ST. LOUIS & CLAYTON | Project Rundown

Site prep continues for the Midtown project by Mexico City's Tatiana Bilbao Estudio


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The 2 photos above are by chriss752 at urbanstl.com: link

Rehab of the Wolfner Library (above) is progressing. The apartment building design is to be revealed soon. Below are conceptual renderings and models for the project's single family homes.












The 6 images above are from https://www.mos.nyc/project/house-two-chimneys

The articulated stainless steel panels are finally being installed on 100 North Kingshighway






Photos by PlatinumBlues at urbanstl.com: link

[DMRyan]

That building is just gorgeous! Quite the signature project.

[HomeInMyShoes]

That building is ridiculous in all the best ways. If I still lived in St. Louis I'd be looking at that from the living room window.

^ our loss. your STL photo threads were the best. ah, the good ol' days.

whereabouts do you call home these days (other than your shoes)?

[HomeInMyShoes]

Originally Posted by IWant2BeInSTL

^ our loss. your STL photo threads were the best. ah, the good ol' days.

whereabouts do you call home these days (other than your shoes)?

Boots? There's snow in the forecast this week.

You are too kind. I actually live in Regina, Saskatchewan.

^ ah, from the American Midwest to the Canadian Midwest. nice.

i'm sort-of inexplicably smitten with the Edmonton-Calgary-Winnipeg triangle. and Vancouver. and New Foundland/Labrador. i think about moving to Canada a lot these days...

The new James McKelvey School of Engineering building is nearing completion at Washington University:


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[HomeInMyShoes]

Originally Posted by IWant2BeInSTL

^ ah, from the American Midwest to the Canadian Midwest. nice.

i'm sort-of inexplicably smitten with the Edmonton-Calgary-Winnipeg triangle. and Vancouver. and New Foundland/Labrador. i think about moving to Canada a lot these days...

I've lived in Edmonton, Winnipeg and Newfoundland as well. All nice spots. If economy works for you Edmonton is great with a better climate than Winnipeg (for me anyway.) Newfoundland is ridiculously unique. That was a lot of fun, but I don't miss snowmaggedon and the trail-ends of every hurricane hitting the Atlantic.

That's a pretty decent interpretation of classic schools for Washington U.

[Busy Bee]

The new James McKelvey School of Engineering building

Outstanding

[Arch City]

A beautiful modern collegiate gothic structure. I wasn't a big fan of WUSTL making new campus buildings in this ubiquitous design, but I am happy with the balance put forth recently by WUSTL when it comes to their new and remodeled structures.

This looks good and is prominent.

Originally Posted by IWant2BeInSTL

The new James McKelvey School of Engineering building is nearing completion at Washington University:


Image posted by Framer at urbanstl: link

[Arch City]

Construction during corona

Nash Building

An $8.2 million rehab of the Nash Building, a 1920s auto dealership on 3000 Locust Street in the up-and-coming old automotive support district Midtown Alley District.

Collegiate Development Group plans to move its headquarters to Midtown as part of the $8.2 million rehab.

The company is adding 22 apartments to that building and plans to occupy the ground floor.

Near Downtown, Wells Fargo Advisors campus, Harris-Stowe State University, St. Louis University, Grand Center A&E District and CORTEX.

The city allocated $5 million in federal new markets tax credits for the project and approved a 10-year tax abatement on 90% of the improvements.

STREET VIEW


Photo Credit: City Scene

[Arch City]

The Clarendale of Clayton

The $120M, 13-story development is located at 7651 Clayton Road and will include retail, independent living, assisted living and memory care residences.

Clarendale Clayton senior residences is at the high-profile corner of Clayton and Hanley Road, just south of downtown Clayton.

Clarendale Clayton will include 281 residences inclusive of 195 independent living with one, two and three-bedrooms, 66 assisted living and 20 memory care suites.

This will be the first development of this scale in Clayton that includes licensed assisted living.

The amenities on the property include a unique signature community room on the 12th floor that opens to an outdoor terrace with a view of the St. Louis Arch on a clear day.




Photo Credit: City Scene St. Louis

[Chris Stritzel]

Thanks, ArchCity and IWant2BeInSTL for sharing my photos on Tatiana Bilba's project, Nash Building, and Clearendale. I have some project update photos I will share here from the past several days.

The MOFO Apartment project in Tower Grove South has been completed for a while now. All 26 apartment units are occupied and 2 retail spaces are leased. One retail space is occupied by RoadCrew Coffee and Cycles. The central retail space will be occupied by a fitness studio. Construction work in going on there.



The Artizen Townhomes at 4101 West Pine (West Pine and Sarah) in the Central West End, have their basements taking shape. There will be 13 homes in this development.


4210 Duncan, the newest office building in Cortex, has foundation work ongoing. A tower crane will be used here. A person I've spoken to says to expect he crane to be up on-site by Mid-May.




The Aloft Hotel in Cortex is nearly completed and is aiming for a July opening. Ths is the first hotel in the district. The connected restaurant just started construction with an outline of the first floor being visible.





At Duncan and Newstead, in Cortex, foundation drills have started on drilling the foundation piers for the 11-story BJC Neuroscience building. This will be the tallest building in Cortex upon completion.


In Debaliviere Place, a tower crane was erected today for the 7-story "The Chelsea" apartments. Pershing Avenue, the street the building is being built on, has been said to be the densest street in St. Louis. With the Expo at Forest Park (TOD Project) and "The Hudson" set to be built on the Western end of the street, I guess this claim holds true.



Here are some more photos of the Clarendale of Clayton crane. It's tall and thin. It doesn't look too stable.





In Clayton, the future site of Forsyth Point no longer has any buildings. 2 foundation drills have arrived. This is a massive project. 2 tower cranes are expected to be erected as part of this project.




These are some of the more major projects in St. Louis. There are others that I didn't get pictures of today. Despite the ongoing economic situation, we have enough projects financed that they'll get built. For some, they're are on hold due to not getting financed. I've spoken to multiple developers and for many, they all have the intention of moving forward just with slower construction timelines. Crane wise, St. Louis will have 7 or 8 cranes in the sky by the summer. Maybe more. That's without the One Hundred and One Cardinal Way cranes as those will come down very soon.

Pier drilling has begun for the Central West End AC Hotel by Marriott

Photos by chriss752 at urbanstl.com: link

Renovation planned for 2665-75 Washington Blvd in Midtown near the Locust Street Business District


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Kirkwood Performing Arts Center nearing completion


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Progress on Greater Goods HQ renovation in the Grove

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[Chris Stritzel]

Some more update photos.

The One Hundred Facebook page shared these photos of the metal panels.



One Cardinal Way's crane will come down soon. First photo is from the Chouteau's Landing area. Second is from Strauss Park in Grand Center.



The Element Hotel on Forest Park Avenue had its crane come down recently. This hotel is next door to the SLU Campus. This should be a fairly popular hotel when it opens later this summer. It's not the best design but it's decent infill. It will also have ground floor retail space.

[kcexpress69]

Awesome projects going on in St Louis. Let's hope this pandemic doesn't slow down construction, while keeping the workers safe!!