Lumberyard

[Plutonic Panda]

In what way?

For one, I personally think they look better and add more to the city. They expand the skyline which gives the city a better image. They house more people, which increase the tax revenue per square foot, and it also adds more to the street life in most cases. They are also usually built better than mid-rise stick technique.

[Plutonic Panda]

Of course high rise is better PluPlan...it's just more feasible in the OKC market to do a midrise because the amount of available land doesn't warrant high rise residential. I would personally be satisfied with any kind of infill whether urban commercial or residential and if the latter, in the 4-6 story range.

well, OKC is certainly getting close to being able to support one and when this is slated for ground breaking, I don't why one couldn't be supported.

[dankrutka]

For one, I personally think they look better and add more to the city. They expand the skyline which gives the city a better image. They house more people, which increase the tax revenue per square foot, and it also adds more to the street life in most cases. They are also usually built better than mid-rise stick technique.

To address each point here: First, look better to who? People who live here and interact everyday or people who drive by OKC or just stop in on occasion? Again, is a better image accomplished just by having a high rise? Not sure that's really true. There are lots of high rises with poor layouts that add little to the surrounding area. And, the construction depends.

So, a wonderfully designed and executed highrise is probably similar to a midrise except that this area needs massive infill.... so, midrise seems more appropriate for this area IMHO.

[Plutonic Panda]

They look better to both. The people that live and work here are an extremely small population in comparison to the rest of the city first of all, and the a city's skyline tell more to out of state travelers than most realize, esp. for a city like OKC.

So a better image, more people living on that parcel of land, better overall structure and likely longer lasting than todays stick built mid-rises... I think a high-rise would go well in this spot.

[PWitty]

Saying that, "taller is better", is just a complete re-run of the Stage Center Tower thread.

Does a skyline look cool on a picture on the internet if the buildings are taller? Sure it does. But I can tell you right now that walking around NYC wasn't cool because all of the buildings where high-rises. It would have been just as cool if they were all mid-rises or low-rises. It was so cool because there was so much street level activity. Taller buildings =/= more street level activity. Nobody is going to move to a city just because it has a bunch of tall buildings, and I pity the person who does.

[Plutonic Panda]

alright. I've given my opinion. I think high-rise is best for this site. If you want to keep building these mid-rises than that's fine, your opinion.

[JoninATX]

43 story tower proposed for Bricktown



Bricktown - Humphreys & Partners Architects. L.P. - Humphreys & Partners Architects. L.P.

[Plutonic Panda]

I hope that is true. That would be awesome if so.

[soonerguru]

43 story tower proposed for Bricktown

What is this? Residential? Pardon me but i'll believe it when I see it.

[Plutonic Panda]

This would be really cool!



BRICKTOWN
OKLAHOMA

5.6 Acres
103 Units / Acre
43 Story Tower
516 Tower Units
576 Total Units
300,300 Square Foot Tower
6000 Square Feet of Retail

[soonerguru]

I agree it would be cool but it seems like a bit of an odd location for a residential tower. That said, there will be streetcar access, so maybe that's not much of a factor.

[Plutonic Panda]

Why does this part say "BRICKTOWN, CANADA"?

Bricktown - Humphreys & Partners Architects. L.P. - Humphreys & Partners Architects. L.P.

It clearly has an OKC skyline though

[JoninATX]

Likely a Typo. But I'm rooting for you guys up there in OKC. Humphrey + Partners have done some infill projects around the DFW and College Station area. This project may still be very well in the planning stages. I'll keep a look out if any new information comes available.

[Plutonic Panda]

Hopefully this completely legit and not an old proposal. How did you hear about this? Just browsing their website? They have some super awesome projects going on all over the place.

[metro]

That would be sick! Let's hope it's more than just conceptual for "possibility" and instead an actual project on the boards.

[JoninATX]

One of the users on Skyscraperpage.com posted it up in the OKC forum.

[soonerguru]

Hopefully, if this is real, it is for-sale housing. My wife is ready.

[Plutonic Panda]

Awesome! Like metro said, lets really hope this is underway and not just a concept put "out there". Thanks for sharing this!

[JoninATX]

Any time.

[Plutonic Panda]

We could use some of Austins luck

[JoninATX]

I'll be more than happy to give OKC some of Austin towers if I could. We have announcements nearly every week for a new hotel or high rise building. Don't worry OKC will have it's day.

[Plutonic Panda]

I'm jealous man haha.... I go to Corpus about once every two years and pass through Austin, and when I do, I can just feel the energy in the air. It is awesome! I am actually planning a little trip this summer to drive to Austin and explore the city in depth. Very excited.

[JoninATX]

Come on down, just let me know if you need any advice around the area.

[catch22]

This fits in with what someone was saying about the Lumberyard-- saying it was under contract to someone who wants to build a residential tower....

PETE??!? Wake up!!

[Plutonic Panda]

Come on down, just let me know if you need any advice around the area.

Yeah most definitely man!