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.
A rendering displays the new rooftop area in the proposed boutique hotel at 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
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 piece of Brutalist architecture just south of downtown is being reimagined.
A local group is converting the former Boulder Plaza Apartments and River Parks Lofts, 1840 S. Boulder Ave., into an 82-unit boutique hotel called The Brut, said Kimberly Honea, vice president of hospitality and development with Tulsa-based Sharp Development.
A rendering shows the proposed redevelopment of an 82-unit boutique hotel called The Brut at 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
Sharp Development is backing the roughly $10 million project with ownership partner Wolf Group Properties. Completion is expected in early 2022.
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.
“We will have little Brut champagne bottles to serve,” Honea said of the proposed hotel. “We’re going to get fancy and fun with it.”
A rendering shows the ninth-floor rooftop area in a planned boutique hotel at 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
The redevelopers plan to add a ninth-floor, glass-encased rooftop restaurant/bar to the building, which was constructed in the early 1950s. Sikes Abernathie Architects is the designer of the project.
“With this hotel, the focus will be more local, community events,” Honea said. “We plan on doing fashion runway shows, art installations in the courtyard area and yoga retreats.”
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