Next September, the first phase of Oak will be revealed and it will be a mixed-use centre positioned at the intersection of I-44 and the Northwest Expressway north of downtown.
It will encompass 135,000sq ft of retail, a 132-key boutique Lively Hotel, 320 apartments and a central green space set to host 100-plus events per year. Oak’s star-studded opening cast of retail tenants includes RH, Capital Grille, Williams Sonoma, Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar, Pottery Barn and Arhaus. Phase two eyes plans for an additional 85,000sq ft of retail and 100,000sq ft of loft office space.
“Avalon is 100 acres. We are 20 acres. You can look at Oak as if it’s like taking the retail portion out of Avalon,” he said. “We’re on Main and Main, and Simon’s Penn Square Mall is across the street. If you were to come to Oklahoma City and plant one flag for a project like this it would be here,” says Ryan McNeill, the man behind the scheme. “The city has a 30-year year history of growth and stability, but it hasn’t added a retail destination like Oak during that period,” he maintained. “It’s a special convergence moment for someone who grew up here, moved away, studied the best mixed-use projects in the country, and then brought one home.”
