River West Choice Neighborhood

River West represents a six-phase reinvestment in Tulsa’s Eugene Field neighborhood – transforming a historically disinvested area into a more connected, mixed-income community anchored in everyday life.

Supported by a $30 million HUD Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant, the plan introduces 460 new apartments across affordable, tax-credit and market-rate housing designed to support long-term neighborhood stability while honoring residents’ right to return.

But the work extends beyond housing. It reestablishes the framework of the neighborhood itself.

A new five-acre park and YMCA serve as community anchors – creating shared spaces that support health, connection and daily activity. Streets are rebuilt not just for access, but for safety and walkability, with sidewalks, street trees and lighting that reinforce a more human-scaled public realm.

Behind the scenes, infrastructure was reworked to support that vision. Wallace Design Collective provided civil and structural engineering and landscape architecture across all six phases guiding demolition, site preparation and the delivery of new multifamily development within a 50-acre urban area.

Public improvements included the rehabilitation and extension of water, sanitary sewer and storm systems, along with a 2,700 linear foot storm box connecting the neighborhood to the Arkansas River. These systems were designed not only to perform, but to enable a more resilient and cohesive urban environment over time.

Delivery required close coordination with the City of Tulsa, the railroad, the Levee Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aligning multiple stakeholders around a shared outcome: a neighborhood that functions as part of the city, not apart from it.

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