OKC could get skyscraper twice as tall as Devon (Cushing: fit in, real estate market)

[brock2010]

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news...s/71937684007/

This will be crazy if/when this is built!

[Threestep2]

Maybe he should build it in Cali considering the housing crisis there.

[brock2010]

Originally Posted by Mortimer21

I don't mind if a well-off Californian wants to make Oklahoma see bigger, but I would sooner the tower be scaled back to 50 to 75 stories tall to fit in and balance out the OKC skyline better with the Devon Tower. The developer has said plans can change to make the tower shorter if demand is lower than what he expects.

Anyway, if construction on the new $5.5 billion refinery actually gets underway in Cushing in 2024, along with the $2+ billion amusement park in northeast Oklahoma, the 134-story or lower tower may look even more realistic.

I agree that it would look more in sync with the skyline if it was scaled back some.

[Indyguy50]

Trust me with the current real estate market and companies returning keys to the banks for major office towers in most major cities, what sense does it make to build a tower like this let alone in downtown OKC? This will never get built, at least not as rendered.

[Threestep2]

Originally Posted by Indyguy50

Trust me with the current real estate market and companies returning keys to the banks for major office towers in most major cities, what sense does it make to build a tower like this let alone in downtown OKC? This will never get built, at least not as rendered.

What do you know about OKC?

[oil capital]

Originally Posted by swake

This is so stupid. It tells me the whole project is a scam, not just this fourth tower.

Or the fourth tower was thrown in just to get publicity. Either way, neither the fourth tower, nor anything like it, are going to be built.

[tijlover]

Originally Posted by Mortimer21

I don't mind if a well-off Californian wants to make Oklahoma see bigger, but I would sooner the tower be scaled back to 50 to 75 stories tall to fit in and balance out the OKC skyline better with the Devon Tower. The developer has said plans can change to make the tower shorter if demand is lower than what he expects.

Anyway, if construction on the new $5.5 billion refinery actually gets underway in Cushing in 2024, along with the $2+ billion amusement park in northeast Oklahoma, the 134-story or lower tower may look even more realistic.

OK gets a lot of wind, right? I ran across someone who worked on the 102nd floor of the World Trade Center and on windy days, there's people who would get seasick, due to the swaying of the building.

And what's a condo or apartment without a balcony. Living with hermitically sealed windows?????????????????

[brock2010]

Details emerge on 1,750 ft tower in OKC
https://journalrecord.com/2023/12/de...own-okc-tower/

[Nyc1664]

A design revision calls for this building to be the tallest in the United States. It will be a mixed use residential and hotel skyscraper. Restaurants and an observation deck open to the public are planned for the top six floors.
https://archinect.com/news/article/1...esign-revision

[Oklahomie87]

There’s no way this building is getting built. As cool as it sounds I don’t know I’d want it to anyway. The Devon tower already looks a bit out of place amongst the other buildings. I’d love for them to build the three 345ft towers they have planned and then maybe 2 or 3 skyscrapers at around 500-800 feet a piece. That would drastically change our skyline; making it look more dense and look amazing.