Cherokee Nation Opens Affordable Apartments in North Tulsa

Seven new rental units on North Harvard Avenue mark a partnership with Green Country Habitat for Humanity and the City of Tulsa.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Apartments

Two-story low-rise apartment building with brick and cream siding and a young tree under open prairie sky in Tulsa. — Cherokee Nation opened seven affordable rental apartments on North Harvard Avenue in North Tulsa, built in partnership with Green Country Habitat for Humanity and the City of Tulsa. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Cherokee Nation opened seven new affordable apartments on North Harvard Avenue in North Tulsa last week. The project was a partnership between the tribe, Green Country Habitat for Humanity, and the City of Tulsa.

Why it matters

North Tulsa is home to nearly 10,000 Cherokee citizens, and the project adds affordable rental options in the area. The tribe says it will also offer mortgage assistance to help citizens obtain affordable rentals or home construction.

The tribe opened seven apartments on North Harvard Avenue and secured 45 lots in the second phase of Flat Rock Ridge at 36th Street North and Peoria Avenue. The source does not state the rental prices or income limits for the new units.

The players

Cherokee Nation

The Cherokee Nation is a federally recognized tribe headquartered in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, with a large citizen population in the Tulsa area.

Green Country Habitat for Humanity

Green Country Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit affiliate of Habitat for Humanity that builds and rehabilitates housing in northeastern Oklahoma.

The details

Cherokee Nation partnered with Green Country Habitat for Humanity and the City of Tulsa to bring the seven North Harvard Avenue apartments online. The tribe also opened a multimillion-dollar community building earlier this year near the Flat Rock Ridge development.

Earlier in 2026: Cherokee Nation opened a multimillion-dollar community building near Flat Rock Ridge.
Week of November 5, 2026: Cherokee Nation opened seven North Harvard Avenue apartments.
End of 2026: Cherokee Nation Housing Authority plans to purchase the North Harvard apartments.

Culture Shift

The project reflects the Cherokee Nation Housing Authority's push to expand tribal-led housing in North Tulsa, where many citizens live, and its planned purchase of the North Harvard units by the end of 2026 would extend that effort.

North Tulsa residents who are Cherokee citizens may gain access to affordable rental units and mortgage assistance for home construction. The new apartments add rental options in a neighborhood where nearly 10,000 citizens live.

The takeaway

Tribal housing partnerships can expand affordable options for citizens in urban neighborhoods, and residents seeking rentals or home construction help should check what assistance the Cherokee Nation Housing Authority currently offers.

What happens next

The Cherokee Nation Housing Authority plans to purchase the North Harvard apartments by the end of 2026, and the tribe will directly construct three duplexes as part of a community campus.