A large new development project for Grove, OK on the shores of beautiful Grand Lake was just announced. Integris Health has sold the now closed former hospital on main street in Grove to Wheeler Development. The new retail center will be called Har-Ber Pointe. The development company has also purchased additional adjoining land. The anchor of the new center will be a major grocery store, which company remains to be announced but the rumor mill has a new Harps or Reasors going into this spot. There will be other free standing buildings for food service, retail, and perhaps a bank. This is a huge new development for Grove, OK and will drastically change the main street. The additional new space will bring new shopping opportunities and increased sales tax dollars to Grove.

Wheeler Development is owned by Wheeler Interests Inc. based in Virginia Beach, VA. The Wheeler family involves two brothers as principals who grew up in the Tulsa, OK area. They established a NE OK office just a few years ago and have done several retail development projects in the Tulsa area. In Grove, the company owns Liberty Storage and has another large storage facility in Disney, OK. A press release says the company has developed, managed and leased over 3 million square feet of commercial space from New York to Florida to Texas and Oklahoma.

Integris Health moved into their new 58 million dollar hospital just a few blocks east of the old facility in late January, 2010. Grove is truly on the move now with the new hospital, a new doctors private practice building, new denist office, an eye doctor’s office, and a new home furnishings/pharmacy building being worked on now. The new retail center will be about a year from start of construction with time needed for plans and tearing down the old structures.

If you have been looking for a retirement community in a growing but still small and close knit community, you owe it to yourself to visit Grove, OK on Grand Lake. Grand Lake offers many recreational activities, is a draw for grown kids and grandkids to want to flock to for vacations and holidays, has many fine civic clubs and churches. You will also enjoy Lendonwood Gardens, a non profit volunteer based ornamental garden with English gardens and Japanese gardens amoung the acres vast and pretty gardens. Har-Ber Village is a replica frontier town that is a joy to visit. Grove offers quality life style, good neighbors and friends, great shopping and dining, and first class health care.

Homes are moderately priced and you can choose from waterfront homes, golf course homes, lakeview homes, or subdivision homes. You can search the Grand Lake MLS at the button above as well as our featured listings button. Call Aaron Hughes at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net for more information on real estate in the Grove/Grand Lake area. We are the Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove, OK. We hope to hear from you soon.