Firehouse Townhome

[Pete]

We shall soon see.

The building permit still shows $8 million and if there was a mistake it probably would have been corrected by now.

[OKCisOK4me]

We shall soon see.

The building permit still shows $8 million and if there was a mistake it probably would have been corrected by now.

I looked at Leonard Sullivan's Oklahoma County Assessor page and there's no "this lot was purchased for x amount". Would you think that maybe the purchase of the lot is included in that building permit $ amount? I don't know how this works considering you can see other property on the assessors page and it shows that paid $ amount...

[Paseofreak]

An architect friend called Sam Moore and it's supposed to read $800,000.

[Pete]

Note the new renderings posted to the article at the top of the page.

Interestingly, the last site plan shows an undetermined "future building" to the north.

[Anonymous.]

Very cool. Hopefully that projected building next door isn't actually a concrete cube. lol

[Pete]

Also interesting is that part of this deal is for the developer to take control of the easement lot directly west.

He clearly can build on it, but the plan shows a fence enclosure, a driveway and landscaping.

[warreng88]

Very cool. Hopefully that projected building next door isn't actually a concrete cube. lol

It looks like that is actually the Deep Deuce apartment building next door if the rendering is of the front, facing 1st Street.

[LakeEffect]

Interesting about garage placement... maybe that led to the firehouse name. If there was an alley, I'd say they MUST put parking access in back. But without that, I suppose that this is the best arrangement...

[Pete]

Yes, the gray cube is one of the DD Apartments buildings.

There are windows on the west side of that structure which will now be completely blocked.

[Urbanized]

I'm not suggesting it is the same type of architecture, but the land use reminds me a bit of some of the great homes near The Battery in Charleston.

[LakeEffect]

The rendering and plans for this home are better than the proposed commercial structure at 600 W Sheridan. Someone is going on the CHEAP over there...

[Anonymous.]

Woops, yea totally was reading that render incorrectly. That is just a really poor display of the currently existing DD apartment. Carry on!

[Just the facts]

I'm not suggesting it is the same type of architecture, but the land use reminds me a bit of some of the great homes near The Battery in Charleston.

Those would be the classic side-yard homes and Charleston is full of them. I actually thought this development might try that but those homes don't have garages. Not sure I would be excited about a street full of garage doors so hopefully this is the only one. Otherwise, put in the side yards and only offer on-street parking.

For those that aren't familiar with the side-yard homes check out the Charleston Battery in Google Street-view.

[Urbanized]

Yeah, I agree (and noticed) that the street-front garage veers away from the Charleston type, but beyond that definitely reminiscent, at least from my memory.

[Just the facts]

Yeah, I agree (and noticed) that the street-front garage veers away from the Charleston type, but beyond that definitely reminiscent, at least from my memory.

We looked at moving there several years ago (my wife lived in Charleston for several years) but to get one of the side-yard homes was north of $3 million.

[Plutonic Panda]

Those would be the classic side-yard homes and Charleston is full of them. I actually thought this development might try that but those homes don't have garages. Not sure I would be excited about a street full of garage doors so hopefully this is the only one. Otherwise, put in the side yards and only offer on-street parking.

For those that aren't familiar with the side-yard homes check out the Charleston Battery in Google Street-view.

You don't like garages??? O_o

[Just the facts]

You don't like garages??? O_o

Not lined up along the street or taking up +50% of the front of the house - no. Garages should go behind the house accessed by a side-drive or rear alley.

[Spartan]

There is no rear alley driveway here, that's the problem.

[Just the facts]

There is no rear alley driveway here, that's the problem.

Well, there is but they would need to get permission from the apartments to access it. However, there are $5 million homes in Charleston that only offer on-street parking. Also, if the easement can include a road then that is a natural alley that could reach multiple homes. I can also see a situation where someone would park in the driveway and block the sidewalk.

[betts]

In San Francisco, many of the townhouses have very prominent garages on the front of the house. Alleys are great, but if you don't have one, you're stuck putting the garage in front. It doesn't bother me.

[Just the facts]

You have to admit though that many of those have a pretty good vertical separation. It is interesting to see how different cities deal with narrow lots and parking. I just don't want this kind of streetscape.

[ljbab728]

'Firehouse' in Oklahoma City's Deep Deuce is set to become new home | News OK

[catch22]

While I would agree that's not your ideal streetscape. I wouldn't mind that at all. Reminds me of west coast beach town development.

[Teo9969]

It's not going to be a street-scape in Deep Deuce. There may be a street or two with a few houses that have street-front garages, but there's not enough room left in DD for even a block section of street to be dominated by that frontage.

[warreng88]

I hope they do three more (not exactly alike, but the same basic concept, up not out) directly west of this, then two to the north. Hell, replace the Springhill Suites being built on that corner with five of these. There are breaks between the DD apartments halfway between Russell M Perry and Central Avenue. I am curious if there is a particular reason for this. Can it be built on? Are they easements?