BOK Center and Arvest Convention Center capital reinvestment
Summary
Oak View Group says both venues need roughly $80 million in phased upgrades — a 12-14 week BOK Center closure for seating, suites, and scoreboard, plus convention center roof, security, and elevator work — to stay competitive with a $1 billion arena being built 100 miles away. Funding would combine TPFA reserves, Improve Our Tulsa 3 dollars, operating profits, and possibly new hotel-tax revenue.
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Last discussed Jan 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $80 million in renovations, with roughly $43 million in identified funding sources and a gap that could require bonding or new hotel-tax revenue.
Concertgoers, convention attendees, downtown hotels and restaurants, and the city's sales tax base all stand to gain from modernized venues.
BOK Center events would be disrupted during the proposed 12-14 week closure for phase one construction.
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