Lumiere Place

arch city · PostMay 03, 2007#6262007-05-03T15:19+00:00

MattonArsenal wrote:Actually, at the ULI presentation yesterday Lee said the combined investment of the Lemay and Downtown project, plus phase II of Lumiere Place would total $1 billion of unsubsidized investment in the St. Louis area. This squares with the numbers Pinnacle has on their website.

$475 MM Downtown

$375 MM Lemay

plus additional phase II development

Looks like JCity was at the presentation as well and confirm.

Looks like we are saying the same thing.

$475-million Downtown

$375-million Lemay

$450-million Phase II (estimated)

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Total=$1.3-billion

xing · PostMay 04, 2007#6272007-05-04T01:31+00:00

markofucity wrote:they're trying to get pinnacle to side against stem cell research??? why in god's name would pinnacle throw its influence behind that?

What a horrible idea. I hope they don't.

jambalaya · PostMay 04, 2007#6282007-05-04T19:01+00:00

I think you need to differentiate between embryonic and adult stem cell research. I am completely against embryonic stem cell research (sanctity of life, takes funding away from adult stem cell research, embryonic stem cells are too radical to control, etc..), but definetely for adult stem cell research (72 cures already found). I have not heard anything dealing with Pinnacle coming down on one side of this discussion or another - I kinda doubt they get involved with any issue dealing where the base discussion deals with a matter of morality.

steve · PostMay 12, 2007#6292007-05-12T22:45+00:00

Making progress on the hotel front:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/busine ... enDocument

matguy70 · PostMay 12, 2007#6302007-05-12T23:58+00:00

Construction Project Photos:

MAY 12, 2007

I'll add, coming across the Poplar Street Bridge into the city - this tower draws your eyes northward and expands the skyline nicely. Coming into the city on I-70 from the west - it really makes the skyline look great too.

arch city · PostMay 13, 2007#6312007-05-13T01:04+00:00

matguy70 wrote:I'll add, coming across the Poplar Street Bridge into the city - this tower draws your eyes northward and expands the skyline nicely. Coming into the city on I-70 from the west - it really makes the skyline look great too.

Great pictures, matguy.

Counting from the base, it appears they have about two or three more floors to add.

framer · PostMay 13, 2007#6322007-05-13T04:03+00:00

I still don't get the "arc of light" thingy, but whatever. This should be a nice addition to the skyine.

arch city · PostMay 13, 2007#6332007-05-13T17:45+00:00

Check out the footprint.

PostMay 13, 2007#6342007-05-13T17:53+00:00

Framer wrote:I still don't get the "arc of light" thingy, but whatever. This should be a nice addition to the skyine.

I think a lot of people don't get it. Here's what I wrote on another board,

From Pinnacle,

"The tower will be illuminated from within at night with a striking arc of light, creating a new square icon in the downtown skyline."

The side panels forming the arc will play a significant role in the illumination of this building.

The green layered glass is designed to give the building "a glow" at night - hence Lumière Place - as demonstrated in the renderings. How it is going to be achieved overall technology-wise, I have no clue. It might look a little odd and bright-colored during the day, but at night it is supposed to light up downtown - so to speak - and be an iconic landmark. Keep in mind that this is a design for a Vegas-based entertainment company. St. Louis will be their signature property to-date.

I truly believe that St. Louisans don't know what they are getting yet. If what Pinnacle is trying to achieve goes off without a hitch, it is going to be a spectacular addition to downtown.

In the picture below, it looks as if someone is layering the glass on one of the floors.

vpr611 · PostMay 13, 2007#6352007-05-13T23:49+00:00

This may have already been answered however does anyone know how this will compare in size with the other casinos in the area. For example will this be bigger than the Ameristar hotel expansion project?

migueltejada · PostMay 14, 2007#6362007-05-14T02:26+00:00

That place is huge!

What a great addition...I just hope it doesn't hurt more people than it helps.

jcity · PostMay 16, 2007#6372007-05-16T04:01+00:00

I am very excited about this project, but I am honestly somewhat skeptical. What kinds of tourists will this bring in? It better not look anything like what goes into Harrahs or Ameristar. I don't want Branson MO on a grander scale.

I'd ideally prefer to see the Landing turn into mostly residential and be a high end riverfront community. maybe I'm shooting too high.

amyh1028 · PostMay 16, 2007#6382007-05-16T04:35+00:00

JCity wrote: I don't want Branson MO on a grander scale.
JCity wrote:

Do you have any idea how much money people spend in Branson every year? I work in travel and if I had a dollar for every person I sent to Branson, lets just say I would have a nice large bank account. I don't really think that you need to worry about it attracting the same caliber of people visiting Branson anyway. Unless of course Andy Williams or Glen Campbell or some other old guy starts a theater inside, and that won't really go with the whole Four Seasons Hotel thing they have happening. Besides if they come down to visit the casino, they will spend money other places too.

matt · PostMay 16, 2007#6392007-05-16T14:11+00:00

If it were just low-end casino there could be cause for concern but it's high-end and a lot more than simply a casino.

Branson's new downtown riverwalk could be better than most anything else in the state -- outside of the Country Club Plaza. May have to look to San Antonio for something similar.

xing · PostMay 20, 2007#6402007-05-20T09:17+00:00

I think he's talking about how gaudy Branson is. Gaudiness makes money in the U.S.... for some reason.

bonwich · PostMay 20, 2007#6412007-05-20T12:48+00:00

Matt wrote:If it were just low-end casino there could be cause for concern but it's high-end and a lot more than simply a casino.

Except that, by definition, a "high-end" casino cannot exist in St. Louis.

steve · PostMay 20, 2007#6422007-05-20T17:24+00:00

Xing wrote: Gaudiness makes money in the U.S.... for some reason.

It makes money everywhere.

mikel · PostMay 29, 2007#6432007-05-29T20:19+00:00

I thought I saw a flag at the top of the building which I will presume to be an American Flag. Traditionally that means the building has been topped out.

PostMay 30, 2007#6442007-05-30T14:56+00:00

I looked again and there is no flag......my bad.

agent009 · PostMay 30, 2007#6452007-05-30T15:14+00:00

*blech*

That shade of green only looks good on late 60s chryslers...

I hope it looks better when finished.

Alex Ihnen · PostMay 30, 2007#6462007-05-30T16:53+00:00

From today's Business Journal:

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday that it selected Legacy Building Group LLC as the general contractor for the renovation of the former Embassy Suites Hotel at its Lumière Place, its $430 million casino resort under construction in downtown St. Louis.

The property temporarily closed for the initial construction work last month. The $16 million renovation project includes the refurbishment of the nearly 300 guest suites and atrium lobby, and a new porte cochere. Pinnacle said it expects to reopen the hotel late this year as The Suites at Lumière Place.

Todd Weaver, president of Legacy, said in a statement, "Pinnacle is making a significant investment in St. Louis and we are honored to be a part of that excitement."

A sky bridge will link the renovated property to the second floor of Lumière Place, just above the casino floor.

shadrach · PostMay 30, 2007#6472007-05-30T17:21+00:00

You can never have enough skybridges!

arch city · PostMay 30, 2007#6482007-05-30T17:43+00:00

Agent009 wrote:*blech*

That shade of green only looks good on late 60s chryslers...

I hope it looks better when finished.

It probably won't look too great during the day to some people, but that shade of green, which is part of a layering of the windows, is going to help give the building its nighttime glow.

shadrach · PostMay 30, 2007#6492007-05-30T17:59+00:00

^Also, the color balance on that image was way too hot.

brickandmortar · PostJun 01, 2007#6502007-06-01T17:57+00:00

My brother is working on this project and he said they have just poured the 19th and final floor.

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