Historic Downtown Commercial Real Estate Available For Lease

Historic Downtown Commercial Real Estate Available For Lease

By Cofounder of Fears & Clark Tulsa Commercial Real Estate Group Clay Clark

With over 2 million square feet of historic Tulsa commercial office space available for lease, Kanbar Properties is poised to reinvigorate Tulsa’s downtown business environment. With the oil boom, the technology boom and now the
investment boom. Tulsa”s downtown vibrancy is returning. In 2005, after the sale of his hugely popular SKYY Vodka, Kanbar acquired 2.3 million square feet of downtown Tulsa Commercial Real Estate. In 2007 Kanbar properties was
formed to manage the 16 building that comprise nearly 30% of downtown Tulsa’s commercial office space. To demonstrate their dedication to revitatlize downtown Tulsa and the urban community that once existed downtown, Kanbar has
worked diligently to become a model corporate citizen and good neighbor.  In addition to Maurice Kanbar’s philanthropic giving to various Tulsa based charitable organizations, Kanbar has made significant donations to Downtown Tulsa Unlimited to finance the Police Department’s community service office in the Oil Capital building.  Kanbar properties also made the Arco Building available to the Tulsa Fire Department in order to conduct testing and training maneuvers. During Tulsa’s famous “Mayfest,”
Kanbar offered parking access for the handicapped and special access drivers. For the “Centennial” celebration, Kanbar made their buildings available to become a canvas for the laser light show that captivated the downtown Tulsa audience.

So who is Maurice Kanbar and why does he want to invest in downtown Tulsa commercial office space?

Maurice Kanbas is an innovator, he is an entrepreneur and he owns about 30% of Tulsa’s downtown commercial real estate. During Maurice’s storied career he has invented countless products, however today he still holds the patent on 36 patents on various
consumer and medical related products. Kanbar invented the famous D-Fuzz-It comb for sweaters, the incredible Tangoes Puzzle Game, the innovative Safetyglide hypodermic needle protector, the life-changing cryogenic cataract remover, the revolutionary LED traffic light and the office-friendly Zip Notes. Kanbar is also creditd as being the founder of New York’s very first multiplex cinema, the Quad Cinema, which was the 1st movie theatre in Manhattan to actually have 4 small auditoriums in one building. He made a huge splash in the
beverage industry with his invention of the SKYY vodka. He also brought the Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur to market and most recently launced the Blue Angel Premium Vodka. Maurice’s animated film entitled “Hookwinked” also grossed over $100
million worldwide.

Maurice is a graduate from Philadelphia University, where he studied Materials Science (and apparently was pretty good at it). In 2005 Maurice donated $6 million for the construction of the school’s new campus center, which was the largest donation in the school’s
history. He has also received honorary degrees from numerous colleges including, Kenyon College, Bar-Llan University and Yeshiva University. Today Kanbar lives in San Francisco. Mr. Kanbar has truly changed the way that we view films, drive through traffic, pick those irritating fuzzy balls from our sweaters, enjoy a beverage at the bar and receive medial injections. With a mind that never stops inventing and innovating, Mr. Kanbar also recently released Hookwinked Too! Hood vs .Evil.

Having been born and raised in the heart of New York (Brooklyn). Mr. Kanbar has been quoted as saying, “There are many people out there with ideas. What I have is a gift. Some people have it, some people don’t.” With a passion for invention, a philanthropic heart
and a mind the never stops working he has said,  “The money I make goes to charity. I don’t need anything material in my life. I don’t need a jet or a yacht. But education? I give to education because it’s something you can’t take away from anyone.”

posted Monday, August 30th, 2010
posted under: Blog, Real Estate 101