Bricktown SpringHill Suites

[Steve]

I agree. To quote Pete, his bit on me was "on cue."

[Pete]

Yep. I'm able to see a permit ap, get info from the city on the same schedule you do. There's nothing special accomplished here Pete. You're scrapping the city's website. So am I.

Except that application with renderings has not yet been posted to the City website.

And I happen to know you didn't send out an email request until after we posted the information here, even though the basic information (w/o renderings) for the project had been on the City's site for over a week.


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[jccouger]

I actually like the difference in material at the top of the building. Also, even though I'm against "cookie cutter", we are really starting to define the hotel district in bricktown with a certain look & I really really like it.

[jccouger]

Also, OKCtalks brakes the story first again. Not only with the confirmation, but when this project was denied in Deep Deuce I remember reading about rumors & "conspiracies" that this would be moved to Bricktown. I'm too lazy to find those quotes, but I remember reading them specifically.

[soonerliberal]

It definitely seems like Bricktown and the area immediately near it is at full saturation of limited service hotels (Holiday Inn Express, Hampton, Hilton Garden/Homewood, Springhill, Staybridge, Residence, Hyatt Place, Courtyard, Aloft), but there are only a couple full service ones (Sheraton, Renaissance, and Hilton). I would love to see a couple of these in downtown or bricktown: Hyatt, Westin, Marriott, Omni, Hyatt Regency, Conrad, JW Marriott, Intercontinental, or even Doubletree.

[Mr. Cotter]

It's not a bad look, but I wish a higher quality material were used for the lighter portion. Surely someone makes a product that fits in between EIFS and limestone.

But they are starting to look very similar. How long until someone drunkenly complains to the front desk that their key doesn't work - only to discover they're in the wrong hotel?

[Spartan]

EIFS is the materiality du jour bc affixing sign posts is easier with it.

It definitely seems like Bricktown and the area immediately near it is at full saturation of limited service hotels (Holiday Inn Express, Hampton, Hilton Garden/Homewood, Springhill, Staybridge, Residence, Hyatt Place, Courtyard, Aloft), but there are only a couple full service ones (Sheraton, Renaissance, and Hilton). I would love to see a couple of these in downtown or bricktown: Hyatt, Westin, Marriott, Omni, Hyatt Regency, Conrad, JW Marriott, Intercontinental, or even Doubletree.

I keep waiting for one of these limited service brands to see foregoing the EIFS strip as an edge over the stiff competition.

[Steve]

Except that application with renderings has not yet been posted to the City website.

And I happen to know you didn't send out an email request until after we posted the information here, even though the basic information (w/o renderings) for the project had been on the City's site for over a week.


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Yes. You are lying. I filed my open records request minutes before you posted this. Will was with me at Beatnix when I had sent off the email & he told me you had posted this. I saw the filing line at okc.gov on Friday but didn't have to file the request until today. from now on you leave me alone. an i will leave you alone

[Pete]

Yes. You are lying. I filed my open records request minutes before you posted this. Will was with me at Beatnix when I had sent off the email & he told me you had posted this. I saw the filing line at okc.gov on Friday but didn't have to file the request until today. from now on you leave me alone. an i will leave you alone

I love it when you put things in writing.

Thanks.

[Steve]

I can prove I was tracking this before you posted.

[Pete]

I can prove I was tracking this before you posted.

Great!

Let's please move on.

[Bellaboo]

Yes. You are lying. I filed my open records request minutes before you posted this. Will was with me at Beatnix when I had sent off the email & he told me you had posted this. I saw the filing line at okc.gov on Friday but didn't have to file the request until today. from now on you leave me alone. an i will leave you alone

You guys please stop, it's not like it matters that much who does what first. With both sites, we end up getting more comprehensive information.

[BrettM2]

Not gonna lie, Steve, you've pretty much lost me after the past few weeks.

[dankrutka]

I can prove I was tracking this before you posted.

I say this as someone who loves your work, Steve... Why would you care if this site did get a "story" before you? Your job is not to get every story first, but provide details and rigor others can't access or create. Web 2.0 and social media sites are going to use their collective intelligence to be the first to the punch often... They'll also pool resources to find information before you sometimes. There are a ton of people who provide Pete information. This site is particularly enhanced because of Pete's incredible interest, knowledge, and motivation. Nonetheless, your contributions at the Oklahoman are still very valuable and valued by almost everyone here. In this new media environment, traditional journalism and new media can work together to provide information to citizens in ways that have never been possible before. It's already happened as public dialogue about issues like the boulevard have been addressed by lots of citizens who might have never participated in the discussion before. There's no need to worry about who is first, Steve. Citizens are the ones winning in this new landscape. It makes a lot of sense to see this site as complimentary, not competitive.

[Plutonic Panda]

Not gonna lie, Steve, you've pretty much lost me after the past few weeks.

+1

[SOONER8693]

Not gonna lie, Steve, you've pretty much lost me after the past few weeks.

I think a lot of people are jumping off that ship.

[Steve]

Great!

Let's please move on.

Note: this started with a pot shot you took at me.
And here's the proof I was working on this before you posted and was not simply reacting to you posting.

Now, you leave me alone and I'll leave you alone. I think it's clear that you don't respect the work I do. As for me, I complimented you just three days ago in the fuss over Bricktown and noted you had done a good job at responding to claims that Bricktown was about to be turned into an office park. I do take issue with the liberties taken by some posters on this site with the facts, and I won't apologize for correcting those errors when someone (often from this site) brings them up in the live chats. You see any contrary response by me to what is said by anyone on this site as an attack on the site itself (and I've not even mentioned the site in any of my postings or writing in months. Again, I suggest you leave me alone, I'll leave you alone, that's that.

[Steve]

I think a lot of people are jumping off that ship.

This site has lost me.

[Steve]

I say this as someone who loves your work, Steve... Why would you care if this site did get a "story" before you? Your job is not to get every story first, but provide details and rigor others can't access or create. Web 2.0 and social media sites are going to use their collective intelligence to be the first to the punch often... They'll also pool resources to find information before you sometimes. There are a ton of people who provide Pete information. This site is particularly enhanced because of Pete's incredible interest, knowledge, and motivation. Nonetheless, your contributions at the Oklahoman are still very valuable and valued by almost everyone here. In this new media environment, traditional journalism and new media can work together to provide information to citizens in ways that have never been possible before. It's already happened as public dialogue about issues like the boulevard have been addressed by lots of citizens, who might have never participated in the discussion before. There's no need to worry about who is first, Steve. Citizens are the ones winning in this new landscape. It makes a lot of sense to see this site as complimentary, not competitive.

I don't care about who gets what first. What I do take offense to is Pete implying I am clueless until he posts something - which is what he did and what started this conversation. You need to be asking Pete why he felt it necessary to take an uninvited pot shot at me. This discussion was started by him, not me. I'm simply responding.

[Stew]

It would certainly be neat if this board had private message capabilities.

I'm just glad I'm served by two great sources of OKC info. That's a good thing unlike this proposed hotel.

[Steve]

N/m

[Spartan]

Meanwhile back at the ranch

EIFS is the materiality du jour bc affixing sign posts is easier with it.



I keep waiting for one of these limited service brands to see foregoing the EIFS strip as an edge over the stiff competition.

[soonerguru]

It would certainly be neat if this board had private message capabilities.

I'm just glad I'm served by two great sources of OKC info. That's a good thing unlike this proposed hotel.

This board DOES have a private message feature.

[Jersey Boss]

This board DOES have a private message feature.

I think your sarcasm meter needs calibration.

[Dustin]

Except that application with renderings has not yet been posted to the City website.

And I happen to know you didn't send out an email request until after we posted the information here, even though the basic information (w/o renderings) for the project had been on the City's site for over a week.


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