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Clayton's 200 South Hanley Building to Become Hotel

3 days 20 hours ago
A rendering showing the new 1st floor addition. Rendering by Trivers. Yet another office-to-other usage conversion in Downtown Clayton has been officially proposed. This time, the focus is on the building at 200 South Hanley. The 11-story building was constructed in 1965 and features around 110,000sf of office space. Over the years the building served numerous businesses in Clayton (like lawyers, consultants, and such), but as newer office buildings were built, and others were renovated, 200...
Chris Stritzel

Central West End's Former "Liberty Hospital" Under Redevelopment

4 days 15 hours ago
At Taylor and Washington is the former Liberty Hospital Building. The building's address is 4500 Washington Boulevard. The structure has been vacant for some time and is one of the few remaining vacant buildings in the Central West End neighborhood. A post on LinkedIn from MBG (Midas Building Group)  reveals what the future holds for this modest brick strucutre. Planned for the building are: 31 apartments Community room dedicated to veterans A Recreated Citizens for Community Improvement...
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New Condo Building Planned at Maryland & Topton Way in Clayton

5 months 1 week ago
A rendering of the new condo building. Rendering by Core10 Architects. Condos continue to be proposed and built in Clayton, especially along Topton Way, by the Mehlman family. Located at the southeast corner of Maryland and Topton Way, the site, which is currently home to a surface parking lot, has a new proposal for a 6-story condo building with retail space and 29 condos. The 29 condos will range in size from 2470sf to 3150sf. Floors 2 through 5 will have 6 units per floor while the 6th...
Chris Stritzel

Redevelopment Underway at Midtown's Melbourne Hotel

6 months 3 weeks ago
The Melbourne Hotel seen on September 18th 2025. If you've been by the intersection of Grand and Lindell recently, you might've seen windows open, or removed, from the 14-story brick building at the intersection's northwest corner. It's the first visible sign of progress on the redevelopment of what was once the Melbourne Hotel and, most recently, Jesuit Hall. The property's address is 3601 Lindell. Originally unveiled in March of 2021 by Neighborood Properties, the project was originally...
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The Grandview Arcade

8 months 4 weeks ago
Picture from when Garcia Properties still owned the building (September 2019). With the recent issuance of a building permit, the...
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