BOK Park Plaza

[Pete]

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Much more difficult to accomplish than you might think.

We were spoiled by the Devon Tower experience where one of our posters dedicated a PC for the cam and his employer didn't mind. You also have to let your employer have you send images via FTP and almost no one allows that for security reasons.

And then there was the time when had a cam on the Stage Center demolition due to the generosity of another poster and the landlord stormed in and demanded it be taken dow.

[ourulz2000]

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And then there was the time when had a cam on the Stage Center demolition due to the generosity of another poster and the landlord stormed in and demanded it be taken dow.

That landlord should storm into Google headquarters and demand them to stop taking satellite imagery LOL.

[Just the facts]

Meanwhile at OU, you can watch stadium construction in high-def. It is sad how many people in positions of power are afraid of their own shadow now-a-days.

[gopokes88]

Meanwhile at OU, you can watch stadium construction in high-def. It is sad how many people in positions of power are afraid of their own shadow now-a-days.

OR there is a hell of lot more people who care about the OU renovation then BOKs shiny new office tower.

[Pete]

Also, OU is trying to raise a ton of money for the stadium project, so it's in their best interest to engage as many people as possible.

[Pete]

Outline of building now starting to show:

[David]

What a silly twist to the main building. Just think, had they built it up against the street they could have made the parking garages that much bigger.

[bchris02]

What a silly twist to the main building. Just think, had they built it up against the street they could have made the parking garages that much bigger.

They could have also created an active space at street level instead of what will turn out to be a dead corporate plaza in the evenings and weekends. So many mistakes have been made with this development its unbelievable. The developer is obviously still living in the early 1980s.

On the positive end, after what was lost, I am still glad to see something being built.

[Rover]

What a silly twist to the main building. Just think, had they built it up against the street they could have made the parking garages that much bigger.

I imagine they believe they are creating value for the occupants by having better park views.

[catch22]

I wonder how that angle will reflect morning sunlight.... Might be pretty blinding in the park in the morning.

[Pete]

I imagine they believe they are creating value for the occupants by having better park views.

More likely, the main tenant insisted on it.

[Plutonic Panda]

I wonder how that angle will reflect morning sunlight.... Might be pretty blinding in the park in the morning.

That should be a relief for the people who said the plants at the Myriad Gardens would die due to lack of sunlight if skyscrapers were built around it. lol

[Rover]

More likely, the main tenant insisted on it.

Exactly. It had more value for the occupants.

[TU 'cane]

Any progress on the site?

[Bellaboo]

Any progress on the site?

Yep, they're out there everyday. Weather probably slowed them a bit.

[catch22]

Any picture updates for those of us who can't see very far?

Thanks

[Pete]

Here you go... The parking garage is now about 1 level out of the ground.

[catch22]

Thanks Pete! Do we have any detailed blueprints of what the plaza on the corner may look like?

[Pete]

[David]

Are the tables in that picture intended to represent some sort of outdoor/indoor cafe?

[Plutonic Panda]

Are the tables in that picture intended to represent some sort of outdoor/indoor cafe?

Don't question them. They are there and that is how it's going to be. If you have a problem with the tables, I suggest you take up with the chief agent of the (IOTCB)International Outdoor Table Coordinators Board and let him what you think they are intended to be because I'm sure he would be less than pleased to hear your concerns regarding his table.

You put a table there, people sit there. You're looking at it.

[jccouger]

With Devon's imminent white collar layoffs, what is the point of this building?

I know they still have employees peppered throughout downtown, and consolidating them is a benefit but won't that absolutely kill our office market downtown? I can't see them needing this much space when there are substantial rumors of a 40% layoff.

This is also completely ignoring the cost of the project, which seems kind of silly to spend that much on a empty/spec building.

[Pete]

The point is the new building won't be open for business for 2 more years and by then everything will have changed.

Remember, by the time they started construction on their current complex, things were a bit down then and by the it opened, they almost completely maxed out their space which is why they are building this new complex.

[soonerwilliam]

Also, BOK is in the mix not just Devon.

[PhiAlpha]

With Devon's imminent white collar layoffs, what is the point of this building?

I know they still have employees peppered throughout downtown, and consolidating them is a benefit but won't that absolutely kill our office market downtown? I can't see them needing this much space when there are substantial rumors of a 40% layoff.

This is also completely ignoring the cost of the project, which seems kind of silly to spend that much on a empty/spec building.

I mean read the thread title, it's called "BOK Park Plaza." Devon is/was only taking up part of the building...their name isn't even on it. I thought the primary goal of this building was to privide a consolidated space for BOK's OKC operations.

Also you act like that because Devon didn't predict $20 oil two years ago while planning this, that they should just stop building it because of today's pricing environment. Similarly, no one really knows what commodities pricing will look like when this is completed, just as Devon didn't when they constructed the tower at $30 oil and $3 gas. General sentiment is that the price of oil will be higher in 2 years, so that's what their planning on.