[Chris Stritzel]

It's been quite a busy week in terms of development news here. We have another major project coming before weeks end that will stir a conversation for a while.

November 9th: Green Street Planning Office and Entertainment Hub on McRee

Green Street’s plans call for a mix of bar/restaurant space, office space, and a brand new entertainment venue. The entire cost of construction is $37 Million. Acquisition of the properties totals out to be $3.7 Million. One building will be preserved and redeveloped as a result of this project, that one being the Cardinal Building Supply building at 4565 McRee. 4591 McRee is the building that will be demolished for the entertainment venue.

Story: https://www.cityscene-stl.com/post/g...e-hub-on-mcree

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November 12th: Old North's Webster School to Become Senior Apartments

The City of St. Louis Planning Commission will review a blighting request for the property at 2127 North 11th Street at their November 13th meeting. The Webster School was designed by William Ittner and was opened in 1907 and closed in 2007. The plans call for the 68,000SF school to be converted into 45, two-bedroom apartments that average out to be 970SF. An additional 4, two-bedroom villa style units will be built on the West side of the building near Hadley Street. The total number of units in this project will be 49.

Story: https://www.cityscene-stl.com/post/o...ior-apartments

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November 14th: OPUS to Development Office Building at Jefferson and Chouteau

Being actively marketed as "1000 Jefferson", the 150,000SF Class-A office building will have a brick, stone, and glass design and will be built up to the corner of Jefferson and Chouteau. The plans also allow for a tenant to put signage on the roofline, which will be visible from Interstate 64.

1000 Jefferson will feature street level windows, but no retail space according to floor plans. Instead, the first floor will be office and amenity space. Retail and restaurants will be situated on the first floor of the nearby apartment and hotel buildings.

Story: https://www.cityscene-stl.com/post/o...n-and-chouteau

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November 19th A.M.: 11-Story Residence Inn Hotel Planned in Downtown Clayton

The regionwide hotel boom isn’t finished yet as a new proposal for a 168 room, 11-story Residence Inn by Marriott in Downtown Clayton comes forward.

According to the City of Clayton’s Architectural Review Board documents, the hotel will be developed by St. Louis based Midas Hospitality and will rise at 8125 Forsyth. That address is currently home to a vacant, 2-story office and retail building.

Story: https://www.cityscene-stl.com/post/1...wntown-clayton

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November 19th P.M.: Fred Kummer's Clayton Project Returns

Several months after the City of Clayton rejected Fred Kummer's proposal at Bemiston and Maryland, an updated version will be presented on December 2nd. The latest version is a slight improvement over the previous plans, but it is certainly no winner.

The newest plans call for a 14-story building (down from 21) with 115 condos to rise on the half block site in Downtown Clayton. The plans do not preserve the Harris Armstrong designed Shanley building or the old commercial buildings along Central Avenue. Instead, the condo building will be a T shape with minimal retail on the Central side and minimal space on the Bemiston side. The Maryland Avenue side will have the entrance to the building's parking garage, besides that, Maryland will have a blank wall the entire stretch between Bemiston and Central.

Story: https://www.cityscene-stl.com/post/f...roject-returns

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