Braniff Building

[Mr. Cotter]

The thing with the Tulsa City Hall is... the clear glass is not into any offices. The clear glass on the east side is actually into an "atrium" of sorts that has another glass wall separating it from the occupied portion of the building. It is called a "solar well". It serves as a thermal buffer for the office space during the morning heat gain period. It is a natural ventilation shaft for fair weather days. This is the part of the building that took huge damage in the big wind storm shortly after it was built.

I assumed that was the case; sort of a hallway on the perimiter instead of the interior. Do we know how SR is going to be using Braniff?

[LockeDown42]

I assumed that was the case; sort of a hallway on the perimiter instead of the interior. Do we know how SR is going to be using Braniff?

Aside from Kitchen No. 324 on the 1st floor, the rest of the building will be SandRidge office space.

[mcca7596]

Aside from Kitchen No. 324 on the 1st floor, the rest of the building will be SandRidge office space.

I thought there was going to be at least one more retail space on the bottom floor? Is Kitchen No. 324 taking up the whole first floor?

[Mr. Cotter]

I thought there was going to be at least one more retail space on the bottom floor? Is Kitchen No. 324 taking up the whole first floor?

A barber shop is also going in. I believe the owner of The Barber Salon is moving her shop from the 14th floor of FNC to the Braniff.

[Pete]

There is 8,000+ square feet on the ground floor so there will be more than just Kitchen no. 324 and the barber shop.

[Mr. Cotter]

Have they released plans any other tennants? The restauraunt will take 3,000 sq. ft, and a barber shop is what, 1,500? That leaves about half the floor.

[Pete]

The barber shop will be 792 sf and Kitchen no. 324 5,141 sf.

Given the size of the lobby shown in the plan below, maybe between the two that will be all the leasable space on the ground floor:

[mcca7596]

From what I'm seeing on the plan above it looks like patrons will have to enter through the lobby to go to either the restaurant or the barber shop. Being able to walk in right off the sidewalk would be the most ideal and aesthetically pleasing situation for the streetscape.

[Pete]

That plan does not include the two retail tenants so it may have changed.

Also, there is a north entrance that looks like it will lead directly into the restaurant.

[Midtowner]

The barber shop which will be moving in is the one currently located in the old barber shop in the middle floors of 1st National.

[tuck]

There will be an entrance to Kitchen no.324 from the north and from the east.

[mcca7596]

There will be an entrance to Kitchen no.324 from the north and from the east.

Cool; I'm just thinking in terms of visitors on a streetcar being able to see a restaurant, get off and walk right in.

[tuck]

Cool; I'm just thinking in terms of visitors on a streetcar being able to see a restaurant, get off and walk right in.

They will have perfect view of the restaurant, as will all pedestrians...3 sides of large windows and/or glass.

[Steve]

There will be an entrance to Kitchen no.324 from the north and from the east.

Not to the west, the historic facade?

[tuck]

Not to the west, the historic facade?

Only an entrance into the building from the west, not the restaurant.

[Steve]

But the historic entrance will have a working public entry, right?

[Just the facts]

Hold on a second, are we not going to be able to access these businesses directly from the sidewalk?

[mcca7596]

Hold on a second, are we not going to be able to access these businesses directly from the sidewalk?

On the north side apparently you will be able to get to Kitchen no.324 off of Dean McGee from the sidewalk, but not from Robinson. As for the Barber, I guess it will just be the Main building entrance on Robinson, and then perhaps from the east side coming from Sandridge Tower.

[soonerguru]

On the north side apparently you will be able to get to Kitchen no.324 off of Dean McGee from the sidewalk, but not from Robinson. As for the Barber, I guess it will just be the Main building entrance on Robinson, and then perhaps from the east side coming from Sandridge Tower.

We wouldn't want to see anyone waiting in line to get into a restaurant on Robinson -- or gasp, pedestrians.

[Just the facts]

If you can't go directly from the sidewalk into the store the customer base is going to primarily be people who work in the building from 8 to 5. They will be viewed as building services and not downtown services. When someone finally does open the doors to the sidewalk all these businesses that are only accessible off of an interior lobby are going to be in a world of financial hurt.

[BoulderSooner]

If you can't go directly from the sidewalk into the store the customer base is going to primarily be people who work in the building from 8 to 5. They will be viewed as building services and not downtown services. When someone finally does open the doors to the sidewalk all these businesses that are only accessible off of an interior lobby are going to be in a world of financial hurt.

restaurants like kitchen #324 don't depend on casual people walking buy .... NEBU is packed every day at lunch if it is good (and with good egg it will be) it will be busy ... and any way it does have a door from the side walk

[Just the facts]

restaurants like kitchen #324 don't depend on casual people walking buy .... NEBU is packed every day at lunch if it is good (and with good egg it will be) it will be busy ... and any way it does have a door from the side walk

How is NEBU doing at say - 6:30PM?

[SharkSandwich]

How is NEBU doing at say - 6:30PM?

NEBU closes at 1:30 pm.

[Steve]

I can tell you Flint next door is doing great at 6:30 p.m.

[gracefor24]

I can tell you Flint next door is doing great at 6:30 p.m.

And that's saying something with the awful service at Flint.