The spark ignited in Oklahoma City by the Innovation District is intensifying, and its flame is compelling, as it attracts new business, new cross-industry collaboration efforts and new developments into the 1.3 square miles east of Downtown OKC.
The Innovation District is focused on growing Oklahoma City’s innovation ecosystem and the technology and idea-driven entrepreneurship that results from it. A major component of this focus came into view this year with the announcement of a state-of-the-art, multi-use development center that will house aviation, aerospace, bioscience and energy research and development. The center’s buildout is by developers Gardner Tanenbaum and Robinson Park Investments.
The facility will encompass more than 400,000 square feet of space across two buildings, and it will feature shared technology for 3D imaging and printing, in addition to biomedical work. Another key feature of the high-density project is the proposed MAPS 4-funded Innovation Hall, and it will all be built around a pedestrian-oriented layout. Other assets the facility will include are research labs, office space, a hotel, retail space and a public realm that will provide an open-air community environment.
The entirety of this project will be built at the core of the Innovation District, a District that is projected to generate more than 6,000 jobs over the next three to five years for Oklahoma City.
“The Innovation District is designed to be an epicenter for collaboration, innovation, opportunity, and economic growth," Katy Evans Boren, Innovation District CEO said. "We convene divergent industries to create opportunities for next-level innovation, and this state-of-the-art development will position our city as a leading competitor for new companies, jobs and talent in a global economy."
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