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7-Story Apartment Building Could Join the JCMidtown Lineup

2 years 7 months ago
From CityScene STL:  Tower Real Estate Group’s “JCMidtown” development, on the two blocks of Locust between Leffingwell and Jefferson, could get a huge boost if a large multi-family building planned there moves forward. Cooper at JCMidtown is a 7-story mixed-use apartment building that will take up space currently occupied by the Sam Light Loans company […]
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Rental Development in Town Center Fails to Move Forward

2 years 7 months ago
From West Newsmagazine:  A controversial residential development planned for Town Center in Wildwood was voted down by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z). The 58 single-family attached and detached homes to be known as Latitude N38 would be rental units. They would be built at Eatherton Road and Crestview Drive by developers TB Realty […]
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Inside the $82M Deal to Redevelop St. Louis’ Chemical Building

2 years 7 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Amid the dust caking downtown’s vacant Chemical Building, John Campo Jr. felt inspiration spark. The unique architectural details of the 127-year-old property at Eighth and Olive streets captured Campo’s attention as a potential redevelopment. Data highlighting St. Louis as a competitive hotel market — coupled with nearby blockbuster real estate developments […]
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Plan Emerges to Reimagine Clinton-Peadbody

2 years 7 months ago
From CityScene STL:  The Clinton-Peabody housing project on Chouteau near Truman is beginning to show its age. Originally built in 1942 and designed to house 950 residents, the complex houses far fewer residents than necessary due to maintenance issues and safety perceptions. Earlier this year, local media reported that the Housing Authority tapped Trivers, and […]
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Architects Explain How They’re Turning Office Buildings Into Apartments

2 years 7 months ago
From Business Insider:  Vacant downtown office buildings may be the next SoHo lofts. That is, after they go through the costly process of being converted into apartments and condos. Elected officials in cities across the US are trying to solve a housing shortage, empty offices in a remote-work world, and the climate crisis by converting underused commercial space […]
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Local Firefighters Climb 2,200 Stairs to Honor First Responders on 9/11

2 years 7 months ago
GRAFTON - In memory of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, three firefighters with the QEM Fire Protection District climbed 2,200 stairs to honor 9/11 first responders. Firefighters Steven Looney and Tyler Feddersen and Firefighter Cadet Bradley Isringhausen donned their equipment and walked up and down the stairs of their three-story live-fire training facility. They logged 2,200 stairs, the equivalent of 110 stories, to recreate the experience of firefighters who responded at the World Trade Center and honor the 343 firefighters who lost their lives that day. “It’s really just to pay tribute to all of the firefighters that had fallen during 9/11,” Feddersen said. The others agreed it was a difficult experience, but a fitting tribute to their fellow firefighters. “To feel their pain, what they had to go through,” Looney added. The three climbed 2,200 stairs in about 20 minutes with no breaks. Their families watched as they made the trek

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ISP Reminds Motorists/Farmers About Safety During Fall Harvest

2 years 7 months ago
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) is reminding motorists and farmers about traffic safety as Illinois enters the fall harvest season. Agriculture is one of the leading industries in Illinois and farmers across the state will be moving equipment along roadways during the harvest season, which typically begins in early September and can last into November. As farmers are traveling between fields, ISP is reminding motorists and farmers alike to share the road to help reduce crashes involving tractors, implements, and other farm equipment. ISP encourages motorists to follow these safe driving tips during harvest season: Share the road and be patient. Allow extra travel time during harvest season. Don't pass until it's safe and legal to do so. It is illegal to pass at intersections and in no-passing zones. Improper passing can be deadly. Use extra caution around tractors and slow-moving vehicles. Farm equipment is easily recognized by the orange, slow moving vehicle

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Piasa Armory Hosting Customer Appreciation Day On Saturday

2 years 7 months ago
ALTON - Piasa Armory, a gun store and shooting range in Alton, is celebrating Customer Appreciation Day with nachos, a bounce house, a gatling gun, and much more this weekend on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Scott Pulaski with Piasa Armory appeared on a recent episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com to talk more in-depth about the event, the Illinois assault weapons ban, and more. “We’re open at 10 a.m., and we have all kinds of fun stuff going on,” Pulaski said of Customer Appreciation Day. “We do bounce houses for kids - it’s a family event, so a lot of fun. Bring everybody down!” He said the festivities also include free tomahawk throwing, and that local businesses can set up a table for free - Piasa Armory will even provide tables. He also said they pay the necessary state fees to allow machine guns at the event, giving visitors a chance to try out some unique weapons for a fee. “We’ve got a machine gu

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