Tulsa Boys Home

Transformation plans for former Tulsa Boys Home site move forward

Transformation plans for former Tulsa Boys Home/Laura Dester site move forward

Plans were refined Thursday for an $11 million, mixed-use project at the former Tulsa Boys Home site, which is being considered for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. A revised design by developer Amenome, LLC, and its team was approved by the Tulsa Development Authority for the area at 1427 E.

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Progress Made on Tulsa Boys Home Redevelopment

City Council clears way for development at former Laura Dester site

The City Council on Wednesday voted to abandon the city's ownership of the Laura Dester property so it can be transferred to the Tulsa Development Authority for redevelopment. An $11.6 million two-phase proposal from Amenome LLC calls for converting the five blighted buildings into mixed-income apartments, building a new three-story mixed-use structure and 14,000 square feet of new townhomes.

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KJRH News Story on Laura Dester Site Redevelopment

Negotiations underway for redevelopment of Laura Dester site

TULSA - The historic Laura Dester site now has a different future after a proposal was presented at the Tulsa Development Authority meeting Thursday. The TDA originally planned to demolish the site, which sits in the Pearl District, but after a last-minute proposal, the board approved moving forward with negotiations to redevelop the property.

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Team presents plan for Laura Dester site Redevelopment

Local developer proposes to transform shuttered Laura Dester site into $11 million residential diverse housing development

A local developer has submitted to the Tulsa Development Authority an $11 million, three-phase proposal for the former Laura Dester site that is set for demolition. Backing the project is Amenome LLC's Kevin Rice, who wants to convert the blighted five buildings into mixed-income apartments, build a new three-story, mixed-used structure and 14,000 square feet of new town homes and construct six to eight, 250-square-foot cottages.

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