ST. LOUIS & CLAYTON | Project Rundown

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The St. Louis Board of Adjustment on Wednesday paved the way for construction to begin on the advanced manufacturing center in north St. Louis.

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AMICSTL received approval Wednesday from the Board of Adjustment for commercial uses that exceed 3,500 square feet. The size of the first phase has been estimated at 85,000 square feet for two buildings that will be connected by a terrace bridge across Finney Avenue. The board also approved a use variance for manufacturing and setback variances for where the buildings will be located along Finney and Pendleton avenues.

Supporters of the project say the goal is to make the St. Louis area a driver of research and development efforts to create new products, processes and materials – potentially creating hundreds of new businesses while providing "strong, diverse and equitable growth" for the region.

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Yvonne Carter, a 60-year neighborhood resident, said she usually appears before the Board of Adjustment to try to stop liquor stores, gas stations and auto repair shops.

“I am here to say, for once, I am here to support a project that will give us life and some hope for our community,” she said.

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/...facturing.html

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St. Louis sues to seize Railway Exchange Building through eminent domain
https://www.stlpr.org/news-briefs/20...eminent-domain

The City of St. Louis is moving to acquire the long-vacant Railway Exchange Building downtown through eminent domain.

The city’s Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority filed a petition Thursday in circuit court after being unable to agree on a purchase price with Hudson Holdings, which purchased the building in 2017.

The city had announced plans to move forward with eminent domain in July if they could not come to an agreement.

The vacant building has become a safety issue, said Neal Richardson, president and CEO of the St. Louis Development Corporation, which staffs the authority.

“Their not responding allows us to be able to move forward and take action,” he said. “That’s not our responsibility. Our responsibility as the City of St. Louis, as the St. Louis Development Corporation, ensure that we are protecting the safety of our community.”

He said the building has been valued at $6 million but has liens against it well above that amount.

The longtime home of Famous-Barr’s flagship store has been vacant since Macy’s closed its downtown location in 2013. The city had it condemned last year.

Mayor Tishaura Jones said in a statement that Florida-based Hudson Holdings has neglected the building.

“If you’re an absentee property owner, neglect is no longer welcome in the City of St. Louis,” she said.

Photo by J. L. Ramsaur Photography on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/photoj...57/52717342329

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201 & 211 North Meramec has started construction

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Apartment project at Cortex revived by St. Louis developer

Keeley Properties has proposed to build 173 apartments at the southwest corner of Clayton Avenue and South Sarah Street in the Central West End — a project first pitched in 2021 but delayed for months as city political leaders sought to renegotiate incentives.

Cortex could get more apartments in addition to Keeley’s: New York-based DMG Investments proposed a $25 million development on the northwest corner at Forest Park and South Vandeventer avenues.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...medium=twitter

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Infill at Arsenal and Minnesota in Tower Grove East:





https://urbanstl.com/arsenal-and-minnesota-t12177.html

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