Convergence (formerly Innovation Plaza)

[Pete]

Top is the original rendering; not much has changed:

[shavethewhales]

It is still a development that will pay MAJOR dividends for OKC. Wheeler Labs is growing like a weed, and will have many high-paying jobs in these buildings. Just because it may not look pretty (100% blame inflation and interest rate hikes, but I won't post anything political beyond that) doesn't mean it won't have a major impact on OKC's future. Why let great be the enemy of good? It isn't your money they are spending.

This is very true. It's also true that the actual buildings in reality will probably look a bit better than these most recent renderings. The glitzy original renderings that were used to sell the project were pretty high quality and included a lot of extra details that were always going to drop off. I think these renders are more basic in a lot of ways, but the finished materials will look better in person. It's still a great project, but those earlier renderings definitely set the bar high as far as visuals are concerned.

[G.Walker]

KFOR shows some different images:

https://kfor.com/news/local/official...novation-hall/

[Pete]

They will have to submit any revised plans to design review, so then we'll be able to see exactly what is planned.

[Mississippi Blues]

The new renderings aren’t as flashy and you can tell it’s scaled back but I don’t think it looks like a lost cause either. Perhaps scaling it back some will help it get established quicker and build up momentum for the rest of the immediate area to develop as the market presumably improves. At the very least, I’m willing to wait until the revised plans are submitted before overreacting about any changes.

[ChrisHayes]

The new renderings aren’t as flashy and you can tell it’s scaled back but I don’t think it looks like a lost cause either. Perhaps scaling it back some will help it get established quicker and build up momentum for the rest of the immediate area to develop as the market presumably improves. At the very least, I’m willing to wait until the revised plans are submitted before overreacting about any changes.

It's far from a lost cause. Just because it's not very flashy doesn't mean it's boring looking like a tilt wall building would be. It'll still be a nice looking and important addition to the area.

[Ryan]

Top is the original rendering; not much has changed:

Is it just me or but it looks 10-15% smaller

[Oski]

^ The white building looks smaller, but the building on the right looks bigger.

[Pete]

The white building -- Innovation Hall -- is a MAPS 4 project.

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[IKnowThings]

KFOR shows some different images:

https://kfor.com/news/local/official...novation-hall/

They are making a lot of changes from what was permitted. They are going to go back to the city for an updated permit. Hotel will now be in a phase 2, and park on top of the pedestal has been deleted. They are also planning major changes to the office tower. It will be a lot more plain looking now. My guess is they are over budget.

[HFAA Alum]

Tragic. Upsetting that so much is being cut out for the sake of mediocrity. I wish they could've done things in more intricately managed phases instead of going back to the drawing board.

[chssooner]

Tragic. Upsetting that so much is being cut out for the sake of mediocrity. I wish they could've done things in more intricately managed phases instead of going back to the drawing board.

It's being cutback because of our beloved economy making things cost 40% more...

[HFAA Alum]

It's being cutback because of our beloved economy making things cost 40% more...

Yeah it sucks that the global economy is pretty bad right now.

[soonerguru]

Yeah it sucks that the global economy is pretty bad right now.

I think you are saying this in jest, right?

[W8N2SKI]

It's being cutback because of our beloved economy making things cost 40% more...

Yeah it sucks that the global economy is pretty bad right now.

Both of these sound like subtle political statements, which I don't believe need to be brought into this thread. Scale backs are expected on all projects, regardless of anyone's view on any economy. Period. I think the number of large-scale construction projects happening in the metro speak volumes.

[Timshel]

40% inflation....who knew!

[ManAboutTown]

40% inflation....who knew!

[Rover]

both of these sound like subtle political statements,

subtle?

[Pete]

[Pete]

They refiled the revised building permit application for the office building:

[IKnowThings]

They refiled the revised building permit application for the office building:

That's pathetic compared to what was promised.

[Plutonic Panda]

The building in the center of the 2nd photo (with the yellow balcony) is a proposed hotel/convention center:

More renderings:

So I’m having a hard time understanding what has changed. Have we went from what I just quoted…

[Pete]

For now, they are only doing the slightly modified office building.

The hotel will likely come in a future phase.

The Innovation Hall was always a part of MAPS 4.