Perhaps, but in 40+ years the existence of an active and busy PAC has not lead to any spin off development on any of those corners. I know the times are a changing downtown, but it’s not a given that a much more expensive (and better looking) version of the PAC will do anything to push the needle on development in that area that wouldn’t otherwise happen. Plus, I suspect more than a few suburban PAC patrons would be very unhappy to see their plentiful surface parking lots get redeveloped.
I agree. They will do an economic study and show that there's virtually no way even an extremely active new PAC schedule could justify $260 million, much less $320 million PAC. Not to mention all the overhead that currently exists.
That would require a monumental shift in activity for the PAC, multiplying the number of ticket sales and big events. It might not be impossible, but sounds unlikely to over be done. Maybe they're just dangling it out there hoping for some patron of the arts billionaire to sweep in. The list of other world-class opera houses and the cities and budgets shows how ridiculous the ask on this one is. Great to dream but you've got to be at least somewhat realistic too, especially considering the proposed building which is very nice, but not a world-class architectural ornament.
Either propose a world class architectural wonder that Tulsans can rally behind or ask for far less than what they did. The BOK Center didn't have to be an architectural wonder but it was still a big disappointment architectually; although it seems cheap now after seeing the price tag of this!