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PostJul 30, 2022#201

pattimagee wrote:We need a glassdoor-type website for renters where you can review your landlord.
Mgmt company!

I try to be a good property owner, so I know I can’t handle Sect. 8 application requirements and 24/7 on-call for emergencies, so I hire out, but I kinda don’t know what the tenants all think of the service the management company is providing…

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PostAug 01, 2022#202

pattimagee wrote:
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We need a glassdoor-type website for renters where you can review your landlord.
I agree but I think we also need one for renters. 

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PostAug 01, 2022#203

flipz wrote:
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pattimagee wrote:
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We need a glassdoor-type website for renters where you can review your landlord.
I agree but I think we also need one for renters. 
Have you rented an apartment recently? Almost no landlord will accept a tenant with an eviction on their record, they require background checks, proof of employment, references from previous landlords, pay a fee to pay for the background check etc. What you're suggesting is an absurd breach of privacy for tenants who are already extensively screened. 

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PostAug 01, 2022#204

PeterXCV wrote:
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flipz wrote:
Aug 01, 2022
pattimagee wrote:
Jul 29, 2022
We need a glassdoor-type website for renters where you can review your landlord.
I agree but I think we also need one for renters. 
Have you rented an apartment recently? Almost no landlord will accept a tenant with an eviction on their record, they require background checks, proof of employment, references from previous landlords, pay a fee to pay for the background check etc. What you're suggesting is an absurd breach of privacy for tenants who are already extensively screened. 
This has nothing to do with privacy. A background check would be a bigger breach of privacy than a tenant review.

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PostAug 01, 2022#205

flipz wrote:
Aug 01, 2022
pattimagee wrote:
Jul 29, 2022
We need a glassdoor-type website for renters where you can review your landlord.
I agree but I think we also need one for renters. 
Yeah - we kind of have those for renters... or at least its better on that side: Credit Score, Background Check, Proof of Employment, etc. 

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PostAug 01, 2022#206

flipz wrote:
Aug 01, 2022
PeterXCV wrote:
Aug 01, 2022
flipz wrote:
Aug 01, 2022
I agree but I think we also need one for renters. 
Have you rented an apartment recently? Almost no landlord will accept a tenant with an eviction on their record, they require background checks, proof of employment, references from previous landlords, pay a fee to pay for the background check etc. What you're suggesting is an absurd breach of privacy for tenants who are already extensively screened. 
This has nothing to do with privacy. A background check would be a bigger breach of privacy than a tenant review.
That makes no sense. If someone could google search my name and see what all my past landlords and neighbors thought about me that would obviously be a bigger breach of privacy than a landlord checking to see if I was convicted of a crime. 

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PostAug 06, 2022#207

Demo permit applications submitted again.

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PostNov 24, 2022#209

A ballsy move considering they dropped 6630 Delmar, the approval process is apparently halted on the 270/Dorsett project, construction is halted on Wonderland in KC and crawling on Katz, and they are selling Bordeaux (Lafayette Square), ArtLoft (Downtown West), Chelsea (Debaliviere Place), and recently sold the Leonardo (Central West End - Lindell). I've also heard that a few more of their properties will go up on the market soon.

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PostNov 29, 2022#210

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A ballsy move considering they dropped 6630 Delmar, the approval process is apparently halted on the 270/Dorsett project, construction is halted on Wonderland in KC and crawling on Katz, and they are selling Bordeaux (Lafayette Square), ArtLoft (Downtown West), Chelsea (Debaliviere Place), and recently sold the Leonardo (Central West End - Lindell). I've also heard that a few more of their properties will go up on the market soon.
Not sure why them appealing is "ballsy".  Frankly, they are allowing for the demo of very similar buildings a few blocks away on Manchester for a sub par apartment project by comparison.  

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PostNov 29, 2022#211

The PB did not approve the demos on Manchester

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PostNov 29, 2022#212

STLAPTS wrote:
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chriss752 wrote:
Nov 24, 2022
A ballsy move considering they dropped 6630 Delmar, the approval process is apparently halted on the 270/Dorsett project, construction is halted on Wonderland in KC and crawling on Katz, and they are selling Bordeaux (Lafayette Square), ArtLoft (Downtown West), Chelsea (Debaliviere Place), and recently sold the Leonardo (Central West End - Lindell). I've also heard that a few more of their properties will go up on the market soon.
Not sure why them appealing is "ballsy".  Frankly, they are allowing for the demo of very similar buildings a few blocks away on Manchester for a sub par apartment project by comparison.  
It's ballsy in the sense that they're selling some properties (a sign they need cash and quickly), yanked a project back from being proposed (6630 Delmar), are moving slow on Dorsett/270, and moving super slow on their under construction KC projects while remaining silent on their other two. So for them to want to push this one, despite media coverage (including a mention of this forum's greatest pot stirrer - me) and neighborhood being against this because of their historically bad reputation, is quite ballsy. I'm not saying the preservation board won't approve this, but I also don't think they will. They killed the Optimist proposal and that was about as creative as you could get on that site while still having something economically viable.

This is not the same situation as the West Grove/Manchester proposal.

I personally think Lux is done in the City until something changes on their end. Could I be wrong? Sure. But reading the room tells a story and it's not pretty for them and that's a consequence of their actions. I could go on and on about actions I observed, but what's the use? I don't live in St. Louis full-time anymore to try and sway things and I'm having fun doing my own little things.

I learned valuable lessons and am grateful for those, but I'm also happy to be out of the company. Just like Lux, I've moved on from my time there and rarely, if ever, look back.

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PostNov 29, 2022#213

chriss752 wrote:
Nov 24, 2022
... they are selling Bordeaux (Lafayette Square), ArtLoft (Downtown West), Chelsea (Debaliviere Place), and recently sold the Leonardo (Central West End - Lindell). I've also heard that a few more of their properties will go up on the market soon.
You might know better, but I thought their business model was always to sell fairly quickly after completion or stabilization, so that wouldn't be usual.

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PostDec 03, 2022#214

Cultural Resources Office staff is asking the preservation board to uphold the denial of demolition and subsequent new construction for multiple reasons. A few key points...
  • Staff feels the building overpowers the surrounding neighborhood because of height (7-stories vs neighboring 2-story buildings).
  • Staff feels the design does good in the color palette, but says the style doesn't really fit into the surrounding neighborhood.
  • No structural report was provided and based on their observations (and a previously submitted report from a few years ago), it is believed the buildings are structurally sound despite one rear wall crumbling.

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PostDec 03, 2022#215

There are reasons to push back on this project, but height is not one of them. Someone should encourage the CRO to look at all the historic examples of tall buildings next to single family homes in a two mile radius.


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PostDec 03, 2022#216

Wasn't Drury going to be building much taller hotel towers...

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PostDec 03, 2022#217

SeattleNative wrote:
Dec 03, 2022
There are reasons to push back on this project, but height is not one of them. Someone should encourage the CRO to look at all the historic examples of tall buildings next to single family homes in a two mile radius.


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Seconded, and how can it be that overpowering when there are buildings of similar height on Manchester only a couple blocks away?

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PostDec 04, 2022#218

I mean, this is Kingshighway Blvd, for crying out loud.

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PostDec 04, 2022#219

looks similar/same as the same stuff that was going to go up at 18th and Washington
Speaking of that project seems dead in the water at least atm
When I get over there (8th) I will take a look but could it not be (would it fit?) a good spot for an Aldi's?

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PostDec 04, 2022#220

Many empty lots in the area where this would fit in well. As nice as it looks, I’m still not convinced it is worth demolishing granular, vernacular and historic fabric for.
(And there’s a proposed new curb cut iirc 😡)

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PostDec 04, 2022#221

Yes, two, because neighbors didn't want the garage accessed from the alley.

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PostDec 05, 2022#222

Doesn't the plan meet the FPSE Neighborhood Plan and FPSE Form Based Code?  I believe the plan calls for significant increases in density along this stretch of Kingshighway.

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PostDec 05, 2022#223

They're proposing to put the entrance to parking from the alley instead of Kingshighway again. Presumably to avoid needing a variance.

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PostDec 05, 2022#224

The neighborhood did not approve of that at all during the neighborhood feedback process.

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