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Before & after at Kingshighway and Chippewa 😯
It's coming along nicely. Two of three storefronts are available. DM me if you are interested.
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Someone committed renovation malpractice in the last 6 months 🤦🏼♂️
?
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Tim’s Chrome Bar soft opening this weekend at 4736 Gravois across from Bevo Mill 👀
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Cheshire Inn replaced their sign in recent months. Seems like a downgrade 😕
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A few of you might enjoy these glossy original 80s renderings. Saved them from the trash during a college internship in 2000 with the Downtown St. Louis Partnership
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New lion mural on the Delmar Loop garage across from the Tivoli
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Would be a real shame if revitalized Millennium hotel site doesn't include this:
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Simply cannot resist sharing the before & after on this one from
@archcityhistory
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Getting a lot of support from folks on IG to move forward coloring this. Once at the SW corner of Kingshighway and Chippewa.
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Fewer violent crimes in STL than any year since 2014 (
@stlouisbiz
) certainly defies a lot of popular narratives.
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It’s back already… now with bollards:
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Barnes & Noble coming to the Galleria. It will be the 7th store in St. Louis area*
(*no this is not a headline from 1997)
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The James S. McDonnell Foundation with $496M of assets has shifted its focus from scientific research to "a sole focus on St. Louis" and "inclusive and equitable economic growth." They distributed $23M in 2023 👀
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Baileys restaurant group acquired the former used car lot at Arsenal & Kingshighway in February for $450K. Curious to learn what's planned! 👀
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"St. Louis is bidding to get another nonstop flight to Europe, this time Dublin on Aer Lingus. Officials have been working behind the scenes to put together a package for the flag carrier of Ireland in order to lure the route here"
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Fascinating: a tour of the River des Peres tunnels under Forest Park. Video link below
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Another one lost. It's amazing that we care so little for these landmarks
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Approximately the same view, with St. Stanislaus highlighted in both 😳
(appreciate the historic photo from
@archcityhistory
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This is why we say DON'T PAINT BRICK! Only 2 years after the flip it already needs tuckpointing and a fresh coat 😖
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How about that Metrolink N/S rendering? ☺️
"St. Louis MetroLink expansion wins key approval"
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More native plantings
@MoDOT_StLouis
, and less pavement sending runoff to the sewers 😒
Before & After at Jefferson & 44. Would love to get some design standards for MoDot that don't allow impervious eyesores and diverting more water into the sewer system
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Permits indicate “Ramsay’s Kitchen - by Gordon Ramsay” coming to STL’s Four Seasons Hotel w/ $600K renovation (formerly Cinder House). Only the 5th location for this concept - upscale menu of familiar classics
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Well this sucks 🫣
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Before & After at Jefferson & 44. Would love to get some design standards for MoDot that don't allow impervious eyesores and diverting more water into the sewer system
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Kaldi’s Coffee at Citygarden reopening 7/19! (after 2+ years?)
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Completed new Shake Shack and updated Starbucks were revealed this week in STL Terminal 2 after months of construction
(replaces the Burger King)
Construction signage is up for the new Shake Shack at
@flystl
Terminal 2 - replacing Burger King
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I hadn't heard the latest on this...
Nashville is building a new $2.1B stadium in Nashville that looks like a giant TopGolf. 🤭Taxpayers are paying the majority of the cost. For 9 home games per year.
Glad STL is no longer involved with this nonsense 😌
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This is a big deal! It has descended into an eyesore at the street level in recent years. Happy the condo owners will have a better neighbor downstairs also
A local hotelier plans to restore the historic building, near Enterprise Center. The famous mural will stay.
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SLU bought the Jewelite bldg earlier this year for $1.3M. That explains recent board-up, graffiti removal, and repairs to beloved A-B neon sign in recent weeks. Read its colorful history below:
The Jewelite building at Grand & 64/40 is finally being secured, but unfortunately it's just being boarded up instead of restored or improved. Could serve any number of high visibility creative uses
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Sump Coffee has moved its roasting facility to Old North St. Louis (1401 Hebert) - 15,000sf for coffee/cacao roasting with "mezzanine structure that features a bar and seating area on the bottom as a dedicated space to host weekly coffee program"
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The Blue Duck in Maplewood has surprisingly added a new 2nd floor dining area and rooftop deck above
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The wealthiest Black American is David Steward of St. Louis: “On Tuesday, Forbes revealed its annual ranking, which estimated the Missouri resident’s net worth at a record $11.4 billion, up from $7.6 billion last year”
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“AltonWorks unveiled a long-term vision to create the Great Rivers National Park to help transform Alton and highlight the region’s crown jewel: The Mississippi River”
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Preserving facades while building new is a great form of historic preservation
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“City SC approached the State of Missouri about acquiring the Mill Creek State Office Building, at 220 S. Jefferson […] City SC wants to acquire the two-story, 64,376-square-foot building to ‘develop a new practice facility’”
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Signals being installed for the new entrance to the Midtown Target on Grand
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Restoring a Spring Ave pedestrian link that was lost 10 years ago ☺️
It’s happening!
@USDOT
awarded
@GreatRiversSTL
$9.9M toward the construction of a new greenway bridge over I-64 in Midtown, offering easier access to nearby destinations. This portion of the greenway will link into a separate project connecting the Grand and Cortex stations.
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They just lopped off the main portion of this one and kept the base?! 😳
(8th & Locust - colorization by
@archcityhistory
)
Last night's work is coming along.
A recolor of something I did back in 2019. It's still there, well, with a haircut
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Approved! 🥂🎉
Board of Adjust. meeting today is best chance to save 3120 Lafayette for another 100 years. Total investment of $4M+ to preserve 134yo church as event space & coffee bar: proposed occupancy down to ~200 from prior ~800. Dedicated parking w/ new rear entry
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Now 4:55 by Amtrak compared to 4:50ish by car (STL Civic Station -> CHI Union Station)
“Under the new timetables, it will take from four hours, 55 minutes to five hours, 34 minutes to get from St. Louis to Chicago“
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N. Grand Greenway breaking ground in 2025:
"This 1.3-mile segment is expected to continue the greenway south [from Fairground Park] along Spring Avenue, past Lindell and through Saint Louis University’s campus and past the City Foundry."
Brickline Greenway’s North Connector would link to Fairground Park and provide a major road diet
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Full set of renderings for Gateway South - I hadn’t seen some of these before
(1/2)
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3 years after Build-A-Bear moved its world HQ to Downtown STL from Overland, they recently installed a big roof sign at Union Station. Their performance has boomed since the move! 📈
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Zoning variances approved today for substantial renovation of the Garavalia bldg at 2857 Lafayette. (and Mangrove does excellent renovations)
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No surprise that it has fallen…
Lux had months to stabilize it but chose to do nothing:
Also a reminder that Lux chooses to let the Kngshway props remain a threat to public safety and unsecured - thumbing its nose at both the city and neighbors
@shanecohn
@STL4Ward
👀
(Photos taken this morning)
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AT&T Tower downtown has a new owner as of last week who reportedly has an actual redevelopment plan 👀
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At what point should
@CortexSTL
sell prime vacant land they've been unwilling or unable to develop after 19 YEARS? Lost taxes, opportunity cost, negative impact of vacancy on neighboring values
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Koplars submitted for zoning approval for a mixed use apt bldg at Lindell & Kingshighway in December. A friend heard that they envision 300 units 👀
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Long-awaited restoration of the historic ground level stone facade at Jefferson Arms
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Jefferson Lake progress photos in Forest Park posted by SWT Design
“Site improvement will greatly enhance the overall water quality and habitat enhancements, as well as include pedestrian accessibility, storm water holding capacity, cascade water features, a boardwalk, nature viewing landing, fishing areas and create a new entry plaza”
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Basketball court under construction at Chouteau Park in the Grove
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Rendering of a portion of Boeing’s $1.8 Billion expansion next to STL airport. The sitework is quite noticeable during takeoffs
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James Beard semifinalist Ben Welch is opening 2 concepts at the former Beast BBQ space in the Grove:
Southern/Soul Food cuisine and cocktails - Lucy Quinn (restaurant) and Little Lucy (diner)
$250k building permit application submitted for a restaurant at the former Beast Butcher & Block, 4156 Manchester.
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STL Chess Club finally starting construction on Maryland & Euclid restaurant: “a chess-inspired restaurant welcoming guests at the corner of Maryland and Euclid Avenue with a Missouri farm-to-table menu available for lunch, dinner, and private events”
($8M permit issued in 2023)
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Jefferson Lake cascades & overlook in Forest Park are making steady progress. Architect is
@SWTlivingDesign
- same as the 2003 Art Hill redesign (1/2)
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Before & After at Olive & Compton
Soon to be Harris-Stowe's "Center of Innovation & Entrepreneurship"
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MoModerne opening at some point in the next week at City Foundry (relocated to the City from Crestwood!)
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Biz Journal reporting that Millennium Hotel is under contract. Also, SLDC has made offer to buy Railway Exchange and will use eminent domain if it’s not accepted by Sept 20 👀
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Returning to CWE:
Mission Taco Joint & Ranoush
NEW: Pass the Past w/ Coffee Shop, and Tikka Tangy, “a popular Chesterfield-based Indian eatery offering bowls, plates, and wraps”
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Protected bike lane + road diet before & after in Redondo Beach. Imagining Olive like this between Tucker and Grand
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VERY cool that MidAmerica airport (BLV) will be connected to MetroLink. BLV has direct flights to:
Charleston, Destin/Ft. Walton, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Myers, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach, Orlando/Sanford, Phoenix, Sarasota, Savannah, Tampa/St. Pete (some are seasonal)
Dirt is moving on the new MetroLink Extension Project in St. Clair County that will extend the MetroLink light rail system from the existing Shiloh-Scott Transit Center to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport.
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Butler Bros Bldg ("The Victor") getting 2 new illuminated rooftop signs visible from CITYPARK. Approved by Board of Adj. this week and also by National Park Service (due to historic tax credits)
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Or your local U-Haul lobby removes the drop ceiling to reveal an Isamu Noguchi sculpture hidden for decades
One of the dismal drop tiles in my lab's ceiling fell out, revealing... a stunning skylight??? why would you do this
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Much-needed pedestrian crossing planned for Forest Park Ave at City Foundry - currently no safe crossing between Vandeventer and Spring
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Update on The Carriage Works restoration at 3948 Laclede:
Paint removal and exterior restoration on The Carriage Works bldg on Laclede is looking great 😍
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No one would be confused on Chestnut if this “protected” bike lane were painted green. A cheap fix where everyone wins 🙏🏼
(cc:
@StlStreets
@ScottOgilvieSTL
@CaraSpencerSTL
)
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New home under construction on a formerly vacant lot in Benton Park on Wisconsin Ave
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If you haven't visited 1300 block of Wash Ave recently, it's brimming with at least 19 small businesses (nearly all local): Pop's Chicken, Medina Grill, Harold's Shrimp & Chicken, Self Inflicted Tattoos, Nara Hookah, Lola Buggs Ice Cream, Whiskey on Washington ... (1/2)
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Recently reduced to $434K - a $111K reduction from the original price 😬
1317 S. Boyle in the Grove has been reduced by $85K since last July with no sale ($545K to $460K today). The fully paved rear yard without even a garport was a very poor choice
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The huge new boardwalk at Jefferson Lake in Forest Park has already taken shape!
Also I think these are the piers for the future boardwalk at Jefferson Lake
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HOK has decided to remain downtown w/ approx 40,000sf: “For us, as architects and designers, our downtowns and the recognizable area of what a city is built around is important,” she said.”
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The former Walgreens at Arsenal & Kingshighway - now Cardinal Glennon medical offices
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Views of the Citygarden expansion and new sculptures
CityGarden's expansion opens May 25 (fully connecting the park, eliminating 1 block of 9th street)
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With interior reconstruction in full swing, the demolition chute has been removed from Jefferson Arms.
Big crane at Jefferson Arms today with Locust closed. Removing heavy equipment from the roof
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The venerable Nick’s Pub at Manchester & Sulphur is adding an upper deck 🍻
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Renovation plans in motion for the former Vin de Set building:
“17 loft apartments on the upper levels, a restaurant on the first floor, office space, and reuse of the building’s six event spaces.” Rooftop deck to return as event space
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McKee’s lawyer pleading for mercy - after 20 years of broken promises and neglect 😂
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“8 feet wide island to the middle of Skinker, as well as a curb bump out on the corner of Skinker and Rosebury Avenue. It would also add two cycle track crossings, two trapezoidal bump-outs near the crossings, a multi-use path and concrete curb ramps”
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Work appears to be starting on convention center green space replacing parking lots between 9th & 10th streets. Will face a blank wall until Phase 2 of the expansion receives funding at some point. If nothing else, the street/sidewalk upgrades should be a big improvement
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Butler Brothers Bldg out for bids by Paric - plans by Trivers. 384 units, amenity deck, indoor garage, retail facing 16th Street
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Phase 1 of the convention center exhibit hall expansion is nearly complete. Includes "culinary garden" beds to supply fresh greens for events
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Update 🥴
An odd house, but the stone on the facade of 959 S. Skinker is coming together nicely
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Wondered why 4207 Norfolk in the Grove has such an open floorplan. An older aerial image shows why 😳🌳
(Listed for $490K)
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1317 S. Boyle in the Grove has been reduced by $85K since last July with no sale ($545K to $460K today). The fully paved rear yard without even a garport was a very poor choice
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STL Zoo plans $40M "Destination Discovery" at the former Children's Zoo site and includes a network of treehouses, "underground cities" habitat w/ prairie dogs, and freshwater wilderness area w/ river otters
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Impressive photo (by
@samfentress
) of the amenity deck and skyline at The Victor, formerly Butler Bros. Building
"wide-open plans and facades featuring purple sandstone, pink granite, a terra-cotta cornice, and distinctive brickwork laid by immigrant masons"
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Before and after of single family conversion of church at 1034 S. Kingshighway in the Grove. Kind of wish they they’d kept some of the historic windows 🫤
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Interesting that this wasn’t already a formal requirement…
St. Louis developer owes $800K in property taxes. It’s causing problems at City Hall.
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Really appreciate the restored roofline/parapet
The offering for this Split-Use Sunday is a newly rehabbed 1909er in Forest Park SE. 10 apartments I believe, with 1 bdrms listing at $1,500-$2,400/mo.
A beauty salon has opened and another commercial space is available. Was previously owned by a church and essentially vacant.
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6 months without a sale - seems these new builds in the Grove were priced too aggressively:
4212 Norfolk ($575K↘️$495K)
4214 Norfolk ($585K↘️$525K)
4216 Norfolk ($575K↘️$495K)
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