What OKC will look like in 2012

SRG · November 23rd, 2009, 01:00 PM

Here's what OKC will look like in 2012, once the 850-ft tall Devon Tower is complete. The only change shown in this rendering, produced by the developer of rezoneOKC.com (who also posts on here), is that Devon is added. There are some newer developments just recently completed to the north of downtown (that you don't see in too many existing skyline shots) that fill in the cityscape north of Bricktown and Downtown giving it a contiguous urban look.

Of course there could be other skyline changes before the time Devon is finished, and the biggest changes will continue to be in the streets and inside the office buildings themselves, where OKC's office vacancy rate is going down and vibrancy has returned to the streets of Downtown OKC. Every downtown street is being redesigned right now for a large streetscaping project that needs to be finished by the completion of Devon Tower--in a coordinated effort to completely reinvent Downtown from top to bottom by 2012.

There will also be parks out of the view of this shot, to the south (left) of view--starting with the Myriad Gardens across the street from the Ford Center, which are getting a complete makeover. The Myriad Gardens will have new amenities like a large lawn for an amphitheater and recreational activities, new LED lights in Crystal Bridge, a dog area, a year round ice rink, more fountains, restaurants, new plazas, etc etc (think of it as taking a traditional botanical gardens and turning it into a smaller, more compact, version of Houston's Discovery Greens).. Then will be the MAPS 3 park which will serve as the Central Park for Downtown OKC, and it will be a larger version of the Discovery Green in Houston.

By 2012 either the convention center will have started construction or the electric streetcar tracks will be going in (both are also MAPS3 ballot initiatives that the public is going to overwhelmingly approve Dec 8th). More major projects continue to start, many coming out of nowhere it seems, in the Oklahoma Health Center--where several mid rises are currently under construction (the OHC starts 5 blocks northeast from Bricktown, so virtually behind where this view is from)

Suffice it to say, OKC won't even be recognizable in 2012.

Dale · November 23rd, 2009, 07:20 PM

Questions:

(1) has it been decided where the new convention center will be built ?

(2) what will they do with the Cox Center after that ?

Also, I read somewhere that IRS is going to build something in the 'Galleria area.'

dmoor82 · November 23rd, 2009, 10:18 PM

if MAPS3 passes look for a highrise hotel to also be added to the OKC skyline!

TimbaSlp · November 24th, 2009, 03:31 AM

Not recognizable? It's not recognizable to anyone outside of OK cuz no one cares.

That cartoon shows OK City with one tall building that looks out of place.
In 2012 Oklahoma will look the same with one taller building (if finished).

Kind of like a less-dense Toledo.... but newer with one really tall building.

dmoor82 · November 24th, 2009, 04:08 AM

Timbaslp?with all your 29 post!Have you ever been to OKC!I have been to Toledo,and to compare the two is NUTS!although Toledo's skyline is great for it's size!And this so called cartoon is a rendering,set into Google Earth!BTW OKC's NW Expressway skyline is taller and larger than Toledos!OKC has 3 skylines! DT,NW exp,Medical district!And you know why I know you've never been here? you refer to OKC as Oklahoma The State!I see you dont have your location posted under your screen name!Where are you from?I bet you I can find something nice to say about your city!I CARE!

Nic · November 24th, 2009, 04:31 AM

If it were up to Cashville.

Classof2010 · November 24th, 2009, 05:15 AM

Oklahoma City will be easily recognizable in 2012. It's only 3 years away. It'll be unrecognizable if Nic's prediction is true. Ihatemyself for that. Lmao.

Dale · November 24th, 2009, 05:24 AM

Anybody want to take a whack at my questions ?

dmoor82 · November 24th, 2009, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale

Questions:

(1) has it been decided where the new convention center will be built ?

(2) what will they do with the Cox Center after that ?

Also, I read somewhere that IRS is going to build something in the 'Galleria area.'

Dale, I will try to answer your questions as best as I can! I'll take a crack at it! #1 no not yet #2still be in use #3??? sorry I dont know! I think SRG or other OKC posters could give you a better answer! sorry

okcpulse · November 24th, 2009, 05:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale

Anybody want to take a whack at my questions ?

The new convention center will be built in the Core To Shore corridor. The Cox Convention Center will likely remain as an overflow arena for sporting events such as Big 12 tournaments and NCAA regionals.

Nic · November 24th, 2009, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale

Questions:

(1) has it been decided where the new convention center will be built ?

In Tulsa, as OKC has recently annexed that city.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale

(2) what will they do with the Cox Center after that ?

Use it as a temporary place to house the hordes of people moving to OKC. It's necessary until the hundreds of thousands of needed new housing units can be constructed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale

Also, I read somewhere that IRS is going to build something in the 'Galleria area.'

And? Every institution imaginable is building in OKC. What's your point?

Dale · November 24th, 2009, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nic

In Tulsa, as OKC has recently annexed that city.

Use it as a temporary place to house the hordes of people folks moving to OKC. It's necessary until the hundreds of thousands of needed new housing units can be constructed.

And? Every institution imaginable is building in OKC. What's your point?

Well, my immediate point would be to note that, for whatever reason, OKC threads seem to illicit nervous activity on your part.

Dale · November 24th, 2009, 05:46 AM

Thanks, dmoor and pulse.

Nic · November 24th, 2009, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale

Well, my immediate point would be to note that, for whatever reason, OKC threads seem to illicit nervous activity on your part.

Really?

Dale · November 24th, 2009, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nic

Really?

Really.

Nic · November 24th, 2009, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale

Really.

You presumptuous sob, you got it all wrong!

Dale · November 24th, 2009, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nic

You presumptuous sob, you got it all wrong!

Photo of poster named Nic capturing his nervous activity:

Nic · November 24th, 2009, 06:05 AM

Dale, please refrain from further douchebaggery henceforth. Your cooperation would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Cashville · November 24th, 2009, 06:11 AM

How is the Dale character still around? Seems he starts an argument in every thread he posts in.

shane453 · November 24th, 2009, 06:17 AM

The visual change to the skyline will not be that dramatic, other than the addition of Devon Tower and maybe a convention hotel to the south of downtown. The real changes by 2020 or so will be the addition of streetcar, enormous park, and all of the new housing and retail projected to be constructed. Thinking back to 1990, yes, by 2020 downtown OKC will be an almost unrecognizable urban environment from a street level. Things are very different already and they are going to get even more different.

November 24th, 2009, 04:08 AM	#5
dmoor82 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Oklahoma City,Oklahoma Posts: 274	Timbaslp?with all your 29 post!Have you ever been to OKC!I have been to Toledo,and to compare the two is NUTS!although Toledo's skyline is great for it's size!And this so called cartoon is a rendering,set into Google Earth!BTW OKC's NW Expressway skyline is taller and larger than Toledos!OKC has 3 skylines! DT,NW exp,Medical district!And you know why I know you've never been here? you refer to OKC as Oklahoma The State!I see you dont have your location posted under your screen name!Where are you from?I bet you I can find something nice to say about your city!I CARE! Last edited by dmoor82; November 24th, 2009 at 05:25 AM.

November 24th, 2009, 05:15 AM	#7
Classof2010 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 297	Oklahoma City will be easily recognizable in 2012. It's only 3 years away. It'll be unrecognizable if Nic's prediction is true. Ihatemyself for that. Lmao. __________________ Life is divine chaos. Embrace it and let the chips fall where they may .

November 24th, 2009, 06:17 AM	#20
shane453 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,064	The visual change to the skyline will not be that dramatic, other than the addition of Devon Tower and maybe a convention hotel to the south of downtown. The real changes by 2020 or so will be the addition of streetcar, enormous park, and all of the new housing and retail projected to be constructed. Thinking back to 1990, yes, by 2020 downtown OKC will be an almost unrecognizable urban environment from a street level. Things are very different already and they are going to get even more different. __________________ RezoneOKC.com - Urban Infill and Development in OKC OKC Development News

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November 23rd, 2009, 01:00 PM	#1
SRG keep jivin. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: I ♥ Calgary Posts: 3,742	What OKC will look like in 2012 Here's what OKC will look like in 2012, once the 850-ft tall Devon Tower is complete. The only change shown in this rendering, produced by the developer of rezoneOKC.com (who also posts on here), is that Devon is added. There are some newer developments just recently completed to the north of downtown (that you don't see in too many existing skyline shots) that fill in the cityscape north of Bricktown and Downtown giving it a contiguous urban look. Of course there could be other skyline changes before the time Devon is finished, and the biggest changes will continue to be in the streets and inside the office buildings themselves, where OKC's office vacancy rate is going down and vibrancy has returned to the streets of Downtown OKC. Every downtown street is being redesigned right now for a large streetscaping project that needs to be finished by the completion of Devon Tower--in a coordinated effort to completely reinvent Downtown from top to bottom by 2012. There will also be parks out of the view of this shot, to the south (left) of view--starting with the Myriad Gardens across the street from the Ford Center, which are getting a complete makeover. The Myriad Gardens will have new amenities like a large lawn for an amphitheater and recreational activities, new LED lights in Crystal Bridge, a dog area, a year round ice rink, more fountains, restaurants, new plazas, etc etc (think of it as taking a traditional botanical gardens and turning it into a smaller, more compact, version of Houston's Discovery Greens).. Then will be the MAPS 3 park which will serve as the Central Park for Downtown OKC, and it will be a larger version of the Discovery Green in Houston. By 2012 either the convention center will have started construction or the electric streetcar tracks will be going in (both are also MAPS3 ballot initiatives that the public is going to overwhelmingly approve Dec 8th). More major projects continue to start, many coming out of nowhere it seems, in the Oklahoma Health Center--where several mid rises are currently under construction (the OHC starts 5 blocks northeast from Bricktown, so virtually behind where this view is from) Suffice it to say, OKC won't even be recognizable in 2012. __________________ until further notice i will be going out of my way to correct the spelling typos of people that annoy me on this forum.. my sites: http://www.downtownontherange.blogspot.com/ & http://www.okmet.org/

November 23rd, 2009, 07:20 PM	#2
Dale Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Orlando,FL Posts: 5,608	Questions: (1) has it been decided where the new convention center will be built ? (2) what will they do with the Cox Center after that ? Also, I read somewhere that IRS is going to build something in the 'Galleria area.' Last edited by Dale; November 23rd, 2009 at 08:48 PM.

November 23rd, 2009, 10:18 PM	#3
dmoor82 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Oklahoma City,Oklahoma Posts: 274	if MAPS3 passes look for a highrise hotel to also be added to the OKC skyline!

November 24th, 2009, 03:31 AM	#4
TimbaSlp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 38	Not recognizable? It's not recognizable to anyone outside of OK cuz no one cares. That cartoon shows OK City with one tall building that looks out of place. In 2012 Oklahoma will look the same with one taller building (if finished). Kind of like a less-dense Toledo.... but newer with one really tall building.

November 24th, 2009, 04:31 AM	#6
Nic Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 970	If it were up to Cashville.

November 24th, 2009, 05:24 AM	#8
Dale Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Orlando,FL Posts: 5,608	Anybody want to take a whack at my questions ?

November 24th, 2009, 05:46 AM	#13
Dale Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Orlando,FL Posts: 5,608	Thanks, dmoor and pulse.

November 24th, 2009, 06:05 AM	#18
Nic Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 970	Dale, please refrain from further douchebaggery henceforth. Your cooperation would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

November 24th, 2009, 06:11 AM	#19
Cashville Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 875	How is the Dale character still around? Seems he starts an argument in every thread he posts in.