Omni Closes Land Deal for Convention Hotel in Downtown OKC

August 28, 2018

The 17-story Omni Hotel, seen in this rendering looking north and east from Scissortail Park, will extend the downtown skyline closer to Interstate 40 and the Oklahoma River. [RENDERING PROVIDED]

Omni Hotels & Resorts closed on its purchase of land from the Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority on Thursday, a wedding day of sorts after two years of courting, negotiations and some objections voiced along the way.

The 605-room, $235.5 million hotel will be owned and operated by Omni and is set to open within months of completion of the adjoining Oklahoma City Convention Center along Robinson Avenue at the new Oklahoma City Boulevard.

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