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Tulsa council approves Robson Group rezoning for more than 600 new homes; developer outlines timeline and housing mix
Summary
The Tulsa City Council approved seven rezoning items to permit a multi-neighborhood development by the Robson Group that the developer said will include more than 600 housing units, roughly 25% open space, and a mix of product types including a build-to-rent neighborhood. Developer representatives gave a timeline for permitting and first homes.
The Tulsa City Council on Tuesday approved rezoning items 5 a through g to allow a multi-phased residential development led by the Robson Group on a site north of Rosa Parks Elementary School.
Kevin Mevers, director of development services for the Robson Group, told the council the project is divided into four neighborhoods and “we’re bringing to the City of Tulsa something a little bit different for a project of this size,” emphasizing a mix of housing types, open space and traffic mitigation measures.
Mevers said the plan reserves nearly 25% of the site as open space, includes neighborhood parks and retention basins to address known flooding near 40th Street, and creates a collector street designed to funnel traffic away from existing neighborhood streets. “That is a major…
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