New development by Tim Hughes...

https://kfor.com/2019/01/09/new-restaurants-condos-planned-for-land-near-classen-blvd/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5c36426004d3016fb66dc16d&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Just seems like an off the beaten path place to put all that stuff. Hope it succeeds but have a hard time seeing it. There was a restaurant at 65th and Ollie (Kang's maybe?) that was good but never had anybody at it. No reliable traffic you would never know it was there unless someone told you.

New development by Tim Hughes...

https://kfor.com/2019/01/09/new-restaurants-condos-planned-for-land-near-classen-blvd/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5c36426004d3016fb66dc16d&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

I office across the street from this lot/development. Having access to a restaurant or two and a rooftop patio for happy hour would be excellent. With Wilshire Point also being developed, this part of Classen is seeing a lot of activity.

Ah, didn't realize the proximity of Wilshire point.

The hotel reminds me of the Statler in Dallas in some ways. Of course, it's not as urban, but the Statler turned out tremendously. It's maybe my favorite hotel in Dallas.

The hotel reminds me of the Statler in Dallas in some ways. Of course, it's not as urban, but the Statler turned out tremendously. It's maybe my favorite hotel in Dallas.

I stayed there for the big 12 championship in 2017. After seeing the Statler abandoned for so many years, I was very pleasantly surprised by how nice it ended up being after the renonavtion. Turned out to transformative project for that part of downtown Dallas. It was becoming a massive blight on that part of town similar to first national and the skirvin before those renovations.

Mixed-Use Development Coming To Classen Boulevard In Oklahoma City (http://www.cbre.us/people-and-offices/corporate-offices/oklahoma-city/oklahoma-city-media-center/mixed-use-development-coming-to-classen-boulevard-in-oklahoma-city)
Oklahoma City, OK | January 8, 2019

CBRE announces the sale of .45 acres of land at 838 NW 70th St in Oklahoma City to be developed for a future mixed-use property.

Susan Davis Jordan and Kelsey Gilbert with CBRE in Oklahoma City represented the seller, Ward Hall Properties, LLC. Laney Martin with Churchill Brown represented the buyer, 7000 Classen Partners, LLC.

This property sold for $265,000.

“This is an exciting new development for Classen Boulevard,” says Susan Davis Jordan, Senior Associate at CBRE in Oklahoma City. “Once complete, this mixed-use development will offer the local community a new, convenient variety of restaurants.”

The development is expected to be complete in Q4 of 2019. Once complete, the property will consist of approximately 12,000-square-feet of retail space on the first floor and eight condos on the second floor. There will also 8,500-square-feet dedicated for two restaurants, separate from the retail space.

“This land offered us the perfect opportunity to bring a new Class A mixed-use development to the neighborhood,” says Tim Hughes, Managing Partner of 7000 Classen Partners. “We are excited to be providing a state-of-art high-end design retail center for the area. We hope to bring a mix of retailers to the community, including unique restaurants, shops and, potentially, a distillery.”

7000 Classen Partners recently developed a Class A office space on land purchased across the street from the coming mixed-use property.

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Placing the parking behind the building would make this 1000x better.

This was announced in January and there have yet to be any sort of permits filed.

This project is starting:

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Are their new renderings to reflect the obvious big changes that have been made?

Are their new renderings to reflect the obvious big changes that have been made?
I wondered this same thing…

There will be a basement bar.

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Wonder how this is coming along?

Wonder how this is coming along?

I'll put it on my list to get out there with my drone.

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Great Pic! Such a cool project!

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Love this!!

Well this was definitely a pivot...

Nice facade for a strip center, but not remotely close to the original concept.

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This project is now called the Classen Design Center.

Lots of resources for homeowners and homebuilders; all businesses not previously found in OKC:

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This project received a lot of criticism on this board, but I think it is an above-average strip center. This area north of NW 63rd and east of Western is coming into its own. There are several contemporary homes either built or under construction near the Ballet Oklahoma building. Plus the offices/SFR/garage condos north toward Wilshire.

Classen Irony Center

This project received a lot of criticism on this board, but I think it is an above-average strip center.

Is there another thread about this somewhere? I feel like I’d be overstating it by calling the criticism in this thread even mild, especially in relation to 90% of other developments talked about. I agree that it’s above-average, especially considering its location. Its design looked better in some of the renderings imo but I would take this over the business parks that look like suburban tract houses or even most strip centers that take longer to get tenants than they do to be built.

That's kind of a no man's land up there; I think this is a good use of the land and it's very strategically located near Nichols Hills. Seems like a win.

Wow Alexander Merchant! Only locations are Austin San Antonio and OKC.

It's funny how quiet this development has been but looking at the tenants.......I mean wow these are some really good gets!!!

Wow Alexander Merchant! Only locations are Austin San Antonio and OKC.

It definitely is starting to feel like Oklahoma is benefitting from the huge Texas Boom. We're a natural expansion market. Would like to start seeing some stuff go the other way as well (OK based companies becoming ubiquitous in Texas)

I’m curious what OK companies you think would do well in TX?

I’m curious what OK companies you think would do well in TX?

So as far as retail brands we have Hobby Lobby, QT and Love's that I think are our only super national chains. Maybe you could throw. BOK in there somewhat.

I think probably the Top 2 retail brands that I feel like should be widely known in Texas are HSRG and Mathis. They have the most infrastructure to support more aggressive expansion into Texas. From there, I think we have some pretty competitive restaurant groups that could find success just about anywhere that I would like to see take some risks in Texas (84 Hospitality with Empire probably the best example).

So as far as retail brands we have Hobby Lobby, QT and Love's that I think are our only super national chains. Maybe you could throw. BOK in there somewhat....

Yeah, BOK is pretty much just regional - OK, TX, KS, NM, CO, MO, AR

Yeah, BOK is pretty much just regional - OK, TX, KS, NM, CO, MO, AR

Honestly, that's pretty good for a bank. Not many states out there have a bank with a presence in half the country, so even having regional is good. I think Texas only has 2 banks headquartered there that are larger.

Classen Design Center is planning a new building, not directly adjacent to the existing (and fully leased) development, but on the west side of Classen on a site that is currently an ugly industrial property.

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