University North Park

[oudirtypop]

this sounds great, maybe they'll put in some really really cool stores like Game Xchange, Gordman's, or Payless Shoes. I always thought this center was going to be upscale stores but it sucks ! ! ! same ol poop as everywhere else in okc.

I dont understand people like you Turanacus...i guess it is just ignorance. You may not know that this is just the beginning. What you thus far has always been planned to be those stores and never rumored to be more than that. The next phase is the lifestyle mall which they havent even broken ground on yet. That will be the part that has the upscale stores and not the payless or game xchange.

It might help for you to get informed on something before you bash it. It just makes you look like you dont know what you are talking about, as in this case, you dont.

[oudirtypop]

does anyone know the timeline for the phase that will include the water feature with the restaurants and boutique shopping area?

The water phase is Phase three i believe and the boutique shops are phase four. they are currently working on phase 3 and phase four i think is planned to open in fall of 2009. This is just what i remember reading in the daily oklahoman.

[venture]

I think people need to realize that what is there now, is the initial every day stuff to get people out there. Since it is pretty well established, it will make for a much easier launch for the lifestyle center stores. If I were to take a stab at some of the stores we will see in there, the list would reflect some of what is at Penn Square...

Coach, Sunglass Hut, Yankee Candle, Banana Republic, Eddie Bauer, Express, J Crew, Ann Taylor, Bombay, pick a bookstore, Chico's, Christopher and Banks, Coldwater, Lane Bryant, New York & Co, Starbucks (not upscale, but duh lol), Talbots, blah blah blah.

I'm sure there are others that are better choices, but that would be my guess on who you will see in most of the buildings.

[oudirtypop]

http://soonerinvestment.com/pdf_flye...an_dp-0807.pdf

Check this out and it will clarify a little bit about the general layout for everyone.

[soonerliberal]

http://soonerinvestment.com/pdf_flye...an_dp-0807.pdf

Check this out and it will clarify a little bit about the general layout for everyone.

Also....

http://www.soonerinvestment.com/pdf_...chure-0607.pdf

$88,653 average household income within a 1 mile radius of the center

That's pretty good demographics...

[Dekoung]

I think people need to realize that what is there now, is the initial every day stuff to get people out there. Since it is pretty well established, it will make for a much easier launch for the lifestyle center stores. If I were to take a stab at some of the stores we will see in there, the list would reflect some of what is at Penn Square...

Coach, Sunglass Hut, Yankee Candle, Banana Republic, Eddie Bauer, Express, J Crew, Ann Taylor, Bombay, pick a bookstore, Chico's, Christopher and Banks, Coldwater, Lane Bryant, New York & Co, Starbucks (not upscale, but duh lol), Talbots, blah blah blah.

I'm sure there are others that are better choices, but that would be my guess on who you will see in most of the buildings.

I may be a DebbieDowner but these stores mentioned above are not my idea of upscale stores. I thought the stores would be unique and these are not. Same ole, same ole as in any decent mall. I was told by a city development planner that I would be happy with the upscale area so hope I am but not holding my breath! Naturally he declined to give me any hints. Maybe that is because there are not that many great prospects who would sign on?

Maybe Williams Sonoma since the CEO Lester is an OU grad and I would love to see WS in Norman. So what stores have any of the rest of you have heard that are truly upscale?

Hey, I am just being realistic and not with my Norman colored glasses on. Excuse me if that does not work for you.

[mheaton76]

I heard Williams Sonoma would be a possibility as well...They definitely need to offer something different than the traditional retail fare if they want to go for a Utica Square style concept. We'll see how it pans out I guess...

[venture]

I'm not saying they are the upscale we want...what i'm saying is those are who you'll probably see most likely. We'll probably get some other upscale stuff mixed in with those typical crowd drawers.

[oneforone]

Relax people... your upscale will be in the OKC metro before you know it.

Many retailers are starting to take notice to the fact that we have several locations of most national chains. We are not a city that has only one two locations of a particular retailer. When every major retailer you can think of has three or four stores and planning more locations that speaks volumes about a city.

I am willing bet by 2010 we will have 95% of the retail stores Dallas and Kansas City has. By 2020, we will have everything every major city has across the country.

We are on the map, the seeds are planted, now we just have to wait for the seeds to grow. As long as our government officials do not do something stupid, we will have one hell of a crop to harvest.

[BFizzy]

The latest plans for UNP show a 45,800sf "Specialty Foods" store:

http://cdx.xceligent.com/Attachments/696/1094696.pdf

The updated plans also show a third department store at the Town Center.

[venture]

Now if they would just make the theatre bigger so Hollywood can finally get replaced. Hollywood is in a nice spot for another hotel.

[brenna]

I am willing bet by 2010 we will have 95% of the retail stores Dallas and Kansas City has.

I don't know about 95% in 2 more years, especially in regard to Dallas.

[Jesseda]

wow by the looks of the new plan, this thing is going to be huge i mena really huge, wow i can not wait, south moore is getting all these shops and a lifestyle center and down the road indian hills is turning into a fun kid and family activity area, now this huge i mean huge development is going in at norman, there is no need to ever drive to okc for any retail or dinning

[venture]

Pretty much. Once the new theatre opens in Moore, that is as far north as I will drive for "entertainment". I like Harkins and all...but Bricktown doesn't have anything for me that I can't get down here. I don't really bother with the local minor league teams, so they aren't a draw for me. Dining and retail though...yeah, no point to go north anymore.

[redland]

Hollywood can finally get replaced.

I'll second that! The Hollywood (or Spotlight, as it is also known) is the most poorly managed and maintained movie theater I have ever experienced. I have not been there now for almost a year, opting instead to make the drive up to Harkins. However, when the Warren opens (only four miles north of the Norman city limits) I'll be heading there.

[flintysooner]

I do want to go to the Warren. I think we'll continue going to Harkins. We like to go down and maybe eat lunch at Nonna's and then watch a movie. We just don't do it very often.

We haven't been to Hollywood in a long time either.

[metro]

anyone have an updated pic or pics of UNP?

[molarman]

I have heard the Specialty Food store will be a Whole Foods Grocery Store.

[Soonerman]

I'd like to see Academy open up in UNP

[ouguy23]

I'd like to see a Dave and Busters open up in UNP

[t3h_wookiee]

Man a Whole Foods would be awesome!! Trader Joes would be even better.

[jbrown84]

I'd like to see Academy open up in UNP

Academy is a crappy store. Why not go for a Dick's or an REI?

[unconcerned]

Man a Whole Foods would be awesome!! Trader Joes would be even better.

Agree completely. As I understand it though, Trader Joes will not expand into Oklahoma because of our archaic liquor laws which prohibit selling wine in a grocery store. That's a shame, because Trader Joes is awesome.

[jbrown84]

Trader Joe's closest locations are in Santa Fe, NM and St. Louis. They aren't even in Texas.

[centaurian]

Im so glad that Norman is becoming the Retail shopping mecca of the south, (emphasis on sarcasm)
but it sure would be nice to see someone develop some of this real estate into some residential or some other kind of development (entertainment, etc) like that of downtown okc.

we seem to be nothing but a shopping mall, for cars and what ever retail store you can dream of .

When is Norman going to get a developer to work on the infrastructure of the town, or should we just let the town become Edmondized as ive seen on someone 's bumper sticker.

Come on Norman do we need all this retail here? Guess we gotta give those football fans something to do before and after the games. After all , the University had something to do with this UNP anyway...things that make you go hmmmmm.