ST. LOUIS & CLAYTON | Project Rundown - Page 60

Arch City · #**1181** Posted **Nov 21, 2015, 11:40 PM**

The Manchester Strip in The Grove neighborhood is seeing (and has seen) many new projects and rehabs over recent years.

The neighborhood is gentrifying (sssshhhhh, some people don't like that word) fast.

Below shows progress on a small new infill project called 4321 Manchester - 20 units, 1,400 sf of retail space, 20 parking spaces.

UIC Apartments on Manchester by Paul Sableman, on Flickr

The Grove by Paul Sableman, on Flickr

Rendering from NextSTL.com

Chris Stritzel · #**1182** Posted **Nov 22, 2015, 1:42 AM**

The Courtyard Hotel in Downtown Saint Louis has opened and is amazing.
I visited the former Renaissance Suites Hotel and before that the Lennox hotel. It was purchased when Marriott purchased the Renaissance Grand. The unique part about this building is the unique mural on the Eastern Face of the building which is seen if you are driving West on Washington Avenue. The view from the top is also amazing. However the size of the building determined the amount of rooms per floor this place has. Per floor, the building has 6 rooms. Not many. However because the building is 24 floors, it doesn't really matter. The building opened in 1929 and was the Tallest hotel in the city at the time of opening.

It is amazing how well the renovation came out to be. Now that is is open, it is ready for next years sports season. The hotel is also located along Washington Avenue where a Movie Theater, Restaurants, Shops, and Metro Stations are located. The rates are also affordable for people who are travelling to the city.

Courtyard Downtown by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr

Courtyard Downtown Stairs by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr

View from 24th floor of Courtyard by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr

Original elevator Doors of the Courtyard by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr

mhays · #**1183** Posted **Nov 22, 2015, 6:11 PM**

4321 Manchester looks like a good project and helping a healthy area get healthier. Doing all that parking (20 spaces for 20 "bedrooms") must be a bit of a financial hit, and hopefully doesn't cause land to be wasted.

The hotel looks great. Those six rooms per floor must be huge even by "suites" standards. Glancing at an aerial photo it looks like floorplates in the 5,000 sf range. If 2/3 of that is actual rooms, that's 555 sf rooms, like small one-bedroom apartments or decent-sized studios. We've all stayed in plenty of hotel rooms in the 200-300 sf range.

Arch City · #**1184** Posted **Nov 23, 2015, 11:12 PM**

Progress on St. Louis University's new $45-million residence hall.

The new eight-story, 153,000 square foot residence hall will house first- and second-year students and will feature single and double suite-style rooms with 450 beds.

The facility will include a conference room, study rooms, floor lounges, a chapel, a living room space with a kitchen, and a small outdoor amphitheater/classroom.

Arch City · #**1185** Posted **Nov 23, 2015, 11:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by mhays

4321 Manchester looks like a good project and helping a healthy area get healthier. Doing all that parking (20 spaces for 20 "bedrooms") must be a bit of a financial hit, and hopefully doesn't cause land to be wasted.

Actually, it should have been written "20-units" - not bedrooms.

Here's a back and front overview of the property.

Arch City · #**1186** Posted **Nov 23, 2015, 11:24 PM**

Renderings of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center addition.

Arch City · #**1187** Posted **Nov 23, 2015, 11:31 PM**

Green space under construction outside of the north-facing side of the new Scott McKinley Research Center at Washington University Medical Center.

Planned green space has been modified a bit to accommodate wheelchair accessible parking.

Didn't catch this parking in the renderings by Paul Sableman, on Flickr

Arch City · #**1188** Posted **Nov 24, 2015, 5:42 PM**

St. Louis' Grand Center Arts and Entertainment District has grown in recent years with new venues, an expanded Jazz and educational center, restaurants, galleries, theaters, a high-tech Public Media Commons, even a performing arts charter school etc. Now it is adding a rooftop bar to the mix.

Rooftop restaurant and bar planned in Grand Center
November 13, 2015 6:30 am • By Tim Bryant

Erected on the site of the Beers Hotel — which had burned — the structure at 501 North Grand Boulevard was built as a Woolworth’s “dime store” that closed in 1993. The midtown St. Louis building sat empty for more than a decade until taken over by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri.

The organization remodeled the building, including the third-floor addition, for its offices. Big Brother Big Sisters shares the structure with the Kranzberg Arts Center, which owns about 25 percent of the building in the Grand Center arts district.

Becky James-Hatter, Big Brothers Big Sisters’ president and chief executive, said a rooftop project had always been part of her organization’s plan for the building, but the recession that peaked in 2008 forced years of delay.

Now the project is poised to get underway. Some financing for the $5 million project would come from federal New Markets Tax credits yielding about $1.2 million. James-Hatter is hopeful the city is about to allocate the federal tax credits to the Big Brothers Big Sisters project. She said her organization had already raised $2.5 million in donations for the project.

A spokeswoman for the St. Louis Development Corp., the city’s development arm, said Thursday the Big Brothers Big Sisters tax credit request was under review.

Planned at the former Woolworth’s is a rooftop venue with a restaurant, bar, gas fireplace and indoor and outdoor seating for about 135 people. “We are shovel-ready right now and can proceed,” James-Hatter said.

The plan includes a street-level space with a small bar and seating for about 40 people.

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Looking north

Facing the Continental Building

Inside, looking south

Looking south

Arch City · #**1189** Posted **Nov 24, 2015, 9:49 PM**

Office tower proposed for downtown Clayton
11 minutes ago • By Tim Bryant
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Central Corridor - from downtown St. Louis to Clayton - keeps on rolling with new projects.

A developer hopes to begin construction next year on a 14-story, $68.5 million office building on Forsyth Boulevard in downtown Clayton.

The project by an affiliate of Crest Management would be the first major office building in Clayton since the 17-story Centene Plaza building opened in June 2010.

According to documents made public Tuesday by the city of Clayton, the Apogee office tower, at 4125 Forsyth, would top out at 230 feet in height and have 233,226 square feet of space. The vacant two-story retail building on the site now would be demolished to make way for the office building.

The design by ACI Boland Architects, of Chesterfield, calls for an exterior of precast panels and veneer brick, composite metal panels and aluminum window frames.

Apogee's 14 floors is the most Clayton zoning regulations allow for the site, said Richard Clawson, an ACI Boland architect.

Source

Read More @ NextSTL.com: $68M, 14-Story, 233K SF Office Building Proposed for Clayton

Rendering shown at NextSTL.com

Arch City · #**1190** Posted **Nov 25, 2015, 10:34 PM**

Pre-construction work is underway on the site. Renderings are below.

Clayton approves plan for apartment and retail complex
May 13, 2015 5:46 pm • By Todd Schuessler Special to the Post-Dispatch

CLAYTON • The Clayton Board of Aldermen on Tuesday gave the green light for a developer’s plan of a residential apartment and retail complex next to Brown Shoe Co.’s headquarters in downtown Clayton.

The $55 million project by Covington Development, called Vanguard Clayton, will include 229 units in five stories on 2.5 acres at 8500 Maryland Avenue.

The project also has two floors for a 352-space parking garage. Retail space will encompass a portion of the ground floor.

Covington plans to begin construction this summer and complete the project in 2017.

A vacant two-story office building sits on the site currently.

Covington’s other apartment developments in the St. Louis area include Vanguard Creve Coeur and Vanguard Crossing in University City.

Covington Development, based in Clayton, is the development division of Covington Realty Partners of Chicago.

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Arch City · #**1191** Posted **Nov 30, 2015, 8:34 PM**

Little finishing touches to The Arcade Building in downtown St. Louis are still underway - including one of the entry/marquee signs - this one on the 8th Street side of the building.

Photo Credit: Paul Hohmann

James Bond Agent 007 · #**1192** Posted **Dec 1, 2015, 1:35 AM**

I want one of these in Kansas City!

Hofbräuhaus beer hall to open in mid-2016 in Belleville

Quote:

Hofbräuhaus is expanding its chain of beer halls with a new Belleville location set to open in mid-2016.

Hofbräuhaus is adding its eighth U.S. location at 123 St. Eugene Street near the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows at Demazenod Drive and Illinois Route 15.

The Belleville location, called Hofbräuhaus St. Louis-Belleville, is a franchise of Las Vegas-based Hofbräu America, which is majority owned by Hofbräuhaus in Munich.

Suburban Lou · #**1193** Posted **Dec 1, 2015, 4:27 PM**

Per http://nextstl.com/2015/11/clayco-plans-13-story-200-apt-building-in-the-east-loop/NextSTL

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The proposed building contains 200 market-rate apartments over 13 stories with 4,500 sf of ground-level retail. It is an incomplete “U” with the western leg shortened. The facade will be all brick. There will be 400 bedrooms spread over 1, 2, and 3-bedroom apartments. 1 Bedroom ~650 square feet, 2 BD ~900 sq ft, 3 BD 11-1200 sq ft. Rents are expected to be about $2.50 per sq ft. It has a large amenities terrace with a pool and gym.

The development would include 200 structured parking spaces for tenants within the building as well as bike storage for at least 150 bicycles. On-site car sharing would also be made available to tenants. The cost burden of providing below-cost car storage likely will lead Clayco to seek tax abatement.

Planned retail space may be divided into as many as three bays. A soft retailer is desired. There will be no public parking for retail within the project. There is also an opportunity for a rooftop space for a commercial tenant. Clayco expressed confidence it will secure financing. Plans are expected to submitted for review
with the City of St. Louis soon. They hope for a spring ground-breaking, a 12-15 month construction period, and completion in the fall of 2017.

The site at present

Alex Ihnen · #**1194** Posted **Dec 1, 2015, 11:12 PM**

A better image added to the story today:

soulard&como · #**1195** Posted **Dec 2, 2015, 3:23 PM**

^ 13 stories on the eastern portion of the loop near Metrolink and new trolley line--fantastic. I just hope they refine that design. Pretty awful IMO.

Arch City · #**1196** Posted **Dec 5, 2015, 12:21 AM**

New angles released. Keep in mind this building is for an arts and entertainment district - The Delmar Loop area.

Nonetheless, the design of this "minimalist", anemic-looking building is being discussed HERE on UrbanSTL.com and on NextSTL.com.

Arch City · #**1197** Posted **Dec 7, 2015, 10:36 PM**

Project formerly known as CityWalk/Whole Foods is now The Orion. It is nearing completion. Whole Foods is planning to open by April 2016.

177-luxury units in the CWE/Medical Center area.

Clocktower by Paul Sableman, on Flickr

City Walk by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr

Euclid and West Pine by Paul Sableman, on Flickr

JDSW · #**1198** Posted **Dec 7, 2015, 11:58 PM**

I seem to recall earlier renderings showing a set of walk ups or townhouses along West Pine that were differentiated from the block housing of the main building.

Busy Bee · #**1199** Posted **Dec 8, 2015, 2:23 AM**

Well this turned out pretty much how I expected.

Chris Stritzel · #**1200** Posted **Dec 8, 2015, 9:50 PM**

St. Louis' Central Corridor is booming with projects getting taller and some projects just starting out. Below are some of the projects that have grown

Untitled by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr

Barnes North is getting the upper helicopter landing pad it seems and the wrap is going up around it.

Phase 2 of the College of Pharmacy has ground work being done on it currently. In the background, 4 of the many cranes in the Central Corridor are shown. They almost invade every picture of the area.

Untitled by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr

Meanwhile, the BJC Administration Building is currently working on its 3rd floor of the 12 floor building nect to the Metro Station.

Untitled by Chris Stritzel, on Flickr