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In January of 2015 Great Rivers Greenway began work on a plan to redevelop the North Riverfront.  Because the Rams NFL ownership was threatening to leave St. Louis unless a new stadium was in their future, GRG and urban design firm Forum included an alternative plan to incorporate a new stadium along the riverfront. That […]

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AHM Group’s Brian Pratt touted the environmentally superior aspects of mass timber construction during his presentation of their bold vision for Downtown West at the LCRA Board meeting introducing the tower they propose at the northeast corner of 21st St and Locust. The building would consist of 22 floors of mass timber on a 7 […]

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I’ve been tracking fuel consumption the last few months in light of rising fuel prices that has begat an endless parade of “pain at the pump” and “record high gas price” stories in the news. What we’ve been seeing really is the pain of captivity and record high auto dependency. With few options for most […]

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Cheung Investment Group plans a new construction three story mixed-use building at 4210 Manchester and renovation and addition to 4216 Manchester next door in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood. The design is by Scott Siekert Design LLC. They were a apart of the Vista Place proposal a few years ago which didn’t come to fruition. […]

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AHM Group principal Brian Pratt presented at the LCRA Board meeting June 28th and shared details of their vision (read preliminary, subject to change) for the area around 2101 Locust in Downtown West. The vision includes five projects including rehab of existing structures and new construction. The $200M plan includes 475-500 apartments, 25-30,000 square feet […]

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Every two years the League of American Bicyclists releases the Bicycle Friendly State Ranking and corresponding report cards for each state. The League determines its rankings from 1) statewide transportation departments (such as the Missouri Department of Transportation/ MODOT) and statewide advocates, and 2) federal data indicators on bike safety, use, and funding used for […]

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There is yet another proposal for the reuse of the former headquarters of the Optimist International organization. With an initial proposal by developer Covington in 2014 recommending significant alterations to the exterior of the buildings and a 14-story, 200-unit apartment complex constructed on top, which fizzled following the project’s inability to receive support for tax […]

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Green Street plans a four story 268 unit apartment building at 4591 McRee to the west of Bar K in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood. They would demolish the existing building. There would be 1,500 square feet of commercial space and structured parking. The estimated project cost is $75M. HDA is the architect. The proposal […]

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AHM of MoFo, WYOMO, and The 22 fame, plans to redevelop 3.13 acres in Downtown West north of the Schlafly Tap Room. AHM plans to rehab four existing buildings on the 2100 block of Locust, and build three new mixed-use ones on the surface parking lots. This could mean a few hundred dwellings. NextSTL – […]

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Returning to urbanity Like many of the other major intersections in this city, the crossroads of Grand and Gravois has suffered the fate of auto-oriented blight. With two of the four corners still standing as a testament to our city’s rich history, the northern half has been leveled by the automobile, a gas station, and […]

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St. Louis Place is a neighborhood in St. Louis, bound by Palm Street/Natural Bridge Avenue on the north, Cass Avenue to the south, N. Florissant Avenue/13th Street to the east and Jefferson Avenue/Parnell to the west: Take a good look at the map. The area to the south is Carr Square which was largely cleared for […]

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Ald. Shane Cohn introduced Board Bill 52 to create a Special Use District (SUD) for parts of the Dutchtown, Mount Pleasant, and Carondelet neighborhoods in parts of the 9th, 11th, 20th, and 25th wards (mostly the new 3rd ward), covering 91.75 acres, mainly along Grand, Meramec, and Virginia. It would: permit select uses, prohibit certain […]

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The next St. Louis Land Tax Sale is June 28th. These are properties for which the owner has not paid property taxes for four years. The owner has until the last minute to pay up, so it is likely some of these will not go for sale in the end. It’s an auction with the bidding starting […]

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Green Street and Midas Hospitality are proposing a 25 story (294 feet tall), 600,000 square-foot building on about 0.88 acres at 10 S Central at the corner with Forsyth where World News used to operate. The architect is Green Street’s HDA Architects. The Clayton Board of Aldermen will consider the proposal at its June 14th […]

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Lux Living has revised their proposal for the 1000 block of South Kingshighway in the Forest Park Southeast (FPSE) neighborhood. The architect is VE Design. FPSE NA will hold a neighborhood meeting to discuss the new revision June 21st at 6:30 pm. A PDF with more details and drawings is posted on the FPSE website. […]

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North Hampton is a south St. Louis neighborhood bound by Scanlan/59th Street/Connecticut to the north, Chippewa to the south, Kingshighway to the east and Hampton to the west. Unlike its neighbor to the south, Southampton, or SoHa, North Hampton is spelled with two words. To the best of my knowledge, there is no effort underway […]

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The South Grand Community Improvement District’s mission is to cultivate a robust and supportive business climate on South Grand in order to establish the Tower Grove community as the premiere urban lifestyle district in the Saint Louis Metropolitan area. The District is located just south of Tower Grove Park from Arsenal to Utah Street on […]

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St. Louis City politics dominated the local news cycle on Thursday when current Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed along with current Alderman Jeffrey Boyd and former Alderman John Collins-Muhammed faced federal indictments for racketeering and bribery. Per the indictment, it appears that all three members of the Board of Aldermen were receiving payments in […]

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The National Building Arts Center in Sauget, IL is hosting a summer lecture series highlighting topics and research selected by regional subject matter experts in the building arts. The lectures are free (tickets required) and open to the public. Select areas of the NBAC campus will be made available for self-guided touring before and after […]

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The Lagosian Apartments at 2300 LaSalle in the Lafayette Square neighborhood took another step forward after a couples years of inaction. A $3M building permit application was submitted for the five story building west of Missouri Ave. Planned are 34 apartments, each two stories, a pretty unique configuration. Surface parking would be located behind. This […]

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