Oklahoma Tower

[bchris02]

Looks like there is a second row of LEDs on the Oklahoma tower tonight. It looks really sharp.

[Kemotblue]

Looks like there is a second row of LEDs on the Oklahoma tower tonight. It looks really sharp.

Take a Picture!!! I like that they added light to the skyline. Only if there could be a push to have Sandridge re-light their tower. Also get sometype of lighting on the Cotter Ranch tower again. Get the skyline up and back to looking sharp on a OKC nightime sky.

[bchris02]

Take a Picture!!! I like that they added light to the skyline. Only if there could be a push to have Sandridge re-light their tower. Also get sometype of lighting on the Cotter Ranch tower again. Get the skyline up and back to looking sharp on a OKC nightime sky.

I think Cotter Ranch Tower would look best with simply the logo of whatever bank branch goes into it now that Chase is gone. It doesn't need LEDs.

Its understandable that Sandridge isn't lighting their tower due to their financial condition and the fact that they directly own the building. The type of illumination they have is also much more expensive to run than LEDs. If they sell the building there is a much higher chance it will be relit.

[shawnw]

Curious... how did we not see the new Oklahoma Tower lighting coming, would a permit not be required? Not complaining, I like it a lot. Simple but effective.

Agree about Sandridge, in principle, but they chose the most expensive/least efficient method to light their building, right? (don't know for sure)

Seems like if you're trying to sell the building you make sure folks can see it. Chalk it up to marketing costs like when you pay an interior designer to redo your house to sell it.

[Pete]

^

There are thousands and thousands of permits issued.

For a building like this, there are dozens and dozens every year... Every time there is a new tenant, or someone slightly modifies their space, or they add a new sign or they fix some electrical problem or plumbing, etc.

You can't tell what they are unless you wait until the final permit is issued and posted, and that usually only happens when all work is complete; as in many months.

When these things are filed, they aren't posted as "Cool new LED lighting with special effects for the top of Oklahoma Tower". It just comes through as an electrical permit without any other info other than the address.


So, some things slip through. Especially little things like this.


Don't mean to sound defensive but you guys have no idea how much work goes into monitoring and sorting through this stuff. We do it better here than anyone else, by far. All the other outlets just let us do the work then once we post or publish something, it's easy for them to go pull the same info. The tough part is staying on top of things, knowing what is relevant, they doing the spade work to get the info.

[Bullbear]

You Do fine Job Pete. I wouldn't expect you to mull over tons of permits in cases like this for a lighting change.

[Pete]

I'm sure I saw it, it just didn't stand out and I didn't delve any further.

[shawnw]

Thanks for the explanation, didn't mean to make it seem like it was an error to have missed it, just didn't know what was involved.

[Pete]

I understand, just taking the opportunity to explain how it works.

[catch22]

I understand, just taking the opportunity to explain how it works.

I would like to add that they are incredibly vague on the surface. You have to use a little intuition to identify what addresses seem important because not all of the permits have any description on the listing.

[SOONER8693]

Picked the wife up from the airport about 12:30 last night. The lighting on the tower was visible from that far out. Looked good. Of course, I was specifically looking to see if it was visible from that far out. Red and white, candy cane affect is perfect for Christmas time.

[Bellaboo]

When I drive by there at 7:00 am lately the lights are still on.

[Pete]

They have recently added a second row of LED lights to the crown of the building:

[soonerguru]

Nice. Now that Sandridge is bankrupt, hopefully OG&E will take over that tower and light it up.

[PhiAlpha]

Nice. Now that Sandridge is bankrupt, hopefully OG&E will take over that tower and light it up.

It would take SD not being able to emerge from bankruptcy or a decision to move/take on additional tentants after emerging for OG&E to take it over. They filed chapter 11, not chapter 7. So far the majority of energy companies that have filed chapter 11 have reemerged and not had to liquidate. From what I've heard, it looks like that will be the case for them as of right now.

[HOT ROD]

I just think the tower is too big for them. They could/should just move into the new Park building across the street and sell the tower IMO. But of course Im not in the energy business so I don't really know how those things work. lol.

Im just thinking from a holdings/mtc prospective, the parkside building (being smaller footprint/sq footage) would be less costly to own and would likely fit the # of employees they have (and likely may grow back into) vs. the tower which seems to be the correct size for OGE Energy. Yes I know that means OGE wouldn't build a new tower but that could open up the Stage Center lands to someone else to develop.

[bombermwc]

Im confused from the above comments? Did Sandridge have any offices in Oklahoma Tower? I thought they only had offices in the old Kerr McGee building. I'm not sure how their bankruptcy has anything to do with Oklahoma Tower???

[ShadowStrings]

They have recently added a second row of LED lights to the crown of the building:

I could have sworn that the second row of LEDs has been there for quite a while, like almost as long as the first row. I looked at the pictures and videos upthread and only saw the one row, but someone commented on 12/14/15 about the second row. Am I crazy?

[hoya]

Bombermwc, Hot Rod is probably like me, and opens lots of threads at once before reading through them. Sometimes we post stuff in the wrong thread. To get this back on track, I just can't wait until the streetcar goes in. It's really going to change how people get around downtown OKC.

[Pete]

I could have sworn that the second row of LEDs has been there for quite a while, like almost as long as the first row. I looked at the pictures and videos upthread and only saw the one row, but someone commented on 12/14/15 about the second row. Am I crazy?

No, the 2nd row of new LED lights were just turned on this week. I have an unobstructed view from my place and instantly noticed the change.

Way back when, there were two rows of white lights but those had not been functional for a while, and about 6 months ago they added the lower strip of LED lights; this week they added the upper strip.

[Anonymous.]

Oklahoma Tower is purple and gold tonight for Kobe.

[OKCbyTRANSFER]

Oklahoma Tower is purple and gold tonight for Kobe.

Looks nice, the Myriad is too, if only the Devon Tower could complete the set. Not sure about the Scissor tail over I-40

[shawnw]

It was this morning according to Twitter

https://twitter.com/germsey/status/1221777111008059395

[OKCbyTRANSFER]

^^ Thanks for clarifying. I walked home from the game and couldn't see from where I was. Nice tribute, I know Philadelphia also had many of their buildings lit up as well.