Pump Bar

[amaesquire]

Anybody have any updates on the Pump Bar?

Ditto! Anybody? Anything?

[Paseofreak]

I'm hearing that they've come upon insurmountable funding issues.

[kevinpate]

I'm hearing that they've come upon insurmountable funding issues.

That is a shame. I liked their concept.

[bchris02]

That is a shame. I liked their concept.

Yeah I was looking forward to it and it also was going to be the kind of place OKC really needs more of. I wonder if the real reason was the NIMBYs? People who live in that area need to accept the fact that a hip, urban district is going to have a little noise and traffic and if they can't handle that, move to Edmond.

[HangryHippo]

I'm hearing that they've come upon insurmountable funding issues.

Can you elaborate? Is it an issue that could be surmounted via kickstarter?

[Paseofreak]

I'm hearing a benevolent funding source cut them off. I'd gladly stand corrected.

[Pete]

Checking into in and will report back.

[Paseofreak]

Per folks in the local restaurant scene, a benevolent funding source cut them off. Apparently that was the lions share of money they were counting on. Also heard that Picasso Cafe folks were looking into putting a pizza joint in there. A bit hard to figure though as they serve pizza at Picasso/The Other Room, own a part of Sauced, and Pizza 23 is just a block away.

[bchris02]

Per folks in the local restaurant scene, a benevolent funding source cut them off. Apparently that was the lions share of money they were counting on. Also heard that Picasso Cafe folks were looking into putting a pizza joint in there. A bit hard to figure though as they serve pizza at Picasso/The Other Room, own a part of Sauced, and Pizza 23 is just a block away.

That's unfortunate. I hope it ends up being something unique though and not another run of the mill restaurant. That area is a bit saturated with pizza so I am not sure how it would work.

[PhiAlpha]

That's unfortunate. I hope it ends up being something unique though and not another run of the mill restaurant. That area is a bit saturated with pizza so I am not sure how it would work.

It will have to be at least somewhat unique since it's almost all patio with little indoor space. I'm with you though, many of my friends and I were excited about this because of the cool patio atmosphere it would provide. It could have ended up similar to the Mont in Norman. Hopefully someone else will come up with something similar.

[metro]

I drive by regularly and can confirm no work has started on it yet, unless it started today (haven't drove by today).

[Martin]

the city probably didn't want a bar going in just south of the governor's mansion. -M

/you're drunk, google maps. go home.

[pickles]

Yeah I was looking forward to it and it also was going to be the kind of place OKC really needs more of. I wonder if the real reason was the NIMBYs? People who live in that area need to accept the fact that a hip, urban district is going to have a little noise and traffic and if they can't handle that, move to Edmond.

I am confident there was never any credible "nimby" opposition to this project.

[HangryHippo]

So they had a donor that was just going to give them the money to start and then said donor backed out? Seems odd...

[BoulderSooner]

So they had a donor that was just going to give them the money to start and then said donor backed out? Seems odd...

or possibly an investor with close ties

[IanMcDermid]

Ian here checking back in. We are in the permit stages at the moment. Efforts to get permission to build the airstream trailer bathrooms have stalled and are not looking good. Shipping container is the next move. But there is no precedent in the city. There is a shipping container retail unit on 9th & broadway in front of S&B burger joint but somehow that sits without a permit either. But because my project has to be plumbed it is an entirely different beast.

[HangryHippo]

Ian here checking back in. We are in the permit stages at the moment. Efforts to get permission to build the airstream trailer bathrooms have stalled and are not looking good. Shipping container is the next move. But there is no precedent in the city. There is a shipping container retail unit on 9th & broadway in front of S&B burger joint but somehow that sits without a permit either. But because my project has to be plumbed it is an entirely different beast.

So, your project is still proceeding? What's this about a benefactor backing out?

[PhiAlpha]

Look on the Pump Bar thread. IanMcDermid just posted that the Pump Bar is still moving forward, just had a hang up with bathrooms or something.

[Harvey Hudson]

Mr. Bates,

How about the Mont in Norman...

[Pete]

Ian here checking back in. We are in the permit stages at the moment. Efforts to get permission to build the airstream trailer bathrooms have stalled and are not looking good. Shipping container is the next move. But there is no precedent in the city. There is a shipping container retail unit on 9th & broadway in front of S&B burger joint but somehow that sits without a permit either. But because my project has to be plumbed it is an entirely different beast.

Glad to hear this is still tracking along.

Really looking forward to this getting open!

[Pete]

Pump Bar - OKCTalk

[Paseofreak]

Standing corrected, and gladly so!

[kevinpate]

the city probably didn't want a bar going in just south of the governor's mansion. -M

/you're drunk, google maps. go home.

LMBO. Had forgotten about that.

[kevinpate]

Ian here checking back in. We are in the permit stages at the moment. Efforts to get permission to build the airstream trailer bathrooms have stalled and are not looking good. Shipping container is the next move. But there is no precedent in the city. There is a shipping container retail unit on 9th & broadway in front of S&B burger joint but somehow that sits without a permit either. But because my project has to be plumbed it is an entirely different beast.

Maybe build a simply cinder block facilities unit and then clad it with a curved metal facade?

[bluedogok]

If the Airsteam thing is a no go (somehow the city holding that up is not shocking) how about porcelain steel rain screen over CMU block walls, for the old service station look. Kind of like this adaptive reuse in Minnesota, an old gas station into a frozen custard shop. That would match the existing building, you could also do a zinc or galvalume finish instead to make it a bit different.

AdaptiveReuse.net - Liberated

Flickr - Liberty Frozen Custard