Downtown Design Review

By The City of Oklahoma City Office of the City Clerk at 2:12 pm, Oct 09, 2025 The City of OKLAHOMA CITY Downtown Design Commission Agenda 9:30 AM October 16, 2025 Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 North Walker Ave., Third Floor – 9:30 AM Kayla Copeland, Chair Eric Schmid, Vice-Chair Anthony Blatt Justin Brannon Mariana Sarur Kathryn Friddle, Principal Planner Laura Griggs, Senior Planner Michael Philbrick, Senior Planner Daryl Callaway, Associate Planner Steven Barker, Assistant Municipal Counselor Keith Daniels, Administrative Assistant  PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS Free parking is available at the Sheridan-Walker Parking Garage (501 West Sheridan Ave, northwest corner of Sheridan and Walker, immediately north of John Rex School) and the Arts Garage at 431 W. Main St., south of City Hall. Parking tickets must be validated by City staff before or after the meeting. 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COMMISSION ACTIONS Official Action can only be taken on items which appear on the Agenda. The Downtown Design Commission may adopt, approve, deny, defer, recommend, amend, strike or continue any Agenda item. When more information is needed to act on an item, the Downtown Design Commission may refer the matter to Planning Department staff. All items are either approved, denied, continued to a specific later date, or stricken from the Agenda entirely.  Downtown Design Commission Agenda October 16, 2025 I. Call to Order II. Approval of Minutes A. September 18, 2025 III. Cases Withdrawn A. None. IV. Continuance Requests A. None. V. Consent Docket (Anyone may request individual consideration of a consent item.) A. None. VI. Case for Individual Consideration Bricktown Cases: A. None. Downtown Cases: B. DTCA-25-00079 Part 1 at 620 N Harvey Avenue (DBD). Application by Ben DeCuyper, Butzer Architects and Urbanism, for Kari Watkins, Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, to: 1. Demolition: a. Demolish portions of awning on west and south façades; b. Demolish 5 windows on the 2nd floor and infill with masonry; c. Demolish portion of concrete low wall; d. Demolish portions of the on-site sidewalks; e. Remove railings and trash cans; f. Remove and relocate: landscaping, bollards, benches, sandstone slabs, and Vermont slate for children’s area; g. Remove and relocate or archive tile; h. Remove and relocate lights; i. Remove and replace doors and frames; 2. Main Building: a. Construct addition on the west façade, clad with metal rainscreen, stone and glass; 3. Temporary Structure: a. Install temporary structure to be used during construction as the  Museum store; 4. Sidewalks: a. Construct on-site sidewalks; 5. Lighting: a. Install lighting; 6. Landscaping/Site Improvements: a. Install landscaping; b. Install bollards; c. Construct concrete sidewalks; and d. Construct low wall clad with salvaged tiles. C. DTCA-25-00080 at 823 NW 12th Street (DTD-1). Application by Westin Dinnes, Dinnes Studio, for Andi Bytyqi, The Flats on Francis, LLC, to: 1. Demolition: a. Demolish curbs and sidewalk, and remove fence; 2. Main Building: a. Construct eight 3-story townhomes, clad in masonry and architectural metal panels, with street entry garages and roof mounted HVAC equipment; 3. Sidewalks: a. Construct sidewalks; 4. Landscaping/Site Improvements: a. Install landscaping, including street trees; and b. Construct curbs, gutters and driveways. VII. Other Business A. None. VIII. Communications A. Administrative Approval Report Bricktown Cases: 1. BCA-25-00006 at 2 S Mickey Mantle Drive (Bricktown). Application by Jeromy Smith, City of Oklahoma City Public Works Department, for Sue Hollenbeck, City of Oklahoma City, to: 1) Remove existing fencing along Flaming Lips Alley and the east side of the ballpark; and 2) Construct new eight-foot tall horizontal slat cedar plank fence with metal frame along Flaming Lips Alley and the east side of the ballpark. Downtown Cases: 2. DTCA-23-00042 E1 at 520 W Main Street (DBD). Application by Marcelo D Aramendi, Infiniti Living 1, LLC, to extend the term of the Certificate of Approval. 3. DTCA-24-00020 (R1) at 431 NW 10th Street & 1100 N Walker Avenue (DBD). Application by Brian Fitzsimmons, Fitzsimmons Architects, for Chris Fleming, Brown's Bakery, to: Revise landscaping and fencing, and reduce number of angled on-street parking spaces. 4. DTCA-25-00049 at 400 SW 13th Street (DTD-2). Application by Tony Say, Viking Real Estate, to: 1) Construct two-story house clad with  brick, with attached wall lighting, with rear entry/alley access garage and concrete parking pad; 2) Construct 6’ cedar fence; 3) Construct 5’ city sidewalk; and 4) Install landscaping, including street tree. 5. DTCA-25-00058 at 1101 N Broadway Avenue (DBD). Application by Ricardo Alcantara, 405 Signs, for Chris Fleming, Midtown 1101 Broadway, LLC, to: Install projecting sign at southwest corner of the building, on the south/10th St facade, Stewart Title. 6. DTCA-25-00064 at 1212 Classen Drive (DTD-1). Application by Joshua Linhardt, Barrett L Williamson Architects, for C. Jarrod Rogers, Villa Teresa Opportunity Zone Investments LP, to: Renovate Lowrey House 1) Remove: asphalt and concrete drive; concrete walk; fire escape stairs and associated landing, columns and concrete step; metal canopy roofing and flashing; metal chimney vent caps; and front (south) elevation wall sconces; 2) Remove vinyl windows and install new aluminum-clad wood windows; 3) Remove non-original doors at the northeast, back corner of the house and the second-floor fire escape, and convert/reduce openings for windows, infill wall and apply finish to match original stucco, and install aluminum-clad wood windows; 4) Remove door at center north entrance and replace with new 15 light door; 5) Remove retaining wall on south property line and reconstruct with concrete and salvaged brick veneer and salvaged stone column caps; 6) Remove front porch and reconstruct with concrete and salvaged brick veneer; 7) Remove non-original back (north) porches and associated steps, guard rails and walls, and construct new back (north) porch and steps of concrete with salvaged brick veneer and painted cast iron guard and handrails; 8) Remove existing AC condensers and install new HVAC condensers on the east side of the building; 9) Remove non- original red roof tiles and replace with green roof tiles to match original; 10) Construct concrete driveway with drive and pedestrian ramp connection to the adjacent parking lot and driveway; 11) Construct concrete patio between the house and north property line; 12) Install accessible wheelchair lift on the east side of the new back (north) porch; 13) Install 3’6” tall wood fence; and 14) Install lights in the canopy of the front entrance, under the porte cochere, and at the back entrance porch. 7. DTCA-25-00065 at 1216 Classen Drive (DTD-1). Application by Joshua Linhardt, Barrett L Williamson Architects, for C Jarrod Rogers, Villa Teresa Opportunity Zone Investments LP, to: 1) Renovate Villa Teresa School building and site: a. Remove portion of concrete driveways and sidewalks, concrete planter, curbs, vinyl siding, damaged wood trim and siding, attic vents, and “School” letters on south façade; b. Remove portions of the hipped roof and the west-facing gabled roof; c. Remove roof hatch and in-fill opening, and construct new roof hatch opening and install new roof access hatch; d. Remove east entrance door and install new wood, half-light door; e. Remove window louvers and cast stone sills on west façade and in-fill openings with matching brick;  f. Remove window, louver above and portions of the brick around the window opening to create a door opening, and in-fill excess opening with matching brick as needed; g. Remove double window and portions of brick around the window opening to create door opening for access to new roof deck, and install door; h. Repair one-story roof, install roof deck and install metal guard rails; i. Construct brick gable with window; j. Construct stair enclosure clad in brick veneer with aluminum clad wood window; k. Construct roof deck vestibule between the second- floor hall and the new rooftop deck, clad in brick veneer with a flat single-ply membrane roof, with salvaged windows and wood, half-light door; l. Construct metal fire escape stair of painted steel with steel hand and guard rails; m. Install aluminum-clad wood-fixed skylights on the east and west sides of the roof; n. Construct elevator penthouse clad in brick veneer with a flat single-ply membrane roof o. Install windows; p. Construct concrete driveways; q. Construct CMU retaining wall with gate; r. Construct concrete front walk in front of and parallel to the front of the School; s. Construct concrete walks at the west and north sides of the School; t. Construct sidewalk and accessible ramp between the School’s east entrance and the Lowrey house driveway east of the School; and u. Install 6’ wood fences at the north property line. 8. DTCA-25-00066 at 1228 Classen Drive (DTD-1). Application by Joshua Linhardt, Barrett L Williamson Architects, for C Jarrod Rogers, Villa Teresa Opportunity Zone Investments LP, to: 1. Carriage House: a. Remove window on the west wall of the carriage house and remove portions of the brick below the window opening to create a door opening and install wood, half-light pedestrian door; b. Remove existing door on west façade, widen opening and install new door; c. Remove existing door on south facade and install new door; 2. Anderson 2 House: a. Remove northern portions of the west concrete and asphalt drive; b. Remove part of the sidewalk from the west driveway towards the front entrance; c. Remove concrete sidewalks adjacent to the north property line, sidewalks to the carriage house, a concrete slab north of the west driveway, the asphalt playground, concrete curbs and the sidewalks connecting these features; d. Remove chain link fencing; e. Remove vinyl windows and install aluminum-clad wood windows; f. Remove the southernmost basement window along the house’s west wall, excavate to provide space for new basement entrance and exterior stairs, construct retaining wall to create stair well, remove portions of the wall below the window opening to create a door opening, and install hollow metal door; g. Remove both back (north) entry doors, and install wood, half-light pedestrian doors; h. Construct elevator penthouse of brick veneer with flat roof; i. Remove metal fire escape steps, landing and slide on the north elevation; j. Remove cloth awning and metal frame from the back entrance; k. Construct concrete stair behind the house’s west wing to provide access to a new entry door; l. Remove portions of the roof, gutter, fascia, and brick and construct roof dormer of brick veneer with clay roof tiles on the back (north) side of the existing roof and install wood half-light door with nine lights, and construct metal fire escape stair; m. Construct metal fire escape stair north of the house; n. Install brick patio deck with a concrete accessible ramp at the back (north) entrance; o. Construct concrete walkways and  two firepits; p. Install new wood fencing and new wrought iron fencing; 3. Villa Teresa Pool House and pool: a. Construct pool house clad in brick veneer, with wood-framed side-gabled roof with clay roof tiles, wood columns, aluminum-clad fixed windows with frosted, polycarbonate glazing, hollow metal doors and frames, and can lights and pendant lights; and b. Construct concrete pool and concrete pool deck. 9. DTCA-25-00075 at 321 SW 14th Street (DTD-2). Application by Gary Randolph, Randolph Design + Build, for Max Atkinson, Max Atkinson, to: 1) Construct 3-story house with rooftop terrace with hot tub, clad with brick, with attached wall lighting, rear entry/alley access garage with black steel garage doors and concrete parking pad; 2) Construct poured-in-place 6’ tall concrete fence; 3) Construct shadow box cedar mechanical screens; 4) Construct 5' city sidewalk; 5) Construct concrete planter border; and 6) Install landscaping, including street tree. 10. DTCA-25-00076 at 11 NW 8th Street (DBD). Application by JP Craig, Lingo Construction, for Steve Mason, Mason Realty Investors, to: 1. Remove existing steel frame windows; 2. Remove existing overhead doors, frame and track; 3. Remove portion of existing brick wall below existing window opening on south facade of east building to create door opening; 4. Remove portions of concrete; 5. Remove man door on east facade; 6. Install new overhead doors in existing openings on south facade of east building; 7. Install new windows in existing openings; 8. Install new man door in newly created opening on south facade of east building; 9. Infill overhead doors openings on north and east facades of west building; 10. Construct asphalt truck circulation area; 11) Install wood stockade fence on south property line with sliding gate; and 12) Install generator with 6-foot wood stockade fence screen. B. Comments from Planning Department Staff C. Comments from Commission Members D. Next Meeting Date 1. The next regular Commission meeting is Thursday, November 20, 2025. New applications were to be submitted to staff by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Revisions and information on continued projects are to be submitted by Tuesday, October 21, 2025. IX. Adjourn