Cathedral District - South end of Downtown Tulsa

[TulsaBeMore]

I  like it.  Funny...from the website, it doesn't look like Holy Family is part of the group of partners. The Cathedral District doesn't seem to include the Cathedral!

[guido911]

I figured you, more than anyone, would appreciate one more district in Tulsa.

1 more? Hell. We need the Conan district!!!

[Red Arrow]

1 more? Hell. We need the Conan district!!!

It would be a long walk from the other districts.

[Dspike]

TulsaBeMore:

Holy Family is within the boundary. Map is here: http://tulsacathedraldistrict.com/boundary-map/

And Rev. Okonkwo was at the kickoff event.

[Conan71]

It would be a long walk from the other districts.

I do still own two properties in midtown.  Maybe if I buy up a few blocks worth we can do that.

Our B & B in Cimarron is located on "Tiger Hill".  I haven't approached the Village Council yet about changing the name to the "Blue Dragonfly District" but it does have a nice ring to it.

[Tulsan]

Has anyone heard of a multifamily project planned for a parking lot owned by First Christian Church at the southeast corner of 9th and Main?

This Berkadia map notes it as a prospective project - Check out Item 11: https://www.berkadia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Tulsa_Quarterly_Map.pdf

[LandArchPoke]

Has anyone heard of a multifamily project planned for a parking lot owned by First Christian Church at the southeast corner of 9th and Main?

This Berkadia map notes it as a prospective project - Check out Item 11: https://www.berkadia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Tulsa_Quarterly_Map.pdf

They were looking into doing some affordable senior housing for a while.. no idea if it has progressed beyond conceptual planning. Last time I saw something about it was a while ago so they probably aren't in too big of a hurry. Seems like the churches have a lot of anxiety about parking still.

They likely pulled info from Costar, REIS or somewhere - that map is missing a lot. The Sun Building owners are looking at adding a parking garage and apartments as well. That's really the only other big thing I know of south of 8th right now/north of the BA.

A local developer is closing on the site that was going to be All Souls soon, will be ground up construction. Probably a year or two out for them to get everything together.

Sinclair building isn't on there, there's also the Arco building at 6th & Cincinnati that is being turned into apartments.

I'm really surprised that Brickhuggers have sat on the old Nordam site for so long. They've sold off just about everything but the Mayo so they should have the cash to do something. 

[SXSW]

Love this vision for the Cathedral District - what do we need to do to make it happen

[dbacksfan 2.0]

Love this vision for the Cathedral District - what do we need to do to make it happen

It is a cool vision, but I have a couple of questions about it.

How much of that is residential compared to commercial/business? If it's mostly residential, is there enough commercial/business already in place to support that many residences?

I understand trying to get people that work downtown to live downtown, but if the cost of rent/ownership is the same or more than living outside downtown and commuting it can be hard to justify.

[DowntownDan]

Ideally it would be enough residential to make for a full service neighborhood with everything you need in walking distance, including groceries, such that it wouldn't matter if you work downtown, its appeal would be convenience and the feel of a real city. Caping part of the southern IDL has been something I've wanted to see forever. Hopefully it can get done in my lifetime.

[dbacksfan 2.0]

I always thought that between Cheyenne and Boston should have been a tunnel back when it was first built. Turning it into one now I think would be pricy. Something else to remebere is that coming from the east or west you would still need the the other sides of the IDL as a Hazardous Cargo route.

That stretch is the same length as the Deck Park Tunnel here and anything hazardous, gasoline/diesel/avgas, liquid nitrogen/oxygen/propane/LNG can't be transported through the tunnel.