OKLAHOMA CITY | Legends Tower | 1,907 FT | 134 FLOORS | VISION

[observation deck]

I have been summoned. Who among you dared to wake me from my

wait... you want to put me WHERE!??

[observation deck]

i am NOT going to oklahoma

[observation deck]

Originally Posted by ArchGuy1

A 1,000 foot Legends Tower should still include an observation deck and restaurant on top as the Devon Energy Center has a restaurant on top and many people were curious about an observation deck on top of the Devon Energy Center when it was under construction. Showd you that Oklahoma City, along with New York City are certainly the two cities in the United States where the market for observation decks as part of projects where tall buildings dominate the skyline exist. The CEB Tower in Arlington, Virginia that was built in 2018 also has an observation deck open to the public on the top floor.

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Do not utter my name ever, let alone four times in a post. I will NEVER come to Oklahoma, and you cant make me.

Originally Posted by Shakespeare2016

I like obserrations decks/areas.

Youre on thin ice too bud. I think the Wichita aerospace industry needs to fiigure out how to put bolts in correctly before we talk about a monument

[observation deck]

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[jbermingham123]

Originally Posted by ArchGuy1

Showd you that Oklahoma City, along with New York City are certainly the two cities in the United States where the market for observation decks as part of projects where tall buildings dominate the skyline exist.

Lets all have a moment of silence for this absolute stunner of a sentence

[Altoic]

"VISION" Just wait and see. It'll be built, with an observation deck too.

[observation deck]

Originally Posted by Altoic

"VISION" Just wait and see. It'll be built, with an observation deck too.

[Shakespeare2016]

Originally Posted by observation deck

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Do not utter my name ever, let alone four times in a post. I will NEVER come to Oklahoma, and you cant make me.



Youre on thin ice too bud. I think the Wichita aerospace industry needs to fiigure out how to put bolts in correctly before we talk about a monument

Whatever dude! If OKC can have a 134 story 1,907 foot building then why the hell cant Wichita have an icon around 550 feet tall? It 8s 2024 it is about time Wichita does something and I am dead serious.

[Shakespeare2016]

Originally Posted by observation deck

Another thing are tallest building has no observation area of any kind. I would go to the roof of that building if I could.

[Altoic]

Burying the legends tower in VISIONS is not cool beans..

[Alpha Sky]

A proposal in Oklahoma is in motion to build the tallest skyscraper in the U.S., which could potentially take the title away from the World Trade Center in NYC. This Oklahoma tower could reach 1907 feet tall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvlfU9XBlEc

[NYguy]

^ Late to the party. I'll merge with the other thread.

[Hot Rod]

Not sure why this proposal is buried but check out the latest interview, skip to 12:32.

https://videos.oeta.tv/video/february-9-2024-yt2ika/

Might want to move this back to proposals.

[datsdatcharlie]

I Have a question, where can i find the permit filed for this building?

[Urban Zombie]

Since observation decks haven't been brought up in this observation deck thread yet, is there any speculation here as to whether this observation deck will have an observation deck anywhere in the vicinity of its observation deck's observation deck?

[BnaBreaker]

Originally Posted by Hot Rod

Not sure why this proposal is buried but check out the latest interview, skip to 12:32.

https://videos.oeta.tv/video/february-9-2024-yt2ika/

Might want to move this back to proposals.

I don't disagree that this thread was probably moved a little prematurely, but as for me personally, that Zoom interview with the local PBS affiliate by the developer did not really do anything to instill more confidence that this is a serious proposal, or that this Scot Matteson guy is anything more than a grifter looking for attention. For example, there is little to no evidence, so far as I can tell, that he was actually involved in any of those projects he name drops in any significant way. The last big proposal he made has yet to have even an ounce of dirt moved ten years later. None of his supposed companies have a website or any digital footprint to speak of. It just doesn't add up to me. But again... hopefully this time next year I'll be eating crow on this.

[Wattleigh]

Originally Posted by Shakespeare2016

Whatever dude! If OKC can have a 134 story 1,907 foot building then why the hell cant Wichita have an icon around 550 feet tall? It 8s 2024 it is about time Wichita does something and I am dead serious.

There's absolutely zero demand for such a product in Wichita. Fidelity Bank couldn't even get it's 10-story building out of the ground, and that was announced pre-pandemic.

That's not to say there's nothing happening in the city or South Central Kansas as a whole - actually the amount of activity happening downtown is fairly positive.

I probably should start a thread in the Midwest section about it since there's been a decent amount of renovation happening with older/existing building stock. The newer construction is smaller, but complementary to what's already there.

[datsdatcharlie]

Originally Posted by Hot Rod

Not sure why this proposal is buried but check out the latest interview, skip to 12:32.

https://videos.oeta.tv/video/february-9-2024-yt2ika/

Might want to move this back to proposals.

I Have a question, where can i find the permit filed for this building?

[Hot Rod]

Originally Posted by datsdatcharlie

I Have a question, where can i find the permit filed for this building?

there isn't one yet for Legends Tower, hence it's a proposal. I also don't think they have building permits for the rest of the development (3 345' highrises).

to my knowledge, they're working iwth the city to get an variance on the supertall (Legends Tower); I assume therefore, it this might become an all-or-nothing mega proposal, as opposed to it originally being Phase I - approved and Phase II Supertall to come later.

The site has already been approved for 345' for al 4 towers if I recall correctly and a $200M TIF to be rebated by the city once at least 900 units are built, it's just now they want 1907' for one supertall tower and that hasn't been approved yet. Construction might very well be phased the original way, but approvals might become all or nothing (if the city doesn't approve 1907' for Legends Tower, then I suspect the developer will walk on the whole thing).

[ArchGuy1]

Originally Posted by Hot Rod

there isn't one yet for Legends Tower, hence it's a proposal. I also don't think they have building permits for the rest of the development (3 345' highrises).

to my knowledge, they're working iwth the city to get an variance on the supertall (Legends Tower); I assume therefore, it this might become an all-or-nothing mega proposal, as opposed to it originally being Phase I - approved and Phase II Supertall to come later.

The site has already been approved for 345' for al 4 towers if I recall correctly and a $200M TIF to be rebated by the city once at least 900 units are built, it's just now they want 1907' for one supertall tower and that hasn't been approved yet. Construction might very well be phased the original way, but approvals might become all or nothing (if the city doesn't approve 1907' for Legends Tower, then I suspect the developer will walk on the whole thing).

The developer has considered the option of scaling down the height based on market demand and if that is the case, a 1,000 foot tall skyscraper might be built.