Good lord. These projects will continue downtown Tulsa's transformation.

Definitely, and it's not even an exhaustive list. Some of those developments have been done for awhile, while others have sprung up. I just noticed that the buildings at ~ 624 E 4th St are under redevelopment. Someone posted a rendering here: http://www.tulsanow.org/forum/index.php?topic=21006.msg326990#msg326990 Plus there's another building at 222 S Kenosha Ave that flew under the radar with a redevelopment that extends the East Village more solidly down that street. Just lots of little holes being filled.

The really transformative projects are the Santa Fe Square and PAC lot, but they seem to be taking forever to get to reality. There is a sign for pre-leasing a new small tower on the N corner of the Santa Fe lot, but no other sign of life. As for the PAC lot, I've heard things are moving on the infrastructure end, but nothing firm about actually seeing progress.

It seems like there is something proposed for almost every block in the DT area, but the abundance of proposals causes something of a log jam. The new hotels and apartment buildings are built one by one instead of all at once because developers seem to be afraid of flooding the market too quickly. Personally, I think we're ready to step things up.

Why is the Santa Fe Square still held up? I thought that was supposed to start over a year ago. I understand why the grocery store development was held up.

Why is the Santa Fe Square still held up? I thought that was supposed to start over a year ago. I understand why the grocery store development was held up.

It’s a big project that is being done in phases. The Indigo Hotel was the first phase and opened last fall. The next phase includes the two office buildings and parking garage. The final phase is the residential which is being co-developed by ARG which is currently building The View across from ONEOK Field.

This is a really good summary of all the Tulsa projects going on. Didn't know most of these were happening:

https://www.tulsaworld.com/business/downtown-tulsa-development-projects-coming-soon-or-recently-completed/collection_2e50248b-80c7-57a5-aa0d-5668c2f1d07b.html#18

A couple of things that aren't on that list are The Bob Dylan Archives which should start construction later this year and The Hanson Brothers Brewery, which has been said to still be a year or two out. The site of the brewery will be the staging area for the Davenport Lofts which has just started construction so the brewery can't start until that building is done.

So in a couple of years Tulsa's Arts District will have the Woody Guthrie Center, the Bob Dylan Archives and a Hanson mmHops Brewery.

It's a strange world.

Mixed-used development coming to the East Village.

https://www.tulsaworld.com/business/bhow-family-adds-bustle-to-east-village-with-new-tenants/article_0cca0b7c-a0b0-53d8-9a07-b1b183ff103a.html

WPX just announced plans to build headquarters @ 222 N. Detroit. I presume where Spaghetti Warehouse currently sits.

WPX just announced plans to build headquarters @ 222 N. Detroit. I presume where Spaghetti Warehouse currently sits.

Yes it's the full block next to Guthrie Green. The only rendering I've seen:
https://kotv.images.worldnow.com/images/18552167_G.jpg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&height=560&fit=bounds&lastEditedDate=1561756636000

Some good renderings from News6

https://www.newson6.com/story/40722933/wpx-energy-plans-headquarters-building-downtown

Only 11 stories, 50% brick, meh...

So is this a "gonna happen" thing, or is it like gonna happen like OG&E gonna happen.

This is a huge deal. Together with the new Vast Bank HQ almost next door, this represents a ton of corporate level jobs staying and growing in Tulsa. This fills in empty lots and vacant buildings and ties two districts together with the addition of hundreds of new people who will be active in the area every day. I know a lot of younger people who get recruited here will want to get nearby apartments. It's an awesome win for our downtown.

Feels like some solid momentum for Tulsa really starting to get moving here.

Brady & Detroit
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That is VERY sharp!!

F@ck yeah! Tulsa really needs a taller modern building like Devon in their downtown and I think it would really compliment everything that has been happening there.

Meanwhile, most on here are pissing and moaning about a hotel. I hate the critics of EVERYTHING OKC does. This is a great building, but if it were here, we'd be pissed because it isn't tall enough.

Honestly, I'm from OKC and I'm very impressed. One thing Tulsa does that i wish OKC would is take notes in the style of architecture when it comes to new builds. This is a great example! Congrats!

They built commercial space at ground level of their actual office building. This tiny little thing that is apparently impossible to include in project other than parking garages in parking garage meccas.

Tulsa doesn't have to look far for an example with Griffin HQ caddy corner from this lot across the street from probably the best small park in the state.

WPX for the win.

just heard on the news that they only drill in other states, so the fact they are staying in oklahoma is BIG. they said they looked hard at Houston, but decided to stay here. Nice!

It also said the complex will consist of a few buildings between 6-11 floors. So it sounds like htey could have built higher, but chose not too. There will also be a green space, and it will be facing the greenwood district.

So is this a "gonna happen" thing, or is it like gonna happen like OG&E gonna happen.

Construction starts now. They already have fencing up and equipment on site for demo and site work.

Honestly, I'm from OKC and I'm very impressed. One thing Tulsa does that i wish OKC would is take notes in the style of architecture when it comes to new builds. This is a great example! Congrats!

Not always. Never forget this monstrosity:
https://www.bourncompanies.com/wp-content/uploads/1-View-from-NE-LARGE1-460x310.jpg

Not always. Never forget this monstrosity:
https://www.bourncompanies.com/wp-content/uploads/1-View-from-NE-LARGE1-460x310.jpg

Yeah I'm ecstatic. But...this is hopefully going to happen as the renders portray it. Right? I'm hoping it won't turn into another sterile stucco hospital looking building like above. I remember when the renderings for that building looked amazing.

^I don't see them pulling a switcheroo on us with this one. Construction is basically already started, and these renderings and associated details have been widely publicized. They have to move in by 2022, so there's no time to redesign even if they wanted to.

The Spaghetti Warehouse building is now gone.
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^ That was quick!

In addition to this tower the Arts District also has The View apartments starting later this summer. 6 stories, 198 units across from ONEOK Field at Archer & Elgin
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Also planned to start within the next year in the area is the Bob Dylan Archive at Archer & Boston and OK Pop Museum across from Cain’s Ballroom. GKFF is also planning more residential development on Boulder.

Good for Tulsa. WPX is their largest E&P by market cap and has acreage in the two best shale plays (Permian and bakken), big win to keep them.

Here's a few updated shots from my walks around DT:

Vast Bank HQ/Block 44:
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Davenport Condo Tower:
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Western Supply Mixed-Use Project:
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Otasco Retail/Rooftop Bar:
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WPX HQ:
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Last time I was downtown it looked like The View (6 story apartments) across from ONEOK Field was getting ready to start construction as well. That would be two 6 story buildings next to the ballpark, the 11 story WPX building and 8 story Davenport Lofts under construction in a four block radius. Are there any other renderings of the Western Supply mixed-use project?

There is also a proposed 5 story office building (GreenArch II) on Greenwood but I'm not sure of its current status. Nearby it looked like 111 Greenwood (4 story apartments) is also getting started.

Really looking forward to seeing the Bob Dylan Archive get moving sometime early next year, and the office building portion of Santa Fe Square.

Vast building has a nice tenant list. The French hen, an stablished fine dining south Tulsa staple, will be moving in.

The View is officially starting construction September 30. 6 stories, 198 units that will bookend the south side of the ballpark.

Brady & Detroit
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This is the exact kind of building I would love to see fill up Midtown from 4th to 8th, Broadway to Shartel, and the Strawberry fields area. These are the kinds of buildings that make a city feel bigger because it's not so large scale that you can't relate to it, but it's still really impressive when you come up next to it.

Great get for Tulsa!

This is the exact kind of building I would love to see fill up Midtown from 4th to 8th, Broadway to Shartel, and the Strawberry fields area. These are the kinds of buildings that make a city feel bigger because it's not so large scale that you can't relate to it, but it's still really impressive when you come up next to it.

Great get for Tulsa!
From your lips to God’s ears! It’s a gorgeous project.

WPX had its official groundbreaking today even though site work has already started https://www.tulsaworld.com/business/wpx-energy-breaks-ground-for-new-downtown-headquarters/article_144fc44b-55b5-51db-932a-9cd13f288bcc.html

Ground has been broken on four major projects in the last week or so: WPX HQ, OKPOP museum, Gilcrease Expressway, and The View (new apartments). There have been some historic building renovations that have quietly gotten started recently too. The fancy Davenport tower is starting to be noticeable as well. Lots of new housing coming to downtown.

I posted these pictures on TulsaNow and Skyscraperpage and figured I'd post here as well. I took these pics on the morning of Labor Day.

Newly renovated building at 3rd and Kenosha. Not sure if there is a tenant lined out for this or not.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48945245172_2542955138_b.jpg

Former KOTV building.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48944486188_b6bb38d045_b.jpg

Back side of the new Hotel Indigo.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48945063551_c52d2338ba_b.jpg

Here are several of the Vast Bank building.
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The Flats on Archer.
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Holiday Inn Express
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48944821866_f432d17514_b.jpg

And here's a few of the Cosmopolitan Apartments at Denver and Riverside.
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^

Very nice!

Thanks for sharing.

Yesterday a master plan was released for improving and expanding the Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area. Plans call for additional trails in forested areas to the south and west, additional trailheads with parking lots and trail rehabilitation. If you've been to Turkey you know how bad the erosion is on some of the trails. There is also a pedestrian bridge proposed to connect to the east bank trails.

https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/tulsaworld.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/20/620ebcae-70c0-51fd-abf0-3dccaf09278e/5dce1e2ca6bbc.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C927

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Great pictures! Great things are happening in Tulsa’s core and there’s still potential for so much more, partly because of how poor the planning was in the past. My only complaint is the entrance to Hotel Indigo, which is terribly designed for a suburban area.

Any timeline on that? Hopefully that happens.

New mural in the East Village
https://i.redd.it/rygg861dyhy31.jpg

Mixed-use development along with Route 66 Museum being eyed in Tulsa:

“ The city’s plan to build a Route 66 interpretive center and commercial complex across from Cyrus Avery Plaza could be changing — and in a big way.

Nick Doctor, chief of community development and policy for the city, said Thursday that the city is considering entering into a public-private partnership to construct a Route 66 museum on five acres near the Mother Road Market at 11th Street and Lewis Avenue as part of a larger mixed-use development.”

- https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/city-eyes-th-and-lewis-as-new-site-for-route/article_d3235877-c024-586d-ad49-398887e766e8.html

Here's a couple shots from last Friday:

Davenport is about halfway to full height at this point:
https://imgur.com/tAZFL96.jpg

Otasco is really starting to take shape:
https://imgur.com/R74ehdt.jpg

Elsewhere downtown:
111 Greenwood (smaller 4 story office building) is off the ground, but still finishing up first floor.

There's a new piano bar coming next to Andolini's Pizza.

Ripley's sports bar is almost done.

DGX (dollar general urban convenience store) just had their soft opening, and apparently they carry a lot of produce and quick meal stuff, so it fills in a bit of the grocery need for downtown.

WPX headquarters is currently a giant pit in the ground, but construction is progressing rapidly.

The new OKPOP museum hasn't really started yet, probably waiting on Davenport to get out of the way.

The VAST bank HQ is just about done and ready for move-in.

Haven't gone by the Western Supply site in awhile, but didn't look like anything has gotten off the ground there yet. I still haven't even seen final renderings for that mystery project. I know there are several other affordable housing projects going on in older buildings in the heart of downtown, plus GKFF is busy with a bunch of other projects, so perhaps they are pumping the breaks on this one for the time being.

111 Greenwood is actually apartments with retail on the first floor

Some other projects:
The View at Greenwood is now under construction
The Adams Building and Reunion Building's conversion to lofts continue
The Convention Center's rebuild of the old arena into more convention space with a new two story glass entrance area is under construction
The Sooner Federal Building's conversion into a Hyatt Place is ongoing as well.

Are there pictures of these developments anywhere?

Which ones do you want? I'll be in Tulsa for a few days and I can try to snap any requests.

111 Greenwood
https://images1.loopnet.com/i2/UXzWVb2LHLvnyxAOubzpxsPv1-apayGqIw5BPK553fE/112/image.jpg

The View at Greenwood
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The Adams Building
https://adamstulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_4549.jpg

Reunion Building
https://d3dgtuveumu9h3.cloudfront.net/uploads/2019/10/Reunion1.png

The Convention Center construction
https://coxcentertulsa.com/fa-content/uploads/2019/09/FFTT_CBC_StillsDrafts05_0000-copy-1024x576.jpg

The Sooner Federal Building/Hyatt Place
https://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/large960_blur-d586b127432e0f31bd63f6bb42241fc2.jpg

Western Supply is a mixed-use project being developed by GKFF at Cameron & Boulder in the Arts District

https://i.imgur.com/cZjqFLu.jpg

SO much going on in the Arts District. Very exciting!

https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/tulsaworld.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/5a/a5a170aa-a627-502b-82fb-81d04d472579/5ee25c3dbba8c.image.jpg?resize=900%2C671
Davenport Urban Lofts, Tulsa
Appears to have 8 stories with 9 to possibly 10 levels. Gives off a spectacular glow before sunrise. Construction has started as the building has topped off (below).

https://i.imgur.com/NnuyOz7.jpg

Center of the Universe Bridge set to undergo a nice renovation.

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/center-of-the-universe-landmark-pedestrian-bridge-eyed-for-2m-facelift/article_02d7d230-0333-11eb-b849-2b035e9ba8c8.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1

WPX still going to happen if merger goes through? That building is substantial and beautiful - would be a shame to see it go away because of the merger.

WPX still going to happen if merger goes through? That building is substantial and beautiful - would be a shame to see it go away because of the merger.

They are already four floors up with the 5th being formed on the south side. Doubtful they would change anything drastically but you never know.

From a couple weeks ago:
https://imgur.com/v4vTly2.jpg

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https://imgur.com/24e27tF.jpg

Who are the best prospects to fill the building now?

Who are the best prospects to fill the building now?

This was from a recent Tulsa World article:


"There are a number of possibilities, all of which would be mere speculation at this point, including a sale of the building or leasing office space to other tenants," the letter read. "We’ve already received numerous unsolicited expressions of interest for leasing since the project began."

For Tulsa’s sake hopefully companies not involved in oil & gas.

This really isn’t a big deal for tulsa, IMO. I’m not involved with the OG industry but from what I read it seems this is actually good for Tulsa as it ensures Devon will remain in Oklahoma and a stronger state means a stronger Tulsa. I bet Tulsa will fill this space up very quickly.

This really isn’t a big deal for tulsa, IMO. I’m not involved with the OG industry but from what I read it seems this is actually good for Tulsa as it ensures Devon will remain in Oklahoma and a stronger state means a stronger Tulsa. I bet Tulsa will fill this space up very quickly.

If the building was opening soon I’d be more worried. But it won’t be completed until early 2022 so hopefully by then the office market will be somewhat normal and this helps attract companies to Tulsa.

Wow I didn't realize it was already well under construction. I'd assume that building is done within 18 months given where it's already at. Surely they won't have any problem renting out if it's already built. Selling it will be another proposition, especially with relatively few R.E. companies likely to be in good shape in the short to medium term.

It’ll sell quick. Devon will sell it (probably at a loss) just to get it off the books.

Wow I didn't realize it was already well under construction. I'd assume that building is done within 18 months given where it's already at. Surely they won't have any problem renting out if it's already built. Selling it will be another proposition, especially with relatively few R.E. companies likely to be in good shape in the short to medium term.

History repeating itself. Part deux.

Michael Overall: As history repeats itself, downtown Tulsa wonders what will happen to an unfinished building | Local News | tulsaworld.com
https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/michael-overall-as-history-repeats-itself-downtown-tulsa-wonders-what-will-happen-to-an-unfinished/article_73200206-04c3-11eb-a0aa-ebc943059e60.html

Never the less, the WPX tower continues moving upwards at the moment. They are currently on the fourth floor setting up for another column jump as of this weekend.

I am sporadic in my photo taking, but here are a few more from recent weeks:
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The OKPOP museum from a few weeks ago. They now have a bunch of the steel structure added on as well. It's quite impressive.

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111 Greenwood. This is also from a few weeks ago. It's pretty close to being finished now. Apartments on top, retail space on the ground floor.

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The Davenport is finishing up brickwork on the exterior. Photo also from a few weeks ago. Pretty sure this is most of the scaffolding in the Tulsa area being used at once.

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21 North Greenwood going vertical. Photo from this weekend.

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The View apartments. Photo from this weekend. Right across from the downtown ball park. This is a huge complex with a parking garage on the backend.

Recent photo of the four tower cranes up downtown. Crazy that with all the new development there are empty lots just to the north in Brady Heights, seems like a great place for more residential density literally right next to one of the most vibrant urban districts in the city. I guess it's somewhat similar to how the area next to Scissortail Park in OKC was neglected for so many years and is now seeing a rebirth, this area will be one to watch over the next decade.

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