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Design update for Oklahoma City Mental Health Crisis Center outlines urgent recovery capacity and 16-bed stabilization unit
Summary
SA Studio presented construction-ready design features for the Mental Health Crisis Center at 13th and Lottie: an urgent recovery center with up to 25 observation stations, a 16-bed crisis stabilization unit (with alternates to add beds), separate first-responder sally port, and a full shared-service kitchen; timeline targets demolition late 2025 and construction completion in mid-2027.
Crystal Denker of SA Studio presented a detailed design update for the Oklahoma City Mental Health Crisis Center at the MAPS 4 Citizens Advisory Board meeting on Oct. 2. The site is at 13th and Lottie and the program includes five components: entry/exit with two sally ports (public walk-in and a secured first-responder entry), a screening/processing area, an urgent recovery center (URC) that can hold up to 25 observation stations, a crisis stabilization unit (CSU) composed of 16 individual bedrooms split into mirrored units, shared staff services including a full commercial kitchen, and an administrative wing.
Denker described safety-driven finishes and specialized, tamper-resistant fixtures for behavioral-health operations and said the team is modeling the building in 3D to detect conflicts among structure and building systems. She outlined alternates: an additional 8-bed CSU wing with courtyard (Alternate 1a), another 8-bed CSU expansion (Alternate 1b) and off-site administrative area options (Alternate 2). Denker said the base bid construction estimate is approximately $10,795,000 with a project budget shown at $11,456,100 and provided line-item estimates for alternates: Alternate 1a about $1,724,000, Alternate 1b about $587,400 and Alternate 2 about $135,750.
Denker reported state activity on land acquisition and anticipated issuing a demolition bid package in October with site work to start by December and final plans to the subcommittee, CAB and City Council in January 2026; the team is targeting construction award in March 2026 and a notice-to-proceed in April 2026 with completion expected by July 2027.
A board member asked who would operate the center; staff confirmed the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health would be the operator. The board thanked the presenter and received the update.
