KD Boosts OKC’s Downtown Growth
Kevin Durant’s purchase is just one sign of downtown Oklahoma City’s housing boom
By Steve Lackmeyer Published: July 16, 2013
A couple of years ago it appeared as if the downtown housing market had hit a standstill. For-sale housing was certainly dead, and rental housing was being built at a pace just a fraction of what had been forecast a decade earlier.
But if anyone needed a reminder that those days are over and the housing boom is back on again, look no further than the latest person to buy a downtown home — Thunder star Kevin Durant.
What could have attracted the guy to downtown when he already had a home in the gated luxury Gaillardia neighborhood?
Downtown is certainly alive with hip restaurants and an increasing number of retail shops.