Price $4,150,000
Total Sq. Ft. 77,109

Originally constructed in 1919 for the Nuway Laundry Company, the next century of this property would see expansions and additions for a variety of Nuway businesses including a cold storage plant, frosted food company, distribution company and an auto sales and leasing venture. In 2005, Love Link purchased the building to expand the non-profit’s compassionate ministries which included a thrift store and food pantry.

During their ownership, Love Link worked with the EPA and DEQ to remediate residual environmental issues from previous uses and kept the building in good working order.

Architecturally, this property features a streamlined art moderne facade with a mid-century drive thru, a series of storefronts on the north, and warehouse entrances facing south and west. The recognizable Nuway sign is still intact on the building.

The property consists of three units: 1110 Linwood Blvd (building drive thru), 1122 Linwood Blvd (Main Building) and 1200 Linwood Blvd, (a .65 acre parcel of land to the west of the building.)

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Really nice, thanks for sharking.

surprised it hasn't been snapped up by the cbd/thc industry

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I worked here the summer after my Senior year in high school, when it was still a full function professional cleaners. I was a "helper" of the owners son, who was the in house electrician. I got shocked SO MANY times that summer, and did several stints on the line loading and unloading the giant washers. You do NOT want to see what hospital laundry looks like... or restaurant laundry for that matter... oof the smells !!

Building has a lot of character, I will be interested how this gets reused.

Nuway Laundry building sold; conversion to office and retail planned (https://www.okctalk.com/content.php?r=750-Nuway-Laundry-building-sold-conversion-to-office-and-retail-planned)

In August, Shyon Keoppel and Millennial Capital closed on the purchase of the historic former Nuway Laundry property on Linwood near Western and Classen.


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Originally constructed in 1919, the property saw many expansions and additions culminating in over 77,000 square feet.

It was purchased by Love Link in 2005 to expand the nonprofit's ministries as they added a food pantry and thrift store.

The building features a streamlined art moderne facade and a mid-century drive-thru was added later.

The property was listed for $4.15 million in 2019.

Millennial plans to do a substantial renovation resulting in office and retail space.



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Very excited for this property to return to life, but that design is woof.

I'm not too keen on the design either, but I'll take that over the eye sore that it is now. Just part of what needs to be done the Western/Classen corridor in downtown.

Isn't is relisted for $2.5M, the west parcel excluded, shortly after?

https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1122-Linwood-Blvd-Oklahoma-City-OK/24062536/

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From 77 to around 90 I worked on 6th a few blocks west. I always thought that was a great corner. Of course at that time the cleaners was going gangbusters.

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What exactly have then just done? They're gonna leave it just like that, or they're gonna install something else to that surface? If that is it, I'd prefer to old look then.

What exactly have then just done? They're gonna leave it just like that, or they're gonna install something else to that surface? If that is it, I'd prefer to old look then.
I think in this era, where we keep it real and buy organic…it is no longer acceptable to call it a “White elephant”. The obvious answer is to paint it more of a natural elephant color.

What exactly have then just done? They're gonna leave it just like that, or they're gonna install something else to that surface? If that is it, I'd prefer to old look then.
Surely they're going to do more than that.

Trying to keep an open mind here.

This entire property has been leased to a bitcoin mining operation.

So basically racks of computers and a handful of employees.

This entire property has been leased to a bitcoin mining operation.

So basically racks of computers and a handful of employees.

IMO, that's a huge waste of space. I'm no fan of the building, but I'm sure it could be used for something far better than bitcoin mining

This entire property has been leased to a bitcoin mining operation.

So basically racks of computers and a handful of employees.

What a waste of space and energy. The city find an excuse to force them off the grid.

What a waste of space and energy. The city find an excuse to force them off the grid.

Why the negativity? This building has been vacant for over a decade and just found a way to employ people and generate a few million a year in hosting fees.

International companies like Compass mining are coming to oklahoma to take advantage of our cheap electricity, land and labor, we should welcome diversity in our economy!

Why the negativity? This building has been vacant for over a decade and just found a way to employ people and generate a few million a year in hosting fees.

International companies like Compass mining are coming to oklahoma to take advantage of our cheap electricity, land and labor, we should welcome diversity in our economy!

Crypto mining is a net negative to society as a whole. It's only purpose is to light real money on fire to generate fake money that people largely just use for different types of fraud.

It'd be like welcoming in a known money laundering operation because they handle lots of money.

What a waste of space and energy. The city find an excuse to force them off the grid.

You might be shocked to know how much crypto mining is already happening in OKC city limits, and then there's the rest of the state. Now will it last? That's another question.

There is a huge data mining operation at the old Seagate facility at 7725 W. Reno.

You might be shocked to know how much crypto mining is already happening in OKC city limits, and then there's the rest of the state. Now will it last? That's another question.No doubt true. But I don't get it. I've heard on radio or read on reputable sources why crypto currency has value but I don't get it. It still seems to me that it only has value because the creators and users say it has value. If a major financial crisis happens I would bet everything that crypto will go down the drain.

Crypto mining is a net negative to society as a whole. It's only purpose is to light real money on fire to generate fake money that people largely just use for different types of fraud.

It'd be like welcoming in a known money laundering operation because they handle lots of money.

LOL. This won't age well.

LOL. This won't age well.

It will age like fine wine. Crypto is a scam.

It will age like fine wine. Crypto is a scam.Could not possibly agree more!

It will age like fine wine. Crypto is a scam.

exactly. now, something good has come out of the Cypto hype.... Blockchain has many uses other than just with crypto, and we are going to start seeing it working as a backend way to store critical information.

As it applies to this facility, crypto mining can easily be changed to data mining, which has all sorts of positive uses.

It still seems to me that it only has value because the creators and users say it has value.

I'm no fan of crypto (I've messed around with it enough to know firsthand that it sucks), but I can't help but point out that your statement is true of the US dollar as well.

As a finance person, both the dollar and crypto have value because the markets say they have value.

Bit coin, at leat, has those pretty little coins behind it. The dollar has value because it has the "full faith and credit of the US Treasury" backing it. Even when there was a gold standard, gold is nothing more than a rock that mankind values because it's pretty and shiny. No matter how far you dig, currency value is what people perceive it to be.

While a significant part of the US population loves to sh*t on the US (sometimes for legitimate reason), the rest of the world sees the US much more favorably, propping up the dollar's value. Most Crypto has nothing more than air backing but at least the Dollar has an economy behind it. I'll take that over a few shiny coins, oysters or tulips any day. God help us if the Fed government prints so much cash, the world loses faith in it.

I'm no fan of crypto (I've messed around with it enough to know firsthand that it sucks), but I can't help but point out that your statement is true of the US dollar as well.
The US dollar has the full faith and credit of the US government behind it. You are totally clueless if you think the value is the same as crypto. I’m sure there are still dinosaurs who somehow believe that the only money that is valuable is a note backed by gold. Lol.

The US dollar has the full faith and credit of the US government behind it. You are totally clueless if you think the value is the same as crypto. I’m sure there are still dinosaurs who somehow believe that the only money that is valuable is a note backed by gold. Lol.

The comment I was responding to said "it only has value because the creators and users say it has value".

The US government = the creator of the US dollar (since Bretton Woods at least)
The full faith and credit of the US government behind it = the creators say it has value
Americans accepting their pay in US dollars = the users say it has value

Doesn't necessarily mean that Bitcoin is an equally good currency to the dollar (it's not, it's entirely useless for anything practical because of the wild swings in its market value) but the underlying principle of "this array index/this piece of cotton paper is worth something because someone else declared it to be so" is true for both.

The comment I was responding to said "it only has value because the creators and users say it has value".

The US government = the creator of the US dollar (since Bretton Woods at least)
The full faith and credit of the US government behind it = the creators say it has value
Americans accepting their pay in US dollars = the users say it has value

Doesn't necessarily mean that Bitcoin is an equally good currency to the dollar (it's not, it's entirely useless for anything practical because of the wild swings in its market value) but the underlying principle of "this array index/this piece of cotton paper is worth something because someone else declared it to be so" is true for both.
Crypto has no underlying value and issuers don’t claim it does. By your definition anything can be used as currency. That is theoretically true but an abomination of the definition. It is made up just like crypto itself.

Crypto reminds me of the barter systems that made a run in the 70s. Nothing but a scheme that sounded high minded bu.t was just a scam benefiting the issuers of the credits. People love to believe you can make something from nothing.

Crypto has no underlying value and issuers don’t claim it does. By your definition anything can be used as currency. That is theoretically true but an abomination of the definition. It is made up just like crypto itself.

Crypto reminds me of the barter systems that made a run in the 70s. Nothing but a scheme that sounded high minded bu.t was just a scam benefiting the issuers of the credits. People love to believe you can make something from nothing.Exactly! Let's just say, and I wouldn't want to begin to think what might cause it, that the US found itself in a real, serious financial crisis. Crypto would fold like a cheap suit. The dollar would suffer but wouldn't just disappear.

Crypto = tulips

topic creep?

topic creep?

It's probably relevant, considering both the proposed use of the building and this new two post December 2022 creation date Okie1234 account that showed up out of nowhere to defend the plan and hasn't posted since. There's a non-zero chance it's someone associated with the mining project.

This property is back up for sale for $2.6MM. It sold back in 2021 for $4.15MM.

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If you look at the link, you will notice the pics are from before they started all the work. It is 21% leased. The Diversion Hub was announced next door in July of this year and this went on the market about two months later. I am curious if they have to do with one another...

I just drove by minutes ago, and there were 5 unmarked SUVs, One OK County Sheriff SUV, one LaFlour County Sheriff SUV, and a K-9 unit on the property.

They're growing weed in there?

NuWay money laundering?

When did it become a donut shop?

They're growing weed in there?

They had it all set up for crypto mining. I bet that all the electrical work and climate control that setup requires would transition nicely into an illegal weed grow.

They had it all set up for crypto mining. I bet that all the electrical work and climate control that setup requires would transition nicely into an illegal weed grow.

I agree with this. A few weeks, maybe even a month ago, the electrical contractors took apart the wiring connecting that large unit outside. I'm not sure if they tipped the cops off to see what was going on there, but I wouldn't be surprised if they did.

I saw a couple of Quad Construction people on site today. I'm not sure if that means the building is about to undergo some construction or not.

Today there is a crew removing the large electrical transformers. Guess this means Bitcoin and/or Mary Jane isn't being grown here anymore.

They are starting to tear this place up

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It's being completely demolished. It lies outside any design review district, so they simply filed for a demo permit and it was issued the next day.

Sue Ann Arnall's foundation purchased the complex along with the buildings to the south. Arnall donated the land to the City for the MAPS Diversion Hub now under construction to the immediate west.

Arnall and the City now own this entire block which will no doubt become a campus for social services. The small building to the west of the Diversion Hub is also owned by Arnall and it's in the process of being renovated. Arnall is the ex-wife of Harold Hamm and received a $975 million divorce settlement in 2014.

The foundation is "Passionately focused on criminal justice reform and finding solutions that lower the incarceration rate and racial disparity impacting people of color in Oklahoma jails and prisons. The Foundation also works to create systemic change in the areas of youth welfare and justice, homelessness, and historically under-resourced communities."

Shyon Keoppel purchased Nuway a few years ago and announced plans to renovate and lease as retail and commercial space, but that never materialized and the property was looking really shabby of late.


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I saw a picture of that sign for Nuways Cleaners all crumbled up on the ground. Sad.

I saw a picture of that sign for Nuways Cleaners all crumbled up on the ground. Sad.

Is it? That building was an eyesore and there had been several folks who thought they might develop it but ended up passing once they figured out what that entailed.

In these photos you can see that private home being built in that little median. I remember seeing that lot for sale a while back for very cheap and thought it would be cool to build there someday.

Is it? That building was an eyesore and there had been several folks who thought they might develop it but ended up passing once they figured out what that entailed.
The building was an eyesore, but I thought the sign was worth preserving.

Is it? That building was an eyesore and there had been several folks who thought they might develop it but ended up passing once they figured out what that entailed.
I was just referring to the sign. It would’ve been cool to see that sign kept and maybe put in some museum or something like that.

You talk about lazy... This article (by guess who) is another copycat and nobody even bothered to go take photos of the building under demolition; just used old archive pictures.

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/business/local/2024/12/03/nuway-laundry-downtown-okc-abandoned-building-coming-down/76589630007/

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Dang, I was planning to build a public market there and stack six levels of apartments on top of it once I became a billionaire, but it couldn’t wait for me. Now, I just have to look for a new location.

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I don’t think the building can’t be saved, as mentioned in The Oklahoman's article, the new owner already has other plans for the land. It’s sad to see another building with such a cool history disappear. Not even the signage is being preserved. Architectural history seems to mean very little in OKC, newer and taller always takes priority.

Dang, I was planning to build a public market there and stack six levels of apartments on top of it once I became a billionaire, but it couldn’t wait for me. Now, I just have to look for a new location.

I don’t think the building can’t be saved, as mentioned in The Oklahoman's article, the new owner already has other plans for the land. It’s sad to see another building with such a cool history disappear. Not even the signage is being preserved. Architectural history seems to mean very little in OKC, newer and taller always takes priority.

And I mean.. of course you were going to maintain the historical structure and preserve the original sign. I'm sure you had a terrific plan to abate the issue of homeless folks breaking in and stealing the wiring out of the walls. Man. What a missed opportunity!