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Forbes ranks OKC in top ten

spikemedic — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:30:41 +0000

What are some detail regarding the American Fidelity Insurance?

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DEVON TOWER l 925 feet l 1.9 mil sq. ft. l 54 stories

jbrown84 — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:39:03 +0000

http://www.newsok.com/devon-shortens-plans...ead_story_title

Updated plans have the tower now at 50 stories, down from 54. There are conflicting reports on the height. Some saying 908' and some saying 850'. Change is not a downsizing. Space is the same. Floor height was decrease by a couple feet/floor. They also decided to build their data center at Will Rogers World Airport instead of on this site. Construction is on schedule with site work beginning in October this year.

New renderings:

Bricktown sign on Sheridan

The Escapists — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:47:55 +0000

I was hoping someone out here in OKC would have a photo of the Bricktown sign on the bridge on Sheridan.... I have a couple from the internet but they're not good shots.

Anyone?

DEVON TOWER l 925 feet l 1.9 mil sq. ft. l 54 stories

Architect — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:28:29 +0000

nibletodell, on Mar 5 2009, 11:35 AM, said:

Looking at the nighttime rendering it looks like the "crown" of the building is not in use, and counting the floors it seems to be about 60 floors including the mech of the crown. Also standard floor heights for LEED buildings are considerably higher than a building built in 1983 like Bofa in Dallas.

Actually, floor-to-floor heights in LEED buildings are often LOWER if underfloor air distribution system is used. That's one of the stated benefits. Again, I can't seem to rectify the floor count with the stated height.

DEVON TOWER l 925 feet l 1.9 mil sq. ft. l 54 stories

nibletodell — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:35:44 +0000

DEVON TOWER l 925 feet l 1.9 mil sq. ft. l 54 stories

Architect — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:58:51 +0000

Very nice tower architecturally, and a nice addition to OKC.

Question though: how can this be proposed as being 925' tall with only 54 floors? The BOA Plaza in Dallas that was referenced is 72 stories tall at 921'. Metropolitan Tower in Little Rock is 40 stories at 550' - how could this building, with only 14 more floors, be almost twice as tall? There is not an architectural "tower" element as shown that could make up for this discrepancy.

DEVON TOWER l 925 feet l 1.9 mil sq. ft. l 54 stories

The Voice of Reason — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:01:47 +0000

I think the price of crude oil is more of an obstacle than the credit markets right now.

many of the big energy companies set infrastructure budgets, and debt loads based on oil prices of ~$75 a barrel, so right now energy companies are sweating a little hoping prices creep back up a little so they do not spend their cash reserves waiting for the prices to climb back.

The soverign wealth funds from the middle east are all in the same place, and there is a real chance some of these huge finds will struggle if the prices to not improve (but i am fine with them struggling and the oil prices remaining low)

DEVON TOWER l 925 feet l 1.9 mil sq. ft. l 54 stories

tombarnes — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:22:36 +0000

Has there been any news on this project? It is certainly impressive, but I wonder whether or not the current credit market may have delayed this project.

DEVON TOWER l 925 feet l 1.9 mil sq. ft. l 54 stories

buckett5425 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:08:53 +0000

This is an awesome tower! I really hope the economy and credit markets dont delay or stop this project. Good luck yall, get it built!

DEVON TOWER l 925 feet l 1.9 mil sq. ft. l 54 stories

radiostatic102 — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:12:39 +0000

This is great! I'm from Oklahoma (Perry, close to Stillwater). We would always drive to OKC for any kind of shopping (60 miles one way! Phew!) And that would be quite often. So I have been really proud to see OKC come into its own. The renaissance it's going through makes me so glad!

I live in Orlando now, which has been experiencing positive growth, and its downtown has seen substantial growth with skyscrapers (some of them rather awkward, but oh well!) but this is just icing on the cake to see my home state doing so well.

Tulsans will be green with envy. They've always ever had the tallest building. Oooo... LOL!

DEVON TOWER l 925 feet l 1.9 mil sq. ft. l 54 stories

jbrown84 — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:44:18 +0000

54 floors

925 feet

1.9 million sf

I'll also point out that at 925', this will be taller than Dallas' tallest, Bank of America Plaza.

New casino

stv — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:20:18 +0000

I have been looking around Oklahoma in anticipating a posible more back there. I read that one of the indian tribes had purchased land in Kay County to build a casino. Anyone know much about this area? It is north of Oklahoma City just off of highway 35.

Blackwell, Tonkawa, and Ponca City are the largest towns there. What is the news about the area, climate, economy, schools, recreation, diversity etc

Thanks for any input,
Steve

Pawhuska

tombarnes — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:09:28 +0000

Good question. I don't think there are many buildings of this size in Pawhuska, but I could be wrong. pawhuska enjoyed quite a remarkable boom during the 1920's when oil was discovered on Osage land nearby. There were even branches of Fifth Avenue stores which catered to the newly rich Osage. This, of course, didn't last forever.

Here is a photo gallery at the town's website. A few substantial buildings are shown, but there must be more. Note that the hotel shown in the gallery is the original section of the Duncan which burned in the early 1980's.

Pawhuska.com

Pawhuska

Southron — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:04:41 +0000

It would be a shame to see this old building demolished. I wonder how many other 5-story or taller urban buildings are in Pawhuska.

New Devon HQ?

Southron — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:44:27 +0000

I was curious and found the article in The Oklahoman. Good to read that the Devon CEO doesn't want any windswept plazas around the building. Sounds like a great potential project -- a new tallest and a good urban building. Congrats to OKC!

Devon plans downtown skyscraper

New Devon HQ?

Southron — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:37:23 +0000

okie4life, on Mar 13 2008, 02:55 PM, said:

Hmm...I guess the rumors were right based off of today's announcement. Should be a beauty of a building.

What were the details of the announcement today?

New Devon HQ?

okie4life — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:55:02 +0000

Okie, on Oct 6 2006, 03:31 PM, said:

Must have mixed that up with the news of Devon's new auxillary headquarters at the airport. Devon is publicly uninterested in anything like that.

Hmm...I guess the rumors were right based off of today's announcement. Should be a beauty of a building.

Pawhuska

tombarnes — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:11:31 +0000

Duncan Hotel, Pawhuska

The Duncan Hotel was originally built at the end of the 19th century and was later expanded with a new addition in the oil boom of the mid-1920's. The original section of the hotel was destroyed by fire in the early 1980's and was demolished, leaving the later addition to stand alone. According to the Pawhuska Chamber of Commerce, the building sits vacant and is for sale. It may be in danger of demolition if a buyer is not found soon. Here are a few photographs of the building sent to me by the PCC. All photos are courtesy of the Pawhuska Chamber of Commerce and have been used with their express permission.

Oklahoma Picture of the Day

tombarnes — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:39:00 +0000

Duncan Hotel, Pawhuska, 2007

The Duncan Hotel is in danger of demolition.

Used with the permission of the owner TB

Friday night entertainment in OKC

abbey — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:09:51 +0000

Hey! If you're looking for something to do tomorrow night,
you might want to come out and listen to some of the great music we've got floating around town!

Vannadine and Arbor Chase will be at The Conservatory, which is located at 8911 Western.
Alcohol will be served, and entrance is only $8.
It all starts at 8!