$60 Million Development near Mother Road Market (11th and Lewis). One of a few larger mixed use projects in the mix for this area. Should turn into a neighborhood that can compare with Cherry St and Brookside eventually.

https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/officials-introduce-60-million-mixed-use-market-district-project/article_9cb8d4ee-43c9-11ec-872b-2f4dd5ad2416.html#tracking-source=home-breaking

https://i.imgur.com/clGZml6.jpg

Really like the quote about creating a neighborhood with walking at the forefront.

"We want there to be walk-ability. We want more people in a dense area in a hub where you can have commercial offerings and public space and where you can co-mingle with the neighbors and really kind of create a neighborhood experience."

"Community spaces will include 11,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, a central neighborhood gathering space complete with trees, native plantings and festive lighting, planned public art and added lighting and security for the area."

$60 Million Development near Mother Road Market (11th and Lewis). One of a few larger mixed use projects in the mix for this area. Should turn into a neighborhood that can compare with Cherry St and Brookside eventually.

https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/officials-introduce-60-million-mixed-use-market-district-project/article_9cb8d4ee-43c9-11ec-872b-2f4dd5ad2416.html#tracking-source=home-breaking

https://i.imgur.com/clGZml6.jpg

Really like the quote about creating a neighborhood with walking at the forefront.

"We want there to be walk-ability. We want more people in a dense area in a hub where you can have commercial offerings and public space and where you can co-mingle with the neighbors and really kind of create a neighborhood experience."

"Community spaces will include 11,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, a central neighborhood gathering space complete with trees, native plantings and festive lighting, planned public art and added lighting and security for the area."

Shoutout to the lobeck-Taylor foundation for making 11th and Lewis a desired destination.

Shoutout to the lobeck-Taylor foundation for making 11th and Lewis a desired destination.

Not long ago 11th & Lewis was a sketchy area. Great to see the transformation there and also along 11th closer to downtown. Hopefully this leads to more redevelopment just to the east by TU, that stretch has a lot of potential to be a “Campus Corner” type area. Same for extending the Kendall-Whittier Square area further south along Lewis where TU plans to build a new Cyber District.

https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/downtown-grocery-store-other-development-clears-another-hurdle-with-22m-in-bonds/article_03b694de-5e7c-11ec-b03e-5f3dce5d98d1.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1

The PAC lot project is moving forward. Sounds like construction could start as early as this summer. Another giant empty surface lot covered up in mixed use development. As has been mentioned, Santa Fe Square is also underway and the apartment portion of that should be starting around the same time. Lots of empty space suddenly being filled.

New mixed use project in Brookside on the SE corner of 36th and Peoria where Brookside Baptist Church is now.
https://us1-photo.nextdoor.com/post_photos/85/9a/859aa3edf0d4b0657819fa74cc6b1aad.jpg
https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/mixed-use-development-coming-to-brookside-church-site-planners-say/article_eeac709e-6caf-11ec-937e-37086f79a4d8.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1

Here's another Brookside project that I haven't seen here. This is planned for the SE corner of 31st and Peoria, six blocks north of the previous project. I'm posting an image of the plan they came out with a year ago, but this project is back to being redesigned as the developers got big pushback from the neighbors and are going to rework the plan to make it more palatable to the area residents.
https://i.imgur.com/RF4UxxH.png

I love it. I just wish Tulsa would get more skyscrapers. A super tall or two would be nice. This is good infill. They need to find some money to redo the streets downtown.

New mixed use project in Brookside on the SE corner of 36th and Peoria where Brookside Baptist Church is now.
https://us1-photo.nextdoor.com/post_photos/85/9a/859aa3edf0d4b0657819fa74cc6b1aad.jpg
https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/mixed-use-development-coming-to-brookside-church-site-planners-say/article_eeac709e-6caf-11ec-937e-37086f79a4d8.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1
That’s a cool building they’re tearing down. They should have incorporated it into the project and built subterranean parking structures. Shame that’s getting torn down.

^Nah, the existing church was fairly nondescript. There was a cool small tower with a bit of interesting stonework above the door, but compared to the good this project will do that is a small sacrifice.

The other Brookside project mentioned above is completely dead. When it resurfaces in a few years, it will probably just be some townhouses or something. Unfortunate, but an expected result considering that lot is on the edge of what is considered the district and closer to the nicer houses.

^Nah, the existing church was fairly nondescript. There was a cool small tower with a bit of interesting stonework above the door, but compared to the good this project will do that is a small sacrifice.

The other Brookside project mentioned above is completely dead. When it resurfaces in a few years, it will probably just be some townhouses or something. Unfortunate, but an expected result considering that lot is on the edge of what is considered the district and closer to the nicer houses.

I imagine that site at 31st & Peoria will be smaller-scale medium-density residential like the pocket neighborhoods directly to the east. That's fine with me, concentrate the density in existing areas like at 36th & Peoria.

There is also the eventual redevelopment of the Crow Creek Apartments, also known as Gathering Place Phase III. Plans are still pretty conceptual but from what I've heard it will be mixed-use apartments with retail that fronts Crow Creek with a path connecting directly to Brookside along the creek. So it should really tie together the Gathering Place, pedestrian bridge and Discovery Lab into the Brookside district.

I imagine that site at 31st & Peoria will be smaller-scale medium-density residential like the pocket neighborhoods directly to the east. That's fine with me, concentrate the density in existing areas like at 36th & Peoria.

There is also the eventual redevelopment of the Crow Creek Apartments, also known as Gathering Place Phase III. Plans are still pretty conceptual but from what I've heard it will be mixed-use apartments with retail that fronts Crow Creek with a path connecting directly to Brookside along the creek. So it should really tie together the Gathering Place, pedestrian bridge and Discovery Lab into the Brookside district.

Phase II of the Gathering Place, the $52 million Discovery Lab children's science center opens this month.

https://kktarchitects.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/aerial.jpg

New speakeasy style bar opening in Greenwood District:

https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/speakeasy-themed-bar-set-to-open-in-greenwood/article_dfdb9d50-746c-11ec-8652-e7a931c4a3ab.html#tracking-source=home-top-story

Seattle based emissions control tech firm moving their HQ to Tulsa:

https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/emission-control-technology-firm-from-seattle-moving-headquarters-to-tulsa/article_4f41ea6a-7d45-11ec-ab6b-3fc0fab56247.html

Center of the Universe Park to undergo nearly 8 million dollar renovation:

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/popular-center-of-the-universe-plaza-downtown-to-undergo-major-renovation/article_c3beaf3c-7fab-11ec-a096-ab24a4af1f97.html#tracking-source=home-breaking

Brookshire Grocery Co. out of Texas closes on the sale of Reasor’s.

https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/texas-based-company-closes-on-purchase-of-reasors-grocery-stores/article_233d6024-7ee5-11ec-8b03-93410a3499ea.html

BOK tower downtown to get a QuikTrip, rib crib, and few other spots. First non-gas QT in Tulsa that I am aware of. However, this place won’t have access from the sidewalks - you have to walk in and go down an escalator to the area.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/tulsaworld.com/news/local/quiktrip-rib-crib-other-eateries-to-locate-in-new-food-hall-in-bok-tower/article_124109a8-8375-11ec-ab25-9332b2e73620.amp.html

This was posted in the OKC economic development thread but there is reportedly another massive electric vehicle battery plant considering the Tulsa metro. Tesla is scouting several new battery plants and I’m sure Rivian is as well. GM and Ford are going to need new battery plants as well. This could be huge. Hopefully this happens.

https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/midamerica-industrial-park-reportedly-in-the-running-for-huge-electric-vehicle-battery-plant/article_1ad6223a-8ba7-11ec-be98-038d51a330de.html

https://imgur.com/tmIK4kD.jpg
https://imgur.com/G0WsxCp.jpg


Here's a couple recent shots I took of projects downtown. The first is the new Santa Fe Square tower, which is a twelve story development that will also have a bunch of 4-story apartment/retail buildings around the base to fill up the rest of what was once a giant empty lot in the middle of the blue dome district. The second is The View, a large new apartment complex next to the downtown ballpark that is almost complete.

Promenade Mall is an eyesore in an otherwise good part of town. This project should get approved and would be a great use of space!

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/tulsa-oilers-want-former-macys-at-promenade-for-public-rink-practice-space/article_57679704-b052-11ec-82a6-1f2ff97e47b5.html

Growing up, my grandmother took me school clothes shopping exclusively at Promenade Mall. Not once would she take me to Woodland Hills. Going to the Promenade was a big deal for me growing up and I have so many cherished memories from that place. My (now) wife and I went to Dillard's in Promenade to get her shoes for our wedding in November, and we walked through the whole mall for the first time in maybe 10 years. It was a pretty depressing experience to say the least. I have no idea how a single retailer survives there. The entire second level was vacant, most of the kiosks were empty, no food court, and the most active place we saw was a children's play area.

All of that to say, I truly hope this works and breathes new life into the place because it means a lot to me. Seems like a pretty stellar idea imo.

This is a positive development for Promenade but long term I think they need to tear down the mostly unused parts save for the (potential) ice rink and Dillards and redevelop as mixed-use residential. Look at Belmar in Lakewood, CO how they transformed a previously dead mall.

This is a positive development for Promenade but long term I think they need to tear down the mostly unused parts save for the (potential) ice rink and Dillards and redevelop as mixed-use residential. Look at Belmar in Lakewood, CO how they transformed a previously dead mall.

https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/tulsaworld.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/cb/5cbb8d7e-deee-5e33-b12d-737597fca103/624b8b23c93c6.image.jpg?resize=718%2C500
This 42 story tower development is being proposed for north Tulsa.

Check it out on the Tulsa Now forum: http://www.tulsanow.org/forum/index.php?topic=21006.1980

Would love to see it but I have serious doubts that's what the final tower will look like when it's all said and done. If they are even selected.

Hope I’m wrong, I usually am lol

Would love to see it but I have serious doubts that's what the final tower will look like when it's all said and done. If they are even selected.

Hope I’m wrong, I usually am lol

I hope they can save the Evans Fintube building and repurpose it into a commercial space or market hall

This is pretty cool, basically a Carvana type setup but for classic cars:


and build a Route 66 mixed-use development on two acres of city-owned land at the intersection of Southwest Boulevard and Riverside Drive.

If that sounds vaguely familiar, it’s because the city has been here before. In 2015, then-Mayor Dewey Bartlett announced that the Route 66 Alliance would build a $19.5 million Route 66 interpretive center on the site.

The Route 66 Experience never got off the ground due to a lack of funding. And after flirting briefly with building the project near 11th Street and Lewis Avenue, the city last year went looking for new development proposals that could be constructed at the original site along the Arkansas River, across the street from Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza.

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/multi-story-classic-car-vending-machine-part-of-new-route-66-mixed-use-development/article_a0de12fc-ca2c-11ec-a8d7-2363c4cc5203.html

This is pretty cool, basically a Carvana type setup but for classic cars:



https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/multi-story-classic-car-vending-machine-part-of-new-route-66-mixed-use-development/article_a0de12fc-ca2c-11ec-a8d7-2363c4cc5203.html
Heck I'm not Route 66 fan, but id go rent one of those if they have a nice selection. Cool idea.

Very unique idea.. I think it will be a success. I'm hoping there are continued efforts to increase the attractiveness of 11th st (old Route 66). There's been a lot of money poured into it, but it could still use some beautification.

Glad they picked this group and not the Dallas guys with their soccer stadium.

https://tulsaworld.com/news/city-selects-developer-for-evans-fintube-property-project-includes-saving-oklahoma-iron-works-building/article_a6f4dda2-cfd0-11ec-b6ef-9705302b2241.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab

Some good infill replacing a surface lot:

https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/51-million-development-in-tulsa-arts-district-would-turn-parking-lot-into-hotel-apartments/article_76065fb0-db9a-11ec-8914-bf81228529b1.html

Some good infill replacing a surface lot:

https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/51-million-development-in-tulsa-arts-district-would-turn-parking-lot-into-hotel-apartments/article_76065fb0-db9a-11ec-8914-bf81228529b1.html

This looks great. And Pivot does good work.

^

This galls me a bit.

The Pivot guys were working with Arrive Hotels for the spot next to Elk Valley Brewery which will now be an office building.

The story mentions Chris Pardo as the designer for the hotel, which almost certainly means it will be an Arrive.

Nice TW article summarizing the developments in downtown: https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/photos-planned-or-recently-completed-downtown-area-tulsa-projects/collection_35df0bd2-f7c8-11eb-8b8b-cfe6e7611b2e.html#1

Wow, I didn't know there was so much going on in Tulsa. Imagine what it would be like if they were growing like OKC is.

^

This galls me a bit.

The Pivot guys were working with Arrive Hotels for the spot next to Elk Valley Brewery which will now be an office building.

The story mentions Chris Pardo as the designer for the hotel, which almost certainly means it will be an Arrive.
Why the switch? Any idea what happened?

Good looking development infill projects being proposed and under construction in Tulsa. Kudos, to Tulsa, you're looking great.

Wow, I didn't know there was so much going on in Tulsa. Imagine what it would be like if they were growing like OKC is.

We are growing pretty rapidly. OKC is definitely going faster with much more critical mass, but stuff is going up everywhere in Tulsa right now. This is like the 3rd or 4th major residential complex in the downtown area to be announced recently that hasn't broken ground yet.

There's a 12 story (well, 6 office floors and 6 parking levels) office tower being topped off right now in the blue dome, a major 11 story office tower just being completed in the arts district (former WPX HQ), and then they'll break ground soon on a large apartment building in the blue dome next to the new tower, then a huge new infil lot development that will include a hotel, grocery store, and apartment building in the heart of downtown, and then there's the new 42 story tower plus other things that was announced as part of a RFP process just to the north of downtown that the city is backing. Also don't forget the new car vending machine/hotel/apartment thing on the southside of downtown.

And all that is just in the downtown area. Elsewhere across the metro there are new housing projects going up as fast as they can construct them. Finding labor and materials is basically the only thing hindering our growth rate. I work as a civil engineer in the land development industry and my small office is working on three neighborhood developments ourselves locally. Even outer boroughs like Sapulpa are expanding quickly with tons of new downtown stuff.


But getting back to that new complex that was just announced: wow, what a contrast. The Arrive hotel is beautiful and fits the character of the area so well. The garage is sorely needed and the lower levels look cool. The apartments look like crap. It's like they got to the apartments and ran out of time and went with some god awful 80's concept. I hope that design doesn't stick, but everything else does.

I am guessing that the Arrive Hotel in Tulsa will go the exact same way as the OKC Arrive Hotel.

New $38 million dollar psychiatric hospital for downtown Tulsa:


The Tulsa Center for Behavioral Health is just one step away from securing $38 million needed for its new 106-bed mental hospital in downtown Tulsa.

The Oklahoma Legislature’s Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding this week gave its final blessing to the proposal to fund additional patient capacity and expanded behavioral health and internal medicine services at an already in-process new hospital.

It is but one of a slate of project proposals seeking some of Oklahoma’s $1.8 billion share of the $1.9 trillion federal economic stimulus bill called the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Committee-approved project proposals will go before the full Legislature during a special session, which is expected to reconvene in late September.



- https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/tulsa-center-for-behavioral-health-headed-for-final-approval-of-38-million-for-new-mental/article_159b3534-2a31-11ed-94d7-5b4f164e0469.html

Lots of various infrastructure improvements proposed to facilitate the growth of the Tulsa metropolis eastward:

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/arpa-funds-sought-for-infrastructure-to-service-industrial-park-fair-oaks-ranch-urban-center/article_363d9a46-353c-11ed-a9c0-27099876c999.html

Good news for Tulsa:


Four communities will share $180 million in federal grants to revitalize public housing and the surrounding neighborhoods, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Monday.

This year’s recipients of the department’s Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grants are Tulsa, Oklahoma ($50 million); Omaha, Nebraska ($50 million); Knoxville, Tennessee ($40 million); and Durham, North Carolina ($40 million).

- https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2022/09/4-communities-selected-180m-housing-program/377360/

The Devon/WPX building ribbon cutting is today.


https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/from-giant-hole-to-center-of-pride-222-north-detroit-avenue-building-opens-downtown/article_f4012126-3da5-11ed-a682-ab09cd09d88a.html

Lots of construction happening in North Tulsa including a new Costco store:


Developments looming large in and near north Tulsa

Dump trucks, cement mixers and excavators are among the heavy machines that have been crawling around two massive economic developments underway in and near north Tulsa.

A Costco warehouse is going up at the northeast corner of 46th Street North and U.S. 169, and Tulasi Commerce Park is being built at the northeast of Whirlpool Drive and East 76th Street North.

The one-story, 196,958-square-foot Costco, which will have distribution capacity, will be the company’s second site in Tulsa, joining the store that opened in 2016 at 10220 S. Memorial Drive.

“Costco’s decision to place a second store in Tulsa is an indication of solid retail confidence in our community,” said Michelle Barnett, senior vice president of economic and workforce development of PartnerTulsa, the city’s economic development organization.

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“Costco provides a recognized corporate culture that promotes quality jobs with competitive wages, benefits and career growth. We’re excited to continue working with Costco to grow retail and job opportunities in Tulsa.”

The retail portion of the project is expected to be more than 150,000 square feet, with part of the balance devoted to distribution, Barnett said.

As part of the city’s Retail Incentive Program, the municipality agreed to provide economic incentives valued up to $3.9 million to Costco to help with infrastructure improvements.

After completion of the facility and a year of operation, the program will return 20% of the unobligated city sales tax (2%) to the company annually for 15 years or until the total of the incentive reaches $3.9 million, whichever occurs first, Spencer Mitchell, director of economic incentives for PartnerTulsa, said earlier this year.

The pact stipulates that as part of the $19 million development, the membership-only warehouse club must create at least 125 jobs, hold at least one workforce recruiting event in Tulsa City Council District 1 or 3 prior to opening the facility and partner with the local food bank to donate excess food.

Completion is scheduled sometime in 2023.

Kansas City, Missouri-based VanTrust Real Estate, LLC, said earlier this year it is investing at least $50 million to build Tulasi Commerce Park, which is a pair of speculative Class A industrial buildings.

Constructed on 44 acres, the park will feature a 231,130-square-foot, rear-load building and a 453,486-square-foot, cross-dock building.

VanTrust is working with Collier Imgrund of Newmark Robinson Park to market the project, which is scheduled for completion in May.

“National developer, VanTrust, has spared no expense with Tulasi,” Imgrund said. “This Class A development features 135-foot truck courts plus trailer parking and modern clear heights of 32 feet and 36 feet. And proximity to amenities like the airport, Port of Catoosa, and (U.S.) 75 will provide solutions to a wide variety of users.

“Robust market growth over the last couple of years, paired with record levels of consumer spending, have pushed volumetric requirements for 3PL (third-party logistics) providers across the country.

“Strategically placed centralized distribution nodes have become more important than ever to meet consumer expectations. VanTrust continues to be a national leader in providing a quality product that meets modern demand,” he said.

- more here: https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/developments-looming-large-in-and-near-north-tulsa/article_432af64a-43ec-11ed-8f20-b3bf9dfbde0f.html

Tulsa city council voted to redevelop the Woodland Hills mall:

https://okcfox.com/news/local/tulsa-city-council-votes-to-redevelop-woodland-hills-mall-talks-with-scheels#

Not sure if it goes here, but recently Helmerich & Payne announced they are moving their 375 employees from Boulder tower to the new WPX building.

From the article

"the company will occupy about 80,000 square feet on the fifth, 10th and 11th floors. H&P also will have signage at the top of the building."

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/helmerich-payne-to-transition-to-new-tulsa-high-rise-in-2024/article_37272db4-780d-11ed-a8fa-1bd9a9548338.html

Not sure if it goes here, but recently Helmerich & Payne announced they are moving their 375 employees from Boulder tower to the new WPX building.

From the article

"the company will occupy about 80,000 square feet on the fifth, 10th and 11th floors. H&P also will have signage at the top of the building."

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/helmerich-payne-to-transition-to-new-tulsa-high-rise-in-2024/article_37272db4-780d-11ed-a8fa-1bd9a9548338.html

good on devon for getting that lease done

Excited for Tulsa.

Together the Tulsa & Oklahoma City metropolitan areas will anchor our state's growth.

Not sure if it goes here, but recently Helmerich & Payne announced they are moving their 375 employees from Boulder tower to the new WPX building.

From the article

"the company will occupy about 80,000 square feet on the fifth, 10th and 11th floors. H&P also will have signage at the top of the building."

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/helmerich-payne-to-transition-to-new-tulsa-high-rise-in-2024/article_37272db4-780d-11ed-a8fa-1bd9a9548338.html

It will be interesting to see what happens with H&P's current building at 15th & Boulder where they occupied nearly 120k sf. Once they move out that building will be roughly 56% occupied so a conversion to residential may make sense, especially since the area around it in Riverview is mostly residential. There are quite a few surface parking lots around it that could also be developed if it was converted to apartments - the building itself has a large parking garage on the north side of the building.

Current H&P HQ - Boulder Tower
https://images1.loopnet.com/i2/QuKfpNGxeO11L72cotzgZLfIjw0vniWEatue3zqM_1g/112/image.jpg

Original Skelly Oil building constructed in 1960 - another adjacent tower was constructed in 1980
http://lh6.ggpht.com/ngpdA4OFn0OssHm2w4lK8XsaHFNsLcd4L7J1stHi-JpfqKntUE08UrKC3ezg4tH52TkBvpdiZHuMMAojL_iivQ=s700

It will be interesting to see what happens with H&P's current building at 15th & Boulder where they occupied nearly 120k sf. Once they move out that building will be roughly 56% occupied so a conversion to residential may make sense, especially since the area around it in Riverview is mostly residential. There are quite a few surface parking lots around it that could also be developed if it was converted to apartments - the building itself has a large parking garage on the north side of the building.

Current H&P HQ - Boulder Tower
https://images1.loopnet.com/i2/QuKfpNGxeO11L72cotzgZLfIjw0vniWEatue3zqM_1g/112/image.jpg

Original Skelly Oil building constructed in 1960 - another adjacent tower was constructed in 1980
http://lh6.ggpht.com/ngpdA4OFn0OssHm2w4lK8XsaHFNsLcd4L7J1stHi-JpfqKntUE08UrKC3ezg4tH52TkBvpdiZHuMMAojL_iivQ=s700

Where are you getting that 56%? Pretty neat. Just curious if there is a tool out there I could use to look up occupancy rate of some buildings.

And yea, that may make sense. I worked next to it until 2019, and that building felt like it needed some work. Not sure what shape the HP floors are in, but that has to be towards the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to desirable places to move too.

56% is based on what they have currently available vs occupied, which is right around 79%, after H&P moves out.

While the immediate area doesn’t have a lot except the Ambassador/Chalkboard you have within walking distance several bars and restaurants at 18th & Boston, Doubleshot coffee at 17th & Boulder, the riverfront a quarter mile to the south and Cherry Street a half mile to the east. So I think apartments would work there especially for people who work downtown but want to live closer to midtown.

The Riverview area has one of the highest concentration of apartments in Tulsa but 15th & Boulder has been a dead zone because of Boulder Towers and all of their surface lots.

The "WPX building" has announced a few new tenants. First, a restaurant called "Fixin's Soul Kitchen" will be at the bottom. Only other spots are in LA and Sacramento.

https://www.fixinssoulkitchen.com/

Secondly, legacy Bank from Missouri announced they are opening up a Tulsa Market HQ in there. This is significant because it is a new operation, not something moving from another tower in Tulsa.

https://www.fox23.com/news/legacy-bank-moving-into-downtown-tulsa-wpx-building/5Z5LPPLOMVECNBGUNZ4ZQD6XEA/?outputType=amp

The "WPX building" has announced a few new tenants. First, a restaurant called "Fixin's Soul Kitchen" will be at the bottom. Only other spots are in LA and Sacramento.

https://www.fixinssoulkitchen.com/

Secondly, legacy Bank from Missouri announced they are opening up a Tulsa Market HQ in there. This is significant because it is a new operation, not something moving from another tower in Tulsa.

https://www.fox23.com/news/legacy-bank-moving-into-downtown-tulsa-wpx-building/5Z5LPPLOMVECNBGUNZ4ZQD6XEA/?outputType=amp

devon has done a very good job filling that building

fixin soul kitchen is from former NBA star (and Sacramento mayor ) Kevin Johnson and his wife

The "WPX building" has announced a few new tenants. First, a restaurant called "Fixin's Soul Kitchen" will be at the bottom. Only other spots are in LA and Sacramento.

https://www.fixinssoulkitchen.com/

Secondly, legacy Bank from Missouri announced they are opening up a Tulsa Market HQ in there. This is significant because it is a new operation, not something moving from another tower in Tulsa.

https://www.fox23.com/news/legacy-bank-moving-into-downtown-tulsa-wpx-building/5Z5LPPLOMVECNBGUNZ4ZQD6XEA/?outputType=amp

Looks like a good get with Fixins. Only two location in California and coming to Tulsa. Menu looks fantastic. Surprised at the 24 hour brine on the chicken....must use a low salt content in the brine. Whenever I brine chicken over 2-3 hours. it get salty. Will definitely be trying this when they open...especially the deep fried deviled eggs.

https://menu.stellarmenus.com/web/fixinsla/6390df5cf69d52e76cd0c05d/6390df5cf69d52e76cd0c05e

"Gallery: New downtown Tulsa 'playground' to feature Ferris wheel, pickleball courts"

https://tulsaworld.com/entertainment/dining/photos-renderings-of-downtowns-new-playground-with-ferris-wheel-pickleball-courts


These renderings are a preview of what Watershed Hospitality — the company that owns Alley Cat Ranch, Kilkenny’s Irish Pub, Nola’s Creole & Cocktails and The Hemingway — has planned for this area near Second and Hartford, just inside the Inner Dispersal Loop downtown.

“This is really just a place holder for a much larger concept,” said Tom Pritner, vice president of operations for Watershed Hospitality. “We’re going to turn this into the largest multi-purpose adult playground in the state.”

Pritner said the plan is to build a 4,000-square-foot facility next to an old service station that will be the hub of an acre’s worth of outdoor space. It will offer visitors everything from pickleball courts to a Ferris wheel. Three bars and two kitchen spaces will be able to serve 800 to 1,000 guests a day.

Pritner said the plan is for the official groundbreaking to take place within the next few months, and that construction would likely take another 18 months to complete.

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New sushi and pickleball facility:

https://okcfox.com/news/local/local-group-announces-development-of-pickleball-facility#

We are growing pretty rapidly. OKC is definitely going faster with much more critical mass, but stuff is going up everywhere in Tulsa right now. This is like the 3rd or 4th major residential complex in the downtown area to be announced recently that hasn't broken ground yet.

There's a 12 story (well, 6 office floors and 6 parking levels) office tower being topped off right now in the blue dome, a major 11 story office tower just being completed in the arts district (former WPX HQ), and then they'll break ground soon on a large apartment building in the blue dome next to the new tower, then a huge new infil lot development that will include a hotel, grocery store, and apartment building in the heart of downtown, and then there's the new 42 story tower plus other things that was announced as part of a RFP process just to the north of downtown that the city is backing. Also don't forget the new car vending machine/hotel/apartment thing on the southside of downtown.

And all that is just in the downtown area. Elsewhere across the metro there are new housing projects going up as fast as they can construct them. Finding labor and materials is basically the only thing hindering our growth rate. I work as a civil engineer in the land development industry and my small office is working on three neighborhood developments ourselves locally. Even outer boroughs like Sapulpa are expanding quickly with tons of new downtown stuff.


But getting back to that new complex that was just announced: wow, what a contrast. The Arrive hotel is beautiful and fits the character of the area so well. The garage is sorely needed and the lower levels look cool. The apartments look like crap. It's like they got to the apartments and ran out of time and went with some god awful 80's concept. I hope that design doesn't stick, but everything else does.

42 story office tower? Anyone have info on this?

42 story office tower? Anyone have info on this?

Yeah. It's deader than princess Diana.

42 story office tower? Anyone have info on this?

Dead would mean that it was at one point alive. The 42 story tower was never realistic as part of this development. I don’t think the current group can even get the Fintube building rehabbed. I still think having OSU take it over for future redevelopment is the best option.

Dead would mean that it was at one point alive. The 42 story tower was never realistic as part of this development. I don’t think the current group can even get the Fintube building rehabbed. I still think having OSU take it over for future redevelopment is the best option.

That is not going to happen. The Greenwood community will have to take part in any development.

Dead would mean that it was at one point alive. The 42 story tower was never realistic as part of this development. I don’t think the current group can even get the Fintube building rehabbed. I still think having OSU take it over for future redevelopment is the best option.

The historic rehab is essentially fully funded, its Partner Tulsa that's still the hangup. The tower was never proposed to be a single use - the break down of the uses was pretty reasonable. 100,000 sq ft of office, apartments, and a hotel. A hotel partner has been signed on and ready to go for a while (one that is actively working on a project in OKC too). While the tower will 99.9% likely be smaller in height it's not unreasonable to think that downtown could support 150 ish units, 100-150 room hotel, ground floor retail, and a bit of spec office in a single tower.