Drive-around 1/5/08

[wsucougz]

MIDTOWN

Walker Shops:











St. Anthony's:





7th & Francis Modern Home:









Old Theater. Hopefully this becomes someone's pet project at some point





BROWNSTONES AT MAYWOOD (sculpture and trees are in)

















Mostly finished model:





Lofts at Maywood:



THE HILL





BLOCK FOURTY TWO











CENTRAL AVENUE VILLAS

[Pete]

Fantastic!

Thanks so much.

[mecarr]

I was at Block 42 today and talked to a very nice lady who just moved in to her condo. She said that she had to push the developers to move quickly in order for her to move in right now. Her condo was suppose to move in a long time ago, but of course there has been delays. She said it is suppose to be complete in 90 days. In front of block 42, there will be landscaping and a really big fountain. We walked in one of them and it looked really nice.

What is the 7th and Francis "modern home" all about?

[wsucougz]

What is the 7th and Francis "modern home" all about?

It's a little area in Midtown where some renaissance type cats live. At least a couple of them are architects, so I understand.

Here are a couple other shots from over there:

[zuluwarrior0760]

those houses on 7th street are all owned by architects.....

Brian Fitzsimmons of "Studio F" owns the red brick futuristic structure,
Randy Floyd of "Randy Floyd Architects" owns the two early 1900s
duplexes....and right in that same area, the Wells house under
construction @ 7th and Francis is owned by Dennis and Shellee Wells,
Dennis is also an Architect......that little area will be so cool in 10 years....

[HOT ROD]

looks very nice, thanks for the tour.

by the way WSUCougz, in case you haven't yet - you should put your tour up on the national sites Skyscraperpage and Skyscrapercity (SSP and SSC resp). We need to make sure we get OKC in the national scene as much as possible and there is desires for people to see what OKC really looks like.

[betts]

Thanks for the tour. All the power lines are apparently going underground in the Maywood Park neighborhood, and there will be street lights that aren't up yet. I'm really interested to see what a finished block, with lighting, trees and all the patios finished, will look like.

[bandnerd]

mecarr--

I think that person you talked to might have been one of the teachers at my school--kind of tall, crazy blondish hair, glasses...

[mecarr]

mecarr--

I think that person you talked to might have been one of the teachers at my school--kind of tall, crazy blondish hair, glasses...

Yes I think you're right. She did mention that she was a teacher, had glasses and was tall.

[wsucougz]

Thanks for the tour. All the power lines are apparently going underground in the Maywood Park neighborhood, and there will be street lights that aren't up yet. I'm really interested to see what a finished block, with lighting, trees and all the patios finished, will look like.

I was wondering why they weren't buried. If they are going underground, it looks like they're going to have to tear up the sidewalks that were just laid.

[betts]

I think the wires are already underground, but not hooked up. At least that's what I remember being told.

[bandnerd]

Yup lol. She's a hoot. They've waited forever for that unit. I know she's really happy with it so far.

[solitude]

Great pics! Thanks for sharing.

[wsucougz]

by the way WSUCougz, in case you haven't yet - you should put your tour up on the national sites Skyscraperpage and Skyscrapercity (SSP and SSC resp).

I just put them up at skyscraperpage.

[windowphobe]

Last year the Fitzsimmons house was on the annual Architecture Tour, and I got a peek at the inside. It's absolutely gorgeous and utterly without waste.

[CCOKC]

I drove down that street a couple of months ago coming arriving at it from the North and thought it was pretty ordinary. Then I got a look at the houses from the south and they really are extraordinary. Very cool.

[Karried]

just put them up at skyscraperpage.

Can you provide the link.. there's so much there, I get lost wading through. Thanks!

[betts]

If we get an NBA team or Devon decided to build a downtown tower, I'm probably going to move to Maywood Park. If not, I'm worried about my investment, as I don't see that area moving forward nearly as quickly. There's just not enough else to make it exciting enough to move downtown, to my way of thinking.

[metro]

Last year the Fitzsimmons house was on the annual Architecture Tour, and I got a peek at the inside. It's absolutely gorgeous and utterly without waste.

He's my neighbor. Also his house is featured in this month's issue of Downtown Magazine. It has a nice front cover and spread. You can pick up a copy for $2 at most local bookstores or for free at several drop off points downtown OKC.

[wsucougz]

Can you provide the link.. there's so much there, I get lost wading through. Thanks!

Oklahoma City Projects & Construction - SkyscraperPage Forum

[mturner]

He's my neighbor. Also his house is featured in this month's issue of Downtown Magazine. It has a nice front cover and spread. You can pick up a copy for $2 at most local bookstores or for free at several drop off points downtown OKC.

I thought I saw that cover. I thought he was in it last month? Is Fitzsimmons doing thing else these days? Anyone know if the house across is still on the market? I think a couple by the name of Bewley have had it on the market, right?

[metro]

mturner, the house IS still for sale. It really is a bargain actually. Unfortunately I don't know if it's just not marketed right or if there just aren't enough buyers that want a more modern home. (I know there are but perhaps they prefer to build their own). Anyhow, the family name is correct however the husband passed away last year so its just the wife who is selling it. I believe the price has been reduced to somewhere around $250,000. Again, its a bargain and a very nice remodel of a very old structure. The interior is VERY nice and was also featured in several magazines.

[dismayed]

mturner, the house IS still for sale. It really is a bargain actually. Unfortunately I don't know if it's just not marketed right or if there just aren't enough buyers that want a more modern home. (I know there are but perhaps they prefer to build their own). Anyhow, the family name is correct however the husband passed away last year so its just the wife who is selling it. I believe the price has been reduced to somewhere around $250,000. Again, its a bargain and a very nice remodel of a very old structure. The interior is VERY nice and was also featured in several magazines.

Is the Fitzsimmons house in one of the pictures above that WSUcougz posted?

[wsucougz]

The Fitzsimmon house is the one with the stainless steel. The one for sale is the all brick one with the darker colored brick garage.

[soonerfan21]

If you want detailed info on the fitzsimmons home go to his website: fitzsimmons-arch.com. tells about the Okasian house (his house) plus other stuff he has done. very nice pics with extensive descriptions.