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Public input sought for the future of old Jamestown Mall site

Inside the 145-acre lot, graffiti, broken windows and crumbling signs can be seen inside. However, developers believe the land could have a big impact on the housing market in north St. Louis County. Once the mall is demolished, 100 acres will be developable.

The big question that remains is what will be built there.
Based on feedback from a public forum in June, three options were narrowed down.

1. Jamestown Green Estates: A set of subdivisions with solar energy, restaurants and retail space along with greenery.
2. Jamestown Village: A populated residential area such as a senior living facility.
3. An agriculture production facility for groups like UMSL, 39 North and Cortex.

You can give your input at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park. To learn more about the site, click here.

https://www.kmov.com/2022/09/21/public-input-sought-future-old-jamestown-mall-site/

Seems like an obvious place to put a subdivision, hopefully denser than what is usually built in the County. Can't say the other options really have much appeal.

Seems like an obvious place to put a subdivision I agree the other stuff i.e. stores  elder housing etc will hopefully come soon after

StlToday - Demolition of Jamestown Mall takes on new urgency after blaze endangers firefighters

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... 8b228.html

Such BS that the tax payers will have to pick up this tab. They should make Webb’s district alone pay for the demo.

StlToday.com - Contractor picked to demolish old Jamestown Mall. Here's when demo could begin.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... b0157.html

Former Jamestown Mall finally has a demolition date

The former Jamestown Mall in Florissant finally has a demolition date after sitting empty for nearly 10 years.
The Florissant community and public officials will mark the start of demolition with a 10 a.m. ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 26.

The mall, a 1.2 million-square-foot structure, first opened in 1973 and shut down in 2014. The 145-acre mall property now sits vacant at the intersection of Old Jamestown Road and North Highway 67. Several community leaders will be in attendance at Tuesday's ceremony, including St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and Kevin O’Malley, chairperson of the St. Louis County Port Authority.
The process of demolition is expected to be completed by early summer of 2024, according to a press release.
Local officials said they'll be working "to ensure a seamless transition from demolition to redevelopment."
The St. Louis County Port Authority, owner of the site, accepted a $7 million bid from South Carolina-based Target Contractors to tear down the derelict property, which neighbors and county leaders have called an eyesore and a safety hazard. In recent months, there have been two fires at the former mall – in April and in June.

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2023/09/22/former-jamestown-mall-finally-has-demolition-date.html

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - McBride Homes will redevelop the former site of the Jamestown Mall.

More than a decade after the mall closed, McBride Homes plans to build about 540 homes, 192 apartments, neighborhood retail, a grocer and more than 38 acres of community amenities.
On Tuesday, it was announced that McBride Homes had signed an agreement with the St. Louis County Port Authority to serve as the master developer of the 144.5-acre property.
“North St. Louis County is one of the first communities McBride started in, nearly 80 years ago, and we’ve never stopped building here,” said Jake Eilermann, CEO of McBride Homes. “This site has been waiting a long time for the right plan. We’re glad to bring new homes and the everyday places a neighborhood needs back to it, and we’re grateful to Ambassador Kevin F. O’Malley, Chair of the County Port Authority, and Councilwoman Webb for the trust they’ve placed in us.”

McBride Homes also plans to work with St. Louis County Councilwoman Shalonda Webb to incorporate her vision for youth sports use at the site.
“During construction, at roughly 70 homes a year over approximately eight years, McBride projects the project will generate more than $1 million a year in local tax and governmental revenue, nearly $15 million a year in local income, and approximately 240 local jobs. Once the community is occupied, the new residents are expected to support roughly $3.7 million a year in ongoing local tax and governmental revenue, more than $17 million a year in local income, and more than 300 permanent local jobs,” read the press release announcing the development.
Once the development is complete, it is expected to bring more than 2,000 residents from throughout the region and other surrounding areas.

Demolition of the Jamestown Mall began in September 2023 and was finished in 2024. The site was cleared and ready for redevelopment in October 2025.

The estimated 2000 residents is a good shot in the arm for North County. McBride planning to build some apartments here is good too. The homes and apartments seem similar to their development on the Hill. The "neighborhood retail" I expect to look like what they did at Crestwood Plaza. 

And we now have a render of the prospective vision:

^That can't be official. That looks like someone took the news story description, dropped it into AI, and had the clanker generate this. Crestwood Plaza's style is what I expect, but I'll wait for the site plan,

St. Louis County needs ten of these in the next five years. Yes, I'm entirely serious. 

Chris Stritzel wrote: ↑

3:39 PM - Oct 28

^That can't be official. That looks like someone took the news story description, dropped it into AI, and had the clanker generate this. Crestwood Plaza's style is what I expect, but I'll wait for the site plan,

Yeah, defo AI. It's circulating around FB this morning. Which is where I grabbed it from.

I know this take is contrarian here but I'd prefer this site be industrial or agricultural. I think the mall was an example of suburban sprawl overshooting, and I'd prefer to leave it. 

^ I was having that same internal dialogue on this one. This part of the county is inconvenient to access the core, and I imagine it'll stress surrounding infrastructure. 

On the other hand, 500 homes is great, and I'm grateful it's not in Lincoln or St. Charles County. (Even though parts of St. Charles are more connected to STL than this site).