project team
lippert brothers
jenco construction
engineering solutions
crafton tull
bell &  mccoy

 awards
2025 | AIA Oklahoma Residential Architecture Honor Award

Villa Teresa is tucked away behind the bustling district of Midtown. After eighty years of active life, the Villa Teresa property had been vacant since 2012. Once home to the Carmelite Convent and the accompanying Catholic grade school, the grounds are positioned at the center of the City’s fastest-growing communities. The developers had long been actively involved in the formation and growth of the district. Over the years, a bond formed through overlapping philanthropic efforts, shared board memberships, and a mutual passion for preservation. In 2017, the property was purchased and the owners committed to bestowing new life into the historic grounds.

Villa Teresa Residences provides spacious flats and tri-level townhomes that redefine life in Midtown. The parcel of land that stood undeveloped for years provided an opportunity to create density that would be a key element to activating the area. The contemporary architecture presents a modern reflection of the historic neighborhood — an effort to preserve and protect the site’s story. The pitched silhouettes, the meticulous masonry, the metal accent work, each element of design calls back to the ground’s premier Catholic institutional namesake and the surrounding collection of beloved architecture.

photo
© joseph mills
© mel willis
© justin miers