Tulsa Business Journal reports that the historic Max Campbell Building on 11th Street (aka Route 66) in Tulsa has been purchased and will be converted into a hotel, events center and retail space.
Group M. Investments Inc. purchased the historic building, which sits at 11th and Columbia, near the University of Tulsa.
The site contains approximately 50,000 SF, with 16,728 SF on the ground floor and 12,662 SF upstairs. The property sold for $840,000. […]
Aaron Meek, owner of Group M. Investments Inc. said he plans to restore the building turning the space into a hotel with an events center and restaurant in the bottom level.
“It is my understanding that the building was originally a hotel on the top stories, and the bottom was used as retail space,” Meek said. “We have gotten enough interest to where we are going to go back to that original purpose.”
It’s my recollection that Bama Corp. down the street bought the building a few years ago, but little came of it after that.
I don’t have any photos of the building in my archives, but above is a screen shot from Google Street View.
A hotel and retail space makes a lot of sense in that area, considering its proximity to the TU campus and its sports venues.
(Hat tip to Batesline.com)