I think it looks fantastic.
Great news! NE corner of Tower Grove and Manchester across the street from the Reliance Bank.
Grove Mixed Use Building to See Rehab (4261-67 Manchester)
Grove Mixed Use Building to See Rehab (4261-67 Manchester)
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^ thank god! I've seen people poking around for a bit there so I was hoping the Gill's would finally get to this key property. If those infill projects proceed it is going to be an one amazing year on Manchester.
Yeah, seems like the Grove is becoming a perfect storm of great developers. There should be some pretty great news from Grand Center very soon...
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The sign really does look great. And if I'm not mistaken, there is a clock on it as well. Manchester really looks great these days.
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Hopefully the Vandeventer strip between the I44 and SLU/IKEA can become a target soon. There are some great buildings just dying for reuse.ImprovSTL wrote:Yeah, seems like the Grove is becoming a perfect storm of great developers. There should be some pretty great news from Grand Center very soon...
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Check out the Locksmith/Uhaul @ Chouteau and Vandeventer' Contact Page:
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Imagine a glass highrise on that little triangular lot...
Imagine a glass highrise on that little triangular lot...
Or imagine if the beautiful Magic Chef headquarters was a headquarters again.
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It already is happening at least to a small degree.... Bruno David Gallery just opened a spot and the tech firm moved into the UIC rebuild. I also think there is some kind of fashion incubator further down towards Kingshighway. The planned streetscaping for that stretch should also make it a bit more appealing. I can see this becoming a much more attractive area in a few years as it is a nice overflow zone for the various initiatives going on from Cortex to Grove/Botanical Grove, etc.chaifetz10 wrote:Hopefully the Vandeventer strip between the I44 and SLU/IKEA can become a target soon. There are some great buildings just dying for reuse.ImprovSTL wrote:Yeah, seems like the Grove is becoming a perfect storm of great developers. There should be some pretty great news from Grand Center very soon...
I think Metro had a picture up recently of the building that used to be there on its Flashback Friday series.... I'll try to dig it up.stlexplorer wrote: Imagine a glass highrise on that little triangular lot...
Here it is...
Photo by Joe Sonderman
A Public Service bus in the foreground heads east on Manchester Avenue as it turns into Chouteau Avenue and crosses Vandeventer. The year is 1958.
Sadly, the ornate domed building that once filled the sliver of land between the confluence of Vandeventer and Manchester/Chouteau is gone but the building behind it is still there, now housing the St. Louis Effort for Aids.
http://www.nextstopstl.org/13864/flashback-friday-70/
This domed building would have made an awesome east end to the Grove. Can't stop looking at it. (Manchester in the foreground and Vandeventer to the left)
^I've seen that one. Carondelet? There are some really neat buildings along that stretch.
Broadway east of 55 and north of river Des Peres up to Broadway at 55. Here it now: that will become the Brooklyn of St Louis. Incredible little area down there.
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^I've already bought some RE in that area...Hope you're right!
moorlander wrote:
Domed building reminds me of this one in south city.
The Virginia Theatre. I love this building.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/4955
http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/12529.html
It's owned by the LRA now.
ttricamo wrote:Broadway east of 55 and north of river Des Peres up to Broadway at 55. Here it now: that will become the Brooklyn of St Louis. Incredible little area down there.
Broadway between Schirmer and Nagel. Someone make this happen.
Rick Sems @RickSems
Tomorrow our new branch in #TheGrove opens! Stop by to open an account & receive a $15 gift card to a local business!
Tomorrow our new branch in #TheGrove opens! Stop by to open an account & receive a $15 gift card to a local business!
This is kind of in response to the link to the FPSE Neighborhood Plan Presbyterian posted over in the IKEA in St. Louis thread.
The FPSE Neighborhood Plan is interesting, and pretty reminiscent of the Skinker-DeBaliviere Plan which came out a year or two ago. It includes some images of 1/4 and 1/2 mile distances from the CWE and Boyle/Sarah Metrolink stations:
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1/2 mile corresponds to about a 10 minute walk. Also, plans might not be finalized yet, but I think the Metrolink Station is going to be closer to Boyle than Sarah (although they have it as equidistant here).
The FPSE Neighborhood Plan is interesting, and pretty reminiscent of the Skinker-DeBaliviere Plan which came out a year or two ago. It includes some images of 1/4 and 1/2 mile distances from the CWE and Boyle/Sarah Metrolink stations:
1/2 mile corresponds to about a 10 minute walk. Also, plans might not be finalized yet, but I think the Metrolink Station is going to be closer to Boyle than Sarah (although they have it as equidistant here).
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Greg Johnson @PresbyterianStl · Feb 25
Five different grocers are in the running for the Commerce site @ Vandeventer & Manchester, some new to the StL market. Will know more soon.
Five different grocers are in the running for the Commerce site @ Vandeventer & Manchester, some new to the StL market. Will know more soon.
I hope it's Trader Joe's just so we can get all the Joe's zealots to calm down.roger wyoming II wrote:Greg Johnson @PresbyterianStl · Feb 25
Five different grocers are in the running for the Commerce site @ Vandeventer & Manchester, some new to the StL market. Will know more soon.
