are close to this part of midtown. Should be interesting to see who sets up shop in The Edge.

[pickles]

The bar at Ludivine is also open late, of course.

[PhiAlpha]

The bar at Ludivine is also open late, of course.

Didn't see that on their website, good to know.

[catch22]

Didn't see that on their website, good to know.

Yeah, kitchen closes pretty early on the weekdays (think 8 or 9?) but the bar stays open.

[Spartan]

I hope you are right. Everytime I go to Midtown I see nothing but untapped potential. It would be great of Midtown could become OKC's Blue Dome. If memory serves me correctly, Blue Dome came into its own relatively quickly.

Yes, and Elliot Nelson owns almost everything in there.

[john60]

8,000 square feet of outdoor space is substantial. That will be very cool; sounds similar to Katy Trail Icehouse in Dallas.

[Pete]

Just saw the new NorthCare facility on General Pershing is complete and they will start moving from their Midtown location this month.

That means the long-rumored huge housing project by Midtown Renaissance on the NE corner of 10th & Hudson may be ready to move forward.


See labeled aerial in the article above for more info.

[Pete]

They have submitted their application for design review, scheduled for Sept. 19th.

No renderings yet, but below is the summary.

39,331 sf. ft. is a pretty big structure!


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construct a two-story 39,331 sq ft structure with brick and concrete exterior containing two buildings partially connnected at roof; install plaza and landscaping between buildings one (west) and two (east); install asphalt parking lot with 14 spaces; install streetscape, landscaping, and irrigation at perimeter of parking lot; install brick wall along west boundary of parking lot; install bollards and brick mechanical/dumpster enclosure; install .... tall architectural metal fence and gates at east and west elevations; install brick planters with concrete seating benches at street frontage; install planters with landscaping along south facades; install area lighting within parking lot; install benches at entry to west building; install new concrete sidewalk along street frontage; install perforated metal panels at south elevation of building one (west building); install attached/painted letters and logo sign...... sq ft on brick at north facade(a); install .... sq ft exterior illuminated attached metal letter sign to brick at north facade (b); install .....sq ft attached illuminated sign on lower plaza entry way at south facade (c); install ..... sq ft illuminated painted attached sign on brick at west facade (d);

[BoulderSooner]

can't wait for these to open

[Pete]

They are only providing 14 spaces so you have to think they are considering building some sort of parking structure on the property north of this project, and that it could also serve their long-rumored residential building across Hudson.

[UnFrSaKn]

Oklahoma City's MidTown to get new entertainment venues | News OK

[Architect2010]

Wow. Those designs are impressive and are going to take the area to another level. That's the exact type of place-making structure that the Midtown Plan calls for as well. EXTREMELY excited about this now.

[hoya]

This looks like it will be incredibly cool. I like McNellie's okay, but a German-style beer hall sounds very neat. This area is already popular, this will only make it get better.

[CaptDave]

Wow! - nothing to add.

[soonerguru]

Very pleasantly surprised by the modern-ness of the designs, particularly for the biergarten. But I like it!

[bradh]

and it shouldn't take business away from McNellie's either, it'll bring more folks down there for sure

[jbrown84]

Am I the only one that thinks this looks like a 1950's office building, right out of the N. Lincoln industrial district??

Yikes. Maybe just a bad rendering...

[HangryHippo]

Am I the only one that thinks this looks like a 1950's office building, right out of the N. Lincoln industrial district??

Yikes. Maybe just a bad rendering...

No, I'm with ya. I don't like it at all.

[pickles]

I'm not crazy about the design. This place will be an absolute huge success though.

[bchris02]

Wow. Those designs are impressive and are going to take the area to another level. That's the exact type of place-making structure that the Midtown Plan calls for as well. EXTREMELY excited about this now.

Agreed. This is what Midtown and OKC has needed. This will really help solidify midtown into an urban entertainment district, one acceptable to the 'hipster' crowd that is turned off by the Bricktown scene.

[bradh]

Can we create a scene where people who hate both the hipster and Bricktown crowds?

[bchris02]

Can we create a scene where people who hate both the hipster and Bricktown crowds?

That would be an upscale district. I would say right now, OKC's closest thing to that is Western Ave/Classen Curve. I would say the upcoming improvements will really help that area out and turn it into more of a Brookside-like experience.

[adaniel]

Can we create a scene where people who hate both the hipster and Bricktown crowds?

Better yet, can we stop compartmentalizing districts based on who/what we think goes there? It's starting to be a bit tiring. They are not as different as some people on here like to think they are.

[bradh]

Better yet, can we stop compartmentalizing districts based on who/what we think goes there? It's starting to be a bit tiring. They are not as different as some people on here like to think they are.

even better idea

I don't really hate either, we can enjoy both.