In this article they said that the funeral home was going to be converted into a hotel. Maybe Edwards is going to use the funeral home part as an entrance and build onto the back. If i'm not mistaken, that building has a lot of space behind it.
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I distinclty remebering reading somewhere that Joe was planning on keeping the front facade of the funeral home and building the hotel behind it....
I DONT RECALL HEARING ONLY THE FACADE WOULD BE SAVED, BUT THE WHOLE BUILDING, WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION ABOVE AND BEHIND
First image in my head was Dupont Circle neighborhood in D.C. Lots of great hotels in the neighborhood.
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Aldermen back East Loop hotel, retail plan but timeline is hazy
By Kara Krekeler
Posted Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Hotel for the Loop
Loop landlord Joe Edwards is moving forward with his plans for a 120-room boutique hotel, the Loop Hotel, in the former Ronald Jones Funeral Home just west of The Pageant. The $20 million project would include the construction of a 10-story building attached to, but set back from, the current two-story fa?ade.
Retaining the fa?ade would serve a dual purpose of preserving the unique architecture of the building while keeping the building front at a pedestrian-friendly scale, Edwards said. The hotel would have a restaurant on the ground floor.
Edwards said by adding a hotel to the area, it would fill a gap in the Loop?s offerings and would work well with The Pageant next door.
?One of the most frequently asked questions when people come to The Pageant is where the closest hotel is,? Edwards said. ?This would help solve the problem.?
Edwards has not yet set a timeline for the construction of the hotel, as he is still working on sorting out financing and detailed construction plans. The earliest the construction would start is in the summer of 2006, although the timing depends on whether the city awards tax increment financing to the project, Edwards said.
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Aldermen back East Loop hotel, retail plan but timeline is hazy
By Kara Krekeler
Posted Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Hotel for the Loop
Loop landlord Joe Edwards is moving forward with his plans for a 120-room boutique hotel, the Loop Hotel, in the former Ronald Jones Funeral Home just west of The Pageant. The $20 million project would include the construction of a 10-story building attached to, but set back from, the current two-story fa?ade.
Retaining the fa?ade would serve a dual purpose of preserving the unique architecture of the building while keeping the building front at a pedestrian-friendly scale, Edwards said. The hotel would have a restaurant on the ground floor.
Edwards said by adding a hotel to the area, it would fill a gap in the Loop?s offerings and would work well with The Pageant next door.
?One of the most frequently asked questions when people come to The Pageant is where the closest hotel is,? Edwards said. ?This would help solve the problem.?
Edwards has not yet set a timeline for the construction of the hotel, as he is still working on sorting out financing and detailed construction plans. The earliest the construction would start is in the summer of 2006, although the timing depends on whether the city awards tax increment financing to the project, Edwards said.
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Loop hotel site at the funeral-home building, April 03, 2006,
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I understand the development - Hotel is an awesome and much needed destination. This really proves that the Loop is forreal, but will a 10 story building clash with all the other 2 and 3 story buildings on the main drag of the loop?
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^The telephone exchange building on the southwest corner of Delmar and Skinker is already several stories, as well as the Pageant. Plus, the buildings down by the Lions Gates at the west end of the Loop, or just east of DeBaliviere, where the Loop is ambitiously headed, are even taller.
tbspqr wrote:I understand the development - Hotel is an awesome and much needed destination. This really proves that the Loop is forreal, but will a 10 story building clash with all the other 2 and 3 story buildings on the main drag of the loop?
In addition to the point sslider made above, I'd like to add that this is another one of those things that's in the eye of the beholder. I think it's interesting to see a big building pop up around 1 or 2 story commercial buildings, it shows the Loop is a district with ambitions, to me it's a natural progression.
Southslider, when a city grows, its a natural progression for multistoried buildings to pop up in places where there aren't any. Take a good look around the city and you'll see this. There isn't anything near the height of the Park Plaza within a few blocks...should it not have been built? How about the Sauk on Grand...or the South Side Bank...there are many examples of multi storied buildings existing near low rise structures in St. Louis, and this is evident not only here, but in any big city. So, this is a natural progression and nothing new at all and truley part of the urban landscape...especially in a place as urban as the loop.
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I want height. I was defending how anything tall won't likely seem out of place along the Delmar Loop. But as Marmar mentions, sometimes a development has to be bold and break the mostly low-rise mold.
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“The Pageant fills a huge gap on so many levels,” says Edwards. “Many musical acts were bypassing St. Louis because there wasn’t the right kind of venue,” he says. “Now, we have an intimate setting for anywhere from 500-2,300 people.” He adds, “The Pageant is also important because it really keeps the momentum going and extends the vitality of The Loop east of Skinker on Delmar.”
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A boutique hotel is another key piece that will make the Loop experience complete. Financing for a 10-story hotel with 120 rooms, located between The Pageant and Pin-Up Bowl, is now being finalized.
“A hotel is really what The Loop needs to complete the whole experience and attract more tourism. People can fly to St. Louis, take the MetroLink to the Delmar Loop Station and walk west—it’s that easy. With 45 restaurants, retail shops, a movie theater, bowling alley and 10 live music venues, we have everything right here for a unique experience.”
“There is so much new activity in The Loop right now,” Edwards notes. “In the next 18 months, the Loop will take a leap to the next level. “
Link: http://www.stlcommercemagazine.com/arch ... geant.html
Has anyone heard anything about groundbreaking for the hotel? It will really be a boost to the area east of Skinker and hopefully catalyze the development of the eastern end to DeBalivierre; hopefully it'll start soon.
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I was thinking the same thing. I saw Edwards do an interview on City TV 10 last week. He went on and on about the Hotel, Trolley, and MetroLink. He didn't give a hotel groundbreaking date but he said the trolley system from the Loop to Forest Park is a long process which may take 5 years to begin after private and public money is collected.
Bastiat wrote:Has anyone heard anything about groundbreaking for the hotel? It will really be a boost to the area east of Skinker and hopefully catalyze the development of the eastern end to DeBalivierre; hopefully it'll start soon.
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On the Preservation Board's agenda for this month:
6175-77 DELMAR BOULEVARD
Skinker-DeBaliviere Historic District
Demolish a contributing building and construct a 7-story hotel
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Why not leave the first story facade (one of the more interesting in the Loop - IMHO) and build the hotel? It's a bit odd to use part of an old funeral home, but I think it would work . . . that said, a new hotel would be great and with the Church's, Shell and AT&T bulding, the new building, even if done poorly, will the least of the area's eyesores.
He's keeping the first 15 feet of the current building (going straight back from the street front). and will level everything else. It will have 130 rooms. He's still putting the finishing touches on the theme.
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The dude better press the accelerator. He loses his tax credits if he doesn't close the deal very soon.
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^ Can't he reapply for tax credits? Anyway, that's awesome that he's keeping the facade (that's what you're saying right?).
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From Joe Whittington in this morning's P-D:
The online article is a little messed up, but in the print article, it says that Edwards will keep the facade and tear down the rest. Lyda Krewson has a great quote that if you were 18 and coming to St. Louis to visit Wash U., where would you rather stay, The Loop, or in Clayton. Boom!
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Joe Edwards gets a key OK for Loop hotel
By Joe Whittington
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
08/23/2007
Joe Edwards is hoping that it won't be long before people are checking in where they once checked out — 6175 Delmar Boulevard.
The Delmar Loop developer's Moonrise Hotel, planned for the site of the former Ronald L. Jones Funeral Chapels, passed another hurdle last week, and faces still another Monday afternoon.
Edwards has been granted a variance by the city of St. Louis to build higher than 50 feet in the Loop area and to build within a certain distance from a church. On Monday, the city's Cultural Resources Office Preservation Board will consider a request to demolish 6175-6177 Delmar for the seven-story structure.
The online article is a little messed up, but in the print article, it says that Edwards will keep the facade and tear down the rest. Lyda Krewson has a great quote that if you were 18 and coming to St. Louis to visit Wash U., where would you rather stay, The Loop, or in Clayton. Boom!
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