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Philtower Commercial Property for Lease Close to Downtown Tulsa's BOK Center
With the BOK Center opening and the Drillers baseball team soon to join downtown Tulsa, it's the perfect time to move your business to the Philtower. A variety of sizes of downtown tulsa commercial space is available for rent in Tulsa's Philtower Building. These downtown offices offer companies the perfect location to jump-start their business. Many commercial spaces are sub-dividable. Rent includes electricity, gas, water, trash collection, and wireless high-speed Internet. Tenant pays only phone and cable. http://www.philtower.com
A building rich in historic and architectural prestige, The Philtower offers a higher standard in business environments and has recently added residential living. Nowhere else in Tulsa do style, history, and convenience converge with such distinction. The Philtower offers its office tenants a wide range of deluxe amenities, unparalleled views of downtown and watchful attention to security concerns.
A building rich in historic and architectural prestige, The Philtower offers a higher standard in business environments and has recently added residential living. Nowhere else in Tulsa do style, history, and convenience converge with such distinction. The Philtower offers its office tenants a wide range of deluxe amenities, unparalleled views of downtown and watchful attention to security concerns.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Journal Record Article: These Walls: The Philtower in Tulsa
Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City), Jun 27, 2008 by Kirby Lee Davis
Richard Winton started renovations on the 80-year-old Philtower last year with every hope of restoring downtown Tulsa's gothic tower to its Class A heritage.
But few things surprised and pleased him more in that effort than the basement discovery of a beaten cardboard box containing not only original construction contracts and blueprints, but family photos, notes and clippings of the building's famed founder, Waite Phillips. The records proved a welcome reminder of the history surrounding him, and the love Tulsa's early philanthropist poured into the 23- floor structure, for a brief time Tulsa's tallest building when it opened in 1928 as the "queen of the skyline."
Phillips started down a construction path after selling his oil company for $25 million in 1925. With wife Genevieve, the entrepreneur started a world tour gathering ideas and furnishings not just for his planned $2.5 million downtown office tower, but his home Villa Philbrook and his New Mexico ranch Villa Philmonte. Ever the maverick, he chose for the Philtower not the art deco styling fast becoming Tulsa's iconic trademark, but an old-world symmetry and style glorified in the new 32-story Southwestern Bell tower in St. Louis, which a Feb. 6, 1927, Tulsa Daily World article said had gained worldwide attention as one of the most beautiful structures in existence.
First conceived as a 21-story building, the Philtower design by honored Kansas City architect Edward Buehler Delk employed late gothic revival styles ranging from entryway gargoyles to an elegant marble lobby with English fan-vaulted ceilings, imported chandeliers and a broad, polished staircase leading to a popular shopping-mall environment on the second and third floors. Capping several floors of offices lined with travertine marble and mahogany, contractor Long Construction Co. of Kansas City finished the 323-foot-tall structure with a pyramid-shaped roof adorned with newfangled neon lights over bright red and green shingles.
Almost everywhere in-between, from the entryway floors to the doorknobs, visitors found Phillips' personal stamp of approval - his initials.
"Phillips spared no expense, although he did try sometimes to cut corners," said Winton, who oversees the building management firm River City Development LLC. "He put oilfield boilers in and it just didn't work out. He had to demolish two levels of floors to get the new boilers in."
For more than a decade Phillips ruled his empire from his top- level penthouse office boasting 20-foot beamed ceilings, richly paneled walls and a huge fireplace. Beneath him a string of notable businesses accumulated in the Philtower as Tulsa's oil capital wealth helped it survive the onset of depression. Phillips himself departed the city at the close of World War II, deeding the Philtower to the Boy Scouts of America four years earlier.
The building remained a center of commerce for decades, claiming such tenants through the years as Miss Jackson's Shop; the KVOO-AM basement studio, where such artists performed as Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Fibber McGee and Molly, Bing Crosby, Will Rogers, Paul Harvey and Mae West; the Frates Co. insurance and bond office; the office of Walter H. Helmerich and William T. Payne; Texaco; Reading and Bates, and Halliburton.
A new era was promised when the Tulsa investor group Philtower LLC bought the building in 1977, gaining a National Register of Historic Places listing two years later. Downtown Tulsa seemed on the edge of a renaissance, with the construction of First Place Tower, a new Williams headquarters and entertainment complex, the rise of the new Tulsa Performing Arts Center, and plans for a Reading and Bates skyscraper. But then came the fall of Penn Square Bank and the collapse of oil prices, starting two decades of takeover and relocation among the city's prized oil companies.
With new potential brewing after the 2003 passage of the Vision 2025 tax program, Philtower LLC attempted a gutsy experiment, converting nine upper floors into condominiums. After two years of planning and construction, the owners received vindication by selling all of the available units within a year. River City Development now hopes a general restoration, incorporating environmentally friendly systems wherever possible, will restore the remaining offices and retail space to Class A status.
"The building has always been considered a gem," said former HTB architect Rex Ball. "Always. From the day it was built. There was never a period when it was ever out of style."
Kirby Lee Davis "These Walls: The Philtower in Tulsa". Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City). . FindArticles.com. 18 Sep. 2008. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_20080627/ai_n27884977
Articles in Jun 27, 2008, issue of Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City)
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_20080627/ai_n27884977
Richard Winton started renovations on the 80-year-old Philtower last year with every hope of restoring downtown Tulsa's gothic tower to its Class A heritage.
But few things surprised and pleased him more in that effort than the basement discovery of a beaten cardboard box containing not only original construction contracts and blueprints, but family photos, notes and clippings of the building's famed founder, Waite Phillips. The records proved a welcome reminder of the history surrounding him, and the love Tulsa's early philanthropist poured into the 23- floor structure, for a brief time Tulsa's tallest building when it opened in 1928 as the "queen of the skyline."
Phillips started down a construction path after selling his oil company for $25 million in 1925. With wife Genevieve, the entrepreneur started a world tour gathering ideas and furnishings not just for his planned $2.5 million downtown office tower, but his home Villa Philbrook and his New Mexico ranch Villa Philmonte. Ever the maverick, he chose for the Philtower not the art deco styling fast becoming Tulsa's iconic trademark, but an old-world symmetry and style glorified in the new 32-story Southwestern Bell tower in St. Louis, which a Feb. 6, 1927, Tulsa Daily World article said had gained worldwide attention as one of the most beautiful structures in existence.
First conceived as a 21-story building, the Philtower design by honored Kansas City architect Edward Buehler Delk employed late gothic revival styles ranging from entryway gargoyles to an elegant marble lobby with English fan-vaulted ceilings, imported chandeliers and a broad, polished staircase leading to a popular shopping-mall environment on the second and third floors. Capping several floors of offices lined with travertine marble and mahogany, contractor Long Construction Co. of Kansas City finished the 323-foot-tall structure with a pyramid-shaped roof adorned with newfangled neon lights over bright red and green shingles.
Almost everywhere in-between, from the entryway floors to the doorknobs, visitors found Phillips' personal stamp of approval - his initials.
"Phillips spared no expense, although he did try sometimes to cut corners," said Winton, who oversees the building management firm River City Development LLC. "He put oilfield boilers in and it just didn't work out. He had to demolish two levels of floors to get the new boilers in."
For more than a decade Phillips ruled his empire from his top- level penthouse office boasting 20-foot beamed ceilings, richly paneled walls and a huge fireplace. Beneath him a string of notable businesses accumulated in the Philtower as Tulsa's oil capital wealth helped it survive the onset of depression. Phillips himself departed the city at the close of World War II, deeding the Philtower to the Boy Scouts of America four years earlier.
The building remained a center of commerce for decades, claiming such tenants through the years as Miss Jackson's Shop; the KVOO-AM basement studio, where such artists performed as Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Fibber McGee and Molly, Bing Crosby, Will Rogers, Paul Harvey and Mae West; the Frates Co. insurance and bond office; the office of Walter H. Helmerich and William T. Payne; Texaco; Reading and Bates, and Halliburton.
A new era was promised when the Tulsa investor group Philtower LLC bought the building in 1977, gaining a National Register of Historic Places listing two years later. Downtown Tulsa seemed on the edge of a renaissance, with the construction of First Place Tower, a new Williams headquarters and entertainment complex, the rise of the new Tulsa Performing Arts Center, and plans for a Reading and Bates skyscraper. But then came the fall of Penn Square Bank and the collapse of oil prices, starting two decades of takeover and relocation among the city's prized oil companies.
With new potential brewing after the 2003 passage of the Vision 2025 tax program, Philtower LLC attempted a gutsy experiment, converting nine upper floors into condominiums. After two years of planning and construction, the owners received vindication by selling all of the available units within a year. River City Development now hopes a general restoration, incorporating environmentally friendly systems wherever possible, will restore the remaining offices and retail space to Class A status.
"The building has always been considered a gem," said former HTB architect Rex Ball. "Always. From the day it was built. There was never a period when it was ever out of style."
Kirby Lee Davis "These Walls: The Philtower in Tulsa". Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City). . FindArticles.com. 18 Sep. 2008. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_20080627/ai_n27884977
Articles in Jun 27, 2008, issue of Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City)
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_20080627/ai_n27884977
Tulsa World Article: Philtower hosts Art in Architecture gala
By DANNA SUE WALKER World Staff Writer
8/26/2008
Last Modified: 8/26/2008 4:36 AM
http://www.tulsaworld.com/lifestyle/article.aspx?articleID=20080826_209_D2_MaryMc624024
The Philtower, one of Tulsa's most prominent buildings, will join some of the area's most talented artists when the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation holds its 11th annual Art in Architecture event Sept. 25.
The CF benefit will be at the Philtower, a place where lots of Tulsa history has been made. In the 1940s and '50s many of the most influential leaders in the oil and gas industry were tenants in or visitors to the Philtower, and major decisions for those industries were made there regularly.
Built and opened in 1928 by oilman Waite Phillips, the building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places because it represents the late Gothic Revival style embellished with Art Deco details. Among its notable features are two gargoyles above the Boston Avenue entrance, a magnificent first-floor lobby with unique chandeliers, and generous use of imported mahogany throughout the building.
The evening will take place on the 12th-floor balcony, courtesy of Jim Hawkins and JoCo, Jobbing Confidential LLC. Marianne Johnson and Melanie Sherl.
Tim Inman of StoneHorse Café will prepare a gourmet meal, and guests will enjoy a tour of the 16th-floor apartment owned by Hawkins, as well as an auction of art from participating artists. Many of the pieces are one-of-a-kind or limited editions.
Jay Litchfield will conduct the live auction.
Auction items include artwork from Pat (P.S.) Gordon, Linda Allen, Mark Lackey, David Halpern, Dana Gilpin, Bill Rabon, Jonathan Sobol, Cesar Pelli, Matt Moffett, Sandy Yeo, Christopher Jean-Richard, Sharon Allred, Virginia Vann, Connie Seagul, Derk Penix, Ralph Cole, Jack Porter, as well as contributions from MA Doran Gallery, SR Hughes and Abersons.
Architectural pieces have been produced especially for the event by local architectural firms and will be a part of the auction. Firms providing one-of-a-kind pieces include McFarland Davies Architects, team Justin Sack, Sean Egan, James Parker, Judd Webb, Donovan Ross, Pam Deatherage; KSQ Architects, team Mark Fairless, Brook Jensen; Selser Schaefer Architects, team Nick Rhoades, Al Pagano, Heather Hood, and Scott & Gobel Architects, team Darshan Patel, Ryan Mullins and Ivan Dubikovsky.
Premier table sponsors are Cheryl and Richard Groenendyke; Mary McMahon and Lon Foster; Bill and Susan Thomas; and Bob and Jill Thomas. Other sponsors include Mike and Debbie Allred; Mandy and Mike Spanier; Melinda and Don McKinney; TWO Architecture-Rick Winn, and Rachel Zebrowski and Ben Costello.
Special thanks to Ralph Cole Photography, Blueview Design, Jay Litchfield, Jim Hawkins and JoCo, Jobbing Confidential LLC.
Mary McMahon and Kate Thomas are event chairwomen. Other committee members include Alexandra Beeson; Ralph Cole; Paula Hall-Collins; Karissa Cottom; Pam Deatherage; Karol Page; Susan Thomas; Julie Allen; Sharon Allred, Rick Winn and Rachel Zebrowski.
Jo Ann Winn, executive director of The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, said the event over the past 10 years has raised more than $500,000 to help fund CF research. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is one of the most efficient voluntary health groups of its kind.
The CF organization brings more than 90 cents of every dollar raised for CF research. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease affecting about 30,000 people in the United States. A defective gene causes the body to produce abnormally thick, sticky mucus that leads to chronic and life-threatening lung-infections and impairs digestion. When the CF Foundation was created in 1955, few children lived to attend elementary school. Today, because of research and care supported by the CF Foundation with money raised through donations from individuals, corporations and foundations, the median age of survival for people with CF is 37 years of age.
For information about CF or how to get involved with the foundation call Winn at 744-6354.
For more information about Art in Architecture event, call Mary McMahon at 712-1838 or Winn at 744-6354.
By DANNA SUE WALKER World Staff Writer
8/26/2008
Last Modified: 8/26/2008 4:36 AM
http://www.tulsaworld.com/lifestyle/article.aspx?articleID=20080826_209_D2_MaryMc624024
The Philtower, one of Tulsa's most prominent buildings, will join some of the area's most talented artists when the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation holds its 11th annual Art in Architecture event Sept. 25.
The CF benefit will be at the Philtower, a place where lots of Tulsa history has been made. In the 1940s and '50s many of the most influential leaders in the oil and gas industry were tenants in or visitors to the Philtower, and major decisions for those industries were made there regularly.
Built and opened in 1928 by oilman Waite Phillips, the building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places because it represents the late Gothic Revival style embellished with Art Deco details. Among its notable features are two gargoyles above the Boston Avenue entrance, a magnificent first-floor lobby with unique chandeliers, and generous use of imported mahogany throughout the building.
The evening will take place on the 12th-floor balcony, courtesy of Jim Hawkins and JoCo, Jobbing Confidential LLC. Marianne Johnson and Melanie Sherl.
Tim Inman of StoneHorse Café will prepare a gourmet meal, and guests will enjoy a tour of the 16th-floor apartment owned by Hawkins, as well as an auction of art from participating artists. Many of the pieces are one-of-a-kind or limited editions.
Jay Litchfield will conduct the live auction.
Auction items include artwork from Pat (P.S.) Gordon, Linda Allen, Mark Lackey, David Halpern, Dana Gilpin, Bill Rabon, Jonathan Sobol, Cesar Pelli, Matt Moffett, Sandy Yeo, Christopher Jean-Richard, Sharon Allred, Virginia Vann, Connie Seagul, Derk Penix, Ralph Cole, Jack Porter, as well as contributions from MA Doran Gallery, SR Hughes and Abersons.
Architectural pieces have been produced especially for the event by local architectural firms and will be a part of the auction. Firms providing one-of-a-kind pieces include McFarland Davies Architects, team Justin Sack, Sean Egan, James Parker, Judd Webb, Donovan Ross, Pam Deatherage; KSQ Architects, team Mark Fairless, Brook Jensen; Selser Schaefer Architects, team Nick Rhoades, Al Pagano, Heather Hood, and Scott & Gobel Architects, team Darshan Patel, Ryan Mullins and Ivan Dubikovsky.
Premier table sponsors are Cheryl and Richard Groenendyke; Mary McMahon and Lon Foster; Bill and Susan Thomas; and Bob and Jill Thomas. Other sponsors include Mike and Debbie Allred; Mandy and Mike Spanier; Melinda and Don McKinney; TWO Architecture-Rick Winn, and Rachel Zebrowski and Ben Costello.
Special thanks to Ralph Cole Photography, Blueview Design, Jay Litchfield, Jim Hawkins and JoCo, Jobbing Confidential LLC.
Mary McMahon and Kate Thomas are event chairwomen. Other committee members include Alexandra Beeson; Ralph Cole; Paula Hall-Collins; Karissa Cottom; Pam Deatherage; Karol Page; Susan Thomas; Julie Allen; Sharon Allred, Rick Winn and Rachel Zebrowski.
Jo Ann Winn, executive director of The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, said the event over the past 10 years has raised more than $500,000 to help fund CF research. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is one of the most efficient voluntary health groups of its kind.
The CF organization brings more than 90 cents of every dollar raised for CF research. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease affecting about 30,000 people in the United States. A defective gene causes the body to produce abnormally thick, sticky mucus that leads to chronic and life-threatening lung-infections and impairs digestion. When the CF Foundation was created in 1955, few children lived to attend elementary school. Today, because of research and care supported by the CF Foundation with money raised through donations from individuals, corporations and foundations, the median age of survival for people with CF is 37 years of age.
For information about CF or how to get involved with the foundation call Winn at 744-6354.
For more information about Art in Architecture event, call Mary McMahon at 712-1838 or Winn at 744-6354.
By DANNA SUE WALKER World Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Todays Marketing Conveyed in Business Office Space
Our world is turning faster by the minute. Not in a literal sense, of course, but in business, in economics, in entertainment, in education, really everything around us is moving at a faster pace than ever before, and so as a business owner, you have to seize, not just the day, but also the moment.
We've always known that first impressions are important, especially in business settings, but combine that with the increasingly faster pace of life, and first impressions become vital. That's why marketing is no longer just about newspaper ads. Logos and other branding materials are now intergrated into everything from movies to band-aids.
So when you think about opening a business, you must make your office or commercial space match the image you want to portray because your office is really the face of your business. Just as important as what you wear on an interview is the layout, design, and decor of your business office.
To that end, having a business located in downtown Tulsa adds a feeling of stability and seriousness to your business. Work in an elegant, sophisticated atmosphere that can step up the level of professionalism for your business. The Philtower Building at 5th and Boston in downtown Tulsa has flexible office space that works well for almost every type of business from oil companies to graphic design studios. The Philtower's historical ambiance gives the mature feeling business executives need and while also having the retro style and charm that art studio would want.
Visit http://www.philtower.com to learn more about the sophisticated marketing advantage that the Philtower can offer a business.
Rent includes electricity, gas, water, trash collection, and wireless high-speed Internet. Tenant pays only phone and cable. 918.584.0331 Features include:
Attached, covered parking with 24 hour, “hands-free” controlled access via the AVI (automatic vehicle identification) system.
Pedestrian access to downtown. Less than five minutes to Brady Arts District, Cherry Street, Brookside, and Utica Square.
Building connects to downtown tunnel system.
Twenty-five residential loft apartments.
Oversized windows with spectacular views of downtown Tulsa.
Flexible office space available in many different sizes and configurations.
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