Which design do you like the best? (see page 2.)
well said 314, as usual. No more pedestrian "plazas". walk past the existing plazas outside stlcenter today and ask yourself how comfortable you feel. Do you feel safer walking down a dense street like Washington Ave. and Olive or walking around the Gateway Mall and the US Bank Plaza?
The Lawrence Group - Street level is the most inviting
Arcturis - It looks inviting for some sort of hi-tech commercial space, but out-of-place for that location. Reminds me of multi-story computer stores in Taiwan which are almost always yellow.
Trivers - It looks too corporate.
Arcturis - It looks inviting for some sort of hi-tech commercial space, but out-of-place for that location. Reminds me of multi-story computer stores in Taiwan which are almost always yellow.
Trivers - It looks too corporate.
i like the lawrence group design. what i don't get is the question mark.
building excitement? hmmm, i don't know, are you?
i would think an exclamation mark would be more appropriate from a marketing perspective. no one asked me though.
building excitement? hmmm, i don't know, are you?
i would think an exclamation mark would be more appropriate from a marketing perspective. no one asked me though.
Brilliant! Just yesterday I was remarking that I'd prefer my neighborhood were punctuated with an exclamation point.BL211 wrote:i would think an exclamation mark would be more appropriate from a marketing perspective.
T-mobile is leaving the Centre on July 31st. I speculate Pyramid is killing leases so they don't have to work around tenants.
The $110 million redevelopment of St. Louis Centre is one step closer to reality. Pyramid Cos. closed Wednesday on its purchase of St. Louis Centre from owner Barry Cohen for $9,107,500.
Pyramid's mortgage with National City Bank is $6,532,500. The balance was paid with cash.
Doors to the downtown mall, which has been nearly vacant for several years, will close Sept. 15. A handful of tenants with month-to-month leases will cease to operate in the mall. Gold's Gym, which has an exterior entrance, will continue to operate.
In February, Pyramid announced its plans to purchase the mostly empty mall and reconfigure it into 120 condominiums, with ground-floor retail. The mall spans from Sixth to Seventh streets from east to west, and from Locust to Washington Avenue from south to north.
Pyramid President John Steffen said construction on St. Louis Centre, which has been renamed 600 Washington, will be in full swing by April 2007. Some interior demolition will be completed over the winter.
Pyramid has partnered with Connecticut-based Spinnaker Real Estate Partners LLC, led by Clayton Fowler, in a joint venture to develop the project. Steffen would not disclose the terms of the partnership but said Spinnaker's interest is not more than 50 percent. Brady Capital, led by Amos Harris, is a partner in Spinnaker's local development entity.
In March, Pyramid closed on the purchase of the former Dillard's building, located on Washington Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets, for $12.5 million. Pyramid is developing the former department store in conjunction with the development of St. Louis Centre.
Pyramid plans to have the skybridge over Washington Avenue that links the mall to the former Dillard's building demolished by April.
"We are weighing many considerations, including sports and convention schedules and the weather, and working with city officials to determine the exact teardown date of the bridge," Steffen said. The green and white skin on the mall's exterior also will be removed.
Part of Pyramid's redevelopment plans for St. Louis Centre include purchasing One City Centre, a Class A office building owned by Angela Whichard of Raleigh, N.C. The building's largest tenant, Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. (NYSE: BUD), announced plans to vacate more than 100,000 square feet in the 375,216-square-foot building and move to offices in St. Louis County before the end of the year. Steffen said despite the loss of the tenant, he intends to purchase the building.
lrbrown@bizjournals.com
Pyramid's mortgage with National City Bank is $6,532,500. The balance was paid with cash.
Doors to the downtown mall, which has been nearly vacant for several years, will close Sept. 15. A handful of tenants with month-to-month leases will cease to operate in the mall. Gold's Gym, which has an exterior entrance, will continue to operate.
In February, Pyramid announced its plans to purchase the mostly empty mall and reconfigure it into 120 condominiums, with ground-floor retail. The mall spans from Sixth to Seventh streets from east to west, and from Locust to Washington Avenue from south to north.
Pyramid President John Steffen said construction on St. Louis Centre, which has been renamed 600 Washington, will be in full swing by April 2007. Some interior demolition will be completed over the winter.
Pyramid has partnered with Connecticut-based Spinnaker Real Estate Partners LLC, led by Clayton Fowler, in a joint venture to develop the project. Steffen would not disclose the terms of the partnership but said Spinnaker's interest is not more than 50 percent. Brady Capital, led by Amos Harris, is a partner in Spinnaker's local development entity.
In March, Pyramid closed on the purchase of the former Dillard's building, located on Washington Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets, for $12.5 million. Pyramid is developing the former department store in conjunction with the development of St. Louis Centre.
Pyramid plans to have the skybridge over Washington Avenue that links the mall to the former Dillard's building demolished by April.
"We are weighing many considerations, including sports and convention schedules and the weather, and working with city officials to determine the exact teardown date of the bridge," Steffen said. The green and white skin on the mall's exterior also will be removed.
Part of Pyramid's redevelopment plans for St. Louis Centre include purchasing One City Centre, a Class A office building owned by Angela Whichard of Raleigh, N.C. The building's largest tenant, Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. (NYSE: BUD), announced plans to vacate more than 100,000 square feet in the 375,216-square-foot building and move to offices in St. Louis County before the end of the year. Steffen said despite the loss of the tenant, he intends to purchase the building.
lrbrown@bizjournals.com
Why is the St. Louis Business Journal saying its $110 million while the Post Dispatch is saying $280 million?
St. Louis Centre gets closing date
By Gail Appleson
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Thursday, Aug. 31 2006
Deal sealed: $9.1 million purchase completed, $280 million facelift slated.
Pyramid Cos. said Wednesday it completed its $9.1 million purchase of the St.
Louis Centre and expects to close the mall by Sept. 15. Pyramid is planning a
$280 million renovation that it hopes will transform the failed downtown
shopping center into a successful mix of condos, shops, restaurants and offices.
The developer said it created a joint venture with Spinnaker Real Estate
Partners LLC, based in Connecticut, to carry out the massive project. An
architect is expected to be chosen in two to three weeks.
"Today marks a significant milestone in the creation of a jewel for downtown
St. Louis and a vital center of the activity for the area," John Steffen,
president of Pyramid, said in a statement.
Spinnaker is a national developer of downtown projects. Its work includes the
redevelopment of former rail yards in downtown Portland, Ore., into 3,000 new
housing units and street-level retail. St. Louis-based developer Brady Capital
Inc. will partner with Spinnaker.
Amos Harris, president of Brady, was unavailable Wednesday for comment.
In 2001, Pyramid, Spinnaker and Brady worked together on an effort, later
abandoned, to buy the Syndicate Trust and Century building.
As the mall is shuttered, the entrances from Macy's across Locust Avenue and
the U.S. Bank Tower across 7th Street will be closed. The skybridge across
Washington Avenue is expected to be removed early next year.
Gold's Gym, which remains open inside the building, has a lease until the end
of the year, said Matt O'Leary senior vice president of Pyramid.
"We are actively talking to them about whether it makes sense for them to stay
on the block," he said.
St. Louis Centre opened in 1985 filled with sparkling shops and the expectation
it would fuel the rebirth of a struggling downtown. Instead most of the
retailers fled the building and tourists who wander into the mall find vacant
storefronts and broken escalators.
Pyramid has said it plans to place retail stores on the first floor of the
building. Upper floors are to be used for condominiums, and possibly a fitness
center and other recreational facilities.
The construction also includes the redevelopment of the former Dillard's
Department store to the north of the mall and the Jefferson Arms on Tucker
Boulevard.
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The P-D article mentions the Dillards Building and Jefferson Arms - I wonder if those two projects are included in the higher figure.
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......... Or the PD simply made up their facts out of thin air .....
sorry still better
sorry still better
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This week's BJ has a rendering of what 600 Washington (aka STL Ctr) will look like when completed (as designed by the Lawrence Group). I hope it looks better than what's shown, because the picture looks a whole lot like a Motel 6, with those lime-green panel recycled from the present building. IMO it's not oly ugly, it's butt ugly.
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appraisalman wrote:Yuck!!
Here is a link to a posted pic of the rendering. It looks a bit blurry but I have to agree that there is not much redeeming about the design. But I'll still take this any day over the existing St. Louis center.
http://www.loftsinthelou.com/
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As far as I can tell, this is the same design shown on page 2 of this thread. It's not as clear, but the elements look identical to me. Still love it.
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^I'll reserve judgement until I see more/better pix, but at first glance, I like it. Adds some color to the area.
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I just figured out what it reminds me of... remember as a kid when you used to build houses out of cards?
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My bad, I initially thought that the current green and white cladding would remain on the building. According to the article, all of this will be removed. Thank God!!!
By the way, the article also states that the Dillard's building will be renovated in conjunction with St. Louis Centre.
More poop from the StL Post:
St. Louis Centre redevelopment gets architect
By Gail Appleson ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH (09/09/2006)
The Pyramid Cos said Friday that it had selected the Lawrence Group, a St. Louis architectural firm, to design the $75 million renovation of St. Louis Centre that it hopes will transform the failed downtown shopping center into a successful mix of condos, shops, restaurants and offices.
The developer, which completed a $9.1-million purchase of the building last week, plans to shutter the failed mall on Friday. Entrances from Macy's across Locust Avenue and the US Bank Tower across 7th Street will be closed as part of the move.
Pyramid chose the Lawrence Group based on the results of proposals submitted by several local firms.
<A HREF="http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/busine ... enDocument"> Read it all</A>
St. Louis Centre redevelopment gets architect
By Gail Appleson ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH (09/09/2006)
The Pyramid Cos said Friday that it had selected the Lawrence Group, a St. Louis architectural firm, to design the $75 million renovation of St. Louis Centre that it hopes will transform the failed downtown shopping center into a successful mix of condos, shops, restaurants and offices.
The developer, which completed a $9.1-million purchase of the building last week, plans to shutter the failed mall on Friday. Entrances from Macy's across Locust Avenue and the US Bank Tower across 7th Street will be closed as part of the move.
Pyramid chose the Lawrence Group based on the results of proposals submitted by several local firms.
<A HREF="http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/busine ... enDocument"> Read it all</A>
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still waiting to see what they're going to do with the Dillards building .... that renovation could have an even greater impact ....