West Park Apartments

George Kaiser Family Foundation

Now in Phase II, the Kendall Whittier neighborhood is fully realizing the transformative impact of this George Kaiser Family Foundation development initiative. With a variety of scales and styles of buildings, the project is designed to fit in seamlessly with the surrounding Craftsman-style housing and apartments.

The magic of Phase II is in the urban design: nine buildings with a variety of housing types and styles, including apartments and attached townhomes, are arranged around the perimeter of the block to form a defined street edge. The main apartment building houses the community and exercise rooms that serve as a FEMA tornado shelter.

Only minutes from downtown, this front porch community encourages residents to walk, bike, or take public transit to access a variety of daily needs and brings neighbors together to create a stronger, urban community where children and their families can thrive.

We are thrilled to be a part of the revitalization of our own neighborhood.

The concept design was created by Urban Design Associates. Selser Schaefer Architects was tasked with Design Development, Community Safe Room Design, Construction Documentation, Permitting and Contract Administration.

We coordinated and attended meetings with the City of Tulsa as part of the Capital Improvement and Infrastructure Development process. Our firm held pre-development meetings with the Infrastructure Development staff for the review of public infrastructure developments and improvements. And during the Code Compliance process we held development meetings with the Building Plans Review staff for the review of drawings prior to submitting for building permits.