Downtown Development Overview

[swake]

I've heard the Fairfield in the Arts District will get a new single level parking structure that will be over it's existing small lot to the east.  Construction starts early next year. 

Hopefully they will put storefronts at the ends by the street on the first floor.

[shavethewhales]

That will get them what, 30-40 more parking spots? Unless I am missing something. It's not a big lot and the ramps will take up a bunch of the space.

[shavethewhales]

OTASCO:


Davenport:


Ripley's is almost done.

111 Greenwood is progressing well. It seems to be mostly a stick built building, which is a little surprising.

Doesn't look like there's a lot of movement on the OKPOP museum just yet.

WPX is still a giant pit. Hard to see anything going on in the dark.

[MostSeriousness]

In the area of Otasco and Ripley's, from your last post.

New concept coming (I believe) in between Andolini's Sliced and the IDL Ballroom/Enso area. Shady Keys, dueling piano bar: https://www.facebook.com/shadykeystulsa/

[ComeOnBenjals]

Checked out the DGX this weekend. ( Opened early I guess?). I think it's going to be a huge hit. Much bigger than I was initially expecting. Had a decent selection of fresh produce and other food items. Some typical dry/boxed things in the selection as well. I would say it's more like a CVS than anything, lots of household items.  You're not going to be able to do all of your shopping there, but it certainly could save some trips out to 15th for Reasor's.  It was very crowded this weekend, if I lived downtown, I'd be visiting very frequently.


Thanks for the picture updates whale

[BKDotCom]

In the area of Otasco and Ripley's, from your last post.

New concept coming (I believe) in between Andolini's Sliced and the IDL Ballroom/Enso area. Shady Keys, dueling piano bar: https://www.facebook.com/shadykeystulsa/

Nope, this isn't a new concept.
I believe the unicorn club (just around the corner) at one point housed a dueling piano bar.  
Full moon cafe also used to do dueling pianos.
I think Cherokee / Hard Rock has/had a dueling piano bar

[buffalodan]

Nope, this isn't a new concept.
I believe Tulsa the unicorn club (just around the corner) at one point housed a dueling piano bar. 
Full moon cafe also used to do dueling pianos.

I forgot about Full moon cafe. I'm curious how well a dueling piano bar will do compared to a bar and grill that hosted dueling pianos a few times a month.

[MostSeriousness]

Nope, this isn't a new concept.
I believe the unicorn club (just around the corner) at one point housed a dueling piano bar.  
Full moon cafe also used to do dueling pianos.
I think Cherokee / Hard Rock has/had a dueling piano bar

I meant new in current state of downtown businesses. But noted - I know of a similar place in OKC that I hope this one has the same vibes and decor

[swake]

I meant new in current state of downtown businesses. But noted - I know of a similar place in OKC that I hope this one has the same vibes and decor

Dueling piano bars are the kinda thing that you go once, and it's fun and ok, but then you never feel the need to go back.

[TulsaGoldenHurriCAN]

I've heard the Fairfield in the Arts District will get a new single level parking structure that will be over it's existing small lot to the east.  Construction starts early next year. 

Here's the article on that:
https://www.tulsaworld.com/business/new-hotel-project-to-help-relieve-parking-stress-in-arts/article_8b6ee603-9a24-5ed7-8a31-18307936fea2.html

[TulsaGoldenHurriCAN]

That will get them what, 30-40 more parking spots? Unless I am missing something. It's not a big lot and the ramps will take up a bunch of the space.

Close. Article says 45 new spots and at a cost of $2.2 million! $49k/spot! I knew parking garages are expensive but didn't realize how much it would be just for a single-story add on.

Also says:

Fairfield also is undergoing a $1.2 million renovation, which is scheduled for completion in February, Hartman said.

Which is interesting considering how new it is. I'm guessing they're going to try to make some rooms more trendy in line with what people staying around there would want rather than just "hotel trendy" (which means some sort of faux modern look that was never actually in style and no one actually likes but is inexplicably the ubiquitous style for every new relatively nice hotel chain, especially in cool areas).

[Urban Enthusiast]

Took some pictures of the progress of some of the developments going on downtown the other day.

Davenport Lofts






WPX Not really much to see here.  Just a big hole in the ground.




The View Again, not much to see just yet.  Just some equipment and earth work.






111 Greenwood








The Goat restaurant Located in a newly renovated building in the East Village.  Corner of 3rd and Kenosha.

[shavethewhales]

Good stuff, thanks for keeping the photo updates going.

111 Greenwood is really taking off. Hard to get as excited for that location as I am for others, but it's a nice project.

I walked past Ripley's on NYE and it looks like it is ready to open. Not sure why they didnt try for a NYE opening, but maybe that would have been too difficult for a newly opened bar.

[Urban Enthusiast]

^ Thanks, and thank you for your continuous photo updates!

[SXSW]

VAST Bank will be finished soon along with In the Raw and The French Hen.  Excited to see WPX and The View go vertical this year.  Thinking about the next wave of developments, not a ton of information and/or confidence in these just yet:

Arts District
- GKFF mixed-use project at Easton & Boulder
- Hanson Brothers mixed-use project/brewery at Cameron & Main
- Renovation of Philbrook Downtown into the Bob Dylan Archive (still bummed we aren't going to see a new building for this..)
- GreenArch II office building at Archer & Greenwood

Blue Dome
- Santa Fe Square office building??  They have stated that is the next phase, then the residential portion
- PAC Annex residential and grocery store??
- OTASCO project at 3rd & Cincinnati finishing up by the end of the year

East Village
- Redevelopment of the NORDAM site by Brickhugger??

Deco District
- Renovation of the Reunion Building (4th & Main) into apartments
- Renovation of the Holarud Building (3rd & Main) into offices