ShadowLake Retail Center

[catch22]

$1.8 million dollar building permit to build a shell retail center (strip mall) at 2225 SW 104th Street. (Shaded in red)

Total square footage of the building will be 17,106; divided between 13 units.

Would like to note, this is almost directly across the street of the retirement home (shaded in yellow) that the homeowners association of Kingswood has threatened to file suit to block, and directly across the street from the rumored Sprouts grocery store location (shaded in blue).

[Zuplar]

So I'm confused, what's going in the yellow?

[catch22]

Sorry, I meant the retirement home will be in the yellow. I submitted an edit, waiting on Pete to approve the edit.

[Zuplar]

Gotcha, so this is next to that Sherwin Williams I believe?

[Garin]

Pastor Schaefer is turning in his grave.

[catch22]

Why? Would The Lord rather his kids keep a mansion proclaiming his wealth and worldly possessions to the city, or allow the community to use his land to better the community. Allow a place for older folks to live during retirement.

But I'm no pastor.

[Spartan]

A retirement home is probably a good use for that land as long as no more development goes in around the big white house there. As for this strip center, they did build a car wash next door, and Shadow Lake isn't one of the nice 73107 hoods.

[Garin]

I wonder why they wouldn't take advantage of all the land behind the highlighted orange section looks like 3 acres or so.

[Nugyar]

So are they going to just bulldoze the mansion if the Sprouts rumor is true? Seems like such a waste. Not that I could afford to live there...

[Garin]

They are doing the dirt work for the retirement home, not sure when they will start knocking the house down.

[Spartan]

Uh they're knocking the big White House down???

[Garin]

Uh they're knocking the big White House down???

That's the word on the street

[catch22]

Not yet, but will eventually.

[Spartan]

That would be a mistake - for a strip mall?? Wow.

[catch22]

The strip mall is on the north side of the street. Sprouts is rumored to replace the mansion.

[Martin]

So are they going to just bulldoze the mansion if the Sprouts rumor is true? Seems like such a waste. Not that I could afford to live there...

it wouldn't surprise me... the former owners had rather peculiar taste, so anyone buying the property as a residence would probably want to gut it. most anyone would probably choose to build new rather than incur that cost. that fact would probably make a residential property of this size and cost difficult to sell. -M

[kbsooner]

it wouldn't surprise me... the former owners had rather peculiar taste, so anyone buying the property as a residence would probably want to gut it. most anyone would probably choose to build new rather than incur that cost. that fact would probably make a residential property of this size and cost difficult to sell. -M

It looks like it is in disrepair on the outside, probably not much better inside...

[Garin]

it wouldn't surprise me... the former owners had rather peculiar taste, so anyone buying the property as a residence would probably want to gut it. mosLiberalne would probably choose to build new rather than incur that cost. that fact would probably make a residential property of this size and cost difficult to sell. -M

If you're into gold lemme everything, life size arc angels suspended from the ceiling, white with pink vein marble floors and faux fur carpets then this would be a place to call home. Leborotche couldn't hold Schaffer jock strap.

[Spartan]

The strip mall is on the north side of the street. Sprouts is rumored to replace the mansion.

Sprouts, wonderfully organic as it may be, is still a strip mall.

[catch22]

Sprouts, wonderfully organic as it may be, is still a strip mall.

Good (Urban) development will not happen this far into the subburbs. Not in OKC, at least for a while.

I don't like that urban development is difficult to come by in OKC, but it is what it is. I rather some new shopping and commercial opportunities nearby than a mansion that a) no one will purchase b) is falling into extreme disrepair c) has been vacant for a few years.

This mansion has been an eyesore ever since it has been vacant. The grass routinely grows to about a foot and a half tall with weeds before it gets mowed. The outside is beginning to look extremely worn, since it has not been maintained. Overall it is an eyesore. And since no one has stepped forward to use it as a house, I'm okay with it coming down and something the entire community will benefit from to go in it's place.

[Spartan]

So because the grass isn't mowed the mansion should get the wrecking ball?

[catch22]

If you can't mow the grass, basic interior maintenance probably isn't being done.

[Jeepnokc]

Hoping they do an auction for everything so I can see if there is anything cool inside that I want and also to get a peek inside. I go to quite a few auctions where they are tearing down the building and amazed at the value of items from torn down buildings right down to the asphalt on the ground. AC units, copper, old woodwork or built ins, etc

[SoonerDave]

it wouldn't surprise me... the former owners had rather peculiar taste, so anyone buying the property as a residence would probably want to gut it. most anyone would probably choose to build new rather than incur that cost. that fact would probably make a residential property of this size and cost difficult to sell. -M

ALthough I have never seen the inside, I've heard from several folks who have that the interior is almost non-functional for a "conventional" home. Despite the appearance of size from the outside, the interior has a very peculiar arrangement and room layout, and the rumbling I heard was that the place was essentially unsellable unless you just happened to have eccentric tastes. I think the conventional wisdom for some time has been that the place would get bulldozed.

[btmec]

[QUOTE=catch22;768129c) has been vacant for a few years.

This mansion has been an eyesore ever since it has been vacant. The grass routinely grows to about a foot and a half tall with weeds before it gets mowed. The outside is beginning to look extremely worn, since it has not been maintained. Overall it is an eyesore.[/QUOTE]

The house is owned by their son now. He lives there.