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Tulsa World: Renderings

December 6, 2014 tulsauwc No Coment

Company unveils new details for outlet mall near Turkey Mountain

The Tulsa Premium Outlets project is one of three upscale outlet malls that have been announced recently, although all would be competing for some of the same retailers to commit to a property before ground is broken, city officials said.

Another mall inside Tulsa’s city limits is planned for construction at 129th East Avenue and Interstate 44 and is being developed by Horizon Group Properties.

The Cherokee Nation is also planning a development near the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Catoosa.

City officials have said tax increment finance districts are being considered to fund infrastructure needs for the two projects in Tulsa.

Blog: YogisDen – Simon Property Group Formally Announces New Outlet Mall on Tulsa’s Turkey Mountain

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Simon Property Group Formally Announces New Outlet Mall on Tulsa’s Turkey Mountain

The dirty little secret about shopping malls is that they are declining. Tulsa has several shopping malls that are in severe decline. Maybe Simon could rebuild an out mall in such a location and leave a wilderness alone.

KOKI: Simon Announcement

December 5, 2014 tulsauwc No Coment

Outlet mall proposal in west Tulsa; Announcement Friday at 10 a.m.

The Simon Group project is just one of the recent proposals in the works for an outlet mall in Tulsa County.

The second project we’ve told you about include the Horizon Group’s project in east Tulsa The Horizon proposal would create a 90-store outlet mall, bringing $120-million in sales each year, while creating 1,200 permanent jobs. The third proposal comes from the Cherokee Outlet group.

Tulsa World: Plans Unveiled

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Developers of outlet mall near Turkey Mountain to make plans public Friday

Once retailers are in place and designs are nearly completed, Bird said, the city would require several months to approach all the entities that would be affected by a TIF district to then campaign for the project.

“Right now, it’s getting down to what that need is, what the gap is and what the costs are going to be,” Bird said. “You won’t see either of these (malls) in the next year.”

KOTV: Developer shares details about mall plan

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Developer Unveils Details About West Tulsa Outlet Mall Plan

City Councilor Jeannie Cue likes the look of the place and the idea of a new source of sales tax.

“In my area, we have a lot of people from McAlester, Okmulgee, Bartlesville that come in to shop and we need those tax dollars for the growth and development of our city,” she said.