To be built, per the Preservation Board agenda:
http://www.stlouis.missouri.org/citygov ... Farrar.pdf
http://www.stlouis.missouri.org/citygov ... Farrar.pdf
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How the ***** is that compliant with historic district guidelines What? 
I went [edit] in this area the other day and what remains I think is more impressive than many of the buildings in Soulard----until we ran into a bunch of crap houses like these.
I would almost rather let these lots sit vacant than be filled with houses like these. At least the vacant lots lend a sense of place of what was there before.
The Northside needs desperate help before more houses fall. I have a feeling it will never come back until the power of the Aldermen in these wards is stripped and "affordable housing" stops being built. This area needs full blown gentrification with all of the stops pulled out.
If I had the money, I would buy up 15-20 blocks of an area in North St. Louis and redevelop it as a whole and employ my own security to entice more people to live there. And Bosley can go to hell because I would not name anything in the development after him .
I would almost rather let these lots sit vacant than be filled with houses like these. At least the vacant lots lend a sense of place of what was there before.
The Northside needs desperate help before more houses fall. I have a feeling it will never come back until the power of the Aldermen in these wards is stripped and "affordable housing" stops being built. This area needs full blown gentrification with all of the stops pulled out.
If I had the money, I would buy up 15-20 blocks of an area in North St. Louis and redevelop it as a whole and employ my own security to entice more people to live there. And Bosley can go to hell because I would not name anything in the development after him .
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Looking at the buildings surrounding the vacant lots (pictures shared in CRO review), the surroundings already are a mix of styles and eras for its remaining housing stock. IOW, these new homes should fit right in on these hodge-podge blocks.
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gentrification is not the ultimate nor necessary answer
fixing and rehabbing homes is and lower income people can do that to on their on or to a degree
fixing and rehabbing homes is and lower income people can do that to on their on or to a degree
I don't think those (proposed) buildings look so bad. You know, we've gotta be economicaly realistic here.
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Bastiat wrote: ... The Northside needs desperate help before more houses fall... it will never come back until the power of the Aldermen in these wards is stripped and "affordable housing" stops being built. This area needs full blown gentrification with all of the stops pulled out...
You're absolutely right! And what could we have had no. and so. of downtown if the projects hadn't been replaced with fake french vinyl villas and more public housing? Does any other city in the US surround it's downtown with so much sleazy public/subsidized housing, then expect it to thrive? How can it?
These don't look so bad. Add some landscaping and it can be fine.
Bastiat: If I had the money, I would buy up 15-20 blocks
Why set yourself such an unlikely task? Here's something easier:
Pick one.
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Bastiat wrote:If I had the money, I would buy up 15-20 blocks of an area in North St. Louis and redevelop it
Um, <a href="http://www.eco-absence.org/blairmont/">someone</a> is already doing that -- and the result isn't helping things up here.
What 15-20 block area up here lacks one house that is in great repair with responsible owners? The northside is far more complex than the media represents it to be. The northside needs solutions that are responsive to its existing population!
If you get money, listen to PublicEye, not BlairMont.
no, what it needs is some hard core improvement, forget the crap infill. These neigbhorhoods will NEVER realize their full potential when crap infill gets built in them. Just look at all the city fans on this forum. Would you guys want to move into a neighorhood where the bar has been so lowered as to allow vinyl siding, etc? NOPE. So, this neighorhood instantly looses its historic character and does not attract people that would ensure its improvement. I agree with the comment about surrounding downtown with public housing. "It's really going to work -I swear- this time..." now downtown can't connect as it should with Lafayette Park and Soulard.
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https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... iving.html
St louis needs more people like this. Just people doing things on a down to earth scale that help people and the city
St louis needs more people like this. Just people doing things on a down to earth scale that help people and the city
I am very interested to see how this, the efforts made by Kevin Bryant & his team in Fountain Park, the homes announced in JeffVanderLou recently, the "City District" in the O'Fallon Park neighborhood, and continued investment into Old North reshape the Northside's future.Thatguy644 wrote: ↑Nov 28, 2020https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... iving.html
St louis needs more people like this. Just people doing things on a down to earth scale that help people and the city
Already, it seems like there are more projects planned up there that are aimed at rebuilding and stabilizing the community than in the previous decade. This plays well for the future and I'm happy for it. And everyone doing these projects has a clear goal in mind.
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^Agreed. Neat project and it sounds like they're executing it well. 
And all the activity seems very hopeful, particularly in combination.
And all the activity seems very hopeful, particularly in combination.$450k building permit issued for rehab of two fam at 1522 Mallinckrodt by Dream Builders 4 Equity
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^That's a great building. Glad to see it getting some love.
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450k permit in Hyde Park 
hopefully the ball really gets rolling over here
hopefully the ball really gets rolling over hereStlToday - As St. Louis neighborhood works to clean up, residents say one mainstay is no longer welcome
https://www.stltoday.com/business/local ... 722b6.html
https://www.stltoday.com/business/local ... 722b6.html
$200k building permit application submitted for rehab of 4-fam at 2123 Bremen
From November's Preservation Board Agenda:
1514 Mallinckrodt Street................. Hyde Park HD............................ Construct 2-story single-family .............. 1 building
1514 Mallinckrodt Street................. Hyde Park HD............................ Construct 2-story single-family .............. 1 building
Stl PR - New Hyde Park development is part of St. Louis effort to invest in neglected communities
https://www.stlpr.org/economy-business/ ... ommunities
https://www.stlpr.org/economy-business/ ... ommunities
Anyone know more details? All LRA-owned
$319k building permit application submitted to rehab 1517 Bremen in Hyde Park. 2-fam
$270k at 1521 Bremen 3-fam
$290k at 1907 Bremen single fam
$249k at 1923 Bremen 2-fam
$194k 3817 Vest 2-fam
$319k building permit application submitted to rehab 1517 Bremen in Hyde Park. 2-fam
$270k at 1521 Bremen 3-fam
$290k at 1907 Bremen single fam
$249k at 1923 Bremen 2-fam
$194k 3817 Vest 2-fam
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Still a long ways to go in Hyde park but it's fantastic to see these saved. These historic building facing the park are so important to the future of the neighborhood.
Still need to fix up 1533 Salisbury and 1525 Bremen. Unfortunately the rest of the distressed buildings around the park have been demoed so we are going to need some thoughtful infill too (which I could actually see panning out economically if the above mentioned rehabs are successful)
Still need to fix up 1533 Salisbury and 1525 Bremen. Unfortunately the rest of the distressed buildings around the park have been demoed so we are going to need some thoughtful infill too (which I could actually see panning out economically if the above mentioned rehabs are successful)