ST. LOUIS & CLAYTON | Project Rundown - Page 20

Arch City · #**381** Posted **Jun 11, 2012, 2:12 PM**

The Metropolitan Artist Lofts project in Grand Center (St. Louis' arts and theater district) is moving along nicely in an historic building.

This is one of the first new residential projects planned for the district.

From the website: "With upscale architecture and finishes, 72 live/work lofts, and four on-property studios, Metropolitan serves as a place of inspired life and inspired
work."

photo, pasa47, flickr

photo, pasa47, flickr

Below, the street to the immediate left is Locust St. - the main commercial corridor for Midtown Alley.

photo, pasa47, flickr

mhays · #**382** Posted **Jun 11, 2012, 7:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Arch City

Not sure what you mean, but Clayton, in my opinion, is vibrant - especially during the day. Sidewalk cafes, galleries, downtown shops/boutiques (although the St. Louis Galleria and Brentwood Boulevard retail sit on the city's edge in suburban Richmond Heights), hotels etc. Clayton/Richmond Heights has two MetroLink transit stops and a major transit center. There are music, art and other kinds of festivals and events held downtown.

Clayton is also the St. Louis County seat, and its daytime (workforce) population is between 35-40,000 - including government workers.

Don't know the square mileage of Bellevue, but Clayton's square mileage is fairly small and is mostly full of pricey residential estates and single family homes.

I mean that the size of Downtown Clayton has very little to do with the population of the City of Clayton.

Arch City · #**383** Posted **Jun 12, 2012, 10:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by mhays

I mean that the size of Downtown Clayton has very little to do with the population of the City of Clayton.

True. Nonetheless, it is my hope that Clayton and other inner 'burbs eventually will merge to create a larger inner ring city.

Arch City · #**384** Posted **Jun 12, 2012, 10:10 PM**

Pinnacle Entertainment's River City Casino, in south suburban Lemay, is adding a 200-room hotel, 10,000 square foot multi-purpose event center and a covered parking garage with approximately 1,700 spaces.

Video: River City Casino Breaks Ground On Expansion Project

Arch City · #**385** Posted **Jun 13, 2012, 5:03 PM**

Here are renderings for St. Louis University's new law school building in downtown St. Louis. The new 12-story law school location is expected to bring 1,100 faculty and staff to downtown St. Louis.

To be located in a vacated building that was donated to the university, the university had originally planned to build a new law school at its Frost Campus in Midtown, however after the donation, SLU decided to move the law school downtown.

The law school will be named, The Joe & Loretta Scott Law Center -after the donors.

The renovated building will include a new LED-lighted canopy, new lobby, rooftop pavillion and meeting areas, new moot courts and classrooms, cleaning and recladding of the exterior, storefronts for retail and restaurants, etc.

Arch City · #**386** Posted **Jun 25, 2012, 2:35 PM**

This $50-million project is plugging a big hole in North Central St. Louis.

From the developer:

"North Sarah, a multi-family, mixed-use development, consists of 120 mixed-income rental units in garden apartments, townhouses, three mixed-use buildings (approx. 7,000 SF of commercial/retail space) and a fourth mixed-use building that includes management/community space (approx. 4,900 SF). This development represents a critical component of the North Central Redevelopment Plan that was developed over several years and completed in 2000 by the City of St. Louis, community stakeholders and residents.

Located in the North Central area of North St. Louis City, North Sarah is anchored by key St. Louis neighborhood assets on its edges, including Grand Center to the east, the Central West End to the west, and nearby Saint Louis University to the south and east. In the community’s core, a number of new civic, educational, commercial and residential developments have created nodes of reinvestment."

Read more here and here.

photo credit, Pasa47, flickr

Nexis4Jersey · #**387** Posted **Jun 25, 2012, 3:15 PM**

Are those poles coming down aswell?

Arch City · #**388** Posted **Jun 26, 2012, 5:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by Nexis4Jersey

Are those poles coming down as well?

I don't know for sure if they will, but if you look at the photos there are certain streets around the development where there are no electric poles.

This is an area that was/is under-populated with lots of vacant lots, so perhaps there might not have been too much attention paid to infrastructure improvements over the years in this area.

For the record, this infill area is sort of a gateway to the north, the Central West End and south parts of the city and it is near rebounding areas such as Grand Center and Midtown.

Arch City · #**389** Posted **Jun 26, 2012, 2:27 PM**

The Peabody Opera House in downtown St. Louis just added a really cool 360' tour of the venue and many of its main halls on its website.

The Peabody Opera House (formerly the Kiel Opera House) reopened last October 2011 to much fanfare in St. Louis after under-going an $80-million renovation; however, we haven't posted any photos of it until now.

Closed for nearly twenty years, the 3,100-seat main theater has picked up where it left off by already hosting some of the biggest names, shows and concerts in show business such as Oprah Winfrey and her Life Class, Jay Leno, Aretha Franklin, Cedric The Entertainer, George Lopez, Wilco, Gavin DeGraw and more. See more beautiful photos here.

Here are some tease photos....................

photo credit from flickr.com

photo credit, akathryna, flickr.com

#**390** Posted **Jun 26, 2012, 4:42 PM**

damn! those hi-res 360 views are incredible! they REALLY knocked the opera house out of the park, right down to the plaster details. just beautiful. and, although i DESPISE vinyl siding in any amount, especially mixed with brick, north sarah is looking great. can't wait for those storefronts to start filling up.

Arch City · #**391** Posted **Jun 28, 2012, 1:37 PM**

Plans by a Chicago-based real estate firm call for a $100-million redevelopment of a nearly-empty southwest suburban St. Louis indoor mall.
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Major redevelopment plans for Crestwood Court
by John Knicely / News 4
KMOV.com
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 10:43 PM

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- Plans are moving forward to transform Crestwood Court Mall into an open-air entertainment district. Most of the mall would be torn down to make way for restaurants, a grocery store, a movie theater, and even concerts. It will be called The District at Crestwood.

Centrum Partners out of Chicago owns the property. The developer revealed the plans to Crestwood city leaders Tuesday night. Mayor Jeff Schlink is excited about the project and says it will be a major transformation.

“For people to get away from that property being a mall is going to be a big shift for them,” he said. “I think once people see the plans and wrap their minds around it, it will be a lot more appealing to them.”

The old Macy’s building will be transformed into 3 levels of mixed use including a fitness club, a grocery store, and movie theater. The old Dillard’s building will be torn down along with most of the mall. The entrance to The District at Crestwood would be a fountain plaza that can be turned off to host concerts and live events.

Arch City · #**392** Posted **Jun 28, 2012, 1:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by IWant2BeInSTL

damn! those hi-res 360 views are incredible! they REALLY knocked the opera house out of the park, right down to the plaster details. just beautiful. and, although i DESPISE vinyl siding in any amount, especially mixed with brick, north sarah is looking great. can't wait for those storefronts to start filling up.

The building looks great inside and out, but they could improve the landscaping out front. Sometimes, more is less, but not in this case especially considering Citygarden and the Gateway Mall are across the street.

goat314 · #**393** Posted **Jun 28, 2012, 2:03 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arch City

Plans by a Chicago-based real estate firm call for a $100-million redevelopment of a nearly-empty southwest suburban St. Louis indoor mall.
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Major redevelopment plans for Crestwood Court
by John Knicely / News 4
KMOV.com
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 10:43 PM

ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- Plans are moving forward to transform Crestwood Court Mall into an open-air entertainment district. Most of the mall would be torn down to make way for restaurants, a grocery store, a movie theater, and even concerts. It will be called The District at Crestwood.

Centrum Partners out of Chicago owns the property. The developer revealed the plans to Crestwood city leaders Tuesday night. Mayor Jeff Schlink is excited about the project and says it will be a major transformation.

“For people to get away from that property being a mall is going to be a big shift for them,” he said. “I think once people see the plans and wrap their minds around it, it will be a lot more appealing to them.”

The old Macy’s building will be transformed into 3 levels of mixed use including a fitness club, a grocery store, and movie theater. The old Dillard’s building will be torn down along with most of the mall. The entrance to The District at Crestwood would be a fountain plaza that can be turned off to host concerts and live events.

Would it kill some of these municipalities to put parking in the back and bring the activity to the street level?

Arch City · #**394** Posted **Jun 30, 2012, 4:08 AM**

Flying saucer to take off with Starbucks and Chipotle
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
04/13/12

April 13--Threatened last year with demolition, the historic "flying saucer" building in midtown St. Louis soon will be an emporium for $6 lattes and gourmet burritos.

Starbucks and Chipotle are near completion of leases for the former Del Taco outlet near St. Louis University. Developers plan to renovate and expand the unusually shaped building in time for the start of SLU's fall semester.

Hany Abounader, a partner in the development, said the building, at 212 South Grand Boulevard, will serve as a southern gateway to midtown.

"It's going to be a landmark for the SLU campus and the Grand Center area," he said.

Preservation of the building, erected in the 1960s as a Phillips 66 gas station, represents a turnabout for the owner, Rick Yackey, who last year sought city permission to replace the structure with a conventional retail building. His effort prompted protests from preservationists and sidewalk demonstrations.

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#2. St. Louis, MO (KSDK) - After a lengthy push by area preservationists last summer, the flying saucer building formerly known as Del Taco was saved from demolition.

Developer Rick Yackey initially wanted to knock the Midtown building down, but changed course last August. In September, Yackey announced plans to restore and reuse the building, adding about 1,200 square feet and maintaining the original look.

The building was originally conceived as a gas station, designed by now-retired architect Richard Henmi in the early 1960s.

The site will accommodate new tenants Starbucks and Chipotle. And underground expansion will be necessary to fulfill those businesses' needs for the space.

Arch City · #**395** Posted **Jul 2, 2012, 11:01 PM**

Washington University's Olin School of Business is undergoing a $90-million major expansion project that will nearly double its footprint on the Danforth Campus.

The buildings will be named for dedicated university benefactors and lead gift donors Joanne and Charles F. Knight and Carol and George Bauer.

Built in Washington University’s traditional college-gothic architecture, the $90 million project is expected to be complete in December 2013 and includes two innovative buildings united by a soaring glass atrium totaling more than 166,000 square feet.

In the last decade, Washington University in St. Louis has invested nearly $2-billion dollars in new campus buildings and upgrades to both its Danforth and medical campuses.

Below, the new building's design.

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The building being torn down to make room for the new building.

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Arch City · #**396** Posted **Jul 3, 2012, 4:35 PM**

More infill projects for St. Louis City, which includes a new city park for a south central city neighborhood.

The Washington University Medical Center is about to embark on a $1-billion facilities expansion and nearby neighborhoods are being made sustainable for a potential residential influx.

Aventura at Forest Park, located at 4401 Chouteau, will be the largest construction project in Forest Park Southeast since McCormack House was built in 2000. The $12 million project will be comprised of two 3 story buildings that will house 101 apartments. The market rate project will consist of 23 one-bedroom and 78 two-bedroom units starting at $1,000 a month.

And Chouteau Park will be one of city's newest parks bordering and overlooking I-64. Chouteau Park was designed by, H3 StudioThe City Parks Department worked in collaboration with The Washington Medical Center, Forest Park Southeast Development Corporation and Park Central Development

Chouteau Park, when complete, will serve as the largest public green space in Forest Park Southeast.

Red outline= Site for Aventura at Forest Park Apartments
Yellow outline = Site for the new Chouteau Park

Below are renderings of Chouteau Park.

Below are photos of the site being graded for Aventura at Forest Park Apartments.

Photo credit, nextSTL.com

Photo credit, nextSTL.com

Below is the site of the new Chouteau Park.

Photo credit, Pasa47, flickr

Centropolis · #**397** Posted **Jul 3, 2012, 5:53 PM**

Kind of out of place looking sunbelty looking development with a silly name but I'll take it. It's an OK density, probably should have a flat roof. Important, good location and good signal for the neighborhood.

Arch City · #**398** Posted **Jul 3, 2012, 9:18 PM**

The Chesterfield outlet mall war continues.........

Could suburban Chesterfield end up with two premium outlet malls?

Some tenants have been announced for St. Louis Premium Outlets, while Taubman's Prestige Outlets' tenant announcements will come July 25th.

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Taubman has proposed a $150 million, 450,000-square-foot outlet mall project. The Taubman project will open in October 2013.

Link: Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield

Location: Chesterfield, Missouri
Gross Leasable Area: 450,000 square feet

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St. Louis Premium Outlets

The $85-million dollar St. Louis Premium Outlets has been approved by the city of Chesterfield to establish a Community Improvement District (CID), which would levy an additional 1 percent sales tax on all stores within the developer’s planned outlet mall area.

St. Louis Premium Outlets is a proposed 350,000-square-foot, open-air outlet mall that would be located on the south side of Highway 40/64. The mall would anchor the 131-acre Chesterfield Blue Valley mixed-use development on Old Olive Street Road.

St. Louis Premium Outlets' new outlet center will be anchored by Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, one of seven new store locations recently announced, including Ann Taylor, Brooks Brothers, Elie Tahari, Haggar Clothing Co. Haggar Clothing Co., Jones New York, Loft Outlet, Maidenform, Tommy Hilfiger and Van Heusen.

Busy Bee · #**399** Posted **Jul 3, 2012, 10:23 PM**

Quite the hellscape they're eagerly building out there in Chesterfield.

Arch City · #**400** Posted **Jul 4, 2012, 6:05 AM**

The new $18 million Sea Lion Sound exhibit at the St. Louis Zoo opened on Friday, June 29, 2012. I've previously posted renderings and information about the exhibit on this thread and now it is open.

I haven't been yet, but it looks like a world-class exhibit.

Below are some videos.

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