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East Bricktown housing, retail development designs unveiled, site preparation continues
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 (8 reads)

Removal of contaminated soil, relocation of underground water lines, and the first glimpse at designs are marking a significant step toward realization of what will ultimately be a $70 million mixed-use development in east Bricktown.

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Oklahoma City prepares to hire consultants to look at funding for convention hotel
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 (7 reads)

The Oklahoma City Council on Tuesday is set to consider paying $100,000 to Public Financial Management to draw up potential funding plans for a convention hotel.

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Work set to start on $20 million second phase for Maywood Apartments in Oklahoma City
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 (8 reads)

Developers Ron Bradshaw and Charlie Nicholas are set to start on $20 million, 160-unit second phase for Maywood Apartments in Oklahoma City. The development will include restoration of an 80-year-old former Conoco station that has been home to Bricktown Auto Bath for the past 28 years.

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New garage, underground pedestrian tunnel extension planned for Bricktown
Friday, May 10, 2013 (58 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 (85 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 (42 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 (82 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 (51 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 (60 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 (86 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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