University Town Center

[ChargerAg]

I am crossing my fingers that it will be a discount tire.


I can't see how moore would be a better location the UNP al thing being equal. The movie theater would have been a much better fit at UNP.

[Spartan]

I am crossing my fingers that it will be a discount tire.


I can't see how moore would be a better location the UNP al thing being equal. The movie theater would have been a much better fit at UNP.

good one.

[bbhill]

The dirtwork looked to be the right size for the long-rumored Discount Tire. That would be my guess..

This is most definitely the upscale development we've all been waiting for!

[venture]

This is most definitely the upscale development we've all been waiting for!

It is obviously the developer not being held to the standard Norman voters expected. I've been to parts of the country that are deep in the recession still, yet they are building very successful lifestyle/community/village/whatever centers. I've been seeing where they are bulldozing classic malls for these type of developments.

I would say something that needs to be looked at is partnering with GGP and tear down Sooner Mall. Replace it with the village center at UNP and relocate all the vendors there. Then take the existing Sooner Mall plot and redevelop it with a mix office/hospitality development.

[venture]

I could see some companies thinking that it being an easier pull from OKC in Moore than Norman. I think Warren probably favored Moore over Norman based on that and also the fact that Norman would still have a theater a sort drive away. No question the Warren would have been a better fit at UNP and would have really helped to tie things together by bringing in a lot of foot traffic to help smaller stores to setup.

[Questor]

Yeah the Academy looks terrible, almost as bad as AMC Crossroads. The nicer parts of the development like the Target are respectable but nothing special. I don't understand why the OKC metro never seems to be able to get its act together when it comes to making things that don't look cheap. There's something wrong when you have to hope and pray that a new development here will look at least as good as the average outlet mall in Texas. Tulsa always seems to do a decent job... Why is that? What arc standards do they have that we don't?

[ljbab728]

Questor, you must not be looking at all of the average developments in Texas or Tulsa. There is crap everywhere. OKC does not have that market cornered.

[Questor]

I was hoping that someone might have some facts on why developments in Dallas often look so much nicer. For example I know for a fact that the landscaping requirements for developments there are something on the order of triple what is required in OKC... that's not my opinion that landscaping looks denser there, that's a hard fact. So I wonder if there might be similar ordinances having to do with minimum standards on facades and things like that and how they compare to Norman and UNP. Does anyone know?

[progressiveboy]

I was hoping that someone might have some facts on why developments in Dallas often look so much nicer. For example I know for a fact that the landscaping requirements for developments there are something on the order of triple what is required in OKC... that's not my opinion that landscaping looks denser there, that's a hard fact. So I wonder if there might be similar ordinances having to do with minimum standards on facades and things like that and how they compare to Norman and UNP. Does anyone know?

As far as why Dallas developments look much nicer, could be the citizens and the municipality demand it! OKC has always lagged in this department. I believe it's also due to developers in OKC tend to go cheap and just do not want to spend the extra $$ for aesthetics and quality development. OKC is my hometown, however, I always thought of it as kinda dirty anyway. I just do not think that "most" OKC residents care enough to demand it or that they feel it is important. I hope the more forward thinking inhabitants step up to the plate?

[Questor]

After a lot of Googling I just realized that University North Park doesn't have its own web page. Closest I've come is some lame developer's website. Come on Oklahoma, get with the times.

[ouimguy]

Any idea what is being built to the NW of Target?

[ChargerAg]

Discount Tire is the rumor.

[ahlokc]

What is being built next to (East of) Logan's Roadhouse? Steel structure is already up.

[kevinpate]

What is being built next to (East of) Logan's Roadhouse? Steel structure is already up.

Mathis Bros. (or someone else) is putting in a Mattress type store there.

[ahlokc]

Mathis Bros. (or someone else) is putting in a Mattress type store there.

Ah, okay. Heard that was going in, just didn't catch where. Thanks.

[venture]

The oversight board for UNP is worthless anyway. They sold out years ago and haven't really done anything to keep things on task...especially with the developer who is holding the land hostage for the new park.

[jedicurt]

I just got back from a Norman Chamber meeting in which the current state of UNP was discussed...

First of all, just south of Embassy Suites is going to be a large Holiday Inn Express, and Embassy Suites is thrilled about this because they have had issues lately with people complain that there isn't nearly enough hotel rooms for all attendees of conferences there

Secondly, just north of Rock Creek on the East side of 24th will be an office park that is scheduled to start ground work soon.

Crest is coming and they think it should break ground before the end of the fiscal year (June 30th), it will be behind Zio's and 5 guys burgers.
a second strip mall is going to be built just north of Vallance bank, and the known tenents for it are Select Comfort (cause we need 3 mattress stores in this area), GNC, and Weight Watchers.

The park is still coming, this issue right now is trying to work out a deal for the City to get the land between Wing Stop and Academy, once the land is owned by the city, they think construction on it will go rather quickly. It will have a pond and a 250 seat amphitheater.

The I35 frontage road is going to be connected on the south side to Robinson where the current light is for the on ramp on the east side (the on and off ramps will be moved to the frontage road in a project that is supposed to start in March and last no longer than 150 days (haha, yeah right). and then the frontage road will be extended all the way up past rock creek and then eventually connect back up with 24th just before Tecumseh rd

[BoulderSooner]

the frontage road will do wonders for traffic in that area

[rcjunkie]

the frontage road will do wonders for traffic in that area

true, just wish they could do something on the W. side of this location. (Robinson and W. interstate drive)

[Soonerman]

Anybody think something like a World Market would work at UNP?

[metro]

Most definitely would.

[MDot]

Heck yeah it would.

[twade]

World Market would be great, but I'm guessing you won't see one until the liquor laws are changed. The inability to sell wine cuts out about a 1/4 of that store's floor plan, and maybe even more in revenues (just a guess).

[jedicurt]

World Market would be great, but I'm guessing you won't see one until the liquor laws are changed. The inability to sell wine cuts out about a 1/4 of that store's floor plan, and maybe even more in revenues (just a guess).

so 3 weeks after never

[Soonerman]

World Market would be great, but I'm guessing you won't see one until the liquor laws are changed. The inability to sell wine cuts out about a 1/4 of that store's floor plan, and maybe even more in revenues (just a guess).

They got stores in Kansas and they got similar liquor laws that Oklahoma's got. I think a good place for World Market would be next to Academy there at UNP.