Jenks is exploding

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Jenks has $630 million in projects recently built or in the works. Another $100 million in projects that will be announced soon.
https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/big-time-development-landing-in-no-longer-small-town-jenks/article_2284802c-abcb-11ed-9858-6f1ecbb4ffad.html

The Simon "Premium" (whatever that means) Outlet Mall located south of the Creek Turnpike on the river is back under construction

https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/work-resumes-at-proposed-jenks-outlet-mall-after-project-stalled-in-2020/article_ed38bea2-a70f-11ed-aecf-2fc9f9b08e9e.html

The low water dam for the Arkansas now is funded after federal grants and funding from the Creek Nation:
https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/officials-sign-agreement-to-build-south-tulsa-jenks-low-water-dam/article_33260e0c-9067-11ed-b6b1-9b4c65128c2e.html

On the campus of the Oklahoma Aquarium a climbing gym is planned:


Also on Oklahoma Aquarium campus a High Five entertainment center with bowling, bars, laser tag:

https://ktul.com/news/local/austin-based-high-5-entertainment-to-expand-in-jenks

Again on Oklahoma Aquarium campus a ten million dollar food hall:

https://www.fox23.com/news/high-5-entertainment-moving-in-near-jenks-riverwalk-crossing/article_ddcbf332-cda5-5117-9192-e5296617fa76.html

On main downtown there are a few new projects:

A $10 million expansion of historical Main Street buildings for the headquarters of Telford Insurance:

https://tulsaworld.com/business/local/10-million-mixed-use-project-headed-to-downtown-jenks/article_850f33e4-daa8-11ec-9792-53a0679eb07b.html

A couple of blocks down the street on main four story mixed use building:

http://paine-associates.com/properties/main-street-jenks-mixed-use-project/

Across the street from the last project is a $70 million mixed use complex including 300 apartments and retail:


Another large development is at Main and US-75. The Gateway Development where Kevin Stitt's Gateway company is based. A second office building is under construction, a third is planned. A hotel just opened. A 8 story hospital is planned and an indoor shooting complex is planned.

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aw man - you got my hopes up that Jenks was literally exploding 

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aw man - you got my hopes up that Jenks was literally exploding  

The Tuesday eviction of GolfSuites from the three-story golf and entertainment facility at Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks will not be the end of contention between GolfSuites’ corporate team and OneFire Holding Company, the subsidiary of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation which serves as landlord for all of Riverwalk including the golf facility.

OneFire is expected to continue to pursue in Muscogee tribal court at least $2 million it claims it is owed for unpaid lease payments. GolfSuites contends it is in arrears due to disagreement about who is responsible for failure to maintain or replace the artificial turf on which all shots from the three-story driving range land and come to rest and for disagreements about the rental agreement.

GolfSuites had contested in court that OneFire was responsible for repairs to the turf for not disclosing the extent of repairs needed at the time the lease was signed. However that plays out, the company also said Wednesday that it was clear it was time to end its relationship with OneFire and maintains the larger story is that the future of the building as a golf facility and indeed the future of all of Riverwalk Crossing is in doubt.

“The story behind the story is they are going to bulldoze it down,” said Gerald (Jerry) D. Ellenburg, chairman and CEO of GolfSuites, Inc. “That’s why there was no replacement for us announced. That’s what I would do if I was the tribe. When you look at the land and what’s going on in Jenks, south Tulsa, Broken Arrow, it’s probably worth $1.5 billion if you put up condos.”

Along with the Mexican restaurant Los Cabos located at the southern end of Riverwalk Crossing, FlyingTee/GolfSuites has been one of the few anchor tenants to consistently bring large numbers of people to the shopping center which has never had a retail anchor.

Calls to Jenks Mayor Cory Box were not immediately returned. An outlet mall, Tulsa Premium Outlets, is scheduled to open this summer in Jenks just minutes from Riverwalk Crossing. Whether that would help enhance Riverwalk as a nearby dining and entertainment option or further cement its irrelevance as a shopping center is another question city leaders are surely debating.

https://golfoklahoma.org/golfsuites-eviction-with-no-announced-successor-casts-doubt-on-riverwalk-crossings-future/