ASPIRATION RATHER THAN AN EXPECTATION. YEAH. JESS, EVERYONE KNOWS IN OKLAHOMA CITY THE DEVON TOWER IS THE TALLEST BUILDING BY FAR, BUT DEVELOPERS NOW ASPIRE TO BUILD A STRUCTURE TWICE AS HIGH, JUST A FEW BLOCKS SOUTHEAST RIGHT HERE IN LOWER BRICKTOWN. THESE ARE THE NEW RENDERINGS RELEASED TODAY, DRAWN BY AYO ARCHITECTS, SHOWING EARLY MOCK UPS OF THE BOARDWALK AT BRICKTOWN, AN ENTERTAINMENT, HOSPITALITY AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNED FOR LOWER BRICKTOWN. THE DEVELOPMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR CITY INCENTIVES. SO THE AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH THE DEVELOPER AT THE CITY IS THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE AT LEAST 900 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, AT LEAST $500 MILLION WORTH OF DEVELOPMENT. AND WHAT DEVELOPERS DIDN’T INITIALLY MENTION WAS PLANS FOR THIS. A 134 STORY LUXURY APARTMENT TOWER WITH MORE THAN 1500 UNITS FAR BEYOND WHAT’S NEEDED TO QUALIFY FOR INCENTIVES. THE RENDERINGS THAT THEY RECENTLY RELEASED WOULD BE MUCH MORE THAN THAT, AND WE HOPE THAT COMES TRUE. BUT AT A VERY MINIMUM. THE DEAL WE HAVE WITH THEM WOULD BE TO BUILD A $500 MILLION WORTH OF DEVELOPMENT. KEN SUTO, WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, POINTING OUT THE DEVELOPERS PLAN TO BUILD THE COMPLEX IN PHASES. SO THE REALITY OF THE SECOND TALLEST BUILDING IN THE COUNTRY BEING BUILT IN OKLAHOMA CITY, BOILS DOWN TO DEMAND. SO THEY WILL DEVELOP PORTIONS OF IT. SEE HOW YOU KNOW THE ROOMS ABSORB IN THE MARKET AND THEN BASED ON HOW THE MARKET LEADS THEM, THEY’LL BUILD ACCORDINGLY. AND THE DEVELOPER TELLS ME HE
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At this point, the tower is more of an aspiration rather than an expectation.
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Updated: 5:10 PM CST Dec 18, 2023
New renderings released on Monday show a building 134 stories tall, dwarfing our current skyline.At this point, the tower is more of an aspiration rather than an expectation. The Devon Tower is the tallest building in the city by far, but developers now aspire to build a tower twice as tall, a few blocks southeast in lower Bricktown.On Monday, the new renderings were released, drawn by AO Architects, showing early mockups of the Boardwalk at Bricktown, an entertainment, hospitality and residential development planned for lower Bricktown. The development has already been approved for city incentives.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here."So, the agreement we have with the developer at the city, is that they would provide at least 900 residential units, at least $500 million worth of development," Kenton Tsoodle with the Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City said.What developers didn't initially mention was plans for a 134-story luxury apartment tower with more than 1,500 units. It was far beyond what was needed to qualify for incentives."The renderings they recently released would be much more than that, and we hope that becomes true, but at the very minimum, the deal we have with them would be to build $500 million worth of development," Tsoodle said.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppTsoodle pointed out that developers plan to build the complex in phases, so the reality of the second-tallest building in the country being built in Oklahoma City boils down to demand."So they will develop portions of it, see how the rooms absorb in the market and based on how the market leads them, they’ll build accordingly," Tsoodle said.In terms of a timeline, the last KOCO 5 heard was construction wouldn't begin on the development for another year or two.Top HeadlinesPolice investigating bomb threat at northwest OKC synagogueInvestigation underway after woman stabbed in head in northwest Oklahoma CityFlorida zoo giving special care to Romeo and Juliet, '2 of the oldest living manatees'Viewer video shows semitrailer catching fire on Turner Turnpike in Creek CountyPerson dead, others injured after crash in Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY — New renderings released on Monday show a building 134 stories tall, dwarfing our current skyline.
At this point, the tower is more of an aspiration rather than an expectation. The Devon Tower is the tallest building in the city by far, but developers now aspire to build a tower twice as tall, a few blocks southeast in lower Bricktown.
On Monday, the new renderings were released, drawn by AO Architects, showing early mockups of the Boardwalk at Bricktown, an entertainment, hospitality and residential development planned for lower Bricktown. The development has already been approved for city incentives.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
"So, the agreement we have with the developer at the city, is that they would provide at least 900 residential units, at least $500 million worth of development," Kenton Tsoodle with the Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City said.
What developers didn't initially mention was plans for a 134-story luxury apartment tower with more than 1,500 units. It was far beyond what was needed to qualify for incentives.
"The renderings they recently released would be much more than that, and we hope that becomes true, but at the very minimum, the deal we have with them would be to build $500 million worth of development," Tsoodle said.
>> Download the KOCO 5 App
Tsoodle pointed out that developers plan to build the complex in phases, so the reality of the second-tallest building in the country being built in Oklahoma City boils down to demand.
"So they will develop portions of it, see how the rooms absorb in the market and based on how the market leads them, they’ll build accordingly," Tsoodle said.
In terms of a timeline, the last KOCO 5 heard was construction wouldn't begin on the development for another year or two.
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