urbanSTL

Next meeting Monday June 24

The preliminary agenda looks fairly benign.

2856 SALENA AVENUE Install a new front entry door (Benton Park)
2720-22 SOUTH JEFFERSON AVENUE Install ten (10) new windows on front façade (Benton Park)
and
A review of the Modern Architecture survey

Unhappy about the blossom house demolition, but wow, those new constructions are very promising.

imran wrote:Next Meeting July 22nd

More construction than demolition requests on agenda so far

Construction
a) construct 2 story single family houses at 1309, 1311 and 1313 DOLMAN STREET (Lafayette Sq)
b) 1421 MISSOURI AVENUE: build 2 story alley house (Laf Sq)
c) 2112 S. 11TH STREET: Construct a single-family dwelling (Soulard)
d) 4104 DeTONTY AVENUE: Construct sixteen 1½ story houses on 14 vacant lots (UIC project in Shaw)

Demolition
5331 ENRIGHT AVENUE : Blossom House. See Paul Hohmann's write up on http://vanishingstl.blogspot.com/2013/0 ... ossom.html

+ some historic register applications

Finally glad to see that UIC project moving forward. Talk about a developer who believes in STL and is doing it right!

ImprovSTL wrote:

imran wrote:Next Meeting July 22nd

More construction than demolition requests on agenda so far

Construction
a) construct 2 story single family houses at 1309, 1311 and 1313 DOLMAN STREET (Lafayette Sq)
b) 1421 MISSOURI AVENUE: build 2 story alley house (Laf Sq)
c) 2112 S. 11TH STREET: Construct a single-family dwelling (Soulard)
d) 4104 DeTONTY AVENUE: Construct sixteen 1½ story houses on 14 vacant lots (UIC project in Shaw)

Demolition
5331 ENRIGHT AVENUE : Blossom House. See Paul Hohmann's write up on http://vanishingstl.blogspot.com/2013/0 ... ossom.html

+ some historic register applications

Finally glad to see that UIC project moving forward. Talk about a developer who believes in STL and is doing it right!

I agree about UIC- they are really doing it right in my opinion. As for the Blossom House, well, I guess we can never have a step forward in St. Louis without at least one step back.

Next meeting August 26

Preliminary Agenda includes the following:

PRELIMINARY REVIEWS

4104 DeTONTY AVENUE
Construct sixteen houses on 14 vacant lots. Shaw Historic District . UIC/Brent Crittenden

4142-58 BLAINE AVENUE
Construct seven new single-family houses. North I-44 Historic District Ward: Brent Crittenden

4323 McREE AVENUE
Construct a two-story single-family house. North I-44 Historic District Ward: Brent Crittenden

2629 S. 11TH STREET
Construct a new single-family house.Soulard. Askins Development Group,

1000 MISSISSIPPI AVENUE
Install sign for Planter's House. Lafayette Square Historic District

3867 LAFAYETTE AVENUE
Partial demolition of north wing. Tiffany Neighborhood .Garden District Commission.

1831 S. 7TH STREET
Construct a two-story commercial/residential building. Soulard .KNJ – Ketan Patel

4654 MARYLAND AVE/238 N. EUCLID AVENUE
Exterior alterations: construct addition.CWE. Gamblin Whiskey House


APPEALS OF DENIALS

5911 McPHERSON AVENUE Eighty-four windows and exterior trim
Skinker-DeBaliviere

1824 KENNETT PLACE
Retaining wall. Lafayette Square Historic District

4231 McPHERSON AVENUE
Replace two window on front façade. CWE

Next meeting this monday Oct 28

New Construction
.2830 and 2836 McNAIR (Benton Park) . Construct a single family residence ( unusually designed like a commercial building)
2847 INDIANA (Benton Park) Construct a single family (Another uncommon design to create a 1 story ADA complaint relatively sprawling residence)
1107 DOLMAN STREET (Lafayette Square) Construct a single family residence

New Application
5244 WESTMINSTER P (CWE) retaining wall in front yard

Appeals of denials
Illuminated sign , garden wall, retaining walls etc
Construct a commercial garage building (2855 Magnolia Ave in Fox Park)
Demolish 2 story alley house for parking pad (1811 R South 7th street in Soulard)

Special Agenda
Nominations to the National Register

seems like a nice uptick in new construction of single family homes recently - especially in Benton Park

^ i suppose it will depend on what is proposed to replace them, but IMHO 2828 Ohio, at least, should certainly not be demolished. 2830-34 are not particularly exceptional, are set back quite far from the sidewalk, and are in pretty bad shape. still, they would make a nice low-key row if rehabbed and the yards landscaped, and if the proposed new construction is cheap suburban BS then i hope this proposal gets shot down. 2842 Magnolia is a low-slung, nondescript brick box with fake stone cladding on the street-facing side. again, for me it would depend on what is proposed to replace it. in all cases, my instinct says it will be cheap vinyl-sided crap though.

Thanks for the insight Mark. I looked up Fox Grove housing and most of their available (income restricted) rentals are rehabs of historic properties. You'd think these properties would be amenable to that.
Here is a link to Desales projects:
http://www.desaleshousing.com/our-projects/

Like others have said, it would depend on what is proposed. I was pleasantly surprised to find that most of Desale's record is community stabilization through rehab of historic stock.
In general I believe in embodied energy and conservation.

Will post again when the full agenda with plans becomes available.

Can someone post a street view screen grab of these properties? I feel like what I'm seeing isn't lining up to the description. Thanks.

^I get what you're saying. There's a fine line between settling and between not letting perfect be the enemy of good. I'd hate to see suburban style construction with primarily vinyl siding. But if sacrificing a few lots and old buildings for new construction is what it takes to continue the progress of a neighborhood, it's likely worth it. Tough call.

Presbyterian wrote:
There are actually five rowhouses (total) behind that tree. The house on the left has a more recent front addition.

Thanks. The tree must be what had me fooled.