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New garage, underground pedestrian tunnel extension planned for Bricktown
Friday, May 10, 2013 (24 reads)

Veteran Bricktown property owner Don Karchmer is in talks with city officials about building a 1,200- to 2,200-space garage in Bricktown with the possibility of offices or housing on the top floors..

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Renovation set to start on Mideke Building in Oklahoma City's Bricktown
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 (57 reads)

Renovation of Bricktown's Mideke Building into apartments is set to start next week following the successful sale of the century-old warehouse's top three floors.

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Millennials not waiting for their turn to transform downtown Oklahoma City
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 (21 reads)

Downtown Oklahoma City's leadership may skip a generation.

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Concert venue is set to open along Oklahoma River
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 (44 reads)

Howard Pollack, who lost a battle with the Oklahoma City Zoological Trust last year to continue operation of the Zoo Amphitheatre, is set to open a new concert venue along the Oklahoma River.

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Century Chest opening draws crowd in Oklahoma City
Thursday, April 25, 2013 (34 reads)

The chest had been entombed in the First Lutheran Church of Oklahoma City's basement for 100 years.

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Exhibit halls under Hudson Avenue seen as possible answer to Oklahoma City convention center design concerns
Thursday, April 25, 2013 (32 reads)

Architects and planners tasked with designing a new Oklahoma City convention center are pitching a new concept that would extend exhibit halls underneath Hudson Avenue to address concerns that the complex and a new conference hotel would create too big a barrier between the Myriad Gardens and future MAPS 3 Core to Shore park.

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Osler building's conversion to boutique hotel under way in Oklahoma City's Midtown
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 (69 reads)

After a two-year wait, Paul Coury is overseeing the transformation of the Osler Building in Oklahoma City's MidTown into a 55-room boutique hotel.

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Convention center design awaits decision on conference hotel site
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 (83 reads)

Planning for a new $250 million convention center south of downtown appears to hinge on uncertainty about where to build a desired 600-room conference hotel.

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Mayor Cornett Receives Urban Design Award (video)
Monday, March 25, 2013 (55 reads)

Mayor Mick Cornett recently accepted the Joseph P. Riley Jr. Award for Leadership in Urban Design at the American Architecture Foundation's (AAF) 2013 Accent on Architecture Gala. Mayor Cornett is credited with advancing quality of life projects through initiatives like Metropolitan Area Projects (MAPS), which are attracting businesses and industries from around the world.



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Developers Look to Make Bricktown More Residential
Monday, March 25, 2013 (96 reads)

Developers are finalizing plans for loft-style living at one historic Bricktown building, with a rent more people can afford.  Real estate firm Sperry Van Ness plans to turn the upper levels of the old Mideke Supply Building, at Main and Oklahoma, into a 36-unit apartment complex.

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