According to today’s Biz journal J. Buck's will be opening up a location at 1000 Clark st (Cupples Station) they will occupy the entire first floor and plan to open in late spring or early summer 2007.

Is this the southwest corner of Clark and 10th?

This building is well on its way to completion. They'll be one of the first to be next to the ballpark. Waiting the 2-3+ years for BPV just doesn't make sense. We're starting to get a nice little stretch down Clark/Spruce. CLark street grill, 9th and Spruce, Mercury, J Bucks and B Federko's kinda have this area heading in a good direction. Hopefully things keep moving in this direction and Cupples will be the organic Wrigleyville Yin, to the BPV's Yang.

Will they be bringing the cougars with them?

Manchester wrote:

DeBaliviere wrote:Have the McGowans begun work on their building(s) yet? It's been a while since I've been in that area to check it out.

Thats a good question, last time I was down that way I had not seen any progress (3 weeks ago). It seems that MGW is focusing all of their resources on finishing the Packard and the Motor Lofts. I'm not sure if I agree with their prioritization of their West Washington/Locust properties over the Ballpark lofts(Cupples warehouses). I would think their would be a tremendous demand for the residences over by the stadium as opposed to a still developing market west of 20th.

I went to the last game of the regular season, and it looked like work was being done on the building at 10th and Clark. I imagine they are delaying work on the other buildings until the playoffs are over because of the high volume of Cardinal's fan traffic from the parking lots to the stadium. Once baseball is over, I'm sure work will pick up because they will pretty much have free reign over the sidewalks and streets in the area if they need it.



I have no problem with J. Bucks using the surface lot for parking. Yes, I would prefer a building on the spot, but I don't think that the market is there yet. In a couple years, when the area is a real destination (thanks in part to the J Bucks location), I would bet money that the land gets built on with underground parking. I think all of the surface lots will in time at least be converted into garages with retail. Let BPV be built before we complain about Cupples having surface lots.



When the BP Lofts are done, this area will be almost unrecognizable from when it was a bunch of abandoned warehouses next to the highway...

03/07/07



ST. LOUIS/MO – The Lawrence Group has completed the design and construction has begun on a new J. Buck’s restaurant in the Cupples Station Building at the southeast corner of Clark Avenue and 10th Street in downtown St. Louis.



Owned by the family of the late, legendary sportscaster Jack Buck and Ted Geiger, the newest J. Buck’s will occupy 8,300 square feet of the building’s first floor. The restaurant is scheduled to open for business in the summer of 2007. Conrad Properties owns the Cupples Station Building.



Julie Buck, co-owner of the restaurant and daughter of the late, legendary sportscaster Jack Buck, is excited about the new downtown location.



"This location by the new Busch stadium will be a neat addition to downtown St. Louis, an ideal spot for people to gather before and after sporting events in the area and to gather for business meetings and other events,” said Buck, co-owner of the restaurant. “The restaurant will be built in a historic building and its design will truly represent the city’s tremendous sports history.”



The former brick warehouse features exposed timber ceilings and columns, with large arched windows facing the new Busch Stadium. The design for the new J. Buck’s restaurant include two private meeting rooms and an outdoor patio with a view of the ballpark.



“We are looking forward to a summertime opening and being a part of the rebirth of downtown St. Louis. This is very exciting for us,” said Geiger. “Our partnership with Conrad Properties combined with the vision of The Lawrence Group in a building with such history will create a very unique environment.”



Linda Loewenstein, principal of The Lawrence Group, helped to design the restaurant’s nostalgic interior.



“We wanted to design a restaurant that looks like it has always been there, a landmark in downtown St. Louis,” she said. “The space will be very nostalgic, warm, fun and classic. Classic is a great term because it also describes the Buck family and what they mean to the city of St. Louis. Broadcasting, sports and nostalgia will be central to the design.”



The Lawrence Group is one of the largest and fastest growing architectural, interior design and town planning firms in St. Louis with 200 employees in five states, including network offices in Austin, New York City, Denver and the Carolinas. Named in the “Top 100 Giants” by Interior Design magazine and the “Top 500 Design Firms” by Engineering News Review, The Lawrence Group is an industry leader in design, project delivery and real estate development services to health care, commercial and housing clients. The Lawrence Group is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the U.S. Green Building Council. For more information, call Donna Gamache, director of communications, at 314-231-5700 x341 or visit www.thelawrencegroup.com.



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Wow, looks great. It will be a great place to hang out after the game. This and Shannnon's will be the two top non-hoosier hot spots.