St. Louis Centre -> MX District downtown

rustedhinge · PostAug 30, 2006#762006-08-30T05:21+00:00

bpe235 wrote:Did they pick an design/architect yet?

Perhaps a new poll is in the works: Which of the three firms do you think will be selected? I wish Pyramid would announce the firm.

I can't wait to see the skybridges when they com fallin' down.

urban elitist · PostAug 30, 2006#772006-08-30T12:19+00:00

rustedhinge wrote:
bpe235 wrote:Did they pick an design/architect yet?

Perhaps a new poll is in the works: Which of the three firms do you think will be selected?

Been there. Done that.

http://www.urbanstl.com/viewtopic.php?t=2035

stl_rising · PostAug 30, 2006#782006-08-30T12:26+00:00

It is going to the Lawrence Group. Just hasn't been announced yet. I don't have any proof in writing . . . this is all word of mouth. But I am 99% positive this project will be using their design. Not sure when the announcement is supposed to come out.

moforgov · PostAug 30, 2006#792006-08-30T14:02+00:00

STL Rising, name your sources? Frankly that sounds made up.

ntbpo · PostAug 30, 2006#802006-08-30T23:32+00:00

Update on the PD website today.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/s ... enDocument

St. Louis centre is closing in two weeks, finally.

Rich by lindenwood park.

matguy70 · PostAug 31, 2006#812006-08-31T03:04+00:00

The announcement is made and the THING is done! FINALLY... thank you Lord!

courtland · PostAug 31, 2006#822006-08-31T03:46+00:00

that is great news!

loftlover · PostAug 31, 2006#832006-08-31T10:52+00:00

And it looks like Spinnaker is on board . . .

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/busine ... enDocument

chrisindowntown · PostAug 31, 2006#842006-08-31T13:14+00:00

So will Gold's remain open for a least a little while? Kind of left it open via the business article. I paid for a years membership running through like Feb. so I'm kind of interested in what they'll say.

markofucity · PostAug 31, 2006#852006-08-31T18:02+00:00

yeah that Gold's is shady. I asked them about this when I joined. I specifically said - what happens if the mall closes for redevelopment. They swore to me that it wasn't goign to happen ... at least they swore until they realized that I knew damn well that it was.

does anyone know what plan they deceided upon ?????

framer · PostSep 01, 2006#862006-09-01T03:37+00:00

Very good to hear that $pinnaker will be involved.

stl_rising · PostSep 01, 2006#872006-09-01T13:30+00:00

I have a few friends within the Lawrence Group that have told me that they have already been chosen as the group for the design. That's all I can say. Can't name names, sorry.

threeonefour · PostSep 02, 2006#882006-09-02T04:37+00:00

^ Sounds good if it's true. I liked some elements of all three designs, but the one submitted by Lawrence is my favorite.

Hopefully when Macy's unveils their remodel of the downtown Famous-Barr next Friday, they will have sealed off the entrances to the store from STL Centre. Now that the store is in better shape than it's been in years, I'd hate to see people wander into the Centre now.

I'll have to take a stroll through there next week, to say goodbye and good riddance! I'll be even more excited when those skybridges come down, particularly the one that blocks the great vistas along Washington Avenue.

brickandmortar · PostSep 02, 2006#892006-09-02T20:24+00:00

Don't forget the Washington Ave bridge will be coming down too! I'd say early 2006 before the NCAA's.

smsplanstu · PostSep 04, 2006#902006-09-04T00:25+00:00

I just finished the book: The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces which is about what it says. The book came out in 1980 about the time of the downtown mall in St. Louis opened. Even the book talked about indoor public spaces and about malls. When our mall opened this book said from the beginning that it would not work and the mall did fail!

Gosh, what kind of research are we ignoring in the present times?

The fact that the Centre is being reused as living and first floor retail is a wonderful joy along with the design expertise of the progressive and notable Lawrence Group which is an Urban Land Institute member.

matt · PostSep 05, 2006#912006-09-05T14:03+00:00

Interesting. About 1982, I took an economic geography class at UMKC. Part of the course was learning the models and formulas for assessing market demand and supply for urban retail. The prof. and the text said that in most major markets in the U.S., the demand for new malls had peaked.

gary kreie · PostSep 09, 2006#922006-09-09T02:48+00:00

St. Louis Centre redevelopment gets architect

Story by By Gail Appleson on Lawrence Group and St. Louis Center

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/busine ... enDocument

threeonefour · PostSep 11, 2006#932006-09-11T17:08+00:00

^ Looks like STL_Rising's inside info was on-track. Great design, great choice!

PostSep 15, 2006#942006-09-15T13:38+00:00

^ Amid little- make that zero- fanfare, St. Louis Centre officially closed its doors at 5 p.m. last night to make way for Pyramid's transformation of the mall into 600 Washington according to a report on (KTVI) Fox 2 News.

the central scrutinizer · PostSep 15, 2006#952006-09-15T13:56+00:00

ThreeOneFour wrote:^ Amid little- make that zero- fanfare, St. Louis Centre officially closed its doors at 5 p.m. last night to make way for Pyramid's transformation of the mall into 600 Washington according to a report on (KTVI) Fox 2 News.

What did you expect? It effectively closed years ago.

threeonefour · PostSep 15, 2006#962006-09-15T14:02+00:00

^ I was being facetious. I thought you of all people would realize that.

shadrach · PostSep 15, 2006#972006-09-15T14:04+00:00

Could someone post The Lawrence Group's rendering please?

I can't find it on this thread. (I'm seeing '?' where image postings should be.)

thanks

Alex Ihnen · PostSep 15, 2006#982006-09-15T14:10+00:00

I thought the most interesting piece on Fox was that the bridge would be down by February. This has been suggested before, but it's good to hear it again.

the central scrutinizer · PostSep 15, 2006#992006-09-15T14:36+00:00

ThreeOneFour wrote:^ I was being facetious. I thought you of all people would realize that.

Sorry.

Given the naive Post (and other media) bashing that goes on around here, I thought you were making some commentary that this should have been a front page story.

But re-reading, it I can see it was facetious.

threeonefour · PostSep 17, 2006#1002006-09-17T03:16+00:00

^ No apology necessary- that happens all the time on the Internet.

Expect news coverage in February- hopefully the skybridges will actually come down then.

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