BOK Park Plaza

[Urban Pioneer]

It could be.

[Urbanized]

The architect name-checked Lever House when the plans for 499 Sheridan were made public.

[Village]

For Comparison
Lever House

499 Sheridan

[UnFrSaKn]

Lever House was the building in New York I was referring to.

[OKCisOK4me]

I dont see the resemblance... /sarcasm

Either way, I dont care. Do you think the average OKCitian is gonna be able to pick out one of 50,000 buildings on the NYC skyline and know those buildings kinda look similar?

[OkieBerto]

Honestly I would want a building that doesn't look like all other buildings. I think it would help our skyline stand out.

[csjoerdsma.okc]

499 Sheridan and United Nations. I know there is a huge size difference, but when I made the comparison between the two, I was talking about the shape. The Lever House didn't even come to mind until it was mentioned here. I had completely forgot about it.

[HOT ROD]

any pics on progress? anybody have the project construction plan?

Since this is the city's tallest major tower u/c, will there be a web cam or frequent picture updates for those of us who can't get downtown? (esp us expats ).

[ourulz2000]

Would be great to see this building's cranes going up at the same time as the Cummins building Bricktown.

[ChrisHayes]

I drove by a couple days ago, and they were still taking away rubble from the implosions. I can't imagine that it will be too long before construction begins and a sky crane is erected on site.

[shawnw]

sky crane... isn't that what Mars Curiosity used to be lowered to the surface? wouldn't that be fun to use for construction projects...


yeah here it is... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1WX0CATyn8

[HOT ROD]

Tower Crane

[Just the facts]

any pics on progress? anybody have the project construction plan?

[Pete]

[ChrisHayes]

Bumping this to the front of the threads

[Pete]

Big equipment on site:

[TU 'cane]

Look at the progress they're making on that NE garage, if this keeps pace, that'll be the first thing we see rise on the site, which I believe was the plan, correct?

I really can't wait to see this tower finally rising after everything (keeping it there as we move on...).

I think this tower will actually look relatively "tall" even next to Devon Tower. I say that because after all, it's just a matter of feet taller than the half way mark of Devon Tower, and only 67 feet shorter than Chase. So I think we'll be able to see it from more vantage points than we think (or at least I think).

[shawnw]

Given the [currently perceived by me, a layman, so don't kill me] climate in energy sector at the moment I'd like to see the tower rise sooner rather than later so we actually get a building and not two parking garages and an empty lot. I get that BOK is the anchor but this is still a concern to me if say Devon and other energy companies downtown also announce layoffs.

[Pete]

They already have the full financing in place so I don't think finishing this project is going to be an issue.

[shawnw]

That's good, but I'll still feel much more at ease once the tower starts rising.

[bchris02]

Given the [currently perceived by me, a layman, so don't kill me] climate in energy sector at the moment I'd like to see the tower rise sooner rather than later so we actually get a building and not two parking garages and an empty lot. I get that BOK is the anchor but this is still a concern to me if say Devon and other energy companies downtown also announce layoffs.

You aren't the first person I've heard with this concern. I agree, the sooner the tower starts rising out of the ground the better.

[sooner88]

You aren't the first person I've heard with this concern. I agree, the sooner the tower starts rising out of the ground the better.

It's a fully-financed loan and highly doubtful that Devon is a guarantor on the loan. However, the rent from Devon was likely used to make the deal cash flow. Even though Devon is effected by the swings in the oil and gas market, they are still going to need this space to place employees. And if something extraordinary happens to Devon, brand new Class A space in a great location would be filled quickly.

[Bellaboo]

Pete or anyone in the know - Any time frame for a web cam coming online ?

Thanks

[Pete]

They are starting to drive pilings to support the parking garage on the NE corner of this project:

[Bellaboo]

Drove by this today and the basement for the tower looks almost completely dug out. From the picture above it's now pretty much a rectangle.