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Kopperman's was a bit before my time but that was in the CWE, no? I was responding to this idea:

13. West End more publicly asserts itself as the Jewish Quarter in St. Louis to try to draw more Jewish residents and businesses.

PeterXCV wrote: ↑

Jan 02, 2025

Kopperman's was a bit before my time but that was in the CWE, no? I was responding to this idea:

13. West End more publicly asserts itself as the Jewish Quarter in St. Louis to try to draw more Jewish residents and businesses.

Yes there’s the deli in divine. Porembas new restaurant Esca in West End is Israeli cuisine. Obviously, Olio will also be mediterranean fare too. I think there will potentially be a Kosher focused grocery market open around the neighborhood at some point in the near future. There’s already two synagogues nearby.

There’s been some people working at this a while behind the scenes. But I’ve noticed some of the actors are taking the Jewish identity more public and I think there will be some more marketing, branding and publicity about it as the neighborhood progresses.

With Divine’s expansion and the increasing attractiveness of the area, there is definitely momentum in reestablishing it as a Jewish quarters. There’s also an increasing attitude a
amongst the Jewish community to live closer knit given the sociopolitical state of the world right now. Those houses being bought at high prices in the West End reflects these attitudes and efforts.

It may not draw everyone from Creve Coeur but it will consolidate some of the other dispersal for sure. I think it will soon be unofficially (or even somewhat officially) become a Jewish neighborhood again.

How did you do?

dylank wrote: ↑

Dec 26, 2024

1 AHM development breaks ground
2 Gateway South breaks ground w rehab of Crunden Martin bldg. 
3 Brickline Greenway Segment opens on Market Street. 
4 20th St, Tucker Blvd cycle track, tower grove connector, and Brickline on N Grand start construction. 
5 Repaving arterials continues 
6 Renderings and design options released for Millenium Hotel redevelopment. 
7 Optimist in the CWE progresses. 
8 BPV III announcement (finally)?
9 Iris apartments break ground at Cortex
10 A couple Midtown & Grand Center wins w the concert venue on Washington, new construction apartments, and Powell Hall expansion completed. 
11 City finds a developer for Railway Exchange. 
12 Jeff Arms opens to rave reviews.


General: I think we'll see more clarity in the office market sector post-covid. 2025 will be a big year for infrastructure projects, and hopefully a start on some of these delayed multifamily projects. 

I thought I was being safe with mine. I was at least on top of it with my infrastructure crystal ball.

quincunx wrote: ↑

Dec 07, 2025

How did you do?

Not nearly as badly as I might have feared . . .
We see a second TATL, most likely on a lower cost carrier.
We got our second TATL, and it wasn't even low cost.
The super-powered incentives bill passes. (Still more dream than prediction, but they keep pushing it and sweetening it up little by little.)
It did! And then it got held up in court. I'm still counting it a win.
The city takes Railway Exchange, and we see some work to secure and stabilize the building, but we don't see a sale or development announcements.
Well, they've made some significant steps. And no development announcements, so half credit here, maybe.
McKee gets run out of the north side on a rail and his assets get liquidated.
It's still cooking, and he's not running quite yet, but it's getting closer.
TRRA breaks ground on the improvements at Madison.
Well, not yet. But it will come.
We finally see lower traffic fatalities inside city limits as road diet programs pick up speed.
Ooh . . . no.

Well, you can't win them all. Still, overall I am pleased.