Ground Breaks on Downtown Housing Development

An unusual site for downtown Tulsa broke ground Thursday. Itâ€™s a new residential development called The Village at Central Park <br><br>Tulsa Mayor Susan Savage was on-hand as earth-work began on the

Thursday, July 6th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

An unusual site for downtown Tulsa broke ground Thursday. Itâ€™s a new residential development called The Village at Central Park

Tulsa Mayor Susan Savage was on-hand as earth-work began on the east side of downtown Tulsa near Peoria Avenue. She said sheâ€™s excited about the renovation taking place in the dilapidated neighborhood.

â€œAs we fill in these areas that have deteriorated over the years we create opportunity and build neighborhoods,â€ said Savage.

The development only has ten homes planned to begin with, but will eventually erect more than 100 houses. The homes are valued between $130,000-$200,000.

City leaders hope the homes will sell quickly and spur further development in the run-down areas.

For information about The Village at Central Park check out their website.