A new downtown hotel development has branded its high-level exclamation mark.
Soma Rooftop Kitchen + bar will occupy the glass-enclosed ninth floor of The Brut, an 82-unit boutique hotel under construction at 1840 S. Boulder Ave., said Kimberly Honea, vice president of hospitality and development for Sharp Development.
Locally based Sharp is developing the roughly $12 million project, a conversion of the former Boulder Plaza Apartments and River Parks Lofts, with ownership partner Wolf Group Properties.
“It (Soma) is Greek for body,” Honea said. “We’re trying to do a wellness focus, which seems to fit, along with the four-letter consistency with Brut.”
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Rob Stuart, owner of Chimera Cafe in the Tulsa Arts District, is creating the in-house restaurant menu, which will be farm-to-table themed featuring locally sourced seasonal ingredients, Honea said.
“He is helping us open it and teaching the chefs,” she said. “He is the inspiration but we are the actually owners. He is overseeing everything.”
U.S. fare will be offered with spice and flare from Central America, Honea said. Local coffee roaster Lioness will be the masters behind the cafe, and the lounge will offer cocktails wines and local beers.
Events to be held on the south side of the rooftop will include yoga classes, live concerts and fashion and art shows.
The 3,000-square-foot Soma will be framed at the nearby Abundant Life building before being lifted by crane to the top of the building, Honea said. The restaurant is projected to feature 120 seats and the bar about a dozen.
Outside the hotel will be a spa and a 1950s-style pool with a lounge and cabana. About 3,000 square feet of lawn space will be available for games and events.
Completion of The Brut is scheduled for November.
The Brut’s name is derived from the building’s Brutalist architecture, a style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom as one of the reconstruction projects of the post-war era.
Brutalist buildings are characterized by minimalist constructions that highlight the bare building materials and structural elements over decorative design.
David Sharp, founder of Sharp Development, has been building in Tulsa for decades. He recently was chosen to develop and construct a Route 66 mixed-use development on two acres of city-owned land at the intersection of Southwest Boulevard and Riverside Drive. That project includes a multi-story classic car vending machine.
Photos: See images and renderings of a new boutique hotel planned south of downtown
Soma Rooftop Kitchen + bar will occupy the glass-enclosed ninth floor of The Brut, an 82-unit boutique hotel at 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
Local developers are leading a $12 million project transforming the former Boulder Plaza Apartments and River Parks Lofts, 1840 S. Boulder Ave., into the Brut Hotel and Soma Rooftop Kitchen + bar.
The transformation remains underway at 1840 S. Boulder Ave. The name for the boutique hotel, The Brut, is derived from the building’s Brutalist architecture, a style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom as one of the reconstruction projects of the post-war era.
The transformation remains underway at 1840 S. Boulder Ave. The name for the boutique hotel, The Brut, is derived from the building’s Brutalist architecture, a style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom as one of the reconstruction projects of the post-war era.
Outside The Brut hotel at 1840 S. Boulder Ave. will be a spa and a 1950s-style pool with a lounge and cabana. About 3,000 square feet of lawn space will be available for games and events.
A project to transform the property at 1840 S. Boulder Ave. in Tulsa remains underway on July 7.
The building at 1840 South Boulder Ave. is being transformed into the Brut Hotel and Soma Rooftop Kitchen and Bar Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Tulsa, Okla.
The building at 1840 South Boulder Ave. is being transformed into the Brut Hotel and Soma Rooftop Kitchen and Bar Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Tulsa, Okla.
The building at 1840 South Boulder Ave.(bottom left) is being transformed into the Brut Hotel and Soma Rooftop Kitchen and Bar Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Tulsa, Okla.
A pedestrian walks past the building at 1840 South Boulder Ave. as it’s being transformed into the Brut Hotel and Soma Rooftop Kitchen and Bar Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Tulsa, Okla.
The building at 1840 South Boulder Ave. is being transformed into the Brut Hotel and Soma Rooftop Kitchen and Bar Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Tulsa, Okla.
The building at 1840 South Boulder Ave. is being transformed into the Brut Hotel and Soma Rooftop Kitchen and Bar Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Tulsa, Okla.
The building at 1840 South Boulder Ave. is being transformed into the Brut Hotel and Soma Rooftop Kitchen and Bar Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Tulsa, Okla.
The building at 1840 South Boulder Ave. is being transformed into the Brut Hotel and Soma Rooftop Kitchen and Bar Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Tulsa, Okla.
Granola, yogurt and fresh fruit will be among the dishes offered at Soma Rooftop Kitchen + Bar at The Brut hotel, scheduled to open in November.
Developers of The Brut hotel have branded its eatery Soma Rooftop Kitchen + bar, whose menu is being created with the help of Chimera Cafe owner Rob Stuart.
An artist’s rendering shows plans for The Brut hotel’s ninth-floor eatery, Soma Rooftop Kitchen+ Bar.
Work continues Wednesday at 1840 S. Boulder Ave. in Tulsa as the building is turned into an 82-unit, boutique hotel called The Brut. Completion is expected in early 2022.
Work continues on the River Parks Lofts building as it’s turned into an 82-unit, boutique hotel on July 21, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
Work continues on the River Parks Lofts building as it’s turned into an 82-unit, boutique hotel on July 21, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
Work continues on the River Parks Lofts building as it’s turned into an 82-unit, boutique hotel on July 21, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
Work continues on the River Parks Lofts building as it’s turned into an 82-unit, boutique hotel on July 21, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
Work continues on the River Parks Lofts building as it’s turned into an 82-unit, boutique hotel on July 21, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
Work continues on the River Parks Lofts building as it’s turned into an 82-unit, boutique hotel on July 21, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
Work continues on the River Parks Lofts building as it’s turned into an 82-unit, boutique hotel on July 21, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
Work continues on the River Parks Lofts building as it’s turned into an 82-unit, boutique hotel on July 21, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla.
A rendering shows the proposed redevelopment of an apartment building into a boutique hotel at 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
A rendering displays the new rooftop area in the proposed boutique hotel at 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
A rendering shows the proposed redevelopment of an 82-unit boutique hotel called The Brut at 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
A rendering shows the ninth-floor rooftop area in a planned boutique hotel at 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
A rendering shows the proposed redevelopment of an apartment building into a boutique hotel at 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
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