MetroLink Tulsa put its busiest bus station up for sale Thursday, Oct. 1. The sealed-bid process covers the 1.65-acre Denver Avenue property less than a block from the BOK Center.

The Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority (MTTA) posted "For Sale" signs on the building at 319 S. Denver Ave. General Manager Scott Marr said the agency has set no asking price and no deadline for closing the listing, the Tulsa World first reported.

"There is no listing price, but we will be taking bids until further notice," Marr said.

The MTTA Board of Trustees voted unanimously in June to authorize the sale. The board's decision also gave Marr approval to hire a realtor and attorney, market the property and search for a new downtown location, KTUL reported in June.

The station handles about 500,000 riders a year, accounting for 25% of MTTA's total annual ridership. Marr said bus routes will not be eliminated and service levels will not drop. A future downtown transit presence could include individual bus stops or a smaller hub, he said.

No replacement site has been chosen.

The Midtown Memorial Avenue Station, MTTA's other major hub, is underutilized, Marr said. The agency is weighing whether to make it the primary station, but that decision has not been made.

The sale aligns with the city's 2019 Arena District Master Plan. The 160-page document calls for turning the 30-block area around the BOK Center and Arvest Convention Center into a mixed-use destination with green space, retail, restaurants and apartments. The plan specifically identified the bus station site for redevelopment with more entertainment and hospitality options.

Denver Avenue Station opened in May 1998 at a construction cost of roughly $5.4 million. It was built on the site of the former Cimarron Ballroom with an Art Deco-inspired design, an indoor waiting terminal and 10 bus bays, Hoodline reported.

The City of Tulsa installed large landscape boulders along the Fourth Street sidewalk next to the station in the summer of 2025 to curb loitering after nearby business owners complained. The city agreed in June to remove and repurpose those boulders at stormwater facilities ahead of property appraisals.

The city has also been upgrading the surrounding corridor through the Denver Avenue Streetscape Project, using 2019 Improve Our Tulsa II bond funds to add new sidewalks, lighting and public art.

Marr said in June that finding a replacement site will take time, estimating the full process could take six months to two years. The MTTA board will make the final call on any future station locations.