Business District



Map Scale 1:3000
Updated 1/18/09

# Name Type Floors Status # Units Space (s.f)
1 Renaissance by Marriott H 15 Complete 311h

The Renaissance by Marriott was completed in 2000 by John Q. Hammons.

2 Devon Tower O+Rt 54 Proposed 1,200,000

Devon Energy Corp announced plans in 2009 to build a new world headquarters, designed by architechture firm Pickard Chilton. At 925 feet and 54 stories, it will be the tallest building in Oklahoma and the fifth tallest building west of the Mississipi River. The project includes the tower, a podium with office space and retail, a large public plaza, and an auditorium. Devon will also expand the West City Center garage to 10-stories and use it exclusively for their employees.

3 Skirvin Hilton H+Rt 14 Complete 225h

The Skirvin Hotel, built in 1911 and expanded in 1930, had fallen into disrepair after its closing in 1988. In 2004, renovations started to turn the hotel into a Hilton. Historic detailing was preserved and recreated throughout the hotel and it opened in 2007. The Park Harvey Grill, Red Piano Lounge, and Painted Door are retail tenants.

Doug Loudenback of DougDawgz Blog has great posts covering the construction, final results, and grand reopening of the renovation.

4 The Colcord H+Rt 12 Complete 108h

The Colcord building was built in 1910 as the first skyscraper in Oklahoma City. It was an office building for 90 years before being renovated by Coury Properties into a boutique hotel. After a $16 million renovation, it opened in fall of 2006. Soleil restaurant and XO Lounge are retail tenants.

5 First National Renovations O+Rt 32 U/C

The building was completed in December of 1931 as the city's tallest building. It remained the tallest until the construction of the Chase Tower. With modern annexes, it has over one million square feet of leasable space. In 2006 California investors purchased the building and began updating office space and planning additional renvoations.

6 125 Park O 5 Complete 25,000

This building renovation by Precor Ruffin provided the first office condominiums in Oklahoma City.

7 Chamber of Commerce Building O 4 Proposed 50,000

In 2008 the Chamber of Commerce revealed plans to build a headquarters building on Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority property at 4th and Broadway designed by Frankfurt Short Bruza. The property will feature a green-glass building with a plaza and video board. The building has been met with criticism because of its relatively suburban style site plan.

Click here for a video rendering or here for the official Chamber of Commerce information site on the building.

8 Carnegie Center R+O+Rt 4 U/C 18r

Formerly the city's downtown library, the building will be converted by developer Judy Hatfield into residential, office, and retail condominiums with indoor parking and a roof deck. The expansive $10 million renovation will include substantial exterior changes.

9 The Park Harvey R+Rt 17 Complete 162r 170,000

The Park Harvey Center was constructed as offices in 1957. In 2007 it was reopened by Gardner Tanenbaum after a $16 million renovation with 162 rental units and ground-floor retail space, including the Park Harvey Athletic Club and Gaijin Sushi.

10 Downtown Library P 4 Complete

The newest library in the Metropolitan Library System, the Ronald J. Norick Library was funded by Metropolitan Area Projects and became the new flagship library of the system. It features an Oklahoma room containing books and documents dating back to the state's territorial era. The 1st Edition Cafe is on the first floor.

11 City Center Garage P 6 Complete

The 6-level parking garages connected by skywalks were added to the Galleria parking deck, adding 1,000 parking spaces to downtown. The West garage will be a part of the Devon Tower development, as Devon adds five floors and reclads it with a curtain wall.



Abbreviations
R = Residential Rt= Retail O= Office H= Hotel P= Public

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