Per STLMag it looks like something called BLT will be opening shortly in the old Kitchen Sink spot... tough location I think but hopefullu it finds success. The soup and salad joint on Pine St. also will open in June and Kimchi Guys in The Landing in July.
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Alumni Saint Louis closes downtown, announces two new concepts
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yeah... it was yet another St. Louis-themed eatery... in St. Louis. how many of those do we need, anyway?
Not sure if downtown is the spot but think the auto vending machine somewhere in the city if not in downtown but at least along the central corridor/I-64 or I-44 near Hampton or Kingshighway would fit well IMO. The form, the height, the steel is begging for an urban location.
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/ ... bba98.html
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/ ... bba98.html
Completely the wrong thread for this but...dredger wrote: ↑Jun 04, 2018Not sure if downtown is the spot but think the auto vending machine somewhere in the city if not in downtown but at least along the central corridor/I-64 or I-44 near Hampton or Kingshighway would fit well IMO. The form, the height, the steel is begging for an urban location.
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/ ... bba98.html
FORMER???? That thing failed already???? I don't think it's completely empty but did Taubman sell it?has plans to turn the former Taubman Prestige Outlets mall into an entertainment destination
I think it would be cool near Foundry. Especially with its post-industrial look. Honestly, I have thought for awhile how cool it would have been if Top Golf was somewhere near the central corridor. Especially on former warehouse land, maybe east of The Grove?
As for downtown retail. There's a boutique slowly popping up in Fashion Sq. I spotted a DNA logo on it, the boutique not the organization, so maybe it's a spin-off concept.
^ Didn't think about it, but car vending machine as a kinda of post industrial look around the Foundry or near the silos would be cool..
To bring this around this to downtown since I started going off topic with central corridor. Does anyone think the auto vending structure would work for say a Zip car/ car rental idea instead of new cars? Have it downtown near a metrolink/Amtrak for those residents who want to go carless but want the occasional convenience or the business traveler or visitor staying downtown who might not need a rental car for the whole trip but maybe a day or two here. Understand the cost structure would be a lot more for something like Zip car but tie it in with say a car rental such Enterprise who might want to do pilot on the idea before taking it into a pricier metro area.
To bring this around this to downtown since I started going off topic with central corridor. Does anyone think the auto vending structure would work for say a Zip car/ car rental idea instead of new cars? Have it downtown near a metrolink/Amtrak for those residents who want to go carless but want the occasional convenience or the business traveler or visitor staying downtown who might not need a rental car for the whole trip but maybe a day or two here. Understand the cost structure would be a lot more for something like Zip car but tie it in with say a car rental such Enterprise who might want to do pilot on the idea before taking it into a pricier metro area.
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Well this looks like a great addition to the U-Haul building on Tucker
Flament Co's the Place to Bring New York-Style Pizza Downtown
The couple's huge New York-style slices have developed a cult following in the Metro East, with a big following on Facebook. They come by their interest in the style of pizza honestly — Cory was born in Brooklyn and Brittany in Utica....
Flament Co's the Place to Bring New York-Style Pizza Downtown
The couple's huge New York-style slices have developed a cult following in the Metro East, with a big following on Facebook. They come by their interest in the style of pizza honestly — Cory was born in Brooklyn and Brittany in Utica....
A block from Maurizio's??? And a block away from Start Bar, who actually has pretty good pizza.STLrainbow wrote: ↑Jun 05, 2018Well this looks like a great addition to the U-Haul building on Tucker
Flament Co's the Place to Bring New York-Style Pizza Downtown
The couple's huge New York-style slices have developed a cult following in the Metro East, with a big following on Facebook. They come by their interest in the style of pizza honestly — Cory was born in Brooklyn and Brittany in Utica....
Not a good sign for downtown retailing in general. Lord & Taylor is closing it's iconic 5th Avenue store in New York:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/compani ... spartanntp
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^ department store blues.
Detroit, which has been adding downtown retail steadily the past few years is on the verge of a boom...
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opini ... 659583002/
Think Apple, H&M, Zara, Sephora, Peloton and even Target.
Those are among the stores being courted by Bedrock, the development arm of Dan Gilbert’s Quicken Loans empire, according to two of the company’s top executives.
I think the city's central corridor has that potential as well in the coming years but again the issue is retailers such as that maybe choosing the Foundry or CWE and not downtown.... its really hard for gaining traction on a dense cluster of walkable retail here with everything spread out.
Detroit, which has been adding downtown retail steadily the past few years is on the verge of a boom...
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opini ... 659583002/
Think Apple, H&M, Zara, Sephora, Peloton and even Target.
Those are among the stores being courted by Bedrock, the development arm of Dan Gilbert’s Quicken Loans empire, according to two of the company’s top executives.
I think the city's central corridor has that potential as well in the coming years but again the issue is retailers such as that maybe choosing the Foundry or CWE and not downtown.... its really hard for gaining traction on a dense cluster of walkable retail here with everything spread out.
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The old Tanner B's building on Pine has been sold. I don't have a Business Journal subscription, so I can't see who bought it.
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... 0-000.html
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The former home of Tanner B's Restaurant in downtown St. Louis has been sold for $290,000.
Hilliker Corp.'s Patrick McKay represented the buyer, Daniel Cook, in his purchase of the 7,762-square-foot building at 1113 Pine St. Hagan Properties represented the seller, M3 Investments. The building had been vacant for five years, Hilliker said in a release.
“I’m investing there because of the long-term growth potential I see in the downtown emerging market,” Cook said in a statement. “There are a lot of profitable redevelopment opportunities waiting, and I want to be to make sure I’m taking advantage of these opportunities as the time is now.”
Downtown St. Louis had a retail vacancy rate of 5.2 percent in the last half of 2017, according to a CBRE report. Though higher than the regionwide average of 4.3 percent, it's still lower than north St. Louis County (7.9 percent) and southern Metro East (6.2 percent). Mid-St. Louis County and West County continue to lead the St. Louis submarkets with low vacancies in retail, the CBRE report said.
Recently, Alumni Saint Louis, at 200 N. 13th St., announced it had closed in May in order to make way for renovations to turn the space into restaurants.
Cook's purchase of the Pine Street building marks his seventh real estate purchase in downtown St. Louis. His previous acquisitions include:
412 N. Tucker Blvd.
614 N. 11th St.
505 Washington Ave.
1008 Locust St.
1123 Locust St., first floor only
1101 Lucas Ave., second floor only
McKay represents Cook in those buildings' lease transactions, and McKay is currently marketing 412 N. Tucker as office space.
Just have to hit the stop loading button fast enough.debaliviere wrote: ↑Jun 12, 2018The old Tanner B's building on Pine has been sold. I don't have a Business Journal subscription, so I can't see who bought it.
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... 0-000.html
Hilliker Corp.'s Patrick McKay represented the buyer, Daniel Cook, in his purchase of the 7,762-square-foot building at 1113 Pine St. Hagan Properties represented the seller, M3 Investments. The building had been vacant for five years, Hillier said in a release.
Nice. Cool little building. It's begging for a giant mural on the east side.
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Yeah! I'd love a new building on that corner. Just being realistic for the time being 
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Yellow Tree Farms states they’ll be opening a pottery shop in the Monkey Building at 15th and Washington.
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Per Biz Journal, Dao Tien Bistro is moving from the UCity Olive strip to take over the old SanSai space. I wonder if in part due to the unease over the proposed Novus development.... U City is messing with a pretty good thing, imo.
SenSai actually did pretty well. I was surprised when they closed. It's a cool space with the weird historic details left over. I hope they can fix it up some.STLrainbow wrote: ↑Jun 19, 2018Per Biz Journal, Dao Tien Bistro is moving from the UCity Olive strip to take over the old SanSai space. I wonder if in part due to the unease over the proposed Novus development.... U City is messing with a pretty good thing, imo.
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Dao Tien is great too - really solid fried rice and noodle dishes, very nice staff... and if you are crazy, they'll make anything hotter than you can handle.
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Great news and a smart move by Dao Tien. They should do well. It's a great space too.
Copia Wine Bar is expanding to Clayton and Des Peres. In the Business Journal article, the owner is quoted as saying he is doing this because "it was nothing more than survival" because "no one is going downtown like they used to." Also says he doesn't want to close downtown but may have to this year unless things drastically change.
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... -wine.html
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... -wine.html
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Nobody goes to Copia should be the wording. The place sucks and it’s 16,000 sq freaking feet + 8000 outside, You could have a 100 people in there and it feel empty because everyone gets 240 sq feet or a large bedroom to themselves