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Maurice Kanbar mystery; downtown Tulsa's private clubs; Pearl District progress
Jennie Lloyd makes her debut this week as the new city reporter for Urban Tulsa Weekly with two interesting stories about downtown Tulsa, past, present, and future. The first is about the mysterious goings-on involving the massive portfolio of downtown buildings owned by Maurice Kanbar, for example: In December 2010,...
Lackmeyer: Kanbar mothballing could complicate future renovations
Steve Lackmeyer of the Oklahoman wrote a response to my item from last week about the possibility that Kanbar Properties may be selling its entire downtown Tulsa portfolio and reportedly will be mothballing some buildings pending their sale. Lackmeyer sees a pattern at work: Tulsa, it seems, gets so close,...
Kanbar bailing out of Tulsa?
There are indications that downtown Tulsa's biggest property owner is looking to sell and get out, despite big plans announced last fall and very recent affirmations of his commitment to Tulsa. Last month's Tulsa People had a Q&A with Maurice Kanbar, the San Francisco inventor who owns over 2 million...
One Technology Center as Tulsa City Hall: Remembering the eight-to-Eagleton vote
The Whirled editorial board says, regarding the news that the new Tulsa City Hall at One Technology Center will cost $1.4 million more to operate than projected this year, draining Tulsa's general fund budget, that "the old I-told-you-so refrain isn't going to help anything." On the contrary, a healthy dose...
Wither downtown and a <em>UTW</em> testimonial
This week's column in Urban Tulsa Weekly wonders whatever happened to a couple of big plans for downtown: Global Development Partners' "East End" concept and Maurice Kanbar's plans to turn 20 downtown buildings into Soho on the Arkansas. (Hats off to the copy editor for the pithy headline.) Also, on...
OKC follows Tulsa, for a change
Mysterious California investors are buying historic office buildings... in downtown Oklahoma City: California investors bought First National Center on Friday in a fast deal that could turn what many see as an albatross around downtown’s revival into a “crown jewel” in time for the state’s centennial. It was a $21...
Give IRV, and the Towerview, a chance
When I filed this week's column Monday morning, I had no way of knowing the final result, but I felt certain that whoever won the Republican nomination for Mayor would win without a majority of the vote. I thought that was the optimum time to write about the advantages of...
Around Tulsa tonight
I stopped by the "Realtor Reality Check" rally for Chris Medlock, held across the street from the Southern Hills Marriott, where the Tulsa Real Estate Coalition was holding its candidate forum, from which TREC excluded Medlock. I had to leave at 5:30, but I'm told the crowd grew as more...
How Kanbar and Kaufman discovered Tulsa
Who are these two men who have bought over a quarter of downtown Tulsa's office space? How did these two Blue Staters come to have an interest in this city in the reddest of Red States? David Lloyd Jones, formerly the Tulsa Tribune's Rambler, spoke to Paulette Millichap, a founder...
Three more buildings
The Whirled is reporting that Maurice Kanbar and Henry Kaufman have bought three more downtown Tulsa buildings -- the Philcade, the Amoco South Building, and the Atlas Life Building, all along the east side of Boston between 4th and 6th. They now own at least 17 buildings containing 28 percent...
Investor buys historic downtown buildings
San Francisco investor Maurice Kanbar has bought six historic buildings in downtown Tulsa, including some art deco gems, like the Adams Hotel. KOTV has the story. I'll see what I can learn about Mr. Kanbar and report back later. Life continues to intrude on blogging time. I hope to have...
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