Midtown

[CCOKC]

Yes, I have been watching the set up for this all week. I know it is just short term, but it is pretty neat to see lights on in this building. I think these spots would be a great place for a retail shop.

[Spartan]

It probably won't affect it any more than it already was affected. It was owned by a church when it was sold to Frontline, and has been a church for many, many years. That said, the liquor restrictions only affects BARS. If more than 50% of your revenue is food, you can locate immediately next door to a church. Hideaway has a bar. Red Prime has a bar. Both are within 300' of church property. However, a bar probably could not be licensed, even if the church wants it there. They cannot grant exemptions to the restriction.

Bars can be a good neighbor and a great business to have in a district, they add a lot to the mix. It is a shame that Mid-town can't have any bars because we're still in prohibition in Oklahoma.

[ljbab728]

Bars can be a good neighbor and a great business to have in a district, they add a lot to the mix. It is a shame that Mid-town can't have any bars because we're still in prohibition in Oklahoma.

Spartan, thank goodness due to Oklahoma Laws the district could add more child friendly organizations like "The Second Mile" instead of bars. That way we don't have to worry about any evil doings.

[Just the facts]

The City should eliminate all distance restrictions within the urban core. In fact, it should eliminate segregated zoning all together.

[Spartan]

Spartan, thank goodness due to Oklahoma Laws the district could add more child friendly organizations like "The Second Mile" instead of bars. That way we don't have to worry about any evil doings.

State full of gosh darn sanctimonious bastard baptist preachers. That whole thing disgusts me, especially with the dimension of sanctimonious child abuse, prolonged because at least we're keeping the scourge of upscale bars out of many downtown areas and protecting...family values.

[dankrutka]

After all the Qboda rumors to the old Treasures Past space were laid to rest, there was a building permit issued today for a place called GoGo Sushi at the location.

Only taking 2847 square feet so not the full building.


Looks like it's the same operation as the one by the same name in Moore:

http://www.gogosushinow.com/

A sushi place could be a good fit there. You do have both In the Raw (Lower Bricktown) and Park Harvey Sushi (downtown) nearby though.

[BoulderSooner]

this will be a great add to my neighborhood.. happy they are moving in

[adaniel]

A sushi place could be a good fit there. You do have both In the Raw (Lower Bricktown) and Park Harvey Sushi (downtown) nearby though.

Don't forget Pachinko Parlor in Automobile Alley.

But I think there is plenty of room for one more sushi place. Maybe its just me but I feel that Gogo is pretty casual compared to the other three so it can carve its own niche.

Everyone in my office is pretty happy about it.

[OKC1987]

They have built the stairs going up to the rooftop on the back west side of the Packard Building, they are not finished but the stairs are in place. There have also been people doing measurements and survey work behind Hadden Hall and in the alley area, which will ultimately become the "Plaza". I talked to a couple of the surveyors and they said that the Guardian is expected to be done in January 2013. Last I heard a majority of the building was supposed to be "loft style" rental units. He also mentioned that they hope to have a lot of the plaza/parking lot work done by Spring/Summer 2012. Hadden Hall is already a great place to live, but I am so excited for all of these improvements!

[OKC1987]

http://www.midtownr.com/pdf/PackardOfficeRetail2.pdf

According to their website all of the second floor is leased (which was announced previously) but so far it looks like only one portion of the first floor has been leased, and it appears that it will be office space

I highly recommend driving by the Packard Building at night. They have cool "colored" lighting that changes colors in the finished indoor stairwell leading up to the second floor. You can see it from 10th St.

[Pete]

It has to be said that after the post-Banta lull, Mickey Clagg & Bob Howard have really delivered.

After Plaza Court everything else pretty much lagged for quite some time but over the last couple of years they have completed and started scores of projects and all have been first-class... I'd list them all but it would take too much time!

When the Edge (old Mercy site) gets cranking I think we are finally going to see critical mass in Midtown.

[Rover]

It is exciting to see good progress finally.

[jdcf]

430 NW 12th will be renovated for office space?

[Just the facts]

Love the alley. Wish they had room for on-street parking.

[Pete]

With Hadden Hall full, Packard leasing up and the Guardian sure to fill up quickly too, this will be a neat little enclave.

More props to Mickey Clagg and Bob Howard... They are not only cranking out the developments and doing them well, but also doing a great job of preserving the historic integrity of their buildings while at the same time adding some great modern flair. Very impressed with everything they've done.

[Architect2010]

The second floor is all lofts too. 21-23 from what I counted. They're fitting about 40 residential units in that building! Impressive I think.

[BoulderSooner]

also the cline just across the st .. should be done in the spring ..

[BoulderSooner]

also Foodies Express .. is now open at 11th and hudson .. pretty good Asian fare as well as Gyros .. and great potstickers ..

[Skyline]

I am glad that the city has found the time to actually approve any of these new developments.

Especially after letting the $38 million dollar development from the Bomasada Group slip through the cracks. I still don't understand the demise of that project and I am not buying the excuses either.

I asked this question before.... Are there any large downtown housing developments being proposed or in progress from someone other than local developers?

[Just the facts]

Finally, someone digging a little deeper and going the extra mile to create true urban space.

[Architect2010]

Oh. Those parking lots are SO URBAN. If this was in Bricktown, you'd be having a cow and saying the exact opposite. If this is what you meant by "digging deeper" then what a shallow hole of expectation you have. Yet you can call out an educational facility for the use of the playground facing the street.

*rolls eyes

On edit: I do like this project, but ain't nothing new about it. Oh and just to be sure we maintain an equal perception of what urban is for Bricktown, Midtown, Automobile Alley, Deep Deuce, the Arts District, etc., I'll be posting a google satellite image of the surface parking on that block in comparison to actual structures. And seeing that 3 of the parking lots on that block have been/will be reconstructed, and one belongs to a church, we can be rest-assured they won't be going away for years at least. But I guess this isn't too bad if you use "Oklahoma City as a measuring stick". Oh the hypocrisy.



Bricktown. Version 2.0?

[dankrutka]

Any news pics of the progress on 1212?

[Pete]

Architect, the Baptist church owns the northern 2/3rds of the parking along Harvey and a separate owner holds the property on the corner of 11th & Broadway.

Give the developers of this project the credit they deserve -- they can't control what their neighbors are doing (or not doing).


It's great we all aspire to more density and more urban districts and there is plenty of room for improvement, but when a project like this is not only announced but going forward, we should all see that as a positive instead of an invitation to gripe about what is yet to be done.

[Architect2010]

What are you talking about? I don't think you even bothered to read my post. I said, "I like this project", "...Oh and just to be sure we maintain an equal perception of what urban is for Bricktown, Midtown, Automobile Alley, Deep Deuce, the Arts District, etc., I'll be posting a google satellite image of the surface parking on that block in comparison to actual structures."

The picture was only there to illustrate the amount of surface parking present ON THAT BLOCK IN COMPARISON TO STRUCTURES. I think I even delineated what parking lots Midtown Renaissance owns by the thick black line and I certainly didn't blame them for their neighbor's parking lots. Wow. What does a property on 11th and Broadway, which isn't even present in my image, have to do with my post.

Oh and in case you don't understand. I colored all the buildings on that block red, not just Midtown Renaissance's. I labeled their structures and parking lots.

It's really funny how people only focus on what they perceive to be negative, when really I was just pointing out the conflicting views of JTF from the Elementary School thread.

[Pete]

I meant the building at 11th & Robinson.


I was using your post to make a broader observation about the constant negative tone and criticism of development... Here we have a really cool, first-class cluster of projects being done the right way and it was used as a platform to take the the glass half-empty perspective.