(PROJECT) One Place Tower

[Townsend]

It's great to see dirt being moved at this site.  One less large surface parking lot in downtown.

Yup.  Now us Southies are going to be even more vexed.

[SXSW]

There is a nice rendering of the NW Mutual building on the TW site but I can't copy/paste the link.  It will be five stories with retail/restaurant space fronting Denver and 2nd.  There is also retail space fronting 2nd in the Cimarex Tower with the lobby's main entrance at 2nd & Cheyenne; the entrance to the 7 level parking garage is off Cheyenne.  The two office buildings will share walls and connect to each other so 2nd will have an uninterrupted street wall.  The 2nd St streetscape will be extended in this area.

The second phase of construction will begin next summer when they start the mixed-use building at 3rd & Denver and the hotel at 3rd & Cheyenne.  There will be an interior courtyard, from what I've heard, with a pool that will be shared between the apartments and hotel.  Restaurant space at the corner of 3rd & Denver.  Large hotel lobby and coffee shop likely at the corner of 3rd & Cheyenne.

Awesome project for downtown.  That and the Aloft will really improve the area around the BOK Center.

[DTowner]

Was the Northwest Mutual buidling always going to be 5 stories?  For some reason, I thought it was originally going to be 4.  Either way, I agree the rendering looks good and will make for a dramatic improvement to area.

[SXSW]

Here is the rendering.  Cimarex is to the east and the mixed-use residential is to the south.  As far as I know they haven't released any new renderings for the Cimarex Tower yet.  I've been told by a reliable source that it will be 230 ft. tall, nearly the same height as the Mayo Hotel. 

[ZYX]

I really like that rendering, but I really want to know what that tower will look like.

[TheArtist]

Here is the rendering.  Cimarex is to the east and the mixed-use residential is to the south.  As far as I know they haven't released any new renderings for the Cimarex Tower yet.  I've been told by a reliable source that it will be 230 ft. tall, nearly the same height as the Mayo Hotel.  

Nice render. Clean contemporary lines.  Hoping there are more ground level, fenestration/doors, though versus just one main entrance.  Especially if they are saying its going to be mixed use retail on the ground level.  Makes for a more lively streetscape.

[g20music]

The design is "OK", was expecting something more urban, they could have done better. Looks like something from the early 80's. Check out new renderings:



http://www.milesassociates.com/projects-details.aspx?projectid=37&ontheboards=1

[SXSW]

I don't think it's bad but more glass would make it look more contemporary.  It is too bad the NW Mutual building isn't taller to match the Cimarex Tower's parking garage.  I'm interested to see what the mixed-use apartments and hotel (the next two phases) will look like along 3rd..

[carltonplace]

The design is "OK", was expecting something more urban, they could have done better. Looks like something from the early 80's. Check out new renderings:



http://www.milesassociates.com/projects-details.aspx?projectid=37&ontheboards=1

Looks like a Hospital

[DTowner]

Does the 5-story parking garage limit what they can do, stylistically?

Also, this appears to show no street entrances along the entire length of 3rd, although there are some windows.  Does the slope of 3rd St. make it difficult to have retail fronting this area?  

[SXSW]

Looks like a Hospital

Miles + Associates designs a lot of hospitals.  Something like Children's Hospital in OKC looks better though IMO because of the extensive use of curtain walls.  Definitely glad this isn't a signature skyscraper but more of a filler building that will house a growing energy company (who could've moved out of downtown).

I think the area along 2nd will be the lobby with the main entrance at the corner and "retail" space along Cheyenne.  The majority of the "retail" space in this development will likely be along 3rd and along Denver.  A friend in OKC was telling me recently that Mickey Mantles steakhouse (in Bricktown) is looking at possibly opening a second location at One Place.  I don't know if it would be in the office part or in the mixed-use/hotel..

[Townsend]

The remainder of the slides make the building look more attractive.

[Weatherdemon]

The remainder of the slides make the building look more attractive.

Reminds me of St Johns.

[carltonplace]

^Yep, teeny windows.

[dsjeffries]

The remainder of the slides make the building look more attractive.

Just barely, if at all. +1 on the similarities between this building and hospitals. Also, let's talk about the wall lining Second St. some more... Some windows but no entrances? That entire block now has the grand possibility of becoming just like the rest of Second Street all the way to the Blue Dome: barren, with lots of blank concrete walls and the occasional parking garage entrance. If we are going to get serious about connecting all our disparate downtown districts, we need Second Street to be more than just a concrete wall. It needs to be engaging and encourage to pedestrians to keep walking instead of running to their cars.

This building has an opportunity to create a more lively, pedestrian-friendly Second Street. Let's not squander the chance we have.