Planned downtown soccer stadium gets expanded budget, complex funding
The long-planned Downtown stadium - part of 2019's MAPS 4 package - has recently seen its budget nearly doubled, its proposed size increased, and its expected location shifted.
Rep. Dollens plans legislative fight against corporate interests in housing
Southside Oklahoma City's State Representative Mickey Dollens, HD-93, plans to take on the massive out-of-state real estate companies.
Policy holes, staffing shortages preventing progress on Airbnb issue
City staff say that current policies and staffing shortages make it nearly impossible to regulate homeshares or short-term rentals.
Massive-scale OKC building devs raising skylines, questions
OKC’s profile and skyline are being raised by massive-scale building development projects, primarily aimed at sports, entertainment, and recreation.
Increased demand, few sellers in OKC heats up market for homebuyers
Increased demand for real estate combined with decreased supply of sellers has created scarcity in the Oklahoma City metro.
OAK development in NW OKC touts public transit, walkability
Developers are excited about their 20-acre OAK development at NW Expressway and Penn. But adding a 20-acre development poses some challenges for the city.
Neighbors feel betrayed as OKCPS preps demo of historic building
Oklahoma City Public Schools has decided the old administration building at 900 N. Klein must come down. Neighbors feel betrayed.
Phillips Murrah downtown law firm building new offices in Midtown
The Phillips Murrah law firm is preparing to build their own office building in Midtown on the corner of N.W. 10th and Hudson.
Complex affordable housing crisis on display across Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY (Free Press) -- What began as an obvious and growing concern about the need for affordable housing opportunities for Oklahoma City’s increasing...
Burned-out church shows challenges of OKC code enforcement
The City of OKC has building codes carefully honed over the years but that doesn't make the process work by anyone's definition of "fast."
OKC’s Capitol Hill leaders juggle costs, slow progress, protecting community culture
Growth in Historic Capitol Hill/Calle Dos Cinco in OKC has been slow in the view of some but leaders say that has been to protect the culture it represents.
Demystifying ‘affordable’ housing in OKC – Who benefits and how?
What is affordable housing? Take a careful look into how to define it and who might benefit from it and for how long.
TV News 9 parent company to purchase home of The Oklahoman
The owners of the Century Center at Sheridan and Robinson downtown have agreed to sell to locally-owned Griffin Communications.
Affordable Housing Day brings info, advocacy to Okla legislature
For the first time since 2019, the Oklahoma Coalition for Affordable Housing was able to bring Affordable Housing Day to the Capitol.
Oklahoma’s housing crisis focus of Okla Legislative interim study
The housing crisis in Oklahoma City and Oklahoma will be addressed in an interim study by OkC House Rep. Mickey Dollens in the fall.
