Biz Journal says Mallinckrodt has eliminated 5% of the workforce at its North Riverfront plant.... not sure how many jobs that is.
For a variety of reasons Detroit is able to capitalize a bit more than we have on positioning itself as a cool haven for artists and edgy young people but I wonder if the warehouses in the North Broadway/Near North Riverfront corridor have the potential for something like this arts space relocating from Brooklyn:
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Among the buildings is “an old power plant that looks like a little Tate Modern,” Mr. Elmes said. The centerpiece of the new Galapagos will be a 10,000-square-foot lake, he said, and he is planning about 16 months of renovation work before opening. Michigan’s governor, Rick Snyder; the state’s Economic Development Corporation; and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation have been supportive of the project, Mr. Elmes said, adding that Galapagos is planning to start a Detroit Biennial in 2016.
During its time in Brooklyn, Galapagos produced more than 7,500 events that drew a total of more than a million people, Mr. Elmes said. Those events included musical performances, burlesque, films, variety shows, performance art and visual art.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/08/arts/ ... egion&_r=1
Also, the guy behind an awesome Berlin techno experience is looking at a Detroit outpost...
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Brumfield was among about 150 people who filled Trinosophes café in Detroit on Saturday to hear a presentation by Dimitri Hegemann, who owns the world-famous Tresor nightclub in Berlin and wants to bring a similar concept to the former auto plant.
The hulking, Albert Kahn-designed factory along Piquette, near the I-75 and I-94 interchange, is owned by the City of Detroit. Hegemann has not publicly discussed details of his negotiations with the city.
Hegemann said he is inspired by Detroit and the plant's grittiness. During his 45-minute presentation, he showed before-and-after shots of a huge, run-down power plant in Berlin that he converted in recent years to a multicultural space, its interior bathed in purple light and packed with people.
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/m ... /19680145/
Tresor is kind of like a City Museum for techno/EDM.
Among the buildings is “an old power plant that looks like a little Tate Modern,” Mr. Elmes said. The centerpiece of the new Galapagos will be a 10,000-square-foot lake, he said, and he is planning about 16 months of renovation work before opening. Michigan’s governor, Rick Snyder; the state’s Economic Development Corporation; and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation have been supportive of the project, Mr. Elmes said, adding that Galapagos is planning to start a Detroit Biennial in 2016.
During its time in Brooklyn, Galapagos produced more than 7,500 events that drew a total of more than a million people, Mr. Elmes said. Those events included musical performances, burlesque, films, variety shows, performance art and visual art.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/08/arts/ ... egion&_r=1
Also, the guy behind an awesome Berlin techno experience is looking at a Detroit outpost...
Brumfield was among about 150 people who filled Trinosophes café in Detroit on Saturday to hear a presentation by Dimitri Hegemann, who owns the world-famous Tresor nightclub in Berlin and wants to bring a similar concept to the former auto plant.
The hulking, Albert Kahn-designed factory along Piquette, near the I-75 and I-94 interchange, is owned by the City of Detroit. Hegemann has not publicly discussed details of his negotiations with the city.
Hegemann said he is inspired by Detroit and the plant's grittiness. During his 45-minute presentation, he showed before-and-after shots of a huge, run-down power plant in Berlin that he converted in recent years to a multicultural space, its interior bathed in purple light and packed with people.
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/m ... /19680145/
Tresor is kind of like a City Museum for techno/EDM.
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^ reminds me of what had been floated for Powell Square.
^ Just logged on to say exactly the same thing -- these are, ten years later, what Powell Square showed such promise as becoming back in 2004. Here's the original thread for Powell Square / Chouteau's Landing Arts Center.
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Yet another example of City leadership dragging its feet until a decision basically gets made for them (in the case of Powell Square, demolition). At any time between the period when the plan was announced/placed online and the demo order came through, the City could have exercised its responsibility for ownership to take remediative measures to ensure the structure was properly boarded, secured and protected from elemental and human hazards.
It's also worth noting the International Photography Hall of Fame was supposed to be there, but has instead moved into a fairly nondescript location on Olive (connected to Ignacio). That, along with an Arts Conservatory/University/Community, would have gone a long way toward totally changing the makeup of Chouteau's Landing and producing a worthy southern connector for the Archgrounds.
Instead, an incredible, transformative plan dies and downtown becomes even more bald. Obviously, the developers have their own responsibility to bear in this outcome (and were seemingly ill-prepared for the costs connected to the project), but it doesn't absolve the City from its inaction. Enforce those protective measures early on and then, if the project comes to fruition, maybe the City repays those initial costs -- it's still a big win instead of a massive loss.
Yet another example of City leadership dragging its feet until a decision basically gets made for them (in the case of Powell Square, demolition). At any time between the period when the plan was announced/placed online and the demo order came through, the City could have exercised its responsibility for ownership to take remediative measures to ensure the structure was properly boarded, secured and protected from elemental and human hazards.
It's also worth noting the International Photography Hall of Fame was supposed to be there, but has instead moved into a fairly nondescript location on Olive (connected to Ignacio). That, along with an Arts Conservatory/University/Community, would have gone a long way toward totally changing the makeup of Chouteau's Landing and producing a worthy southern connector for the Archgrounds.
Instead, an incredible, transformative plan dies and downtown becomes even more bald. Obviously, the developers have their own responsibility to bear in this outcome (and were seemingly ill-prepared for the costs connected to the project), but it doesn't absolve the City from its inaction. Enforce those protective measures early on and then, if the project comes to fruition, maybe the City repays those initial costs -- it's still a big win instead of a massive loss.
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Another historic warehouse bites the dust on the North Riverfront
http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local/pokemo ... /376186772
This is the warehouse https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6372582 ... 312!8i6656
http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local/pokemo ... /376186772
This is the warehouse https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6372582 ... 312!8i6656
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^ at least it was one that was unlikely to be rehabbed. as a cold storage facility it had no windows. hopefully neither of the adjacent buildings were damaged. the north riverfront needs investment ASAP or we're going to lose it all... i really can't believe there hasn't been more interest what with the river views and all.
This seems like a nice pickup for north riverfront if development goes through and the light industrial jobs are added.
http://www.stltoday.com/business/column ... df5a3.html
Obax is proposing to purchase a St. Louis Land Reutilization Authority-owned building and land at 4658 Rosalie Street for $270,000. A $6.6 million redevelopment project estimated to take about three years would generate about 40 to 45 employees at the new facility, according to a city report on the proposal.
The city-owned land has been part of a redevelopment area for nine years and the developer would be eligible for 10 years of tax abatement. The St. Louis Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority recommended approval of the plan Tuesday. It needs final approval from the Board of Aldermen.
http://www.stltoday.com/business/column ... df5a3.html
Obax is proposing to purchase a St. Louis Land Reutilization Authority-owned building and land at 4658 Rosalie Street for $270,000. A $6.6 million redevelopment project estimated to take about three years would generate about 40 to 45 employees at the new facility, according to a city report on the proposal.
The city-owned land has been part of a redevelopment area for nine years and the developer would be eligible for 10 years of tax abatement. The St. Louis Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority recommended approval of the plan Tuesday. It needs final approval from the Board of Aldermen.
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just fyi this is in Mark Twain neighborhood on the west side from Bellefontaine Cemetery.
I mean, the Economic Development side has to know that I-70 is holding them back. Right. Right?
2614 N Broadway
Looks like a likely location for a Rudy Giuliani presser.
Looks like a likely location for a Rudy Giuliani presser.
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Planning to go past sometime this morning. I'll post a picture of what's left. Hopefully they were able to save the adjacent buildings (although it sounds like part of the building collapsed on the adult megacenter)
I pulled both 4 story buildings up as I watched the fire last night. 2608 was already being demolished. 2614, the building that burned, has an open demolition permit. Both owned by Deuces Development, llc, who appears to have done nothing with the buildings. Both have a visible partial roof collapse in satellite imagery. Unfortunately, neither building was long for this world. Complete waste of potential.
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That’s disappointing. Right when the are started to get some traction.
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Not sure what else the fire dept could have done differently here...quincunx wrote: ↑Dec 17, 2020Got an assist on demo by the fire dept.
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Gotcha. Glad I held off on typing out a 5 paragraph novel on why defensive operations was their only choice in this situation then. 
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this stretch needs to be on the National Register and under pres. review. that they got demo permits for these in the first place is total bullsh*t.
^I suspect the demolition of these two buildings is City ordered and City funded due to the roof collapses, not requested by the owner. Emergency demolition orders supersede all demolition review in any district in the City. They will get a bill, and if unpaid it will become a lien collectable via tax-sale.
Your point stands that there does need to be better protection for urban districts like this that don't have either National Register status or local district or preservation review, but these were being lost due to owner neglect. That's a much tougher battle involving strict code-enforcement, fines, court, etc. before it's too late to try that.
Your point stands that there does need to be better protection for urban districts like this that don't have either National Register status or local district or preservation review, but these were being lost due to owner neglect. That's a much tougher battle involving strict code-enforcement, fines, court, etc. before it's too late to try that.
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^ okay, thanks for that info. hadn't considered that they were emergency demos. the battle against owner neglect seems insurmountable...
The demo permits were issued in March. Doesn't seem like an emergency.
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Any info on the larger 6 floor building? will it be torn down too?