OU College of Medicine

[Spartan]

I don't think we should serve the HSC at all with a streetcar. If they want to be suburban I don't want to waste a single dollar trying to urbanize it. That money would be better spent getting mass transit to places that are built to make mass transit succeed and who want to actively participate in place-making. In 10 years when they change their mind they can fund the streetcar expansion themselves.

But you also have to look at fueling more growth across 235 with an effective "pedestrian extender" for all the high income workers in the OUHSC

[iMAX386]

Pete,

You have any interior schematics? Just wonder what the hell is going to fill all that space other than office space for faculty and maybe some research labs. They've been hush-hush about what, if any, will be usable space for the students. Seems like a missed opportunity to create an exciting new selling point for OU COM to attract students using a brand new building that students can use...instead of just a building that belongs to the OU COM that students have no use for.

They've mentioned that 3rd & 4th years will get access to the parking lot, but that's kind of a moot point since they sometimes had access to the parking area it replaced.

[Pete]

Yes, I have the floor plans. I'll upload them later.

It's mainly academic offices and some meeting space.

[DoctorTaco]

Pete,

You have any interior schematics? Just wonder what the hell is going to fill all that space other than office space for faculty and maybe some research labs. They've been hush-hush about what, if any, will be usable space for the students. Seems like a missed opportunity to create an exciting new selling point for OU COM to attract students using a brand new building that students can use...instead of just a building that belongs to the OU COM that students have no use for.

They've mentioned that 3rd & 4th years will get access to the parking lot, but that's kind of a moot point since they sometimes had access to the parking area it replaced.

Doug,

The point isn't to attract the students. The point is to attract the faculty. High-tier faculty = grant $$.

And besides, there is a medical school cartel in this country that severely limits the supply of medical degrees offered every year. As such, it is a sellers market. Med students are just so happy to get accepted that they really aren't that picky. There really isn't a monetary incentive to create amenities for students, but there is certainly a monetary incentive to create amenities for faculty.

[DoctorTaco]

I rode my bike by there this morning and there was another oil rig with many strings of drill pipe stood up next to it. Probably plugging a 30's- era oil well. Looks like the legacy of the Oklahoma City oil field impacts another project.

[HangryHippo]

The oil rig is down now and they're back to moving dirt.

[BB37]

its ok not to have to walk outside sometimes, esp when weather is bad. this is a hospital complex, not a vibrant urban center

Having worked on the HSC campus for 30+ years, I consider the skywalks a godsend. There are physicians, residents, medical students and other staff working there 24/7/365; many of our physicians cover Presby/OUMC, Children's and VA. The skywalks offer them a way to get from building to building safely after dark. It really ticked me off when they DIDN'T build one over to the Cancer Center (supposedly Molly Boren nixed that idea).

Edit: Looking at the renderings, it looks like there'll be two skywalks. One crossing SL Young, apparently tying into the existing skywalk between Presby and Children's, the other running parallel to SL Young to tie into Williams Pavillion.

[BB37]

Wonder if they'll run into any old, shut-in wells during the excavation? That's happened more than once.

Edit: disregard, looks like they already found one.

[BB37]

I rode my bike by there this morning and there was another oil rig with many strings of drill pipe stood up next to it. Probably plugging a 30's- era oil well. Looks like the legacy of the Oklahoma City oil field impacts another project.

Not the first time that's happened on the OUHSC campus.

[Pete]

They are moving right along. Photo taken today by Hemingstein:

[cg3md]

Hemingstein must work at ou, that is from the skywalk between childrens and williams pavilion, make that walk daily.

[Pete]

This project making strong progress; thanks to Will for the photo:

[Spartan]

Funny how these funded, under the radar govt projects sometimes truck past major capital initiatives like the AICC, Capitol rehabs, or P180.

[Plutonic Panda]

Taken a few days ago. Not the best picture, but shows it rising.

[Plutonic Panda]

12/16/2014

[Pete]

From https://twitter.com/OclayC:

[SOONER8693]

In the info at the top of the page, it says this building will be 9 stories. In the pic it looks to be 11 and maybe more if it is not topped out there.

[Spartan]

The rendering also shows 9.

Surprise!! Mystery 40 story tower!!

[Pete]

In the info at the top of the page, it says this building will be 9 stories. In the pic it looks to be 11 and maybe more if it is not topped out there.

It's topped out.

On the east side (shown in the last photo) there is a partial basement and partial mechanical level.

[Pete]

[iMAX386]

Here are some updated pics. Windows started going in on 2 sides:

[Pete]

From hemingstein:

[HangryHippo]

Some updated photos:



Apologies for the poor quality of the last one. I'm a bad photographer with a bad iPhone.

[Pete]

Holy cow!!

Wow, what progress.

Thanks so much for the photos.

[Pete]