600 W. Sheridan

[Jeepnokc]

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Information & Latest News

Site of former Blackstone Apartment Hotel which burned in 1963
6/18/13: 600 W Sheridan and the updside to OKCTalk
4/26/13: $609,000 building permit
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[Pete]

If you are referencing the SW corner of Dewey & Sheridan, that was the old Blackstone Apartment Hotel.

Address was 7 S. Dewey and it burned down in 1963.

[Pete]

Aerial from 1954:

[Jeepnokc]

That is the property. Thanks for info.

[Spartan]

I don't see how you'll obtain city approval without announcing anything. Is that you, Aubrey?

[Pete]

Building permit today for this property...

To be Hunsucker Law Offices, 2 stories, 6,558 square feet at a cost of $609,000.


Perhaps the original poster would like to share more details?

[jccouger]

Hunsucker Law Offices is the same law firm that is on the Stage center block, and leases parking at the actual Stage Center parking lot. Correct?

[HangryHippo]

Hunsucker Law Offices is the same law firm that is on the Stage center block, and leases parking at the actual Stage Center parking lot. Correct?

If that's correct, this is an intriguing development.

Dare I say it may be a possible sign that things could be progressing on the Mystery Tower site?

[Mississippi Blues]

Dare I say it may be a possible sign that things could be progressing on the Mystery Tower site?

I don't try to read between the lines very much, but at first thought this seems to be the case.

[Pete]

Yes, Hunsucker is currently in 1 N. Hudson, one of the buildings on the Preftakes block.

Would love to know how many tenants are left in that building, really the only occupied building of the properties he owns on that block (besides the bus station which will soon go dark).

[Jeepnokc]

Looking at my initial posting, I shouldn't type on iPad after a few glasses of wine without spellchecking.

It will be a law office and we are still finalizing financing and permits. The Hunsucker Legal Group is currently at 1 N. Hudson and rents parking from the Stage Center. 1 N. Hudson only has a few tenants left with HLG leasing all of the 7 th floor and the Pork Council has all of the 9th floor. Both have been long term lessees and have have leases into next year but have been told that their leases will not be renewed. The new law building has nothing to do with the Stage Center and/or any rumors/speculation about the mystery tower. We are not aware of what the owners plan on doing with the building after it is empty this time next year.

Final building design is still in the works but our intent is to have the building blend in with the other buildings with possibly adding some black granite trim that seems to run through Film Row. It will be a darker reddish brick color. The builder is Scott Coleman out of Edmond.

[adaniel]

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Interesting. Did They give a reason as to why leases would not be renewed? Would that make the building completely empty? That seems like a perfectly fine building from the outside. I doubt they are just planning to mothball it for no other reason.

Looking forward to seeing the plans for the new building.

[Pete]

Thanks so much for the information.

Would greatly appreciate seeing the design when you get to that point.


Very interesting about 1 N Hudson. Begs the question: What the heck are the long-term plans for that building?

Very, very unlikely it would be demolished.

[Shipwreck]

Here is a great image from 1955. You can see the Blackstone clearly, as well as Film Row.

[Pete]

Application before the Downtown Design Review Committee for this project.

[metro]

So to clarify, is Hunzicker Law looking to buy the old Film Exchange and rehab it?

[Pete]

No, this will be new construction on a vacant lot on the SW corner of Dewey and Sheridan.

I've seen preliminary plans and the two-story building will be pushed right to the street and cover about half the lot, with surface parking behind.

There will be an angled entrance at the corner of D&S and the brick and details will attempt to blend somewhat with the Film Row buildings.

[ljbab728]

A possible new build in this area according to Steve in his blog.

First New Construction for Film Row: Infill Development? Good. This Building? | OKC Central

It looks and sounds as though there may be some design issues.

[lasomeday]

A possible new build in this area according to Steve in his blog.

First New Construction for Film Row: Infill Development? Good. This Building? | OKC Central

It looks and sounds as though there may be some design issues.

Wow, that looks like they had a middle schooler draw a house and that is what they used. It could not be more out of place than downtown. What a waste of time for the Design Board.

[Spartan]

I can't tell a whole lot from the orthographic sketches but it looks to me a lot like Allen Construction's new digs. I would kind of like to see them try something else, perhaps use the new school as a good design precedent. Just because you're working new construction into a historic district doesn't mean to avoid bold design.

I think we can work through these design issues and get something of high quality built here, but I am concerned that the overriding philosophy of this design seems to be, "Historic, modern.. I don't know just design something from 1993 so people will look away and not notice it..."

[Kokopelli]

I can't tell a whole lot from the orthographic sketches.

I think we can work through these design issues and get something of high quality built here, but I am concerned that the overriding philosophy of this design seems to be, "Historic, modern.. I don't know just design something from 1993 so people will look away and not notice it..."

It is hard to tell much from their sketches and it would be nice to see the rendering for this building. But this much is for sure. Of the 17 buildings that are on Sheridan Ave between S Shartel on the west and S Walker Ave on the east they all have flat roofs. Building number 18 on Sheridan which is under construction will have a flat roof.

This proposed building with a pitched roof would stand out like a sore thumb.

Additionally, it appears as though there is only approximately about ten or eleven more building sites in that stretch of Sheridan Ave. In the near future this area will be prime territory as downtown development migrates to the west. Hopefully the Downtown Design Review Committee sends them back to the drawing board.

[Pete]

They are seeking a variance because code in that area calls for a minimum of a 3-story building.

It will also be heard for approval at the June 20th Downtown Design Review Committee.



This project worries me. I've heard the other property owners on Film Row are concerned about what they are hearing about quality of proposed construction.

The standards in that area have been set very high and we need to be careful about new projects, as there are still a lot of empty parcels to be developed.

[warreng88]

It looks like it belongs in Kelly Pointe Office Park in Edmond.

[LakeEffect]

The builder is a home builder by trade. I wonder how many commercial structures he's done. The pitched roof is the most bothersome thing to me.

Also, why the heck does it need a residential-style garage? Is this also going to be a home?

[Spartan]

I think Coleman Homes must have gotten this project mixed up with a subdivision on Penn and N. 264th. I expect to see a Film Row-appropriate permit filed for far northern Deer Creek and this whole matter resolved quickly once the mix up is realized.