Tulsa Hills

[Who Cares]

There are several projects about to start there. First Dicks and staples will fill in the remaining anchor space next to Ulta.In the parking area in front of them they are starting construction on panera and a restaurant called freebirds. Next to that will be a Hideaway Pizza

[SXSW]

I still don't get why they didn't build a SUPER Target. 

[bmuscotty]

Would Olympia (the street that runs through Tulsa Hills) be considered a city street or something to be taken care of by Tulsa Hills? Last winter, a while after the blizzard, the wife and I were going to Whataburger and almost drove into a giant pile of snow left in the slow lane in front of the wings place. No streetlights down there yet and its pretty dark in that area. I wasn't the only the only one that almost drove into it.

[Gaspar]

I love Tulsa Hills. I hope they get as many chain stores as they can so I rarely have to visit 71st Mingo/169/Memorial hell when I have to shop at those places.

+1

The Lowe's at Tulsa Hills is the best!

[swake]

Swake, are there any rumors or fact circulating on the fate or "go" date for the big commercial development south of the Creek T'Pike in Jenks?

It's not dead. But it's paused and downgraded. The developer has $10-15 million in the site so far and isn't broke or bankrupt so there's big incentive to do something. He's telling the city he's just waiting for the market to improve. Supposedly site work is ongoing but I don't ever see anyone working there. There was some utility work ongoing a few months ago, but that seems to have stopped. The city of Jenks did shrink the size of the available TIF for the project but did not cancel it. The developer has said that when it happens the residential portion will happen first now.

The Village on Main is going big time and is supposed to move out of the site work phase and start construction in the next month or so on buildings.  I Have to believe that The Village and the two Tulsa Hills centers are together going to put off any possibility of retail in the River District for a long time by sucking all the demand out of the southwestern part of the metro area. Dick's for instance was long rumored to be part of the River District.

[Gaspar]

Swake, are there any rumors or fact circulating on the fate or "go" date for the big commercial development south of the Creek T'Pike in Jenks?

You mean the one that Julius Puma is involved in?  Perhaps Jenks saw some of the other things he's built.

[swake]

I still don't get why they didn't build a SUPER Target. 

I heard that Target wanted to build one, but that the developers were hoping for a Whole Foods style store in phase and wouldn't give Target enough room for a Super Target. Kind of short sighted now. 

[joiei]

In the parking area in front of them they are starting construction on panera and a restaurant called freebirds. Next to that will be a Hideaway Pizza

Freebirds menu reads like an Austin version of Chipotle.    http://www.freebirds.com/menus/FWB_Norman_5.10.pdf

[Who Cares]

Would Olympia (the street that runs through Tulsa Hills) be considered a city street or something to be taken care of by Tulsa Hills? Last winter, a while after the blizzard, the wife and I were going to Whataburger and almost drove into a giant pile of snow left in the slow lane in front of the wings place. No streetlights down there yet and its pretty dark in that area. I wasn't the only the only one that almost drove into it.

Do to the TIF financing of Tulsa Hills, the developers built Olympia but the Street became property of the City of Tulsa after completion.

[SXSW]

It's not dead. But it's paused and downgraded. The developer has $10-15 million in the site so far and isn't broke or bankrupt so there's big incentive to do something. He's telling the city he's just waiting for the market to improve. Supposedly site work is ongoing but I don't ever see anyone working there. There was some utility work ongoing a few months ago, but that seems to have stopped. The city of Jenks did shrink the size of the available TIF for the project but did not cancel it. The developer has said that when it happens the residential portion will happen first now.

The Village on Main is going big time and is supposed to move out of the site work phase and start construction in the next month or so on buildings.  I Have to believe that The Village and the two Tulsa Hills centers are together going to put off any possibility of retail in the River District for a long time by sucking all the demand out of the southwestern part of the metro area. Dick's for instance was long rumored to be part of the River District.

I think that site makes more sense as residential anyway.  Something like Mud Island in Memphis that is oriented toward the river, which would be unique for Tulsa.

[Teatownclown]

I still don't get why they didn't build a SUPER Target. 

Demographics were not strong enough.

[SXSW]

Demographics were not strong enough.

Maybe not now, but they will be in several years as SW Tulsa continues to grow, as well as nearby Jenks and Glenpool.

[Red Arrow]

Maybe not now, but they will be in several years as SW Tulsa continues to grow, as well as nearby Jenks and Glenpool.

No sense in doing now what you can put off until tomorrow.   

[BKDotCom]

Freebirds menu reads like an Austin version of Chipotle.    http://www.freebirds.com/menus/FWB_Norman_5.10.pdf

Woo hoo!
Freebirds is great.  They've got em in Dallas (and apparently Norman)... Been many years since I've had them though.
More like the good 'ol Atomic Burrito..

[BKDotCom]

Demographics were not strong enough.

That mediocre Target isn't strong enough.
They blew it big time