This is first in a series of taking one important intersection and identifying most the key businesses and what is planned.


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This area is booming of late, due mainly to the strong residential construction (Deer Creek schools) and the proximity to ProCure and Mercy Hospital.

The northwest corner is largely undeveloped but is owned by investors who hope to sell off several individual parcels for development.


Click the links for more information on each.

Key Businesses

ProCure (http://www.procure.com/OurLocations/Oklahoma.aspx): $120 million proton therapy (cancer) facility; opened in 2009
Mercy Rehab Center (http://www.mercy.net/practice/mercy-rehabilitation-hospital-oklahoma-city): $22 million, 50 bed facility opened in 2012
Deaconess Family Care West
Bank of Oklahoma
Legacy Bank
IBC Bank


Under Construction

Tommy's Italian-American Grill: 6,100 square foot restaurant under construction. Owned by Tommy Byrd of Bellini's fame. Also operated a restaurant by that same name in Northpark Mall for a while.
Revolve Pizza: A new build-your-own pizza concept.
Retail space: Space for lease in the same building as Revolve.
Springs at MacArthur Apartments: $20 million project


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Future Development

Home2 Suites (http://home2suites3.hilton.com/en/index.html): 11/13/13 a building permit was issued for a 4-story hotel.
Hawthorn Suites (http://www.hawthorn.com/): Plot right next to Home2 to be a Hawthorn Suites hotel.
Hotel west of Hawthorn: Plot owned by a local group that has developed multiple hotel properties.
Mathis Brothers Sleep Studio: Acquired by Mathis Brothers in late 2012 under Sleep Studio Properties LLC
Galardia: More homes are planned for area shown in aerial above with oval street.


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Awesome. It's amazing how much OKC's hotel space is growing, both urban and suburban. Is this normal for cities, or is OKC experiencing a major hotel construction boom?

Whatever happened to the possiblity of a Warren Theater in this area? I remember talk of one possibly going in on the NE corner of Memorial and MacArthur. Is that dead in the water?

The Warren deal died years ago.

But you are right, there was open talk of them coming to this intersection at one time.

Hotel space is needed there, actually suprised there isn't more considering Mercy's proximity and ProCure (I guess 74 & Memorial is close enough).

Excited for this area since it's not far from the casa.

So that NE corner is zoned for commercial construction only?

Whatever happened to the possiblity of a Warren Theater in this area? I remember talk of one possibly going in on the NE corner of Memorial and MacArthur. Is that dead in the water?

It died after 2008. It would be nice if it would be revived though now that the economy is better. However, I think if it were to happen it may be the undoing of the Quail Springs Mall theater, which is substandard but popular due to being the only option for Edmond/Far North OKC.

I really think this area needs a grocery store. The Homeland at 122nd and Rockwell is as good as it gets. The Crest at Hefner and Rockwell is one of the worst in the chain. Most people simply drive to the Super Target on Memorial and Penn or the Wal-Mart at the same intersection, but with all the growth and money in the Memorial/MacArthur area it would seem ripe for a better option. Crest should close the store at Hefner and Rockwell and build a Crest Fresh Market.

It seemed that the Chisholm Creek development on Western and Memorial may be another place where a theater would work, though they were talking about wanting to develop a live television/concert venue there. They may not want a movie theater in the same development. I would love to see Warren take another look at a theater up this way closer to where I live! I have never been to the one in Moore. Just seemed like too long a drive just for a movie when other (albeit lesser) options were nearby. Maybe something like an Alamo Drafthouse or other movie/restaurant combo concept instead...

i think tommys and revolve need to be flipped

i think tommys and revolve need to be flipped

No, they are correct. Just double-checked on the County Assessor site.

No, they are correct. Just double-checked on the County Assessor site.

Tommys adress is 5516, revolve is 5500 making tommys the further west location plus if you look at the revolve pics they are next to Earls

Tommys adress is 5516, revolve is 5500 making tommys the further west location plus if you look at the revolve pics they are next to Earls

I figured it out...

Tommy's was in the right place but Revolve and the retail strip will actually be east of Earl's, so I moved them on the map.

I really think this area needs a grocery store. The Homeland at 122nd and Rockwell is as good as it gets. The Crest at Hefner and Rockwell is one of the worst in the chain. Most people simply drive to the Super Target on Memorial and Penn or the Wal-Mart at the same intersection, but with all the growth and money in the Memorial/MacArthur area it would seem ripe for a better option.

Couldn't agree more. I live just south of Mercy and would love to see a new grocery store here. I currently split most of my business between the Super Target and the Homeland on Britton and May, neither of which are the most convenient places for me to go. I'll occasionally shop at the Homeland at 122nd & Rockwell if I'm in a hurry, but the nearby Crest just feels super sketchy so I never go in. I doubt that many people in the neighborhoods east of MacArthur and north of 122nd shop at the Homeland, Crest or Walmart Neighborhood Market that are all on Rockwell, so there's definitely a lot of potential customers who might shop at a new nice market should one open up closer to us than Memorial & Penn.

Probably 5 years ago I was talking with the Bank Manager at the BOK there and he told me that the city was planning on this being one of the busiest intersections in the city in the next 10 years. He also said he was told by the Gailardia developer that he was planning a development like the one at 15th and Bryant in Edmond. Now this was years ago and plans always change but it would really fill out the area with the north side of memorial getting developed.

I've updated the graphic in the article above to reflect a new apartment project called the Springs at MacArthur.

A series of building permits today totaling over $10 million.

Th legacy bank logo needs to be moved to the west side of MacArthur, it's the same building as City Bites

This area is taking off and exploding! Good to see the quality of development coming that way! This area really needs a decent supermarket and I can think of other retailers and restaurants that would be a good fit. Pei Wei, Chuys, Eatzi's and Pappadeaux's come to mind!

This area is taking off and exploding! Good to see the quality of development coming that way! This area really needs a decent supermarket and I can think of other retailers and restaurants that would be a good fit. Pei Wei, Chuys, Eatzi's and Pappadeaux's come to mind!

Pappadeaux's is coming to Tulsa. I really wish they would open an OKC location and this intersection is as good as any. I also agree about a grocery store. If the Sprouts rumors are true at 122nd and MacArthur that should really help.

So dirt is now moving at 122nd and MacArthur. Is this confirmed to be a CVS and a Sprouts?

I thought Sprouts didn't build new?

I thought Sprouts didn't build new?I highly doubt that is the case. I'm almost certain Sprouts has built new stores.

There's a sign in the green space just south of Gallardia that says Promenade and has a rendering on it. Pete, you have any idea when that will begin? It really does look good. Not really a strip, but more of an outdoor upscale, small shopping center.

I highly doubt that is the case. I'm almost certain Sprouts has built new stores.

I must be thinking of Sunflower before they were bought.

There's a sign in the green space just south of Gallardia that says Promenade and has a rendering on it. Pete, you have any idea when that will begin? It really does look good. Not really a strip, but more of an outdoor upscale, small shopping center.

The Promenade will be a residential development.

The Promenade will be a residential development.

When can we expect it to break ground?

Bump for Pete

They are selling the lots now.

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Looks pretty nice. Love the French style homes.

That looks awesome!

Awesome. It's amazing how much OKC's hotel space is growing, both urban and suburban. Is this normal for cities, or is OKC experiencing a major hotel construction boom?

This is quite normal. Limited service hotels going up in suburban areas of a city is quite common in most cities.

We always have trouble getting rooms. If a flight cancels and we need to overnight passengers here, a lot of times we can only find 3 or 4 rooms in the city on such short notice. A few weeks ago we had to send a passenger to the Habana Inn...that was literally the only room in the city we could find.

We always have trouble getting rooms. If a flight cancels and we need to overnight passengers here, a lot of times we can only find 3 or 4 rooms in the city on such short notice. A few weeks ago we had to send a passenger to the Habana Inn...that was literally the only room in the city we could find.

Hope it was someone that got good use of it.

We always have trouble getting rooms. If a flight cancels and we need to overnight passengers here, a lot of times we can only find 3 or 4 rooms in the city on such short notice. A few weeks ago we had to send a passenger to the Habana Inn...that was literally the only room in the city we could find.

Damn that's frightening. And people bitch about the possibility of a convention center hotel.

This is quite normal. Limited service hotels going up in suburban areas of a city is quite common in most cities.I've heard the exact opposite from other people.

it's fairly common i think, see it a bunch in Houston

it's fairly common i think, see it a bunch in Houstonwell Houston is huge lol... I just meant in cities closer to our size.

If catch22 is right and people are having to stay at the Habanna Inn because there is no other choice, then the situation is indeed pretty dire. I have a difficult time believing that is the case though with there being so many very low-end chains around i.e. Motel 6, Best Western, Super 8, etc. OKC does have fewer full-service hotels than most cities it's size so I can see them building more of these limited service hotels to pick up the slack. If downtown really does have a full-service hotel or two in the works, that should really help things and bring this city in line with where it should be.

We always have trouble getting rooms. If a flight cancels and we need to overnight passengers here, a lot of times we can only find 3 or 4 rooms in the city on such short notice. A few weeks ago we had to send a passenger to the Habana Inn...that was literally the only room in the city we could find.
Wow - that's just hard to fathom. I go up to Oklahoma City to see family at least once a month or so & even during the Thunder season, there are always rooms around. Maybe not as many as on a non-Thunder game weekend, but generally it just becomes a matter of picking a location other than what'd I would have preferred. In our experience, we've always found rooms at Country Inn Suites, HI Express, Fairfield Inn and the like. Most of the time on South Meridian or NW Expressway, but lately more at Memorial & Kilpatrick area.

Keep in mind, what is offered to the airline and what is actually vacant are two separate things.

Hotels want to keep a good supply of rooms in their pocket, in order to accommodate their own last minute guests and oversells. Also, airlines pay a heavily discounted rate. So they don't want to give us everything they have.

For example, if they have 20 rooms open, and they frequently sell 10 rooms at the last minute to their own walk-in customers, they may quote us 3 rooms open. And they make quote American 3 rooms, and they may quote Delta 3 rooms. So they end up selling 19/20 rooms, while still offering some help to the airlines and their own customers.

But, there are nights in which there are hardly any rooms offered, which means hotel demand is up high enough to meet a threshold where the hotels don't want to give us any rooms.

If there is a ton of vacancy, the hotels will issue us as many rooms as we can fill. That hasn't been the case lately.

Any word on the dirt moving/grading just west of the SW corner? Behind IU?


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Any word on the dirt moving/grading just west of the SW corner? Behind IU?


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Large apartment complex, called Springs at MacArthur.

It's shown on the map in the article at the top of the page.

Any word on unit size/density, # of floors, total number of units? Thanks in advance.


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Looks like about 10 buildings of 20 units each, all two-story and garage buildings as well.

Actually, although the building permits says Springs at MacArthur, the developer is now calling this Springs at Memorial.

228 units.


Springs at Memorial Apartments is a brand new apartment community under construction in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This gated community will open to residents in summer, 2015.
Community and apartment amenities, as well as the location, will make Springs at Memorial a great place to call home. The apartments will have many elegant finishes including wood-look flooring in the kitchen, living room and bathrooms, granite counters in the kitchens, black appliances, washers and dryers, curved shower rods and 2" faux wood blinds. Every home will have a ground-level, private entry and many will have private balconies or patios. Attached and detached garages are available.
Springs at Memorial will have great community amenities such as a resort-style pool, 24-hour fitness center, a leash-free dog park, pet spa area and car-care center. The clubhouse will be a hub of activity, with a free coffee bar and Wi-Fi. Our team will always greet you warmly, accept packages and plan great community events so you can get to know your new neighbors.

Springs at Memorial Apartments ? Welcome Home (http://springsapartments.com/memorial/#)

It's part of a big chain of apartments:

Springs Apartments ? Welcome Home (http://springsapartments.com/)


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Sorry to drag this question out. Are the plans or specs posted somewhere? We live in neighborhood to the west and am curious as to the effects of the neighborhoods surrounding the project. I'd like to know mix of bedrooms and sq. footage of units if posted somewhere. Thanks for the info!


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If I could have found them I would have posted them.

There are building permits filed but until they are issued and posted on-line, I can't find site plans.

I even called the developer a couple of months ago when they first filed, but they never returned my call.

I appreciate the info you provided.


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SnrPhnx,

Has the apartments to the west of your neighborhood affected the value of where you live now?
I doubt these will be section 8 if that's what you're worried about.

No. Our assessed values have increased significantly over the past year. More interested/concerned with sight line/parking lot lighting and noise. I don't see either of these apartments negatively affecting property values in the vicinity for a few decades if traditional apartment life cycles are accurate. Both projects appear to be quality units with young professionals as a target renters. As a patron of Deer Creek schools, my most immediate concerns are the increase in local population and rapidly developing apartments and single family housing within the south edge of the district.


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It's a growing part of the city. If these apartments are not built, something will be that will bring light pollution and noise. It is inevitable.

Anyone have any info regarding the recent grading along MacArthur, just south of Legacy Bank? I know the apartments are on the interior tract, but was unaware of anything on this exterior tract.

Anyone have any info regarding the recent grading along MacArthur, just south of Legacy Bank? I know the apartments are on the interior tract, but was unaware of anything on this exterior tract.

It will be another strip center similar to the one next to it.

It will be another strip center similar to the one next to it.

Is there any word yet on possible tenants?

Is there any word yet on possible tenants?

No tenant finish-out permits have been issued.

Typically, little centers like this are built without much or any pre-leasing.

Thanks for the info. I was hoping for another free-standing business. Oh well, can't win 'em all.

I wonder how much longer Sushi Tsubaki is going to last. The past few times I've been in there I've noticed the quality has fallen off a cliff. My rolls have had the mayo piled on far too much and they simply fall apart when I grip them with the chopsticks. It doesn't taste or smell as fresh as it used to either. There have been quite a few staff changes that I've noticed so I am sure that is somewhat of a contributor. When it opened, this was probably the second best sushi restaurant in OKC. I now think I am going to have to look around at other options.

Does anyone have any info on anything being built down at the Memorial and Rockwell area?

Does anyone have any info on anything being built down at the Memorial and Rockwell area?

Where specifically?

Here's a site plan and more information on the Springs at Memorial, the complex slated for the interior portion of the SW corner.

Will feature attached and detached garages (no doubt for extra fee)

Springs at Memorial Apartments ? Welcome Home (http://springsapartments.com/memorial/)

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