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    I like cheese.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pete View Post
    Yes, north side (along Main) most likely.

    This would fill a huge need and hopefully be a key tipping point for more downtown retail.

    Personally, I think this is an important step.
    It's far more embarrassing that we don't have a CVS yet than it is an important step. CVS is in any and every downtown. Downtown Cleveland has several, not to invoke that, but they're even usually in deader pockets of downtowns. The fanfare is just weird and the only point I'm making is that I'm concerned we are overlooking actual issues w this development...because oh my god a CVS!

    It's just odd. I understand throwing us a bone to overlook issues. But a CVS? And I'm the last person to ever question the importance of a corner store in meeting residents needs but I'm just thinking critically here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tuck View Post
    I'm hearing talk of A small market being considered for the Farmers Market building.
    The timing for this is not good, and while laudable, it will probably not work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spartan View Post
    It's far more embarrassing that we don't have a CVS yet than it is an important step. CVS is in any and every downtown. Downtown Cleveland has several, not to invoke that, but they're even usually in deader pockets of downtowns. The fanfare is just weird and the only point I'm making is that I'm concerned we are overlooking actual issues w this development...because oh my god a CVS!

    It's just odd. I understand throwing us a bone to overlook issues. But a CVS? And I'm the last person to ever question the importance of a corner store in meeting residents needs but I'm just thinking critically here.
    Because there is virtually zero general retail in downtown OKC right now and certainly no national chains.

    As stated, if I lived downtown this is the one store I would want because it has a little of everything. And it compliments Native Roots without stealing a lot of it's business.

    Frankly, I think it's weirder that you of all people don't understand the importance.


    Here are the cities in the region with CVS's in their downtown:

    El Paso (new) 7-9, 7-8, 8-5
    Dallas – two
    Houston
    San Antonio
    Austin
    Kansas City
    No St. Louis, Wichita or Omaha

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spartan View Post
    ....but I'm just thinking critically here.
    Critical thinking or just thinking how to be critical?


    Sorry...couldn't resist.

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    Quote Originally Posted by soonerguru View Post
    The timing for this is not good, and while laudable, it will probably not work.
    I disagree. Urban Agrarian is already basing their operation out of there, with regular sales in that location. This seems like a scalable extension of that. Organic growth, pun intended.

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    I agree that CVS complements NR without stealing business. Between the two I could see my dependence on out-of-core supermarkets dwindling to almost zero.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pete View Post
    Because there is virtually zero general retail in downtown OKC right now and certainly no national chains.

    As stated, if I lived downtown this is the one store I would want because it has a little of everything. And it compliments Native Roots without stealing a lot of it's business.

    Frankly, I think it's weirder that you of all people don't understand the importance.


    Here are the cities in the region with CVS's in their downtown:

    El Paso (new) 7-9, 7-8, 8-5
    Dallas – two
    Houston
    San Antonio
    Austin
    Kansas City
    No St. Louis, Wichita or Omaha
    Woah let's take a step back. I'm not dogging on CVS I can't say that enough.

    I'm dogging on this development. You guys all piled onto the OG+E Tower project, which is a decent development that with a few small-scale fixes could be exactly the kind of development we want surrounding the park. This is one of the worst structures in all of downtown and all this development does is re-skin it. It's a small parking garage and it's going to remain mostly a small parking garage. It's a small, inconsequential structure and that's also exactly what it's going to remain as.

    For the life of me I can't figure out why the Stage Center project isn't good enough. For the life of me, I can't figure out why this development is. All because Steve came out and dangled a CVS in front of you? So that takes me back to the point I'm really trying to make: Look at the issues with this development that you guys are overlooking just because you're getting a CVS. That argument that I'm making isn't about a CVS, but again just to restate it for the umpteenth time, about this development.

    There are far more major questions left unresolved here than with the Stage Center site. This project has been downscaled even more than the OG+E Tower which never even announced firm plans like this project had. The original plans were okay. Now that it's been downscaled and delayed I'm just not sure what to think here.

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    The only "downsizing" was the deletion of two two levels of parking which will have minimal effect in any meaningful way.

    Secondly, there was never any promise of decent retail and now CVS is a done deal. That's a very nice addition and something no one contemplated.

    Third, this project already exists; they are not building it from scratch, just renovating.

    Fourth, there will only be gain with nothing lost due to the construction

    Fifth, they've done a respectable job of creating public areas of interests, from the video screen to the proposed patio restaurant facing the park, even trying to showcase the OPUBCO newsroom in a vibrant way. Plus CVS, of course.

    And sixth, if and when the CBD continues to grow, it would be very easy to scrape this building altogether and build something better.

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    Yes, too easy to scrape. What we have is probably, what a 30-40 foot tall structure? The two parking levels would've made a big difference, and the screening would've blended it seemlessly w the facade giving us a worthwhile structure where there wasn't one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spartan View Post
    Yes, too easy to scrape. What we have is probably, what a 30-40 foot tall structure? The two parking levels would've made a big difference, and the screening would've blended it seemlessly w the facade giving us a worthwhile structure where there wasn't one.
    Quit yer bitchin'. They're renovating an existing structure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spartan View Post
    Woah let's take a step back. I'm not dogging on CVS I can't say that enough.

    I'm dogging on this development. You guys all piled onto the OG+E Tower project, which is a decent development that with a few small-scale fixes could be exactly the kind of development we want surrounding the park. This is one of the worst structures in all of downtown and all this development does is re-skin it. It's a small parking garage and it's going to remain mostly a small parking garage. It's a small, inconsequential structure and that's also exactly what it's going to remain as.

    For the life of me I can't figure out why the Stage Center project isn't good enough. For the life of me, I can't figure out why this development is. All because Steve came out and dangled a CVS in front of you? So that takes me back to the point I'm really trying to make: Look at the issues with this development that you guys are overlooking just because you're getting a CVS. That argument that I'm making isn't about a CVS, but again just to restate it for the umpteenth time, about this development.

    There are far more major questions left unresolved here than with the Stage Center site. This project has been downscaled even more than the OG+E Tower which never even announced firm plans like this project had. The original plans were okay. Now that it's been downscaled and delayed I'm just not sure what to think here.
    The Century Center is one of the ugliest buildings downtown and one of the biggest mistakes in OKC history. To see it being renovated into something half-way acceptable is a big deal, and CVS going downtown is a tremendous sign of progress. Yes, most other cities already have them, but much has been said how far behind OKC once was and this is a sign that this city is starting to catch up. In three years, nobody will get excited about something like a corner store downtown, the prize will be real retail like a SuperTarget or full-service grocery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spartan View Post
    Yes, too easy to scrape. What we have is probably, what a 30-40 foot tall structure? The two parking levels would've made a big difference, and the screening would've blended it seemlessly w the facade giving us a worthwhile structure where there wasn't one.
    Spartan, you're looking too hard for a reason to disagree with everyone.

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    If I don't, who will? :P

    Quote Originally Posted by hoyasooner View Post
    Quit yer bitchin'. They're renovating an existing structure.
    That should be demolished and not long for this world.

    I've said my piece, I'm just pointing out that there are concerns here because everyone is currently distracted with banging their head against the wall bc a project across te park isn't tall enough (only 12-16ish stories)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spartan View Post
    If I don't, who will? :P



    That should be demolished and not long for this world.

    I've said my piece, I'm just pointing out that there are concerns here because everyone is currently distracted with banging their head against the wall bc a project across te park isn't tall enough (only 12-16ish stories)
    Oh I'm not a fan of Century Center at all. I'd love it if we had a proposal to put a 40 story tower there. We just don't right now.

    Personally though, I'd rather see new development go on empty blocks, rather than tear down existing structures, even if they're unsightly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spartan View Post
    If I don't, who will? :P



    That should be demolished and not long for this world.

    I've said my piece, I'm just pointing out that there are concerns here because everyone is currently distracted with banging their head against the wall bc a project across te park isn't tall enough (only 12-16ish stories)
    The two projects are completely different in dozens of ways which is why lots of people are concerned about one and not the other.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pete View Post
    The two projects are completely different in dozens of ways which is why lots of people are concerned about one and not the other.
    Sorry that's weak.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bchris02 View Post
    The Century Center is one of the ugliest buildings downtown and one of the biggest mistakes in OKC history. To see it being renovated into something half-way acceptable is a big deal, and CVS going downtown is a tremendous sign of progress. Yes, most other cities already have them, but much has been said how far behind OKC once was and this is a sign that this city is starting to catch up. In three years, nobody will get excited about something like a corner store downtown, the prize will be real retail like a SuperTarget or full-service grocery.
    100% agree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spartan View Post
    It's far more embarrassing that we don't have a CVS yet than it is an important step. CVS is in any and every downtown. Downtown Cleveland has several, not to invoke that, but they're even usually in deader pockets of downtowns. The fanfare is just weird and the only point I'm making is that I'm concerned we are overlooking actual issues w this development...because oh my god a CVS!

    It's just odd. I understand throwing us a bone to overlook issues. But a CVS? And I'm the last person to ever question the importance of a corner store in meeting residents needs but I'm just thinking critically here.

    I'm personally lauding this because it will save me many car trips a year. I live downtown and will be glad for the short stroll vs the drive. Should we have had this long ago? Of course. I'm just glad to finally get it from a practicality stand point. And frankly, I don't give a darned whether the CVS is in the Century Center or the Montgomery, just open it already.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pete View Post
    The two projects are completely different in dozens of ways which is why lots of people are concerned about one and not the other.
    Not to be a poop-head, but you were the one who overlaid the Century Center and Sheraton hotel on to the Stage Center block and labeled them as being extremely similar.

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    ^

    That was just to show the form factor proposed for the Stage Center site.

    One of these is existing and one has yet to be built.

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    I'm one of those people who isn't a fan of either. In fact they both are almost exactly the same to me, even post renovation.

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    Think this will be a 24/7 CVS or minimal hours like a lot of downtown stores?

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    Quote Originally Posted by FighttheGoodFight View Post
    Think this will be a 24/7 CVS or minimal hours like a lot of downtown stores?
    I've heard talk it may be 24 hours but I'm having a hard time envisioning that at this location.

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    Yeah would be tough to do 24/7.

    Past 6-7 pm there's really no one in the CBD. Understandable, I don't go anywhere near my job when I am off work.

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