Devon Energy Center

[UnFrSaKn]

[Lafferty Daniel]

Once the tower is complete, and you cut of a little of the bottom of the pic so the power lines don't show, that should be the pic on OKC's wiki page.

[Thunder]

What's wrong with the power lines? It adds character to the picture.

[Lafferty Daniel]

Power lines have always been an eyesore to me. But hey, to each his own.

[Pete]

I've said many times I love this particular angle because all the taller buildings line up well and you can also clearly see Leadership Square.

If taken from a little further away and higher up, it's even better and shows plenty of green in the foreground.

That will be the real money shot IMO.

[Dulahey]

I know this is asked all the time... but can anyone tell what floor they're working on now? Aren't they supposed to be taller by now? They still seem to be the same height...

[Pete]

I think they are just finishing the 46th level...

47-50 (the top four) should be around 20' rather than the standard 15'.

[Thunder]

Power lines have always been an eyesore to me. But hey, to each his own.

A whole bunch of them are yucky, true, but in the case of this picture, it is only a short length and I think it is amazing as it adds character to it.

[metro]

I think they are just finishing the 46th level...

47-50 (the top four) should be around 20' rather than the standard 15'.

Did you ever figure out 51-52?

[Pete]

Regarding the number of levels, there is still some confusion over that. A contact was double-checking the construction drawings.

I do think the height will remain at 850 feet.

[Mike63]

I think they are just finishing the 46th level...

47-50 (the top four) should be around 20' rather than the standard 15'.

It appears to me that they have already completed one of the larger floors and started the next. I saved a webcam pic to my computer so I could zoom it in. I also drive by daily on I235 and it appears larger.

[mcca7596]

It appears to me that they have already completed one of the larger floors and started the next. I saved a webcam pic to my computer so I could zoom it in. I also drive by daily on I235 and it appears larger.

I thought they looked bigger too.

[OKCisOK4me]

I think the last "complete" floor is the one below where that middle column is non existent. We are about to see those three triangle edges be done--which I think will slow down the 'one floor per week' rate.

[Pete]

This is my understanding of how this lays out:

[OKCisOK4me]

Thanks Pete! I hope your source confirms that the building is indeed 52, plus another floor for mechanical!

[Thunder]

How much taller did we go since our last logo update?

[Dulahey]

I saw this evening where they are placing the rebar for the columns on the 48th floor. This is where the central column on each of the 3 faces splits apart and forms a "Y".

In Pete's picture, it's the point right above the number 47.

[dmoor82]

I was just thinkin that this tower when completed might be the best looking skyscraper in this entire region including Texas,Fountain place is Awesome and H-town has some nice scrapers,then you have Denver,KC,all which will not have a nicer Skyscraper IMO!Thoughts?

[ZYX2]

I think it will come in third place behind Bank of America Plaza in Dallas and the Mid-Continentent tower. JMO.

[mburlison]

I have not been on here as often lately, is there a new camera link?

[UnFrSaKn]

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/w...ructionCam.jpg

[Rover]

I think it will come in third place behind Bank of America Plaza in Dallas and the Mid-Continentent tower. JMO.

MC Tower is charming, but totally different and hard to compare. I am sure Tulsans favor it as it is in Tulsa. The BOA is a similar type building, but the rotunda, the auditorium and the other buildings make the Devon Energy Center pretty hard to beat. It is a very pleasing and striking modern structure as a tower, but as a complete center it is outstanding. I predict it will win any number of architecture awards. It sets the bar pretty high in OKC and the region. I think "best" is in the eye of the beholder, but everyone can agree this is outstanding.

[phl1331]

Has there been a list of what retail and eateries will be in the new Devon Tower?

[Thunder]

Not yet, but we can start guessing.

I'd like a Subway at the top floor. Maybe a split, McD and Subway.

[kevinpate]

Not yet, but we can start guessing.

I'd like a Subway at the top floor. Maybe a split, McD and Subway.

Lad, you make me smile. Bu then I remember I can't always be certain when you're serious and when you're pulling our collective legs. I'm hopeful the above is the latter and not the former.