Plastic orange fences are now around the Inn and it appears it has closed. There are orange signs near the front that look like they read something about "Chesire Inn construction..."
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TB1000 wrote:Plastic orange fences are now around the Inn and it appears it has closed. There are orange signs near the front that look like they read something about "Chesire Inn construction..."
I was at Fox and Hounds last week and poked around to try to figure out what was going on, but I couldn't tell if any work has begun yet.
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^ Hopefully we'll see some action soon. With that location, I can't imagine it'll sit in its current state much longer.
The sign says something about a temporary luggage drop-off and check-in spot.
Are they going to remodel the place or are they just doing exterior renovations at the entrance?
Are they going to remodel the place or are they just doing exterior renovations at the entrance?
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News on the Cheshire: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/busine ... enDocument
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Hotel executive Bob O'Loughlin is wrapping up a deal to buy and renovate the Cheshire Lodge, the English Tudor-style inn that bills itself at St. Louis' most beloved hotel.
Beloved but "kind of tired," said O'Loughlin, chairman of Lodging Hospitality Management, which owns and runs 14 hotels, all but one in the St. Louis area.
O'Loughlin has the Cheshire under contract and hopes to complete the purchase in about 30 days. He declined to put a price on the sale or the cost of renovation but said all the Cheshire's rooms will be redone. The lodge's companion Cheshire Inn restaurant, which has been closed since 2006, might be demolished. Regardless, the refurbished Cheshire will have a restaurant, O'Loughlin said.
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Cheshire plans move forward
“Now that we’re freed up to continue negotiations, we’re hoping to close on the hotel portion by the end of the year,” he said. O’Loughlin said he envisions a development that could include a restaurant and commercial space, in addition to the renovated 108-room hotel. “What we want to do initially is to purchase the hotel and then decide what we’re going to do with the restaurant parcel,” he said.
The Cheshire, located partially in Richmond Heights and partially in St. Louis, has an appraised value of $4.1 million, according to both the city and county assessor’s offices. In the past, the county’s appraisal value was approximately one-third of a property’s market value. However, real estate experts say market and appraisals values are currently in flux, given the economy.
Neighboring businesses say redevelopment of the Cheshire, including a restaurant, would be a welcome boon for business. Brian Ross, co-owner of the Hi-Pointe Theatre at 1005 McCausland Ave., adjacent to the Cheshire, said the area has been quiet for too long. “I think it’s a great thing,” he said. “We look forward to redevelopment and new life over there, and I think a restaurant would be a great asset to bring people into the area.”
Should O’Loughlin upgrade the Cheshire Inn restaurant, one possible contender to occupy the space is Vince Bommarito Sr.’s five-diamond Tony’s Restaurant, currently located downtown. Bommarito said he would “look” at the Cheshire space, depending on what O’Loughlin decided to do with it. “If Bob comes out with a good proposal, we’ll consider it,” he said, although he stressed that he had made “no commitments.”
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/prin ... rward.html
“Now that we’re freed up to continue negotiations, we’re hoping to close on the hotel portion by the end of the year,” he said. O’Loughlin said he envisions a development that could include a restaurant and commercial space, in addition to the renovated 108-room hotel. “What we want to do initially is to purchase the hotel and then decide what we’re going to do with the restaurant parcel,” he said.
The Cheshire, located partially in Richmond Heights and partially in St. Louis, has an appraised value of $4.1 million, according to both the city and county assessor’s offices. In the past, the county’s appraisal value was approximately one-third of a property’s market value. However, real estate experts say market and appraisals values are currently in flux, given the economy.
Neighboring businesses say redevelopment of the Cheshire, including a restaurant, would be a welcome boon for business. Brian Ross, co-owner of the Hi-Pointe Theatre at 1005 McCausland Ave., adjacent to the Cheshire, said the area has been quiet for too long. “I think it’s a great thing,” he said. “We look forward to redevelopment and new life over there, and I think a restaurant would be a great asset to bring people into the area.”
Should O’Loughlin upgrade the Cheshire Inn restaurant, one possible contender to occupy the space is Vince Bommarito Sr.’s five-diamond Tony’s Restaurant, currently located downtown. Bommarito said he would “look” at the Cheshire space, depending on what O’Loughlin decided to do with it. “If Bob comes out with a good proposal, we’ll consider it,” he said, although he stressed that he had made “no commitments.”
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/prin ... rward.html
I'm curious about the fate of the Fox & Hounds. Slay tweeted earlier this week that they're closing.
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^We need a 'maveric' type who has the foresight to develope it as a "green" parking lot. You know, like that one the Basilica and Rosati Kain just built. That would be cool.
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That is an awesome lot.Moorlander wrote:^We need a 'maveric' type who has the foresight to develope it as a "green" parking lot. You know, like that one the Basilica and Rosati Kain just built. That would be cool.
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^ Sometimes me and my Civic drive over there just to park for a bit. Cozy.
Anyway, it's been mentioned in past news stories that the portion of the Cheshire in the City - the Fox and Hound part, I believe - may be redeveloped. I took that to mean demolished.
Anyway, it's been mentioned in past news stories that the portion of the Cheshire in the City - the Fox and Hound part, I believe - may be redeveloped. I took that to mean demolished.
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I bet they remodel the hotel and demolish the restaurant & pub. They auctioned off everything in the restaurant a few years ago and did not maintain it. It would cost way more to remodel than replace at this point. Sad
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It has the first ever LEED Kryptonite rating.The Central Scrutinizer wrote: That is an awesome lot.
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Another mention from Jerry Berger's column about Tony's possilbe move to Cheshire. Looks like there will be 4 'venues' on the site.
One of captivity’s super-best innkeepers, Bob O’Loughlin, chairman and ceo of Lodging Hospitality Management, said he hopes to reopen The Cheshire Inn & Lodge by June and it will fly the banner of The Cheshire. He also said talks are progressing with Vince Bommarito to land his landmark Tony’s in one of the four venues that will become available there.
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Tony's ain't goin' no where (or something like that): http://www.stltoday.com/business/column ... 2bc8b.html
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Don't be fooled by the aesthetics of the current hotel building. It may have English skin, but at its core (structure, geometry, layout, even detailing) the building is an example of Modernism. I realized this while doing the as-built drawings just prior to LHM purchasing the property.
Yesterday, while going through a stack of old drawings of the Cheshire (Killeen Studio is the project's architect), we came across plans for the original design of the hotel, dated 1955. I felt this rendering wanted to be shared. The current building may be modern, but not THIS modern:
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(In true Corbu fashion, the building is lifted off the ground. The drop off and parking are on the ground floor at the rear of the site, under the building. The horizontal glass box in front held 3-4 ground level retail spaces.)
Yesterday, while going through a stack of old drawings of the Cheshire (Killeen Studio is the project's architect), we came across plans for the original design of the hotel, dated 1955. I felt this rendering wanted to be shared. The current building may be modern, but not THIS modern:
(In true Corbu fashion, the building is lifted off the ground. The drop off and parking are on the ground floor at the rear of the site, under the building. The horizontal glass box in front held 3-4 ground level retail spaces.)
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Can we tear down what's there now and build this? I've never been a fan of the fake-Tudor crap.urbanpioneer wrote:Don't be fooled by the aesthetics of the current hotel building. It may have English skin, but at its core (structure, geometry, layout, even detailing) the building is an example of Modernism. I realized this while doing the as-built drawings just prior to LHM purchasing the property.
Yesterday, while going through a stack of old drawings of the Cheshire (Killeen Studio is the project's architect), we came across plans for the original design of the hotel, dated 1955. I felt this rendering wanted to be shared. The current building may be modern, but not THIS modern:
(In true Corbu fashion, the building is lifted off the ground. The drop off and parking are on the ground floor at the rear of the site, under the building. The horizontal glass box in front held 3-4 ground level retail spaces.)
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Which looks far superior.Alex Ihnen wrote:^ But then we would have reproduction Modern crap.
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To actual crap.the central scrutinizer wrote:Which looks far superior.Alex Ihnen wrote:^ But then we would have reproduction Modern crap.
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Of course. Which is the whole point.Alex Ihnen wrote:To actual crap.the central scrutinizer wrote:Which looks far superior.Alex Ihnen wrote:^ But then we would have reproduction Modern crap.