ST. LOUIS & CLAYTON | Project Rundown

[Arch City]

Unofficially called Lindell Residences, the 12-story tower is one of four 12-stories buildings under construction in the Central West End/Medical Center corridor.

A fifth 12-story tower could break ground next year.

Four of the building will be medical facilities, while this one, of course, is residential.

It will add to the wall of vintage and modern towers/mid-rises along the north side of Lindell Blvd.




Bank of America on Lindell by Paul Sableman, on Flickr


Opus Construction by Paul Sableman, on Flickr


Lindell Blvd by Paul Sableman, on Flickr

[captainjackass]

Arch,

That lot was previously nothing but bank parking, if I'm not mistaken? If so, that's a great replacement. I still kind of miss the Argyle apts across Euclid.

[aprice1828]

A two story brick building (guessing circa late '70s / early '80s) owned by the American Heart Association was raised for the Opus development. The building was set back on both the Lindell and Euclid sides and was hidden by a few trees. It contributed little to the neighborhood and few, if any, were sad to see it go.

[Arch City]

Clayton is about to get busy.




Rendering from NextSTL.com


Rendering from NextSTL.com

Opus to start work on $41 million Clayton apartment project
Oct 22, 2015, 2:32pm CDT

The Opus Group and AIG Global Real Estate on Thursday said they plan to start construction soon on a $41 million, six-story apartment building in Clayton.

The facility, located at 25 North Central Ave., will include 120 units, two levels of underground parking and 13,000 square feet of retail space on the ground level.

Construction is expected to begin by the end of the year, with a completion date of March 2017.

“Downtown Clayton is a highly sought after location, known for its thriving employment hub, access to transit, and nearby dining and entertainment options,” said Joe Downs, vice president for real estate development with Opus Development Company, in a statement.

“We’re pleased to move forward with this prime example of high density, urban core re-development, bringing an in-demand mix of luxury housing and retail to the area.”

A handful of other apartment projects in the area are underway.

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[Arch City]

GTE Properties and CA Ventures plan to build a $72 million, 26-story, 250-unit apartment tower at 212 S. Meramec Ave.

It has been reported over at urbanstl.com the construction companies - McHugh Construction of Chicago and Paric Corporation of St. Louis - have recently put signs up around the construction fencing.

And it appears the new name of the tower could be Two Twelve at Clayton.

[Alex Ihnen]

Originally Posted by aprice1828

A two story brick building (guessing circa late '70s / early '80s) owned by the American Heart Association was raised for the Opus development. The building was set back on both the Lindell and Euclid sides and was hidden by a few trees. It contributed little to the neighborhood and few, if any, were sad to see it go.

Here's an old streetview looking northeast:

[Arch City]

This isn't a large project but as the nearly $1.3-billion campus renewal project chugs along, here's a smaller project nearing completion.

It's nothing major or particularly spectacular - but it still demonstrates how Washington University and BJC Healthcare are pouring tons of money into fine tuning St. Louis' largest medical center (by square footage).

A new facility for Washington University School of Medicine’s Environmental Health and Safety department, including both Hazardous Waste processing, laboratory testing facilities, and offices.

The $9-million, 27,000 square feet Washington University School of Medicine, Environmental Health and Safety Facility will tie to the new Scott McKinley Research Building.

This building is being constructed on the southern end of the medical center across from the new WUSTL Scott McKinley Research Building.

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McKinley Scott by Paul Sableman, on Flickr


McKinley by Paul Sableman, on Flickr

[Arch City]

St. Louis City residents along with local, federal, state officials and The National Park Service celebrated the 50th Anniversary/birthday this week.

Meanwhile, renovation and enhancement work continues on The Gateway Arch, the Arch grounds, highway park lid (Luther Ely Smith Park), museum and riverfront.

All work on the $400-million project is due to be completed in 2017.

Work on the highway park lid (Luther Ely Smith Park) is nearing completion (see photos below).

CBS Video: The Gateway Arch turns 50
NBC Video: Natalie Morales pops out the top of the Gateway Arch
Fox2News Video: Astronaut wishes the Gateway Arch a happy 50th birthday from space


IMG_3415 by CityArchRiver 2015, on Flickr


_MG_3551 by CityArchRiver 2015, on Flickr


_MG_3596 by CityArchRiver 2015, on Flickr


_MG_3557 by CityArchRiver 2015, on Flickr


_MG_3523 by CityArchRiver 2015, on Flickr


IMG_3453 by CityArchRiver 2015, on Flickr


IMG_3457 by CityArchRiver 2015, on Flickr


IMG_3458 by CityArchRiver 2015, on Flickr

[Chris Stritzel]

Central West End is seeing its share of large scale projects that will definitely change the Skyline. Below are a few projects I featured on my site- designofarchitecture.weebly.com

BJC Office Building- Near MetroLink Station

[IMG]New Office Building by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]Office Building by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr[/IMG]
Campus Renewal Project- Topped Out and the Exterior Walls are starting to go up on the farthest North side.
[IMG]Childrens Hospital by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]Barnes Jewish North by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr[/IMG]
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Campus Renewal by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]Campus Renewal by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr[/IMG]

City Walk on Euclid is nearing Completion

[IMG]City Walk by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr[/IMG]

OPUS Condos on Lindell begins to rise

[IMG]OPUS Condos by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]OPUS Cranes by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr[/IMG]

College of Pharmacy Phase 2 Expansion has begun with ground work just beginning on Taylor.
In Clayton, the 212 South Meramec Project appears to be sitting still for now.

[IMG]212 South Meramec by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]212 South Meramec by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]212 South Meramec by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr[/IMG]

There is a lot of development in the area and from the looks of it, it is not stopping anytime soon.

[Arch City]

^Welcome, Chris Stritzel.

Cool snaps. Thanks for sharing.

I look forward to your updates.

[Arch City]

Brentwood, Tennessee-based GBT Realty, is proposing a nearly 500,000 square foot mixed-used development at the corner of Clayton and Hanley Roads in Clayton, which is a high-profile corner.

The cost is yet-to-be determined, but this project's conceptual plans include:
-a 43,000-square-foot grocery store
-6,000 square feet of additional retail space
-a 7,000-square-foot restaurant
-42,000 square feet of office space
-a 44-unit residential facility
-a 12-story (15-stories with garage), 247-unit residential tower
-a 26,300-square-foot parking garage along with other surface parking and open space.

[Alex Ihnen]

Here's the nextSTL.com story on the past proposal, etc.: http://nextstl.com/2015/11/500ksf-mi...ton-road-site/

Originally Posted by Arch City

Brentwood, Tennessee-based GBT Realty, is proposing a nearly 500,000 square foot mixed-used development at the corner of Clayton and Hanley Roads in Clayton, which is a high-profile corner.

The cost is yet-to-be determined, but this project conceptual plans would include:
-a 43,000-square-foot grocery store
-6,000 square feet of additional retail space
-a 7,000-square-foot restaurant
-42,000 square feet of office space
-a 44-unit residential facility
-a 12-story (15-stories with garage), 247-unit residential tower
-a 26,300-square-foot parking garage along with other surface parking and open space.

[Arch City]

The Missouri History Museum in Forest Park has planned a $30 million renovation project to remake the St. Louis' downtown World War I Memorial located on the Gateway Mall.

The museum’s revitalization project will include an external building facelift, expanding exhibition space, and HVAC installations. The Museum announced the updates will include installing new fountains and monuments to fallen soldiers in The Court of Honor across the street from the memorial. Private funders will provide the estimated 30 million dollar cost of the overhaul and building operations.

The memorial was built in 1935. The museum expects to close the memorial’s doors for renovations spring 2016 with the hope of reopening in 2018.

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[Arch City]

Update on the Arcade Building's renovation.




























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[Arch City]

Construction underway on latest College of Pharmacy project
21 hours ago • By Tim Bryant
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Construction is underway on a seven-story student center, residence hall and recreation facility at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.

College officials plan to open the $40 million Recreation and Student Center in early 2017 at Duncan and South Taylor avenues in the Central West End.

The student center's first floor will have a dining hall and kitchen, reception area and a competition gymnasium. The second floor will have meeting rooms and an intramural gym. A recreation center with a 200-meter, three-lane track will be the third floor's main feature. The student center will be on the fourth floor.

Floors five through seven will have 220 student beds, nearly doubling the college’s on-campus housing space, school officials said.

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Purple and gold highlights represent the school's campus nestled within the BJC/Washington University Medical Center.

[Alex Ihnen]

More images, context, etc. at nextSTL from this past June: http://nextstl.com/2015/06/stlcop-co...-break-ground/

[Arch City]

Work resumes on Clayton apartment tower

With financing in hand, jobs are returning to the 26-story, $75 million luxury apartment tower at 212 South Meramec Avenue in Clayton.

Site preparation started this spring but excavation slowed down within the summer time after employees uncovered an electric heating-gas tank that was utilized by a former structure on the site.

The introduction of 250 apartments, garage parking and street-level retail space is a project of CA Endeavors, of Chicago, and White Oak Real Estate Partners, of Rosemont, Ill.

212 South Meramec by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr


212 South Meramec by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr

[Arch City]

Located in suburban Creve Coeur, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, the world's largest independent plant science research center, is adding a $45-million, 80,000 sf wing that will be able to accommodate 100 more scientists.

The plant science research center will now total 250,000 sf of lab and office space. And separate greenhouse space on the campus totals nearly 50,000 square feet.

St. Louis is home to the world's largest concentration of plant scientists, and more than 750 plant and medical science organizations are based in the region.

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center facility is near BRDG Park, which home to over 110,000 square of plant research companies and bio-science start-ups. Germany's KWS-SAAT also makes the bio-science park its North American headquarters and suburban Creve Coeur is considered to be a global plant science corridor.

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[Arch City]

Another large apartment project is to rise near the Central Corridor/Forest Park Highlands area.

More apartments to go up at Highlands development
November 18, 2015 3:38 pm • By Tim Bryant
St. Louis Post-Dispatch



Encore at Forest Park, a $51 million apartment project announced Wednesday, will complete the Highlands at Forest Park development in St. Louis.

Balke Brown Transwestern, the Highlands developer, said Encore will be a six-story building of 246 apartments. The structure will go up on a 3-acre site between the $42 million Cortona apartments, opened last year, and a medical office building at the southern end of the 26-acre property.

The developer hopes to break ground in April and have the building ready for tenants in 2017.

Balke Brown Transwestern has spent 15 years developing the Highlands at Forest Park on the site of The Arena, which was imploded in February 1999.

When Encore opens, the Highlands will have 725 apartments, 126 hotel rooms, 300,000 square feet of office space and 20,000 square feet of stores, including Comet Coffee and Yoga Six studio.

Encore’s name and design are a nod to the nearby Cortona apartments. The new building will have 37 studio, 79 two-bedroom and 126 one-bedroom apartments, plus four “penthouse” three-bedroom units with views of Forest Park.

Humphreys & Partners, of Dallas, is Encore’s architect. Construction will be by Holland Construction of Swansea.

Source

Read More at NextSTL.com: $51M Encore at Forest Park to Add 246 Apartments to The Highlands

[Arch City]

Cortex's latest building under construction, the three-story, 60,000sf building called @4260 will house TechShop and plans to open July 2016.