Brady District

[Hoss]

Posted on FB by Hey Mambo:

And if I'm not mistaken, any pad used as a heliport has to be registered with the FAA.  I'll be watching for any registries.

[DolfanBob]

Other than loss of his job. Did anything else come out of ol boy clipping their satellite truck and destroying the first skynews 6 ?

[Townsend]

TULSA, Oklahoma --  SkyNews6 has landed at its new home in downtown for the first time.

Our helicopter landed at its new hangar on Thursday.

Having SkyNews6 right in our backyard will let us respond even faster to breaking news, severe weather and other big events.

The hangar is the first phase of our move to a new property in the Brady District.

Next up is a transmission tower, then work will begin on our new studio.

http://www.newson6.com/story/15173282/skynews6-lands-at-its-new-home-in-downtown-tulsa

[DowntownDan]

I'm glad to hear the new building is still in the works.  I thought I'd read that it had been abandoned with Griffen consolidated in OKC.

[Townsend]

I'm glad to hear the new building is still in the works.  I thought I'd read that it had been abandoned with Griffen consolidated in OKC.

I was under that impression as well but sometimes even Tulsanow posters are off the mark a bit.

[TheTed]

I thought they had been using that helipad for a few weeks now, haven't they? I saw it flying directly over ONEOK Field a few times. Thought it was flying to and from the helipad there.

Also, the Mathews Warehouse is looking good. They've got most of it down to brick now. No more ugly tan colored coating atop the bricks. They've been burning the midnight oil sandblasting (or some kind of blasting).

[Townsend]

I wasn't really sure what to do here so...future Brady development?

http://www.ktul.com/story/15368183/jail-on-lockdown?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter


Man Says He Will Blow Up The Jail

A bomb scare at the Tulsa County Jail has authorities blocking off areas.

Details are still coming in as the scene continues to develop but Tulsa's Channel 8's Latoya Silmon confirms Tulsa County Sheriff's Deputies have the parking lot blocked off at the Jail Downtown.

The building is located at 300 North Denver.

Just after 11 a.m. the 911 dispatcher took an anonymous call from a man saying he was going to blow up the jail. The caller did not give any other specifics. The Tulsa Bomb Squad brought in a bomb sniffing dog to investigate. Authorities said the dog should move through the facility pretty quick.

Due to the screening process investigators do not believe a device made it into the jail area however they are worried about the public access area and surrounding perimeter.

The jail currently has 1600 inmates.

We will continue to update this story as it develops

[TheArtist]

I wasn't really sure what to do here so...future Brady development?

As in they might build a new or different jail?

[Townsend]

As in they might build a new or different jail?

Well if it'd have to be another jail at least make it deco?

[TheArtist]

Well if it'd have to be another jail at least make it deco?

Aaaabsolutely! 

[we vs us]

More info on the Griffin Communications site:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=52&articleid=20110910_52_E6_Griffi280427

Griffin eyes new building
Preliminary plans are to headquarter its TV operations in the Brady District.
By KYLE ARNOLD World Staff Writer
Published: 9/10/2011  1:56 AM
Last Modified: 9/10/2011  6:04 AM

Griffin Communications is drawing plans to build an $11.8 million headquarters in the Brady District where the company's two local television stations would be based.

However, Griffin Communications President and CEO David Griffin said the company is moving cautiously on the project and that he is not 100 percent certain if or when construction will start.

Griffin Communications owns CBS affiliate KOTV and CW affiliate KQCW along with the related websites.

The plan comes four years after the Oklahoma City-based company announced, then canceled, plans to build a $25 million facility in Tulsa. David Griffin said the recession forced the company to scrap its plans at the time, but the desire for a new facility remained alive.

The new headquarters, according to a building permit filed with the city of Tulsa, would be located at 303 N. Boston Ave. and encompass about 60,000 square feet.

It would bring Griffin Communications' entities in Tulsa under one roof. They currently are housed in three buildings across the metro area.

David Griffin declined to provide details on the new facility, saying the project is still uncertain. However, he said he hopes to have more specific information in the coming weeks.

Griffin Communications also owns CBS affiliate KWTV in Oklahoma City.

Sounds like the new proposal is smaller than originally intended, by approx $14M.  There's a lot of hesitance projected in the article, but I wonder why it wouldn't go forward at this point?  I mean, you build a high-profile helipad and then . . . what, leave it in the middle of an empty city block? I'm betting the deal's a go. 

[Townsend]

http://www.newson6.com/story/15605849/griffin-communications-to-buil

TULSA, Oklahoma -- David Griffin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the News On 6's parent company Griffin Communications announced today that construction will begin Tuesday on a new state-of-the-art media center in Tulsa.

The new facility in Tulsa's Brady District is scheduled for completion in late 2012.

In making today's announcement, Mr. Griffin says the building represents a significant milestone for Griffin Communications and reinforces the company's deep commitment to Tulsa and Green Country.

The 57,000-square-foot facility will occupy three acres in the Brady District. Mr. Griffin emphasized the company's pride in remaining in the heart of the community it serves.

[Jeff P]

Glad to see the KOTV project finally moving forward.

Looks fantastic.

[carltonplace]

It was nice of George Keiser to make such a nice front yard for them.

[ZYX]

Glad to see this finally confirmed. Nice renderings, although I would have liked for it to have been pushed out to the street. I know I say it all the time, but the Brady District is just booming.