Markham Motor Building

[AP]

Are they going to paint the building?

[Pete]

From their application; the original limestone facade that faces Broadway will be cleaned:

[Pete]

They are already working hard on this project:

[Verbode]

Pete, is there a reason UMB Bank closed their small location directly north of this building?

[Pete]

Pete, is there a reason UMB Bank closed their small location directly north of this building?

Yes, they sold to the Markham group.

[Pete]

New windows going in.

[nth]

We live in a house that was owned by Tom Cooper many years ago. Old newspaper ads show that Tom Cooper Motors was also at 512 N Broadway in 1928 and surrounding years. They must have occupied that building at a different time.

[Pete]

Starting to add the new level:

[Pete]

[jbrown84]

The article at the bottom of page one is a dead link. Is this going to be law offices on all floors?

[Pete]

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[KingOfTheNorth]

Any plans for the corner of that lot?

[Pete]

^

The Markham group bought that corner, which is an old drive-thru bank.

I believe it will just be parking in the short-term.

And perhaps the bank going in the Markham will utilize the existing drive-thru, although IMO these places are an absolute scourge on downtown. Relics from Oklahoma's absurd anti branch banking laws and there are still a bunch of them in and around the CBD.

[KingOfTheNorth]

Would they be able to continue it as a drive-thru without any sort of approval? Would be a shame for that corner not to be used in some other way, if possible.

[Pete]

I'm sure they would fix it up in some way and that would require downtown design approval.

The fact it is still standing indicates they plan to use it.

[Pete]

This project is taking forever:

[Anonymous.]

Yea went by yesterday and they are re-roofing that little bank shack.

[Pete]

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[Pete]

Looks like they are pretty well finished and the bank has moved in.

[CCOKC]

I took a tour of the building a few weeks ago and it is astounding. The top floor that was added includes an apartment for long-term visitors of the law firm located on the second floor. The space on the west end of the top floor will be available meeting space for the public to rent. It has everything one would need to hold a conference for a smallish (40 people I think?) group. It also has an outdoor balcony with beautiful views of downtown. My accounting firm is going to be working with First United Bank to do a seminar next month for some of our business clients in the bank's public meeting space on the first floor which will hold about 12 I think. The bank has been very gracious with us in every aspect even though we don't bank with them.

[Pete]

[Rover]

Nicely done.