New mixed-income housing phase brings 70 apartments to North Tulsa

The Tulsa Housing Authority opened The Landing @ 36N on Tuesday at 3613 N. Peoria Ave. in North Tulsa. The site brings 70 new mixed-income apartments and retail space to the neighbourhood near 36th Street and Peoria Avenue.

The Landing is the second of seven planned phases for the site. It represents a $30.35 million investment.

The property includes commercial and retail space measuring about 3,200 square feet. It features several unit sizes:

• 14 one-bedroom units
• 41 two-bedroom units
• 15 three-bedroom units

Amenities include a leasing office, community room, fitness center, resident lounge and an outdoor plaza. The plaza connects with another phase.

Kent Keith, senior vice president of development for the Tulsa Housing Authority, said the site serves varying income levels.

“This being mixed income means we have subsidized housing for various incomes as well as market rate housing,” Keith said.

The first phase, Phoenix @ 36N, opened in October 2025. It was fully leased within six weeks.

The entire 36N development represents an investment of more than $210 million. It is expected to include 545 mixed-income housing units across seven phases. It will feature apartments, single-family homes and commercial space.

Phase III is taking shape now. It is expected to open in spring 2027. Construction on all seven phases should finish by 2029.

The site was formerly Comanche Park Apartments, a 271-unit public housing complex built in the late 1960s. Tulsa Housing Authority officials said the property experienced years of disinvestment.

The project follows the Envision Comanche planning process. It received a $50 million HUD Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grant awarded in 2023 to the housing authority and the City of Tulsa.

A representative from the mayor’s office said the infrastructure will spur growth across North Tulsa. The representative noted the work reaches beyond one property.

Michael Jensen moved into Phoenix @ 36N with his six-year-old daughter last year. They were experiencing homelessness before moving.

“It’s been really life changing,” Jensen said.

Jensen now works at the Grocery Box, a store located inside the development. He said stable housing lets them focus on their future.

“It’s more than a starting point. It’s a place we’ve been able to call home,” Jensen said.

Jensen noted his daughter feels attached to the home. He added that tenants watch out for one another and plan to organize tenant associations.

Deborah Jenkins, executive director of the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, said the development helps working families.

“They represent opportunities for working families to establish financial stability. They represent opportunities for parents to raise their children in a secure environment, and they represent opportunities for residents to become part of a community designed with their needs in mind,” Jenkins said.

The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency helps finance affordable housing developments across the state. Mixed-income properties combine subsidized units with market-rate rentals in the same complex. Public housing authorities manage local housing programs using state and federal funding.

Jensen said the housing allows him and his daughter to plan for birthdays and holidays together in North Tulsa. Work continues on the remaining construction phases.