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2021 was another banner year for development in St. Louis. The pandemic didn’t slow things down, resulting in a record dollar amount of building permits issued surpassing 2018. In nominal terms at least. The 2018 amount adjusted by the Consumer Price Index (July 2018 to July 2021) would be $1.314B. The CPI doesn’t track construction […]

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Last Wednesday, airport officials gave an update to the ongoing Airport Layout Plan (PDF). The presentation included a “preferred” plan, as well as some other options that could potentially be done to renovate the airport to more modern standards. Those plans included options to keep both T1 and T2 or consolidate everything to T1. The […]

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Soulard is a south St. Louis neighborhood bound by 7th/Broadway to the south east and I-55 to the west and north. The 2000 census data counted 3,187 residents (11% decrease from 1990) of whom 80% were white, 16% black, 2% Hispanic/Latino and 1% Asian.  There were 2,216 housing units @ 82% occupancy rate, split 28%/72% […]

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The city issued building permits of $43.1M and $11.3M were issued Jan 6th for City Foundry phase 2 developed by New + Found. The larger permit is for a 14-story, 272-unit residential tower with a 481-car parking garage and 25,000 square feet of retail space. The smaller is for an 83,000 square-foot office building. The […]

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Lewis Place is a north St. Louis neighborhood bound by Dr. Martin Luther King Drive to the north, Delmar Boulevard to the south, Newstead Avenue to the east and Walton Avenue to the west. The 2000 census counted 2,004 residents (30% decline from 1990) of whom 97% were black, 1% Hispanic/Latino. There were 1,045 housing […]

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The La Collina development in The Hill neighborhood is pretty far along. It consists of a 225-unit apartment building by Draper & Kramer dubbed Moda at The Hill and up to 58 single family homes. The homes were built by McBride Homes. They sold fast, so congrats to them. Let’s have a look around. Background- […]

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Having watched every publication use the Loop Trolley as clickbait, I wade into this conversation with some trepidation. I have a complex view of the Loop Trolley as it sits garaged today. On the one hand, I think the Loop Trolley should never have been built as a heritage streetcar. I can’t help but look […]

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Academy is a north St. Louis neighborhood bound by Martin Luther King Drive to the north, Delmar Boulevard to the south, Union Boulevard to the west and Kingshighway Boulevard to the east. The 2000 census data counted 3,797 residents (down 32% from 1990’s count) of whom 98% were black, 1% white. There were 1,729 housing […]

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St. Louis was once the nation’s premiere streetcar city. The maps below show just how extensively the streetcars gridded the city to meet transportation needs. The St. Louis Car Company produced the most widely used street cars in the country. As cars reigned supreme over St. Louis streets in the post-war period, the streetcars became […]

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A big thanks to our entrants for putting in the time and summoning the courage to subject their proposals to the scrutiny of our audience. Their entries all “eliminate facilities that create the image and reality of the Redevelopment Area being obsolete and blighted,” whereas a gas station does neither. And thanks to everyone reading […]

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It’s no “superstar city,” but St. Louis is catching the eye of folks across the nation seeking to improve their quality of life. Who’s looking? In the 3rd Quarter of 2021, St. Louis saw 21% of housing searches coming from outside of the area. High-cost coastal cities dominated the top of the list in addition […]

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Lux Living is proposing to redevelop the Engineers’ Club of St. Louis building at 4359 Lindell in the Central West End neighborhood. Lux is seeking a preliminary review by the Preservation Board at their December 20th meeting at 4pm. The public may attend and typically can comment on the items before the board. Cultural Resources […]

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I’m proposing a 6-story ‘urban’ style QukTrip. The building will use the entire currently empty parcel between Lafayette and McRee Ave. The ground floor will be a typical QuikTrip store, but will be positioned at the sidewalk with direct access to the main door. The gas pumps will be behind with access from side streets (Lafayette […]

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A $3M building permit application was submitted in October by City Restorations LLC for 28 townhomes over two buildings at the northeast corner of Bruno and Forest Ave in the Franz Park neighborhood. In addition a $900k building permit application for a parking lot was submitted in November. The project went out to bidding which […]

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A $640k building permit application has been submitted by SWG Tiny Homes LLC for a set of four townhomes at 4603-09 Cleveland Ave near Vandeventer in the Southwest Garden neighborhood. Sorry no rendering yet.

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This entry was submitted by Cameron Strickland, Marcellus Johnson, Hallie Nolan, and Karl Schulz.

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Zeppa on Grand Zeppa on Grand, named after the Italian word for wedge, is a groundbreaking mixed-use mid-rise in the heart of south St. Louis, whose intricate scalloped façade works to create unique, comfortable interior spaces for its inhabitants. Sandwiched between some of St. Louis’ most vibrant neighborhoods and commercial districts, Zeppa works to redefine […]

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A 42-unit mixed-use residential building is proposed at the corner of Grand and Lafayette in the Tiffany neighborhood of St. Louis. Planned is a five-story building with 95,000 square feet of community amenities, retail space, and 42 residential units across three floors. The development aspires to be the Tiffany neighborhood’s central hub and sets forth […]

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Peabody Darst Webbe is a south St. Louis neighborhood bound by Tucker Boulevard/12th Street to the east, Dolman Street to the west, Chouteau Avenue to the north and I-55/I-44 to the south. I always thought Truman Parkway was the border between Peabody Darst Webbe and Lafayette Square. Not so. The 2000 census counted 1,460 residents […]

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A couple comments to Mark Groth’s Heal the Grid a Forest Park Southeast Success Story suggested that St. Louis’s street blockages enhanced walkanility. Let’s take a deep dive. #Healthegrid isn’t just about the blockages While street blockages are the most prevalent, the grid has been injured in other ways. By highways, superblocks, and parking. Like […]

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