The current building is just a remnant from the acquisition of General American that couldn't sell. If MetLife actually had to pay to keep people here, it's very possible they'll move those jobs to their new NC buildings and help fill space and secure incentives there. They may keep the call center here, but the other jobs would probably leave unless they are outgrowing the NC buildings. There's just no reason to keep them here.
Public Meeting: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Relocation, Tomorrow at 6pm
https://nextdoor.com/city/post/8730539/The public meeting will be held from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, January 14, at the St. Louis Gateway Classic Foundation, 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
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Interesting update on the NGIA proposal:
St. Louis Redevelopment Corp’s executive director Otis Williams said the footprint of the proposed facility is now almost entirely on the 100 acres north of Cass Avenue. But he said the former housing project site will not sit vacant.
"Pruitt-Igoe is going to be fully developed with something," Williams said. "With Paul McKee’s vision earlier he had projects that were in this area. We will basically move those projects to Pruitt-Igoe and make them more dense."
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/st- ... ts-approve
Still concerns, but I think that really enhances the project if Cass is kept open and mixed-use development occurs in the P-I site. Draft report on the four sites scheduled for August release.
St. Louis Redevelopment Corp’s executive director Otis Williams said the footprint of the proposed facility is now almost entirely on the 100 acres north of Cass Avenue. But he said the former housing project site will not sit vacant.
"Pruitt-Igoe is going to be fully developed with something," Williams said. "With Paul McKee’s vision earlier he had projects that were in this area. We will basically move those projects to Pruitt-Igoe and make them more dense."
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/st- ... ts-approve
Still concerns, but I think that really enhances the project if Cass is kept open and mixed-use development occurs in the P-I site. Draft report on the four sites scheduled for August release.
The eminent domain bill had a hearing in the HUDZ committee today. Hope purchase and demo are contingent on the NGA selecting the site.
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No vote today on the bill. But it was amended to allow demolition of all acquired properties, bypassing normal preservation review process.
Antonio French @AntonioFrench
No vote today on the bill. But it was amended to allow demolition of all acquired properties, bypassing normal preservation review process.
Yup, widespread eminent domain and demolition. Par for the course. Combine this with all the widespread clearances from the last 50 years, the proposed stadium clearances, the proposed QT on Chouteau, I think there might be an opportunity to have the state step in and ban the city from engaging in widespread demolition under the guise that the city cannot be trusted to maintain it's own finances (which, honestly, is very true).
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I'm surprised no media has asked if state and local leaders have ruled out eminent domain for the stadium site.Aesir wrote:Yup, widespread eminent domain and demolition. Par for the course. Combine this with all the widespread clearances from the last 50 years, the proposed stadium clearances, the proposed QT on Chouteau, I think there might be an opportunity to have the state step in and ban the city from engaging in widespread demolition under the guise that the city cannot be trusted to maintain it's own finances (which, honestly, is very true).
The state can't be trusted to maintain our finances either, unfortunately. I trust the city more than the state.
I'm okay with the eminent domain and demo IF NGA selects the site. But if not, it needs to not happen.
I'm okay with the eminent domain and demo IF NGA selects the site. But if not, it needs to not happen.
I wish they were just moving into the bazillion square feet in the Butler Bros. building or Railroad Exchange, and renovating it to the highest federal government security standards. Whether in NSTL, Fenton, or anywhere, this Langley-style campus crap is tired.
I don't want the state managing finances either. What I want to see, is something like the state withholding any funding from the city until the city shows it can stop demolishing it's own tax base.jstriebel wrote:The state can't be trusted to maintain our finances either, unfortunately. I trust the city more than the state.
I'm okay with the eminent domain and demo IF NGA selects the site. But if not, it needs to not happen.
When you step back and look at it, it really is shocking how better off we would have been if it hadn't have been for the huge clearances of the Mill Creek Valley, the PI site, the Arch grounds. How much better would race relations be if South side blacks' parents and grandparents hadn't been booted out of the Mill Creek valley and the near southside, so county whites could shave 5 minutes off their commutes? How many more businesses would we have, how much more tax revenue, how much better schools.
It really is shockingly bad asset management that only a government can get away with and still keep operating. I don't want to see it continue.
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New boss same as the old boss!Eminent domain bill passes 18-7
But I did notice that Alderman Schmid voted with many northside aldermen in voting no.
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I'm not sure what else could show how desperate our city is for jobs.
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Anyone have pix of the buildings that would have to be demolished for this to happen? How many historic buildings must go for this project?
Spending a third of a billion dollars on a football stadium.roger wyoming II wrote:I'm not sure what else could show how desperate our city is for jobs.
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^ Although that is more of desperation for "relevance" or whatnot and not over jobs. But it the media does need to ask whether eminent domain is on the table for the stadium if need be.
I won't cry for that ugly land-wasting church on Cass.
Not much left, but there are a few gems.
Hopefully a miracle happens and this one is kept Buster Brown Blue Ribbon Shoe Factory
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The 2500 Block of Montgomery is almost complete.
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Not much left, but there are a few gems.
Hopefully a miracle happens and this one is kept Buster Brown Blue Ribbon Shoe Factory
The 2500 Block of Montgomery is almost complete.
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nothing ever changes in this ***** city… i'm short on hope.
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Maybe we should hand off the Near North Riverfront to McKee as well.
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as others have suggested, the entire political structure in STL needs to be thrown into the river and replaced by younger transplants.
Why is there a grim reaper in that photo of the Buster Brown Shoe Factory BLG?
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You haven't met Jim yet? Good guy. His job kinda sucks... But someone's gotta manage death I guess.matguy70 wrote:Why is there a grim reaper in that photo of the Buster Brown Shoe Factory BLG?
The alderman I saw comment on this basically all said they're pretty much getting screwed by the Feds. Either give up tons of jobs or destruct your urban fabric. As a result, alderman that I usually trust and agree with seemed to be split on the matter.
Frankly, I'm not sure where I land on this matter either. Eminent domain sucks. And demolishing these buildings sucks. And the new NGA campus is probably going to suck too. But I don't want us to lose the jobs either. Bleh.
Frankly, I'm not sure where I land on this matter either. Eminent domain sucks. And demolishing these buildings sucks. And the new NGA campus is probably going to suck too. But I don't want us to lose the jobs either. Bleh.
KSDK - St. Louisians fighting to keep homes
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/20 ... /23103347/Charles Etta, 79, moved into her house on North Market Street when she was 10-years-old back in 1947. She says the house has historic significance to her family because they were the first African Americans to move into the neighborhood.