Near North Riverfront

moorlander · PostApr 30, 2010#12010-04-30T14:06+00:00

St. Louis pushes for new life in North Riverfront

Many large land parcels and buildings remain vacant. Exactly how much is uncertain, but the city of St. Louis soon should have a better idea as new efforts are under way to redevelop the nearly 3,000 acres.

In May, the city plans to develop a new land use study to determine the best strategies for development and identify opportunities in the North Redevelopment Area, which is bounded by Cass Avenue on the south, Interstate 70 on the west, the Mississippi River on the east, and Maline Creek, a Mississippi River tributary, on the north.

In April, the city received approval for a $600,000 grant from the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to decrease the port’s vulnerability to flooding and attract new businesses. The grant, along with a $200,000 match from the city, will pay for the study.

http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/ ... ocus4.html

PostApr 30, 2010#22010-04-30T14:10+00:00

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Several projects are already moving forward in the North Redevelopment Area.

The city also received $2.8 million in federal stimulus funds to rebuild a portion of Carrie Avenue from Broadway to Hall St.

Another new project in the North Redevelopment Area is the planned $4.5 million conversion of a 135,000-square foot building at 1920 N. Broadway.
David Macheca, owner of Mid America Cold Storage, acquired the four-story brick building at the end of February for $2.9 million. After the building is renovated this summer, Mid America Cold Storage will occupy 80,000 square feet, and Macheca is in talks with another tenant to lease 20,000 square feet

Further north, about a mile inland from the river, Clayton-based Green Street Properties is building an $11 million facility at I-70 and E. Taylor that will house two tenants, Raben Tire Co. and Goedecke, which are bringing more than 100 jobs to north St. Louis.
Evansville, Ind.-based Raben Tire & Auto Service, which provides commercial tire service, will occupy more than 40,000 square feet of space at 840 E. Taylor Ave.
Construction equipment and engineered products supplier Goedecke is vacating its existing location at 4101 Clayton Ave. in St. Louis to move into 54,558 square feet of warehouse and office space at the Taylor facility.

Green Street Properties has two other major property parcels that it is developing: the 33-acre Adelaide site at I-70 and Broadway that the city owns and another 36-acre site Green Street owns nearby, called the North Riverfront Commerce Center at 422 E. Carrie. The commerce center could accommodate industrial tenants ranging up to 860,000 square feet.

Pacm39960 · PostSep 26, 2010#32010-09-26T17:45+00:00

Great News. Glad to hear this area is starting to pick up jobs. I grew up not too far from this area.

johndavis · PostJul 10, 2011#42011-07-10T14:56+00:00

Any updates on the projects in this area? I was driving down Broadway yesterday and looked at all of the potential this area has.

Are there any plans of residential development moving forward? I am curious how much the new Bridge would help this area out along if a phase 2 of Lumiere ever gets built.

dredger · PostJun 21, 2013#52013-06-21T07:40+00:00

One of those industrial projects under the radar but a decent investment in North Riverfront. Also a nice comment about confidence going forward for St. Louis construction market.

http://www.stlouiscnr.com/departments/a ... _facility/

Wilson Completes Cement Barge Facility

S. M. Wilson & Co. has completed construction of a new $14 million barge unloading dock and dome storage facility for Continental Cement at the company's terminal on the St. Louis riverfront adjacent to the new interstate highway bridge over the Mississippi River.

As part of the project, the company's existing barge unloading dock on the site had to be moved 400 feet south to make way for the new bridge. The expanded facility's additional storage capacity is designed to fulfill an anticipated increase in demand for cement by construction-related industries in St. Louis and the surrounding region.

PostDec 12, 2013#62013-12-12T19:25+00:00

I know truck stops in the city may not be considered the most desired development to happen especially when you have a local gas station across the street and you displace another business (scrap business believe). But I think the Love Truck stop or any one of the large national truck service outfits like Pilot is a big part of the equation to revitalize the I70/North Riverfront industrial base, which also means jobs for those in the north city and county. At end of day Industry requires trucks and places to safely, efficient and part of a national network to service them.

Throw in the new MRB, rebuilt Port St. Louis docks and private investments such as this truck stop and you got what North RIverfront always had. Great location with transportation infrastructure for industry.

http://www.stltoday.com/business/column ... 78995.html

Truck stop opens in city redevelopment area

downtown2007 · PostDec 12, 2013#72013-12-12T21:04+00:00

Terrible component to redevelopment. It caters to those passing through, not to those who reside in the area.

dredger · PostDec 12, 2013#82013-12-12T21:22+00:00

^ Downtown, That is the point, to service trucks to an industrial area I think you really miss the point of what historically North Riverfront has meant to the city and its urban core. It meant a lot of well paying, blue collar jobs, which like the auto factories, supported the city and north county residential community immensely. You have industrial decay on one side and residential decay on the other side of I70 because of flight of both people and jobs.

At some point you have to promote development that industry will want. Repurposing a commercial space from scrapyard to truck stop doesn't seem like a bad trade off in my opinion.

dweebe · PostDec 12, 2013#92013-12-12T21:27+00:00

downtown2007 wrote:Terrible component to redevelopment. It caters to those passing through, not to those who reside in the area.

Why? This is a heavily industrial area and will support all the current businesses and maybe even help attract a few more. The nearest residential is maybe 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile away and on the other side of I-70.

EDIT: dredger said it better than me.

downtown2007 · PostDec 12, 2013#102013-12-12T21:38+00:00

There is no vision for the area to reuse the existing buildings into residential or businesses. By building a truck stop reduces the chance of residential in that area. Pass through not live.

Kevin B · PostDec 12, 2013#112013-12-12T21:40+00:00

^ I know. There's potential for a N. Broadway corridor that is both commercial and industrial (and, dare I say, at some point residential?!).

The upcoming move to 1600 N. Broadway by Bissinger's chocolates is a great example of that potential. They'll be producing and shipping, of course, but they're also looking to make their factory a place to visit, including a retail shop and a rooftop event space!

Building up the surrounding area for weigh stations and truck stops is the last thing needed (well, that, and the detention center immediately to their east).

dredger · PostDec 12, 2013#122013-12-12T21:46+00:00

Downtown, I think that is where we differ in our opinions, or agree to disagree. Their is a huge amount of infill available for residential and office/commercial retail within the city from downtown, through central corridor not mention McKee's northside plan to fill out. I don't believe ONSL redevelopement is even filled and that represents a small fraction part of the city to bring back.

Expecting residential and mixed use development on every corner essentially eliminates a very big part of what made St. Louis successful, industrial development that leveraged its location and infrastructure. For better or worse, trucks are big part of industrial development any way you look at.

Agree, Bissingers was a great move for the city. But at the end of day they are not serving or seeking a residential neighborhood. They needed light industrial space to build out production capabilities that is also centrally located and accessible to a greater region. In addition to the events, they too will have delivery trucks coming and going.

dweebe · PostDec 12, 2013#132013-12-12T21:51+00:00

downtown2007 wrote:There is no vision for the area to reuse the existing buildings into residential or businesses. By building a truck stop reduces the chance of residential in that area. Pass through not live.

IIRC it was a scrap yard before they built the truck stop. This is way up by Bellefontaine Cemetery and is nowhere near possible re-use and (maybe even residential) area closer to the new Stan Musial Bridge. Probably a difference of 2 1/2 or 3 miles.

PostDec 12, 2013#142013-12-12T21:54+00:00

BTW: if you want to support the area, go buy your Christmas tree from EH Glueck. We did.

http://www.ehglueck.com/

seanmcelligott644 · PostDec 12, 2013#152013-12-12T23:18+00:00

Does the city have a plan what do with the historic warehouses on North Broadway? I think it could be a really cool residential neighborhood someday. Just put in new sidewalks and zone for residential or mixed use and watch it bloom.

roger wyoming II · PostDec 13, 2013#162013-12-13T16:03+00:00

^ the city has a plan for north of Cass focused on jobs/industrial.

I agree that there is great potential for the N. Broadway area on up to about Produce Row to become a next funky, edgy area with mix of art galleries, lofts, workshops, biker bars and industrial. And the Trestle could be a nice boost for the area. But I believe the nature of the area suggests that this will happen more organically than with the City trying to make it an "it" spot.

seanmcelligott644 · PostApr 09, 2014#172014-04-09T00:54+00:00

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/04/07/ ... s-is-sweet

roger wyoming II · PostApr 09, 2014#182014-04-09T01:57+00:00

^ that renovation project appears to be a bit more than I first thought,,,, I look forward to seeing what the 4th floor event space will be like. It's also great that not only is Bissinger's expanding, so to is Kaldi's, which in turn is taking over the present Bissinger's spot in FPSE. Hopefully the Kaldi's spot can be taken by a new business.

Gateway City · PostApr 09, 2014#192014-04-09T07:35+00:00

So Kaldi's won't be expanding, they will just be moving? Is it the Kaldi's on Skinker or the one a few blocks away? If it's the one on Skinker I'm sure there are other businesses that Wash-U students would be more interested in filling that space. I would love to see actual entertainment go in there.

roger wyoming II · PostApr 09, 2014#202014-04-09T12:15+00:00

^ This will be Kaldi's expanded roasting center.... not retail. They've been growing and need more capacity; they'll also have a barista training center as well I believe.

STLEnginerd · PostApr 09, 2014#212014-04-09T13:28+00:00

Glad to see Kaldi's expanding but kind of wish it was in a different place. I really want this area to accomodate uses complimentary to CORTEX as the current space fills out, and or become mixed use retail to transition from the big box retail in IKEA and Midtown Station. Hopefully by the time CORTEX starts expanding in that direction Kaldi's will be needing a new larger facility to handle increased capacity as they become regional players in the premium coffee market.

Kevin B · PostApr 09, 2014#222014-04-09T16:50+00:00

Regarding the KMOV Bissinger's article...

1600 N. Broadway is NOT downtown!!!! It's the Near North Riverfront "neighborhood."

How (or why) presumed local journalists continue to make these mistakes is beyond me. Yes, it's a sexier/safer headline if the location is downtown, but it is factually incorrect. Is it too much to ask that that these writers take the simple step of Googling an address and comparing it to the City's neighborhood boundary maps?!

[Also, super excited for Bissinger's move. I deeply, deeply hope it's the start of some renewed attention/activity for the fairly amazing N. Broadway corridor...]

seanmcelligott644 · PostApr 17, 2014#232014-04-17T23:04+00:00

Is the city doing any thing to develop the vacant buildings in the north river front? I fell the city is messing an opportunity to create a true neighborhood almost out of nothing the area has lots of things going for it (a mostly complete street ride , great old buildings big and small, and great views of the river and downtown). The city really needs to push this area.
Some ideas the city can do is make the area a historic district and rezone the area for mixed-used / residential. Sorry to rant but I feel the city really needs a plan for this area.

goat314 · PostApr 17, 2014#242014-04-17T23:38+00:00

^ I agree, North Broadway would be a beast.

roger wyoming II · PostJun 14, 2014#252014-06-14T21:52+00:00

Saw a rail spur on Carrie St. in North Riverfront is part of the MODOT list... I wasn't sure what that was for and turns out it is for the Green Street redevelopment. I think the rail spur may be part of "Phase 2." Here are Phase One plans:

"Through both formal and informal private-public partnerships, Green Street and St. Louis Development Corporation are leading the redevelopment of a targeted 150+ acre area in the North Riverfront Commerce Corridor with the Redevelopment Area comprising a focused subarea within this broader effort. The Redevelopment Project will be a catalyst for a unified, comprehensive redevelopment program offering new and contemporary commercial and industrial real estate to the City’s existing and future business community. The Project will offer contemporary LEED Certified building spaces in a growing industrial area of the City.
Green Street will redevelop approximately 36 acres of the former Union Pacific rail yard in north City at 400-420 Carrie Avenue. The project will include the new construction of a commercial business park built out over two phases. The 17 acre, Phase 1 project involves the construction of an approximately 50,000 square foot commercial fleet service building with corresponding truck and trailer parking and a private street to serve Phase 1 and future phases of the business park development. The project is anticipated to track for LEED certification from the US Green Building Council. Total estimated construction costs for the Phase 1 project and street infrastructure are estimated to be approximately $9,000,000."

Hopefully Green Street brings the jobs..... sound more promising than Northside Regeneration!