With Whole Foods Market still months from completion near the campus of Chesapeake Energy Corp., national retailer Anthropologie has announced it is moving to the neighborhood.

The Philadelphia-based company plans to open a 10,000-square-foot store February 2012 in the Triangle at Classen Curve. Whole Foods and Anthropologie will occupy 45,000 square feet of the planned 60,000-square-foot development. No other tenants have been named.

A spokeswoman for Anthropologie’s parent company, Urban Outfitters, said they are choosy when looking at sites for new stores. She praised the Triangle and nearby 90,000-square-foot Classen Curve retail development, both designed by Rand Elliott, president of Elliott + Associates Architects.

“Our research confirmed that a vibrant and savvy local retail scene is expanding in Oklahoma City, propelled by a stable economy driven by the consistent creation of well paying jobs the past three years,” said Lorraine Adney, director of the Midwestern region for The McDevitt Company, international real estate consultants for the Urban Outfitters brands, in a press release. “We love the presence of strong, independent apparel merchants in Classen Curve ... and the easy accessibility of the Triangle at Classen Curve from the entire metro.”

Tom Blanton, president of Blanton Property Co., handles leasing for the Triangle and Classen Curve. He called Anthropolgie a big win for the development.

“As a result, the signing of Anthropologie sends a strong message to the national retail industry about the attractiveness of Oklahoma City’s market for upscale and stylish retail,” he said. “The two national retailers signed for the Triangle at Classen Curve are ideal complements to local retailers signed for Classen Curve, further solidifying this area as one of the most desirable destinations for retail in Oklahoma.”

This is the second Anthropologie in Oklahoma. A Tulsa store opened in Utica Square last year. Founded in 1992, the company operates 153 stores nationwide.