Our History
In 1928, Howard W. Allen incorporated his fledgling bus line, Allen’s Auto Stage, as Missouri, Kansas & Oklahoma Coach Lines, Inc. That small bus operation grew to become a regional intercity carrier serving the nation’s mid-section in both regular route and charter bus operations.
Diversification efforts in the early 1970’s established the company in the commercial real estate business under the name of Venture Properties. In an overhaul of the corporate structure in the late 1980’s, prior to the disposal of the bus operating division, the corporate name was changed to H W Allen Co., LLC in tribute to the founder.
What We Do
Venture Properties is in the business of investing in, and managing commercial retail and office properties primarily in the Tulsa area along with select Denver holdings. The company currently owns and operates nearly 700,000 square feet of retail and office space ranging in size from 3,000 to 150,000 square feet. Most of the centers are tenanted by locally owned businesses, similar to the ones found in any typical neighborhood shopping district, and anchored by a large grocery or regional hardware store.
The company’s interests also include the MK&O Ranch, a commercial cow-calf operation in the Flint Hills of southeastern Kansas, oil and gas exploration, limited partnership interests in real estate investments and lease financing through our subsidiary company Landmark Financial Corporation with offices in Denver, Colorado area.