Saaman Development is proposing the $8.2 million construction of twenty-eight new residential townhomes in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood at the corner of Chouteau and Newstead, on a portion of the property formerly occupied by the Laclede Gas storage tanks that were a highly visible landmark on I-64. The new townhomes, the first of their kind in Forest Park Southeast in many years, will provide homeownership opportunities for those who work at the Washington University/BJC Medical Center — and more customers for the new Grove restaurants springing up on Manchester thanks largely to the efforts of Amy and Amrit Gill. The developers are requesting a $1 million TIF.
Bastiat wrote:I hope that this will include some retail at the corner of the intersection at the very least.
Grover wrote:Bastiat wrote:I hope that this will include some retail at the corner of the intersection at the very least.
Retail options are always good, but Taylor is a busy street through to the BJC complex, Tower Grove is well-travelled as well by people driving from the TG area to the CWE, Sarah is slated to become a more commercial strip - as it's started to become north of FPP - and Manchester obviously has quite a number of vacant buildings . . . so I say skip the retail at this corner.
Bastiat wrote:Grover wrote:Bastiat wrote:I hope that this will include some retail at the corner of the intersection at the very least.
Retail options are always good, but Taylor is a busy street through to the BJC complex, Tower Grove is well-travelled as well by people driving from the TG area to the CWE, Sarah is slated to become a more commercial strip - as it's started to become north of FPP - and Manchester obviously has quite a number of vacant buildings . . . so I say skip the retail at this corner.
But there is already retail on the other built corners. I can understand that maybe the demand is not yet there for the retail tenant, but maybe they could build it out as a first floor residence that can be easily converted? Those buildings on Manchester are not going to be vacant for that much longer.
Grover wrote:Bastiat wrote:Grover wrote:
Retail options are always good, but Taylor is a busy street through to the BJC complex, Tower Grove is well-travelled as well by people driving from the TG area to the CWE, Sarah is slated to become a more commercial strip - as it's started to become north of FPP - and Manchester obviously has quite a number of vacant buildings . . . so I say skip the retail at this corner.
But there is already retail on the other built corners. I can understand that maybe the demand is not yet there for the retail tenant, but maybe they could build it out as a first floor residence that can be easily converted? Those buildings on Manchester are not going to be vacant for that much longer.
I believe this development is slated for Newstead/Chouteau - the site of the old gasometer - and there's no retail there currently. Maybe I misunderstand?
Matt Drops The H wrote:Today's temperature in hell: a chilly 32 F.
A St. Louis neighborhood bans drive throughs and auto parts stores!
Framer wrote:I wonder what the ACLU thinks of all this. I mean really, that list pretty much zeros in on the types of businesses that cater to lower-income people. I'm not opposed to the plan myself, but I do wonder how constitutional it is.
