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Originally Posted by plinko
So with that height but only 54 floors, I'd assume that the building will be LEED certified or at least built in a manner similar to the Comcast Center in Philadelphia.
Hopefully the tower gets built...though with the current economy?
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It will be LEED Certified. And don't forget that OKC was ranked the most recession-proof American city. Also, Devon doesn't need financing.
Devon Energy (a company that most in OKC had no awareness of 7-8 years ago) has 1700 employees currently spread over downtown in 5 different buildings. This will consolidate them and allow for growth up to 3000 employees, which they expect to have by 2012 or soon after. They will be the sole tenant.
It includes a 10 story garage, meeting space, a six-story glass rotunda connecting it all, first-floor retail, and a park outside.
The rotunda is designed to fall right on the "Harvey Axis", a line that is being used as a focal point for redevelopment of a massive blighted area south of downtown. It will connect the OKC National Memorial to the Devon HQ, the Myriad Botanical Gardens, a new iconic central park, and the Oklahoma River on the south end.