Board approves two TIF development financing agreements for Pearl/Helena and Southern Villa projects
October 23, 2025 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
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Trustees on Oct. 23 approved two development-finance assistance agreements tied to Tax Increment Financing (TIF) project plans: an up-to-$8.6 million developer-assistance cap for a Pearl/Helena mixed-use project, and a separate capped TIF financing authorization for the Riverline (Southern Villa) project.
Karen, a staff member who presented both items, said the Pearl/Helena agreement would reimburse developer costs on a pay‑as‑you‑go basis up to a cap of $8.6 million drawn from ad valorem increment revenues and would run for a period of up to 25 years. The Pearl/Helena project as described on the record includes at least 200 multifamily units, roughly 13,500 square feet of retail and a parking structure of at least 440 spaces at 555 South Peoria. Staff said the payments are front‑weighted and scale down over time; the project expects to close financing within a month and begin construction.
On the Riverline (Southern Villa) item, Karen said the proposed development is a joint project on property owned by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and a Dallas‑based developer, Rainier Development. The Riverline project was described as a transformative, multi‑phase development that could include at least 532 multifamily units and about 174,500 square feet of retail; the staff presentation proposed a not‑to‑exceed cap of $407,000,000 in ad valorem and sales‑tax‑based TIF assistance over a 25‑year horizon.
Trustees asked about organizational and financial risk and were told the TIF caps represent reimbursement commitments, the agreements are structured as pay‑as‑you‑go and the developer plans to bond portions of the project. Karen noted a 10% school set‑aside that would flow to Jenks Public Schools and said the site includes a plan to transition people from a nearby encampment into housing in coordination with the Nation.
Both motions were presented, seconded and approved on roll‑call votes recorded in the meeting minutes.
Karen, a staff member who presented both items, said the Pearl/Helena agreement would reimburse developer costs on a pay‑as‑you‑go basis up to a cap of $8.6 million drawn from ad valorem increment revenues and would run for a period of up to 25 years. The Pearl/Helena project as described on the record includes at least 200 multifamily units, roughly 13,500 square feet of retail and a parking structure of at least 440 spaces at 555 South Peoria. Staff said the payments are front‑weighted and scale down over time; the project expects to close financing within a month and begin construction.
On the Riverline (Southern Villa) item, Karen said the proposed development is a joint project on property owned by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and a Dallas‑based developer, Rainier Development. The Riverline project was described as a transformative, multi‑phase development that could include at least 532 multifamily units and about 174,500 square feet of retail; the staff presentation proposed a not‑to‑exceed cap of $407,000,000 in ad valorem and sales‑tax‑based TIF assistance over a 25‑year horizon.
Trustees asked about organizational and financial risk and were told the TIF caps represent reimbursement commitments, the agreements are structured as pay‑as‑you‑go and the developer plans to bond portions of the project. Karen noted a 10% school set‑aside that would flow to Jenks Public Schools and said the site includes a plan to transition people from a nearby encampment into housing in coordination with the Nation.
Both motions were presented, seconded and approved on roll‑call votes recorded in the meeting minutes.
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