Well new additions are coming to both Penn Square Mall and 50 Penn Place.

1. We'll start with Penn Square Mall. The restaurant pad where Wards automotive used to be will be leased to Carrabba's Italian Grill. This is great news as this will be a new upscale restaurant to the OKC market. They currently have 2 locations in Tulsa.

Here's a menu for the location on 71st in Tulsa to give you some idea of their food and prices: http://www.carrabbas.com/menu/pdf/8701.pdf

Jos A Bank will open at the mall's main entrance in late September.

J. Jill will open next to Pottery Barn Kids in late November (in time for the holiday season).

A temporary zoo store will open at the end of October at the old Kabet's location near JC Penney.

White House/Black Market will open in the "OU/OSU Store Divided" space in Spring 2005.


2. Now at 50 Penn Place.....an Olive Garden restaurant is being built on the east parking lot at 50 Penn Place. This will be the second Olive Garden built on Northwest Expressway, as one is already out past MacArthur.


Looks like there will be a strong presence of Italian restaurants at this part of the expressway: Pepperroni Grill in the mall, Carrabba's, and Olive Garden. Also Zio's is looking at a location near IHOP and the new Amerisuites being built at Belle Isle station, but a lease has not been signed yet.

Penn Square is still looking to fill two other pads on the west side of the oproperty.