Comments on: The Flatiron http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/02/25/the-flatiron/ The Oklahoman's Steve Lackmeyer covers downtown OKC brick by brick. Thu, 16 May 2013 02:42:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: imagiNATIVEamerica » Brandon Specketer: A Native Talent http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/02/25/the-flatiron/comment-page-1/#comment-75 imagiNATIVEamerica » Brandon Specketer: A Native Talent Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:51:22 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/02/25/the-flatiron/#comment-75 [...] be the exemplar urban mixed-use development in Oklahoma City (you can check out some renderings at OKC Central). That said, it is always fun to see another person’s vision for the city and what Specketer [...]

]]> By: slackmeyer http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/02/25/the-flatiron/comment-page-1/#comment-74 slackmeyer Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:35:40 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/02/25/the-flatiron/#comment-74 Old Downtown Guy, somebody did get the metal buildings from Jim Fentris. Here’s the inside scoop (at least what I can share): a prominent developer with a project underway within 100 feet of the corner tried to buy the corner and had some ambitious plans. But Smith-Roberts got it first, added parking just to the north of the metal building and as they say, that is that. As for the roofing business, I hear that may be soon be history.

]]> By: The.Old.Downtown.Guy http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/02/25/the-flatiron/comment-page-1/#comment-73 The.Old.Downtown.Guy Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:40:15 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/02/25/the-flatiron/#comment-73 The area is definitely starting to look like a neighborhood. The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is doing a showhouse in one of the Maywood Townhomes that opens in late March and will be a good draw for people to go have a closer look at the development.

Steve, Too bad your semi-arial photo doesn’t show Stan Caroll’s fabulous . . . fabulous . . . fabulous sculpture at First and Oklahoma. The finest piece of outdoor sculpture in Oklahoma IMO . . . a must see for all urbanites and art huggers.

Lastly, when is someone going to buy those butt-ugly metal buildings north of Calvery Church from Jim Fentris and get something going on that site. A prime example of what poorly thought out and administered zoning regs can allow someone with no architectural sensabilities or regard for civic appearance to build in order to make a few bucks. Fentris also thought that rebuilding the Walnut Avenue bridge was a bad idea. The big metal looser in your photo is/was a roofing supply business and is another example of what can happen when The City Planning Department is asleep at the zoning rebulations switch. Hopefully we have turned that corner.

]]> By: Shane http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/02/25/the-flatiron/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Shane Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:58:24 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/02/25/the-flatiron/#comment-72 That’s beautiful! Thanks Steve.

Maywood Park/The Triangle is going to be a very dense, very cool place- very soon. I can’t wait to see all of these projects come together as a whole.

]]> By: slackmeyer http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/02/25/the-flatiron/comment-page-1/#comment-71 slackmeyer Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:47:10 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/02/25/the-flatiron/#comment-71 Yes, these are new renderings.

]]> By: wsucougz http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/02/25/the-flatiron/comment-page-1/#comment-70 wsucougz Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:29:32 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/02/25/the-flatiron/#comment-70 Whoa… I’m assuming those are the new renderings. Also, love the pic of the neighborhood. Hopefully Block 42 sales continue to go well, as this could be directly affected.

Great post.

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