Maywood Apartments Phase II

[Pete]

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Wow. Oh well.


BTW, someone asked about the old carwash... It's actually been operating in the parking garage in Maywood I for a while. I believe they still plan to move to the garage in this structure when complete.

[baralheia]

So what's the deal with that large billboard? Are they just building that corner building around it and calling it a day or what?

[Pete]

^

I don't think they had any other choice.

[dankrutka]

Progress.

[wsucougz]

How does that look like this?



Maybe that wasn't the final design.

Either way, it seems developers are being allowed to deviate from the plan on certain design aesthetics (window sizes, etc). Things that make a big difference when it's all said-and-done. Level and the Criterion come to mind, if I remember correctly.

[AP]

I agree. I was under the impression this was going to be an upgrade design wise from the Maywood apartments, but it looks the same...

[dankrutka]

I agree. I was under the impression this was going to be an upgrade design wise from the Maywood apartments, but it looks the same...

Well, the original Maywood apartments are basically a boring rectangle. This structure is a clear upgrade in that it has interesting reatil spaces and prominent design on the corners. Beyond that, they're similar, but I still that has a signficant difference IMHO.

[AP]

The color palette is still disgusting, though.

[BDP]

How does that look like this?



Maybe that wasn't the final design.

Either way, it seems developers are being allowed to deviate from the plan on certain design aesthetics (window sizes, etc). Things that make a big difference when it's all said-and-done. Level and the Criterion come to mind, if I remember correctly.

I'm not sure if there's been a whole lot of integrity in general in the Deep Deuce district as far as what's approved and what gets built.

[dankrutka]

I'm not sure if there's been a whole lot of integrity in general in the Deep Deuce district as far as what's approved and what gets built.

What are some examples? I can't really think of any. Most seem to be built as designed...

[Teo9969]

What are some examples? I can't really think of any. Most seem to be built as designed...

I think perhaps he's referring more to the lack of things having been completed or completed on a reasonble timeline, in addition to details such as things like the aLoft material change, the issues with the stairs on that one building, the tear down of the small gas station.

I don't think I would use integrity. The various issues, none of which seem overly important, seem more to me a result of being one of the first urban areas and sort of a testing ground for modern urban development in OKC.

[Urbanized]

The Walnut side of Maywood II looks NOTHING like that drawing above.

[Pete]

This changed so many times I lost track of the final approved designs.

Very sure, however, they did not have permission before the fact to demolish the historic structures on Walnut.

[Anonymous.]

Pre leasing advertising began today, along with a claim of potential move-in by the end of this month.

[Anonymous.]

I must say... the blue awnings used on the east side are extremely cheap looking. I am not a fan of this side of the complex right now.

[pickles]

I must say... the blue awnings used on the east side are extremely cheap looking. I am not a fan of this side of the complex right now.

It's another ugly, dirt colored Maywood, with a few differences.

[HangryHippo]

Yep. Very ugly complex.

[soonerguru]

BAD IDEA to try to incorporate the auto wash into the design. Who is the architect on this project? I get what they are trying to do but I was pretty horrified when I drove by over the weekend. There are are a lot of ambitious folks in this city who unfortunately appear to lack simple taste. Ugly.

[Anonymous.]

It just looks so cheap. The exact same orange brick from Maywood I is used here. In all of the renderings, it appears to be a darker brick and darker stucco. Instead it is basically the same color scheme as the first project, but has slightly more pizzazz. The balconies are the only improvement over Maywood I.

[dankrutka]

Well, the retail spaces are a big improvement too.

[HangryHippo]

There are are a lot of ambitious folks in this city who unfortunately appear to lack simple taste.

This - it's just terribly cheap looking.

It just looks so cheap. The exact same orange brick from Maywood I is used here. In all of the renderings, it appears to be a darker brick and darker stucco. Instead it is basically the same color scheme as the first project, but has slightly more pizzazz. The balconies are the only improvement over Maywood I.

You nailed it. The renderings looked like they had learned from Maywood I and improved, but it's ended up being on slightly less ugly with at least some thought given to retail and balconies. But damn, it's cheap and ugly.

[Plutonic Panda]

Pics?

[Pete]

This was a completely different developer out of Dallas (vs. Ron Bradshaw who did the first Maywood project) and he used an architect out of Dallas as well.

Something went wrong here. Remember, they revised their plans many times and not only reduced the height, but also took a lot of the original detail out and then demolished the historical structures on the east end.

I really expected this to look much different than the first phase and it's turning out to be quite similar.

[catch22]

Any updated photos for those of us who can't see that far?

Thanks

[Teo9969]

If you've seen Maywoon 1 in person then the pics from post #404 don't take much imagination to envision how bad it is.