Wheeler District

[Ginkasa]

I live in Wheeler and I would not consider myself to be "significantly wealthy" and I know several neighbors who are certainly not "significantly wealthy," including some who work service industry jobs and some families here who are on single incomes. So, yes, I can absolutely imagine a development with this kind of planning that doesn't require the owners to be "significantly wealthy."

"Significantly wealthy" is hyperbolic at best, but the cheapest house currently listed on Wheeler's site is $399,000 for almost $300 a square foot. The next cheapest is $609,000. You and your neighbors are doing pretty alright to afford to live there.

[king183]

"Significantly wealthy" is hyperbolic at best, but the cheapest house currently listed on Wheeler's site is $399,000 for almost $300 a square foot. The next cheapest is $609,000. You and your neighbors are doing pretty alright to afford to live there.

Thanks. I am definitely doing "pretty alright" and I'm sure most of my neighbors are as well, but the poster I was responding to said "significantly wealthy," not "pretty alright." If he had said that, I probably wouldn't have responded. I'm sure you'd agree you don't have to have significant wealth to purchase a $400k home in OKC.

[Mballard85]

"Significantly wealthy" is hyperbolic at best, but the cheapest house currently listed on Wheeler's site is $399,000 for almost $300 a square foot. The next cheapest is $609,000. You and your neighbors are doing pretty alright to afford to live there.

A decent amount of these homes were build or had contracts prior to the current boom, I remember looking a couple of years ago and it was cheaper. If you're moving in now, it's a completely different story.

[Ginkasa]

Thanks. I am definitely doing "pretty alright" and I'm sure most of my neighbors are as well, but the poster I was responding to said "significantly wealthy," not "pretty alright." If he had said that, I probably wouldn't have responded. I'm sure you'd agree you don't have to have significant wealth to purchase a $400k home in OKC.

You wrote this out like an argument which is weird because obviously we agree on the pretty alright point. I think Mantison's overall point is at least somewhat valid, but was adjusting his "significantly wealthy" comment into a more accurate "pretty alright" statement.

[LocoAko]

The platting of the rest of the neighborhood (or almost all of the rest?) to the south and north of the current phase is in the process of going through Planning Commission approval last week and next week. Includes 238 additional single-family dwellings.

[Teo9969]

The platting of the rest of the neighborhood (or almost all of the rest?) to the south and north of the current phase is in the process of going through Planning Commission approval last week and next week. Includes 238 additional single-family dwellings.

How far North?

Really hoping to see the parts where they get into multi-family.

[king183]

How far North?

Really hoping to see the parts where they get into multi-family.

I’m betting you’re going to see multi-family in the current phase further south.

[Pete]

[shawnw]

will be nice for the connectivity between the wheel and the rest of the district to be formalized

[CCOKC]

The GeoThermal is drilled and the construction fence is up for the next round of shop homes to the south and east of the existing Spoke street properties. The Wheeler sales office has moved out of the blue storage unit and into the barrel building next to the future home of Clarity Coffee. I am looking forward to the new retail neighbors whoever they may be.

[PlannerDawg]

Just to put this into perspective, many homes that are 70+ years old are $800,000+ in many parts of the country.

[PhiAlpha]

Just to put this into perspective, many homes that are 70+ years old are $800,000+ in many parts of the country.

You only have to look directly north of downtown to see that here as well and you can tack on an additional 20-50+ years on those.

[TBD]

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[TBD]

The Big Friendly won a gold medal and a silver medal at The Great American Beer Festival this past weekend! They were also named Brewery of the Year in their size category. That's a pretty big deal for any brewery, let alone one that's not even two years old.

[Edmond Hausfrau]

The Big Friendly won a gold medal and a silver medal at The Great American Beer Festival this past weekend! They were also named Brewery of the Year in their size category. That's a pretty big deal for any brewery, let alone one that's not even two years old.

Nice! The building is so good looking as well. Such a great brewery.

[Edmond Hausfrau]

Saw that Fireman's #4 out of Texas won gold. Never understood why that beer wasn't dominating the OKC distributors. Way better than Boulevard out of KC equivalent.

[Bits_Of_Real_Panther]

Finally tried the taco nation, they have better quality corn tortillas that some other local places

[corntortillas]

Finally tried the taco nation, they have better quality corn tortillas that some other local places

i'll be the real judge of that!

[catcherinthewry]

i'll be the real judge of that!

lol

[Jake]

Walked through here the other night and it's just really cool to see all the different houses and buildings. The variety in designs is fascinating. Really interested to see it continue to build out and get denser. I'm also excited for Clarity Coffee to open lol

[Pete]

[PaddyShack]

Has there been any progress on easing the congestion at the overpass over I-40?

[ComeOnBenjals!]

From a Tulsan's perspective.. I think this is singlehandedly the best and most important development going on in OKC. I cannot wait to see what this looks like in 5-10 years. If my family ever moves back to OKC, I'll be looking at this neighborhood. I'm hoping that this spurs more dense development in the surrounding areas leading towards downtown.

[Pete]

IMO the development has already hit critical mass and will just keep getting better.

With the restaurant, brewery and coffee shop you have pretty much everything you need within walking distance -- including a brand new elementary school, pool, park, playground and other businesses in the live/work sector.

With the advent of Kroger and other legit grocery delivery options, having a full store is really no longer needed.


I saw a new home listed at $1.6 million. Of course it's quite large, but still... Almost everything in this project is selling for near-record highs per SF.

It's not for me at this stage in my life as I am still decompressing from serious density trauma after all my years in California and then SoSA, but I could see changing my mind down the road.

It's awesome there is such an option in OKC.

[king183]

IMO the development has already hit critical mass and will just keep getting better.

With the restaurant, brewery and coffee shop you have pretty much everything you need within walking distance -- including a brand new elementary school, pool, park, playground and other businesses in the live/work sector.

With the advent of Kroger and other legit grocery delivery options, having a full store is really no longer needed.


I saw a new home listed at $1.6 million. Of course it's quite large, but still... Almost everything in this project is selling for near-record highs per SF.

It's not for me at this stage in my life as I am still decompressing from serious density trauma after all my years in California and then SoSA, but I could see changing my mind down the road.

It's awesome there is such an option in OKC.

This house you reference is going to be amazing. It's so expensive because it's being built by Building Culture using structural masonry--all brick, no stick. Only one other house in the neighborhood is being built this way right now. All the work Building Culture is doing in Wheeler is very high quality, so I'm excited to see what they do with this one.