Fifty is as good an age as any for a facelift — for a person or a shopping mall. When Penn Square celebrated its 52nd year in 2012, the owner, Simon Property Group Inc., decided it was time for a little cosmetic work. For years it was an open-air mall. Later it was enclosed, and in the late 1980s underwent a major transformation into the mall it is today. In recent years, minor upgrades have been made to the interior and exterior. Read more

 Price Edwards & Co. brokered the sale of the Golden Oaks Apartments at 5811 N.W. 34^th for $1.65 million. The 126-unit apartment complex was built in were built in 1964. The sale came out to $13,095 per unit. Read more

Officials with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation attended a public meeting with hat in hand Aug. 22 concerning plans for the new boulevard in downtown Oklahoma City. Tempers flared in the audience, but there was no acrimony from ODOT officials who acknowledged that there have been misconceptions and misunderstandings as to the plans for the $80 million, 10.5-block stretch of road that will sit where the Interstate 40 bridges once stood.

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Home and business owners in Oklahoma City could see their insurance premiums dropping in the near future based on findings in a report from the Insurance Services Office. The organization is the leading supplier of actuarial, statistical, underwriting and claims data and services to the property casualty insurance industry. In the latest report, Oklahoma City moved from a classification of nine to a five – one being the best, and 10, the worst. Read more

Cathy O’Connor, president and CEO of the Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City, gave a brief update on projects around downtown Aug. 14 to Oklahoma City Council members. Read more

Kenneth Seal and Harvey Parrish may be gone, but their grandson is opening a bar that would make the two proud. Read more

If a portion of a new boulevard in Downtown Oklahoma City is elevated on its west end, nearby property owners and interested parties believe it will doom the area to a future filled with blight, pigeons and "hobos." Read more

When Oklahoma City Thunder made the NBA finals for the first time this year, metro restaurant and bar owners seized an opportunity to hold impromptu watch parties and bring, sometimes, hundreds of people to their businesses on what otherwise might have been quiet nights.

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Four projects in various stages of development in Deep Deuce are adding to the momentum in an area that was once a thriving center of the African-American community in Oklahoma City, and later an area of blight. Read more

Seasoned Normanites love their town, and their local food options. But the college town of more than 100,000 offers everything from homegrown concepts to regional and national chains that operate in harmony, although there may not be too much crossover business. If you want baby back ribs from Chili’s, you’re in luck. Looking for a unique homegrown Oklahoma meal from a local restaurant, perhaps even one called Local? You’re also in luck, but you may not see the same faces at both places. Read more

The Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority is looking to ease parking woes Downtown with construction of a new parking garage just south of city hall. On July 13, COTPA entered into an agreement to hire TAParchitecture to design a $20 million garage. It will include at least 750 parking spaces, retail on the ground floor, and the potential for residential units on top. Read more

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Dingy carpets, dated decor, touch-and-go air conditioning systems and the lack of a connection with management were just a few of the concerns In-Rel Properties faced from tenants when it purchased 50 Penn Place in March 2011 for $15.25 million. Read more

Ah, the life of an artist: bursts of creativity, bouts of madness, cigarettes, drugs, booze and, ultimately, burning out – at least according to artists depicted in film. Read more

After sitting idle for years, the Sherman Iron Works building in Bricktown finally found a buyer. It wasn’t that the building is an ugly duckling, but it is a bit off the beaten path for a retailer, and its size, layout and condition made it hard to find a user who could make the numbers work. Read more