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St. Louis has a long history of believing that demolition will solve all of its social and economic woes. The 20th century saw the demolition of entire neighborhoods like the riverfront, Kosciusko, Mill Creek Valley, and Carr Square. James Neal Primm’s Lion of the Valley notes that the Post Dispatch declared that the city “voted […]

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Construction continues in full swing at many job sites big and small. Below is a sampling. 8125 Forsyth Residence Inn Hotel 227 S Central AC Hotel Clayton NextSTL – 2019 – Updated plans submitted for AC Hotel in Clayton 8029 Forsyth Forsyth Pointe Bemiston Place 236 apartments, 10,667sf of retail 301 DeBaliviere Expo at Forest Park Will be […]

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Last month we saw how fuel sales in Missouri have remained robust despite rising prices nearing record highs. It appeared that fuel demand was very inelastic, that Missourians are captive—in the face of price increases, Missourians for the most part have no practical substitutes. For a state which produces almost no oil and has no […]

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After a decade of rumors and speculation, the fate of Bob Cassilly’s Cementland may soon be known. The 40-acre site sold at auction on Thursday night for a high bid of $714,000. The final contract price including a 10% buyers premium was $785,400. According to auction terms the sale will close within 30 days. Ten […]

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The area south of the highway downtown has long been choking on parking and automobile infrastructure. It become a little more asphyxiated recently with the demolition of 800 S 7th Street once home to The Bird House STL later called The Batter’s Box Sports Bar. Terrence McDonald of 800 4th Street LLC and The Dent […]

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Held by Koplar Properties since 2007, hopes for 1711 Locust in Downtown West were buoyed recently with the start of rehab of the Butler Brothers building across the street. The property was listed for sale for $100k (Koplar paid $385k in 2007 according to city records) and under contract in April. Now city records show […]

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The Preservation Board will consider preliminary approval of the Albion West End, 293 apartments with 360 parking spaces, at Lindell and Kingshighway at its Monday May 23rd meeting. The Cultural Resources staff recommends – That the Preservation Board grant preliminary approval of the project with the stipulation that final plans and exterior materials be reviewed […]

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The Flatiron @ Olive and Lindell Background Grand Center is a neighborhood whose rich, extensive history and built environment are scarred by the prejudices of the past and the suburbanization of our urban core. Hollowed out by years of total disinvestment, targeted demolition, and gross neglect, much of what is left in Midtown today is […]

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The St. Louis Land Tax Sale is tomorrow. 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 some of these may not go for sale in the end. It’s an auction with the bidding starting at the taxes owed. If […]

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When buildings are not maintained or occupied, they quickly become susceptible to the elements. Think of the extremes we experience here. An unoccupied home freezing and thawing over the winter and then baking under the summer heat and humidity year after year eroding the bones and chipping away at the insides. A small hole in […]

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Ameren is planning to raze 5207 Loughborough in the Princeton Heights neighborhood. The company acquired the properties 5207, 5211, 5215 Loughborough in 2019, boarded them up, and submitted demolition permit applications in August of 2020. The electric utility has a substation on the triangular-shaped parcel formed by alleys and Macklind Avenue to the north. The […]

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Washington University is seeking to raze 6030 Delmar, the Rosedale Building, in the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood. They say it is very unstable and is prohibitively expensive to save. WUSTL acquired the building in early 2020 from Joe Edwards, who had owned it since 2007. In 2014 part of the façade collapsed, and was repaired that […]

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Ten properties that were stabilized with Prop NS funds are up for bid. Prop NS (neighborhood stabilization) was passed by voters in 2017. It added a property tax to raise funds that would go to stabilizing LRA-owned buildings to make them more attractive to prospective buyers that would carry through with rehabbing them. As always […]

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MoDOT is undertaking a Planning and Environmental Linkages study of the I-64 corridor from Kingshighway to Jefferson. What is a PEL study? Planning and Environment Linkages (PEL) helps transportation decision makers consider environmental, community, and economic goals early in the transportation planning process. Practitioners can also use the information, analysis, and products developed during planning […]

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Timothy C Greenwald of Rule Breaker, LLC is rehabbing 1201 Tower Grove Ave at Swan Ave in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood. The city issued a building permit for $890k on April 26th. The plan is to turn the ground floor into two retail bays at the north end and two apartments at the south […]

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I’ve been curios to see how the rapid rise in gas prices the last few months has affected fuel sales. The Missouri Department of Revenue publishes the Motor Monthly Highway Report as a part of its Public Information Reports. Note, it reports the number of gallons taxed, not exactly the same as gallons sold. Gas […]

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We can all agree that the last couple of years hasn’t been the greatest due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the transportation advocate in me sees one upside to the pandemic: more people on bikes. People were out biking on our streets and trails at an unprecedented rate, a some of our St. Louis parks […]

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The Green House Venture announced in 2015 for the corner of DeTonty and Lawrence in the Shaw neighborhood took a step forward with the submission of a $3.25M zoning-only building permit on April 20th. The Preservation Board granted preliminary approval to the plan at their Sept 27, 2021 meeting. The 8,000sf education center is focused […]

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A tragic, fatal accident occurred on April 14, 2022 in St. Louis, just south of Dogtown. A westbound box truck struck and killed a cyclist at the intersection of Tamm and Manchester. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the fatal incident and only had one question about what might have led up to the crash – […]

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The St. Louis Land Tax Sale is tomorrow. 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 some of these may not go for sale in the end. It’s an auction with the bidding starting at the taxes […]

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