What's next for downtown OKC?

[okclee]

Is Larry Nichols one of the co-owners of the Seattle Supersonics?

[BG918]

Losing the corporate HQ of Devon or Chesapeake would be disastrous for OKC, and unfortunately these two companies are major targets for bigger companies like Exxon. I hope the city doesn't lose them but I think it's likely at some point. I hope I'm wrong and the company leaders have more loyalty to the city than Kerr-McGee.

That being said, OKC needs to strengthen its position as a medical research center with OHC next to downtown. I was reading where the master plan for OHC calls for over $1 billion in new development either ongoing or planned, and that the goal is to better connect it with downtown by growing more to the west and south. It would be awesome to see more of this type of research office/lab growth "spill over" across I-235 into The Triangle, Bricktown, and Midtown along NW 10th.

As far as projects go there is the Bricktown Village which looks promising, and is still being designed by a local firm in conjunction with a firm in Baltimore. I can't really tell you much more though except that it is mixed-use with more residential, more retail, underground parking, and a grocery store. The firm I work for hasn't been working on it lately though so I don't know its current status....

[okclee]

^^BG.........There you go teasing us about the Bricktown Village again. I do believe you it is that everytime that you mention it I get more and more excited for Okc and for Bricktown. I can not wait to see this if it is even half of what you have described it will be the greatest project in Bricktown since the ballpark.

[Patrick]

Actually, the research park plans on expanding towards the east. They recently purchased a large tract of land towards the east across Lincoln, which used to be a large apartment complex.

[John]

Actually, the research park plans on expanding towards the east. They recently purchased a large tract of land towards the east across Lincoln, which used to be a large apartment complex.

PHF is expanding as much as they can, but I think BG means as a whole, the PHF Research Park, OMC, HSC, etc move in a south and west direction. PHF expanding to the former ghetto apartment site just takes up more land that will eventually lead to a move in the S and W directions.

[metro]

Is Larry Nichols one of the co-owners of the Seattle Supersonics?

I'm pretty confident he's not. But Devon is one of the premier partners of the Hornets. Or was should I say and I suspect would be if we get the Sonics.

[okclee]

I'm pretty confident he's not. But Devon is one of the premier partners of the Hornets. Or was should I say and I suspect would be if we get the Sonics.

You are right, I looked it up and he is not one of the Sonic partners.