Where are the upscale areas?

[Online]

to live near downtown?

Hi people, my job will be relocating me to Tulsa here in a couple of months and I am trying to locate a nice place to live near downtown.

I have been to Tulsa twice and did not find anything remotely what I wanted to call home.

[Online]

I am not looking for a realtor's name, I am just looking for some street addresses so that I can go take a look for myself.

[waterboy]

Maple Ridge is near downtown. Roughly speaking from 15th to 31st, Riverside to Peoria. Older homes built in the art deco period to depression era mostly. Resevoir Hill north of downtown is of the same era with a beautiful view of downtown. Gilcrease Museum and a 70's addition, Gilcrease Hills, is nearby.

Utica Square area includes some of Tulsa's finest neighborhoods and Philbrook Museum. The homes run from 21st to 41st, Peoria to Harvard. Homes date from 1920's to late 50's. Lots of Ozzie & Harriet, Father Know's Best style homes. This neighborhood morphs into Ranch Acres which is 50's/60's rambler style homes.

Bolewood at 41st & Lewis has large estate style homes mostly from the 50's-70's. Brookside is bounded on the West by Peoria from 31st to 41st and has many interesting cottages and new constructiona as well.

All these neighborhoods are subject to newer infill construction if you like that sort of thing. If you can't find something in those close to downtown neighborhoods you probably will not be happy here.

[Online]

Wow, thank you for the information.

[waterboy]

I'm sure I left out some perfectly fine 'hoods. Welcome and bon chance.

[Renaissance]

quote:Originally posted by Online

to live near downtown?

Hi people, my job will be relocating me to Tulsa here in a couple of months and I am trying to locate a nice place to live near downtown.

I have been to Tulsa twice and did not find anything remotely what I wanted to call home.

What do you want to call home?

Highrise condos, townhomes, lofts, or a single-family home?  They're all within two miles of downtown.  Depends on your price point and your needs.

[USRufnex]

If you like "urban walkability," its a rarity in Tulsa... but it's still here, a few blocks here and there...

15th between Peoria and Utica is "Cherry Street" and has a nice little combination of restaurants and little shops... if you don't like mowing a lawn, walk north off 15th St. on  Rockford, St Louis & maybe Trenton streets, there's some new loft-style condos going up, some may have some good views of downtown from the balconies... and Brookside area off 35th on Peoria...

[cannon_fodder]

What price range are you looking at and where are you moving from, what do you expect?

IF you have $1,000,000 to spend you can find a nice number of places to call home within 5-10 minutes of downtown REAL easily.    Go to Woodward park/Rose Gardens, and drive around - tons of very nice houses in the upper price rangers (350K+++).

The area immediately around downtown is very hit or miss.  But the areas covered above would be your best bets.  Downtown Tulsa was ignored for several decades and is now trying to get back on track.  But there are many "midtown" areas that are very livable and at affordable no matter what you are looking for... all within 10-15 minutes of downtown.

Why not get an apartment for 6 months to figure out what you prefer in this area?

And an early welcome to Tulsa!

[TheArtist]

Upscale urban or upscale suburban?    Upscale loft or condo living, or upscale traditional house?  Hip urban area or quiet traditional area?

Those describe 2 very different types of lifestyle options and usually a person definitely prefers one or the other. We dont have any real urban areas yet sorry to say.

Utica Square is more your traditional, older more settled, upscale area. Where as Brookside and Cherry Streets are the closest things we have to more "trendy" and hip, areas.  All are budding, walkable districts but are not as urban as you would find in larger cities.  

[midtownnewbie]

quote:Originally posted by waterboy

Maple Ridge is near downtown. Roughly speaking from 15th to 31st, Riverside to Peoria. Older homes built in the art deco period to depression era mostly. Resevoir Hill north of downtown is of the same era with a beautiful view of downtown. Gilcrease Museum and a 70's addition, Gilcrease Hills, is nearby.

Utica Square area includes some of Tulsa's finest neighborhoods and Philbrook Museum. The homes run from 21st to 41st, Peoria to Harvard. Homes date from 1920's to late 50's. Lots of Ozzie & Harriet, Father Know's Best style homes. This neighborhood morphs into Ranch Acres which is 50's/60's rambler style homes.

Bolewood at 41st & Lewis has large estate style homes mostly from the 50's-70's. Brookside is bounded on the West by Peoria from 31st to 41st and has many interesting cottages and new constructiona as well.

All these neighborhoods are subject to newer infill construction if you like that sort of thing. If you can't find something in those close to downtown neighborhoods you probably will not be happy here.

Great overview!  We should bookmark your post for future questions!

[TulsaFan-inTexas]

All very good, informative and friendly posts. If and when I move to Tulsa, I'm consulting with you guys.. Waterboy, I may just put you on retainer.  []

[waterboy]

I am humbled by your compliments.[8D] One can never get enough...

[Renaissance]

Don't forget Riverview.  It abuts both downtown and the river and includes high rises, row houses, condo lofts and single family homes.   Many of these residences are quite upscale.

[FOTD]

Midtowners feeding frenzy in progress....

[Conan71]

Here's the cool part about Tulsa:

If you can't find the home you want, you can buy a perfectly good one in an established neighborhood, tear it down, and build something you like.  You don't even need the approval of your neighbors to do it!