ST. LOUIS & CLAYTON | Project Rundown

[Suburban Lou]

List of projects going on within the City of St. Louis

New Busch Stadium

website
Ballpark Construction






Bottle District
website

The Bottle District features:

Construction will begin on Phase I September 27 2005 and the redevelopment project will continue over the next several years. Scheduled for completion in phases, the Bottle District will include approximately 250,000 square feet of entertainment retail. Daytime attractions will offer fun, food and shopping for the whole family. At night, the district will transform into a unique evening experience with restaurants, shops, clubs and live entertainment. Ample secure parking will be provided and up to 150,000 square feet of historic buildings will be redeveloped into loft residential and office space with retail located at the street level. In addition, 300-500 new condominium units with spectacular 360-degree views are planned, providing downtown St Louis’ first newly constructed high-rise homes












To see the full plan go to: The Ghazi Company

Pinnacle Casino Hotel and Spa Map it
25 stories 200 hotel rooms



Kiel Opera House 1400 Market
website

Total investment for the Kiel project is over $100-million dollars and includes renovation of four theaters (total 5,000 seats), new seating, sound systems, and other external projects around the venue.


Powell Square building 223 Cedar
Before

After




Park East Tower 4919 Laclede
Website



4545 Lindell 4545 Lindell
4545Living.com



Compton Gate Condos 2201 South Grand
Compton Gate condos

This is going to fill up a really big hole


Lofts at the Highlands 1031 W Highlands Plaza
Lofts at the Highlands

Webcam





Marquette Building 300 North Broadway
Website
82 condos


Majestic Stove Lofts 2004 Delmar Blvd
Website
120 units


Adler Frame Lofts 2035 Washington Ave
Website
32 units




Bankers Lofts 901 Washington ave
Website
68 units


The Paul Brown 818 Olive st
Website
222 units
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Syndicate Trust Building 915 Olive
91 condominiums
84 apartment


Moon Brothers Carriage Lofts 1706 Delmar
43 units



Motor Parts building 2201 Washington
80 units



Pet Building 400 S 4th
118 apartments


Westgate Lofts 2323 Locust
website
48 units


Packard Lofts 2201 Locust
45 units


Arts and Crafts Building1635 Washington
96 units


Soulard Market Apartments 1535 S 8th
132 units




Lafayette Walk Mississippi At Chouteau
website
37 townhomes


Bottle District Residential Towers
Twin 15 story buildings will house 100 units each.


Dorsa Lofts 1007 Washington


Curlee Building 1001 Washington



Bee Hat Apartments 1021 Washington
36 units


Ely Walker Lofts 1520 Washington
180 condos


Cheerful House 1127 Washington
100 units


AD Brown Building 1136 Washington
website
100 units


The Annex Lofts
1511 Locust
website
77 units


North Market Place 1401 North Market
37 new homes


Vail Place Townhomes and Condos Park at 18th
website
Five Townhomes and three condos



Southside National Bank3611 S. Grand
13 condominiums


1710 Carroll Street Condominiums 1710 Carroll
24 condos



Grant School Apartments3009 Pennsylvania
8 townhomes 22 apartments



Eden Lofts 1712 Chouteau
website
40 condos


The Georgian (Old City Hospital) 1515 Lafayette
website
102 condos


Fleurs-de-Lis at Benton Park 3109 South Jefferson
30 condominium units

[dnast]

Originally Posted by Citylover

Powell Square building 223 Cedar
Before

After

I got a good laugh out of that.

Anyway, STL has a LOT of nice, smaller projects that, as a whole, are going to make a big difference in the city. Impressive.

[Suburban Lou]

fixed

[chrizow]

nice projects! what's up with the Lofts at the Highlands? it looks suburban. i hate it when developers play up "urban living!" then put a moat of asphalt around the project. there are a couple in KC like that, and probably every other city too.

"abortion kills babies?" is that part of a loft development?

very impressive list though. st. louis is coming back in a big way.

[Dr Nevergold]

Lots of good going on in the Lou'.

[JivecitySTL]

Originally Posted by chrizow

nice projects! what's up with the Lofts at the Highlands? it looks suburban. i hate it when developers play up "urban living!" then put a moat of asphalt around the project. there are a couple in KC like that, and probably every other city too.

"abortion kills babies?" is that part of a loft development?

very impressive list though. st. louis is coming back in a big way.

That bugs me so much. There is another sign on the other side of the building that reads: "Keep your laws off my body" It's a strange place to see these signs, but they have been up forever.

I also am not a fan of the Highlands development. Who would want to live in an office park.

[matguy7070]

The amount of projects that have been completed in just the last year is unreal... and today the projects are too numerous to list here.

Here are some
Your may add to that list:

Pinnacle Casino and Four Seasons Hotel and Condo Tower, Laclede's Landing Downtown



St. Louis University Biomedical Research Lab-Midtown



BioMed 21 Lab, Washington University-Central West End





Cortex (The Center of Research, Technology, and Entrepreneurial Expertise) Building One-Central West End




Downtown West Marriott Residence Inn





Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, Washington University School of Medicine- Central West End




Hampton Inn and Suites Central West End @ The Highlands




SLU Arena in Midtown




CornerStone Gas Light Square Condos-Midtown West



4011 DELMAR CONDOS-Central West End



Robert's Wyndam MayFair Hotel Tower, Downtown




Not sure what this project is (in the Central West End):



The Arcade Building, Downtown
Loft, Apts and Condos




The Old Post Office District, Downtown





Annex Lofts - Washington Avenue, Downtown



Dorsa Lofts - Washington Avenue, Downtown



The Alexander Lofts - CBD Downtown
www.alexanderlofts.com





The Bankers Lofts, Downtown







Others Throughout the CITY & METRO;

St. Louis City

-Park East (26-stories), Opus Northwest
-Four Seasons Hotel (25-stories), downtown STL, Pinnacle Entertainment
-Pinnacle Condominiums (22-stories), downtown STL, Pinnacle Entertainment
-Roberts Mayfair (addition) (19-stories), downtown STL, Roberts Properties
-Forest Park condominiums (15-stories), Central West End, Cornerstone Properties
-The Bottle District condos #1 (14-15-stories), Downtown St. Louis
-The Bottle District condos #2 (14-15-stories), Downtown St. Louis
-Opera House condominiums (12-stories, est.*), downtown STL, Breckenridge
-Euclid & West Pine (12 & 5 stories), Central West End, Mill Properties
-4545 Lindell (10-stories), Central West End, Conrad Properties
-SLU Biomedical Research Lab (10-stories), Midtown STL
-Washington University Medical Center Southwest Tower (10-stories), CWE
-Washington University BioMed 21 Lab (10-stories), Central West End
-Residence Inn by Marriott (8-stories), Midtown STL
-Grand Center mixed-use (8-stories)

Clayton

-Plaza North I (18-stories), THF Realty
-Plaza North II (18-stories), THF Realty
-Maryland Walk (17-stories), Conrad Properties
-Enterprise Rent-a-Car (10-stories), Enterprise
-The Crescent (9-stories), Manlin-Mehlman Development

Richmond Heights

-Draper & Kramer Condo Tower (15-stories),
-Boulevard Saint Louis I (10-stories), Pace Properties
-Boulevard Saint Louis II (10-stories), Pace Properties
-Westin Saint Louis Galleria (10 to 12 stories), Mullenix Cos.
-Draper & Kramer (Chicago) Condo Tower (9-stories)
-Draper & Kramer (Chicago) Condos (2 7-story buildings)
-Draper & Kramer (Chicago) Condos (2 6-story buildings)

Other 'Burbs

-Meridian at Brentwood (14-stories), Brentwood, DCM Management
-Harrah's Hotel (12-stories), Maryland Heights, Harrah's Casinos (COMPLETE)
-Embassy Suites Convention Center (12-stories), St. Charles, John Q. Hammonds
-Drury Plaza (10-stories), Chesterfield, Drury Development
-CityPlace VI (10-stories), Creve Coeur, Koman Properties
-CityPlace (9-stories), Creve Coeur, Koman Properties

[courtland]

I went to the Top of the Riverfront (Millennium Hotel) on Saturday. This restaurant revolves 360 degrees, providing spectacular, panoramic views of Downtown. You can really see the renovations and improvements that are happening downtown. A really unique experience. Check it out the next time you are in STL.

[NearNorth]

It makes me very excited to see so many quality developments going on in St. Louis.

A couple of questions:

1) Is the Highlands development the one off Highway 40 near the Science Center? I believe I saw that going up last time I was there (late January). The location struck me as a very poor place to put up "loft style living" because it seemed very isolated from anything resembling an urban environment.

2) What is the latest on the SLU arena? I inquired when I was back in January (I am a SLU grad) and I was told that there was a snag in the financing and that they still have not broken ground on this. When the plans were announced, I got a mailing from the school (asking for money) with the dog and pony show about the arena. It looked awesome inside and out. Exactly what is needed in SLU and in midtown. SLU is the key to revitalizing midtown...I would assume the city and the school could work together to make sure whatever needs to get done gets done. So WTF is the holdup, and is this project in danger of not getting off the ground?

[Arch City]

Thanks for posting the pictures of the Moon Brothers Carriage Lofts. Now I know what they look like.

[matguy7070]

1) Is the Highlands development the one off Highway 40 near the Science Center? I believe I saw that going up last time I was there (late January). The location struck me as a very poor place to put up "loft style living" because it seemed very isolated from anything resembling an urban environment.

YES, it is. The Highlands consist of three Loft Buildings a new Hampton Hotel and one office building. All buildings are 5-8 stories total each. Strange area - but if you live in STL - traffic and commute wise this is a great place to live on the south cusp of Forest Park and The Central West End. Easy Metro Bus and link to METRO Trains/station at Forest Park.

2) What is the latest on the SLU arena? I inquired when I was back in January (I am a SLU grad) and I was told that there was a snag in the financing and that they still have not broken ground on this. When the plans were announced, I got a mailing from the school (asking for money) with the dog and pony show about the arena. It looked awesome inside and out. Exactly what is needed in SLU and in midtown. SLU is the key to revitalizing midtown...I would assume the city and the school could work together to make sure whatever needs to get done gets done. So WTF is the holdup, and is this project in danger of not getting off the ground?

Not a snag in "financing" as much as TIF money from the city. The project is happening, just taking some "political" manuevering - ya know what I mean???!!!

[ComandanteCero]

thanks a ton Citylover! It's always nice to step back and see an overview of all the development activity happening, I can't help but think that St. Louis City will have a different vibe (for the better) in 5 years once these projects are up and running.

I agree it's a shame about the Highland's design, but that project has been in the development tubes for a couple of years (thus the complete cluelessness in urban design). The location itself is pretty good, the site plan is a different story. I can't help but wonder what could have been if the old arena had been saved for some other purpose (that's what this site used to house).


anywho.

I have a question, for all the stuff happening on Wash U's Medical Campus, are they tearing buildings down for the new development? If so any pics of what's being torn down? (some of the buildings i could care less about, but others look really nice, even as part of the Wash U Med Borg).

[DeBaliviere]

Quote by chrizow
nice projects! what's up with the Lofts at the Highlands? it looks suburban. i hate it when developers play up "urban living!" then put a moat of asphalt around the project. there are a couple in KC like that, and probably every other city too.

"abortion kills babies?" is that part of a loft development?

very impressive list though. st. louis is coming back in a big way.



That bugs me so much. There is another sign on the other side of the building that reads: "Keep your laws off my body" It's a strange place to see these signs, but they have been up forever.

The anti-abortion sign sits in a church parking lot - free advertising for their cause.

[DeBaliviere]

2) What is the latest on the SLU arena? I inquired when I was back in January (I am a SLU grad) and I was told that there was a snag in the financing and that they still have not broken ground on this. When the plans were announced, I got a mailing from the school (asking for money) with the dog and pony show about the arena. It looked awesome inside and out. Exactly what is needed in SLU and in midtown. SLU is the key to revitalizing midtown...I would assume the city and the school could work together to make sure whatever needs to get done gets done. So WTF is the holdup, and is this project in danger of not getting off the ground?

Fellow Billiken,

The university is still raising funds - once they hit a certain target amount (I think it's $30-$35 million) they will start construction. I believe that they are about halfway to reaching that figure, but things seem to be heating up.

They have been making progress lately - an anonymous donor has stepped up with a matching gift of up to $2 million (and possibly more), and the university has been selling bricks that from what I've head have been bringing in approx. $100k a week. Once they get the naming rights sold, I think we'll really see some progress.

This thing will happen, it's just a matter of when, not if. The university's first priority has been the new research building on the med campus, with the arena as a secondary concern.

[GatewayPizza]

Any idea when the Kiel Opera House will re-open or what the status is on this project? I have seen no visual improvements from the exterior.

[DeBaliviere]

Larry Rice's bid to acquire the adjacent building for a homeless shelter has been shot down, so I would guess that we'll start to see work being done soon.

Unless Rice appeals...

[Suburban Lou]

New downtown lofts stay 'true'
By Tavia Evans
Of the Post-Dispatch
05/31/2005


Building at 1635 Washington Ave.

Developer Andy Hillin says "true loft spaces" - spacious floor plans, high ceilings and open ductwork - are in the works for his newest property, 1635 Washington Avenue.

Hillin bought the building Tuesday from developer David Jump, who owns a handful of properties along the street. Hillin declined to say how much he paid.

At 1635 Washington, 96 residential condominiums are planned; units will range from 1,000 to 1,500 square feet. Upgrades will offer buyers the option of creating an office or an extra bedroom from parts of a larger living space.

"It's a slightly different approach, as the cost of buildings and acquisitions goes up," said Vince Ebersoldt, project architect for Rosemann & Associates, which will design the units.

"It allows the buyer to really personalize it, so if people want a true loft or want to have several bedrooms, they can have it," he said. "Developers are saying, 'Let's leave the upgrades up to the owner and let them buy it,' to keep base costs down."

Paric Construction will build the units. U.S. Bank will provide financing for the $25 million development, including a $14.5 million construction loan and a bridge loan until the project is approved for state historic tax credits. Hillin said he has applied for $4.2 million in state historic tax credits as well as tax increment financing from the city.

Built in 1918, the building once housed Central Shoe Co.

Units will list from $150,000 for one bedroom to $225,000 for larger, corner condos. Most units will include balconies; a rooftop pool and clubhouse will be added. The building also will have 99 parking spaces in the basement, ground floor and mezzanine levels.

"This new building complements other projects (Hillin is) doing on the street, and he's been on the forefront of getting stuff done on Washington Avenue," said Walker Gaffney, assistant vice president at U.S. Bank Community Development Corp.

Hillin partnered with developer John Carroll and McGowan Brothers Development to renovate the Rudman Building, 1228 Washington. He also completed the Garment Row Lofts, 1312 Washington, and is working on the Window Lofts, 1601 Washington.

Farther west beyond the loft district, Hillin is partnering with McGowan & Walsh LLC to turn the former Guth Lighting complex of five buildings into 60 rental apartments.

Apartments will vary from 800 to 1,200 square feet. Inside, a full-size gym is planned.

Hillin's firm, Jacob Development, and McGowan & Walsh co-own the property. For now, the building is being called the George E. Walsh Building, named for the father of Nat Walsh, a partner in the firm.

Financing for the renovation, projected at $20 million, has yet to be worked out, Hillin said.

The apartments will be aimed toward young professionals and students, because of the proximity to St. Louis University.

"We're pushing the area with one of the first projects on the other side of Jefferson (Avenue), and it lays out perfect for rental units," he said. "It's farther west and not in the core of loft development. I think we can create a community for the old Guth buildings."

Reporter Tavia Evans
E-mail: tevans@post-dispatch.com
Phone: 314-340-8159

[Suburban Lou]

The Fleurs-de-Lis at Benton Park project at 3109 South Jefferson has been Completely changed.

New Rendering.

[randella]

love the design of the new baseball stadium... especially how they respect the city grid and make it feel really solid. beats victory field in indianapolis handsdown!

[2taall]

Originally Posted by DeBaliviere

The anti-abortion sign sits in a church parking lot - free advertising for their cause.

SO?