TULSA – The Southern Villa District Economic Development Project, a redevelopment project involving the City of Tulsa and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, recently went through a committee hearing and began the public comment process on Sept. 10.
The project, which would bring more than 210,000 square feet of high-end retail space, as well as 652 to 780 multi-family residential units, sits in between Riverside Parkway and Lewis Avenue in Tulsa, near 87th Street.
Some city councilors, such as Anthony Archie, whose district includes the site, approve of the project, saying it will bring additional jobs and housing to a community that needs it, as local areas such as the Plaza Shopping Center have been in decline…