Project formerly known as The Crossing.
Work underway on Clayton apartment tower
8 hours ago • By Tim Bryant
CLAYTON • Among planned apartment buildings that would transform downtown Clayton, first out of the ground will be a 26-story tower at
212 South Meramec Avenue.
Project developers have cleared the site and are preparing to begin foundation work in July. Owners of the $70 million project are CA Ventures, of Chicago, and White Oak Realty Partners, of Rosemont, Ill.
Martin Walz, White Oak’s senior vice president of design and construction, said construction will take about 18 months, although part of the building could be ready for occupancy about a year after work begins.
White Oak recently acquired part of the project from GTE Properties, which called the development The Crossing when first proposed more than a year ago at the southeast corner of South Meramec and Bonhomme avenues; GTE is no longer involved in the project. Walz said the project’s new name is simply 212 South Meramec.
White Oak has done high-rise apartment projects in Chicago. Walz said 212 South Meramec will be similar to but smaller than the Arkadia, White Oak’s 33-story apartment building in the Greektown area of Chicago’s West Loop.
Planned at 212 South Meramec are 250 apartments, ground-floor retail space and garage parking for residents. HDA Architects, of Chesterfield, designed the building. Patrick Holleran, HDA’s vice president, said the project will “bring energy” to the area.
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