ST. LOUIS & CLAYTON | Project Rundown

Crane up for Residence Inn in Clayton, and work continues on Forsyth Pointe:







Photos by chriss752 at urbanstl.com: link

New Commercial Building Planned at 5215 Delmar

https://www.cityscene-stl.com/post/n...at-5215-delmar

A new commercial space listing, by Tower Real Estate Group, has been posted showing a new commercial building at 5215 Delmar. This is in the Delmar Maker District, which lies between Union and Kingshighway. The area has seen a significant uptick in development in the past few years.

The proposed development seems like it would replace a strip mall. The 2-story building, according to the real estate listing, totals 6,627sf of retail space, 4,548sf of restaurant space with a 2,405sf rooftop space, and 8,475sf of office space. A 24 space parking lot would be built on the side and at the rear of the building. Interestingly, this listing includes a colored box around the building at the northeast corner of Delmar and Union and marks it as "phase 2", so while I can't confirm what phase 2 will include, I imagine it will involve the renovation of that building. It is not specified who the developer or architect is, the project cost, or timeline on when the property will be ready for occupancy.

The Delmar Maker District is anchored by Made STL, Craft Alliance, and the Third Degree Glass Factory. An amphitheater is currently under construction. Mademan Design recently renovated a building at 614 Lake Avenue.

[Busy Bee]

Originally Posted by IWant2BeInSTL

I do feel bad for the folks who had that well-intentioned but wildly incompetent metal and cinder-block egress built just to have it destroyed (correctly so) by the new owners.

^ yeah, it's pretty terrible. i think it was installed around 2005 or so by the previous occupant—a non-profit of some sort. thankfully it'll be removed.

Lost track of this one for a while. First massing study I've seen. It'll make a huge difference at this intersection and will help drive development north across Delmar.










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The Verve at 3765 Lindell is wrapping up:







All photos by chriss752 at urbanstl.com: https://urbanstl.com/verve-3765-lind...1759-s100.html


Brick going up on 310 DeBaliviere:







All photos by chriss752 at urbanstl.com: https://urbanstl.com/310-debaliviere...1818-s175.html


Progress on the Expo at Forest Park:











All photos by chriss752 at urbanstl.com: https://urbanstl.com/expo-at-forest-...7535-s525.html


AC Marriott Hotel in the Central West End is getting close:









All photos by chriss752 at urbanstl.com: https://urbanstl.com/ac-hotel-marrio...1439-s100.html


4545 Laclede is up to the 5th floor:









All photos by chriss752 at urbanstl.com: https://urbanstl.com/4545-laclede-t11737-s125.html

Washington U. to open 659,000-square-foot cancer center in Central West End

https://www.stltoday.com/business/lo...2debf1cd0.html

Finally, a rendering:

https://urbanstl.com/steelcote-paint...1487-s250.html

[Yuri]

Bringing here from the Downtown thread:

Originally Posted by yuriandrade

Downtown St. Louis




------------------------------ 2020 ------ 2010 ------ 2000 ------ 1990 ------ Growth ------ Density

Downtown ---------------------- 9,642 ------ 6,998 ------ 3,385 ------ 3,250 ---- 37.8% --- 106.7% ---- 4.2% ------- 3.2 km² --- 3,034.0 inh./km²

St. Louis --------------------- 301,578 ---- 319,294 ---- 348,189 ---- 396,685 ---- -5.5% ---- -8.3% -- -12.2% ----- 159.9 km² --- 1,886.0 inh./km²

St. Louis Metro Area ------ 2,754,124 -- 2,717,079 -- 2,648,607 -- 2,492,525 ----- 1.4% ----- 2.6% ---- 6.3% -- 16,489 km²


St. Louis Downtown lost traction compared to the previous intercensus period, but still posting a very solid growth, which is even more remarkable as the city continues losing people.

[Busy Bee]

Let's hope that 300K is the absolute bottom.

[jbermingham123]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

Let's hope that 300K is the absolute bottom.

I share your hope, but unfortunately I'm not holding my breath. I would say of the neighborhoods in STL city that are still "alive" in any meaningful sense, more than a few are riding on inertia at this point. The older generations who grew up in STL durinng its heyday are still keeping a lot of mom/pop businesses, churches, and other community institutions afloat, so in many neighborhoods, the serious decay will only become apparent in another decade or so.

However, the healthy neighborhoods –although a minority– are growing, and a number of less-healthy neighborhoods are getting gradually healthier.

My prediction is swaths of the city will continue to decay and empty out until only the healthier, self-sustaining neighborhoods are left.. If i had to guess I'd say the city will hemorrhage another 100k residents before the growth of the healthy neighborhoods catches up with the decline of the rest, but slow and steady growth will prevail.

[Yuri]

100,000 way too much. At this pace, losing 15k-20k every decade, it would take almost 70 years to decline another 100k.