Lofts and Lemp at the Coca-Cola Plant - 8125 Michigan

debaliviere · PostApr 24, 2009#12009-04-24T13:46+00:00

Lofts and possibly the new home of Lemp Beer!

Redevelopment may combine lofts and a brewery

By Christopher Boyce

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

04/24/2009

The far southern reaches of St. Louis have been largely left out of many urban development plans in recent years. But a planned $25 million redevelopment of an industrial building near the Carondelet neighborhood will bring 77 new lofts and, possibly, the future home of the Lemp Brewing Co.

The development — planned for a former Coca-Cola syrup plant at 8125 Michigan Avenue in the Patch neighborhood — is a joint venture project between Steins Broadway Inc. and Rothschild Development. Construction is scheduled to begin in June, which should allow the owners to begin leasing about 13 months later, said Ben Simms, president of Steins Broadway.

The four-story building's first level is a 27,000-square-foot space that Lemp has loosely agreed to use, said Steve DeBellis, the company's president. Lemp is contracting another manufacturer to brew and ship its beer, but DeBellis' goal is to grow the company enough to move those operations to the old Coke syrup plant, which happens to be near his Carondelet home.

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framer · PostApr 25, 2009#22009-04-25T04:14+00:00

Cool. I always wondered what that building was.

Carondelet is such an interesting area, it's only a matter of time before people rediscover it.

Alex Ihnen · PostApr 27, 2009#32009-04-27T00:56+00:00

Sounds great. I would have LOVED to see this at the old Lemp Brewery site.

moorlander · PostApr 14, 2010#42010-04-14T19:08+00:00

Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 12:11pm CDT
Former Coca-Cola plant getting $27M makeover

Developers of the former Coca-Cola syrup plant in the Carondelet neighborhood in South St. Louis have closed on financing for the $27 million project and started construction this week.

In addition to the former Coke plant, nine nearby buildings will be converted to apartments and retail space as part of the redevelopment. Rents in the project will range from the high $500s a month for a 1-bedroom unit to $1,000 for three bedroom units. Apartments will be ready for occupancy this fall, and the former Coke plant will be completed by May 2011, Simms said.

http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/ ... ily44.html

MattnSTL · PostApr 14, 2010#52010-04-14T19:23+00:00

^Moved the post to this thread. This building is the project the article references, not the Carondelet Coke site. Confusing, I know.

moorlander · PostApr 14, 2010#62010-04-14T19:51+00:00

thx, still gettting used to the new search tool.

Alex Ihnen · PostApr 14, 2010#72010-04-14T20:14+00:00

Great building (anyone else feeling some momentum again in St. Louis!?!?!)

bchao524 · PostApr 14, 2010#82010-04-14T22:12+00:00

Definitely feeling the momentum picking up! I was thinking the other day about the number of projects currently under construction or recently financed. There are quite a few and it seems like more and more are being announced each day (The Laurel and Park Pacific for example).

tge-atw · PostApr 15, 2010#92010-04-15T16:26+00:00

I feel the momentum, but fear it will stop dead when/if the geniuses in Jefferson City hobble the state tax credit like they are planning to do.

shadrach · PostApr 15, 2010#102010-04-15T17:50+00:00

feelin' it too!

Coupled with the huge Metro win, P-D discussion of the North County 'Balkans,' city control of the police department, city/county merger, China freight hub — is the metro waking up to itself?

debaliviere · PostApr 15, 2010#112010-04-15T18:53+00:00

shadrach wrote:feelin' it too!

Coupled with the huge Metro win, P-D discussion of the North County 'Balkans,' city control of the police department, city/county merger, China freight hub — is the metro waking up to itself?

And on a smaller, but still important, scale, there seems to be a lot of buzz about STL's creative community these days - artists, musicians, even restaurant people - who have been making a big difference in the community. Many of these folks are transplants or natives who have moved back.

Anyway, this development should be really exciting. It's nice to see the River City Casino having a positive impact on the city.

stl pride · PostMay 20, 2010#122010-05-20T23:26+00:00

is lemp beer still going to be on the 1st floor?

mattonarsenal · PostMar 10, 2011#132011-03-10T19:09+00:00

The apartments are featured on the cover of the March issue of Apartments For Rent. It has been named...

The Temtor

It has a logo featuring an apple and devils' tails. The logo also features Latin phrase "Pensio due in primoris" which sounds intriguing but translates to "Rent due on the first"

If you think I am joking check out...
http://www.steinsbroadway.com/propertie ... chigan.php

It will feature Perennial Artisan Ales Microbrewery as a commercial tenant.

Mark Groth · PostMay 27, 2011#142011-05-27T13:37+00:00

Nice article in the PD today regarding this project.
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/ ... ff791.html

This town can always use another microbrew (Perennial Artisan Ales) and beer garden! This part of town has such huge potential, I wish them the best.

The brewery, a beer tasting room and beer garden are being developed in about 12,000 square feet of the four-story building.

Developers Steins Broadway Inc. and Rothschild Development also are leasing 77 apartment units in the Temtor, and they have an additional nearly 16,000 square feet of commercial space available in the same building.

Some commentary on the building itself:

Phil Wymore, brewmaster and co-founder of Perennial Artisan Ales, said he was excited to be starting up his microbrewery on the first floor of old Coke plant.

"I was overwhelmed by the building when I first saw it" about a year ago, Wymore said. "It's built as solid as a tank on the inside, but it's aesthetically beautiful on the outside."

the central scrutinizer · PostMay 27, 2011#152011-05-27T18:21+00:00

There is potential here if they can overcome the "Lemay" stigma.

Alex Ihnen · PostMay 27, 2011#162011-05-27T19:29+00:00

There's a Lemay stigma? Damn, I didn't know. Of course now I do and will assiduously avoid the area!

debaliviere · PostMay 28, 2011#172011-05-28T22:10+00:00

the central scrutinizer wrote:There is potential here if they can overcome the "Lemay" stigma.

Proximity to River City Casino could help in leasing the apartments, depending on how much they're renting for.

johndavis · PostJul 07, 2011#182011-07-07T14:58+00:00

Update from the Biz Journal Yesterday.

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news ... illed.html

monkey · PostMar 22, 2012#192012-03-22T19:36+00:00

As one of the first residents there, I was really excited by the potential of the place. However, I have since moved out for a few reasons:

1) Perennial is rarely open and makes mostly-nasty beer
2) The "deli" sells average sandwiches and severely overpriced groceries
3) The new MMA gym
4) Tanning salon

Overall, the site had huge potential. The problem is that the management company did their best trying to make it appeal to everyone, turning it into a very bland building with no sense of history that tries to get by on the reputation of what it could have been. From the outside - excitingly eclectic. From the inside - boring and bland.

pat · PostMar 22, 2012#202012-03-22T20:15+00:00

1) Perennial is rarely open and makes mostly-nasty beer

Maybe your palette is a little unadventurous.

monkey · PostMar 22, 2012#212012-03-22T20:48+00:00

pat wrote:
1) Perennial is rarely open and makes mostly-nasty beer
Maybe your palette is a little unadventurous.

There's adventurous, and then there's undrinkable.

roger wyoming II · PostOct 12, 2013#222013-10-12T15:17+00:00

Missed this crazy article on the problems with the Temtor Building:

http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/ ... 72460.html

Problems with the project caused Steins development to fold. Hard to know exactly what went on, but it does appear that Steins and Rothschild may have been screwed by a former HUD-area chief who is now in prison for accepting a bribe. Anyway, the apartments are all leased and Perennnial is still there as well as some other businesses. (I posted on the midtown thread another article about a small custom furniture company moving out of a tight space for an expansion... they are doing furniture for the new Urban Chestnut. )