I think that car dealerships could do better at that site than other types of businesses from a visibility standpoint - it's not uncommon to see tall signage at car dealerships (I'm thinking of Bommarito Nissan, where I bought my car), signage that could be highly visible from Highway 44 but not nearly as unsightly as billboards or other forms of advertising.
Here is a blurb from mayorslay.com about the opening of a restaurant supply store on Manchester. I wonder if St. Louis Marketplace was an option for them or if the junkyard site is just a better location.
It appears that Restaurant Depot will be coming to the City of St. Louis. Unless you need a 100 lb. bag of sugar, why is this important?
Here?s my list of reasons:
?RD, like a growing number of other national companies, recognizes the City as a great place to do business
?The company provides goods and equipment that will make it easier and more profitable for local restaurants ? a big part of our City?s economy ? to do their business
?The new store will take a junkyard on Manchester and replace it with a better use
?The new business will create 60 new permanent union jobs when it opens
?Although it is primarily a wholesale operation, RD will also provide sales tax revenue estimated at $500,000 annually from the sale of equipment to restaurants and from the sale of food products to restaurants and others
Another one bites the dust.
I noticed that the lonely looking Blockbuster Video on the east side of the Manchester Commons has closed. Not a suprise as the store was even slow on weekend nights and beore the arrival of a snowstorm.
That plaza just needs to be nuked. With all the teardowns going on in Dogtown you would think the real estate market would be hot enough to support new homes or condos there. Then again the railroad tracks and industrial business don't help.
I noticed that the lonely looking Blockbuster Video on the east side of the Manchester Commons has closed. Not a suprise as the store was even slow on weekend nights and beore the arrival of a snowstorm.
That plaza just needs to be nuked. With all the teardowns going on in Dogtown you would think the real estate market would be hot enough to support new homes or condos there. Then again the railroad tracks and industrial business don't help.
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It's a fantastic location for a new professional soccer stadium!!!! Plenty 'o Irish pubs nearby! But seriously, it is a great location. Maybe the city could condemn it and make use of it - only half kidding there.
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I'm thinking of the place between Hampton and McCausland on the south side of Manchester (wish I could do the cool google map snapshot of the area here)
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I've always known that as St. Louis Marketplace, unless the name has changed recently.
I've always known that as St. Louis Marketplace, unless the name has changed recently.
DeBaliviere wrote:Is this the new name for St. Louis Marketplace?
My bad. I'm talking about the plaza between Hampton and McCausland. I'll edit the title.
I bet this turns into a watered down industrial park, which I think is a good thing for the city. The city does not have much to compete with Earth City and Fenton. Businesses = Jobs. And for all the people on here who like authentic "grittiness" it doesn't get more so than this. See you at Nick's Pub.
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This week's Business Journal had an article announcing that the Spark Agency (advertising/promotions) is moving from 1881 Pine Street downtown to 60,000+ sf at St. Louis Marketplace.
Other new tenants include:
Safety Technologies - 4,062 sf
Charter Communications - 12,075 sf
Catch a Falling Star - 3,300 sf
Young in Spirit - 3,300 sf
The Marketplace is now 84 percent occupied.
Other new tenants include:
Safety Technologies - 4,062 sf
Charter Communications - 12,075 sf
Catch a Falling Star - 3,300 sf
Young in Spirit - 3,300 sf
The Marketplace is now 84 percent occupied.
DeBaliviere wrote:Wow, good timing.
So I guess the real benefit to the city by opening auto dealerships there would be the earnings tax on well-paid salespeople and mechanics.
What about the revenue from oil changes, tires? People in the area will increase retail and dinning demand. I think it would be a great thing.
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This week's Business Journal had an article announcing that the Spark Agency (advertising/promotions) is moving from 1881 Pine Street downtown to 60,000+ sf at St. Louis Marketplace.
Other new tenants include:
Safety Technologies - 4,062 sf
Charter Communications - 12,075 sf
Catch a Falling Star - 3,300 sf
Young in Spirit - 3,300 sf
The Marketplace is now 84 percent occupied.
Da*n - does that mean that any new MLS stadium won't be going here!?!?!?
84% occupied is great, but it still looks terrible. Now if only they can make it appear that it isn't totally abandoned. I'm assuming an add agency would want their building to appear at least presentable.
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^ I agree. It's great to see it almost fully occupied, but it couldn't possibly look more dreadful.
I know of one recent vacancy- Senator-elect Claire McCaskill's city campaign headquarters was located there.
And I can't imagine an ad agency wanting to go into that dump, but what do I know...
I wish there was a way to shoehorn mixed-use development in FRONT of the existing Marketplace, to bring activity closer to Manchester Avenue and improve the appearance of the area. The occupancy rate is good news, but unfortunately, it's probably always going to be an eyesore.
I know of one recent vacancy- Senator-elect Claire McCaskill's city campaign headquarters was located there.
And I can't imagine an ad agency wanting to go into that dump, but what do I know...
I wish there was a way to shoehorn mixed-use development in FRONT of the existing Marketplace, to bring activity closer to Manchester Avenue and improve the appearance of the area. The occupancy rate is good news, but unfortunately, it's probably always going to be an eyesore.
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To that end, some sort of outparcel development would be nice. It almost has too much parking for its current needs now.
To that end, some sort of outparcel development would be nice. It almost has too much parking for its current needs now.
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^ Even traditional outparcel development (fast food joints, drive-through banks, etc.) would be a vast improvement over the present condition. Even if the place is 100% occupied at some point, they'll never need all that parking.
If I worked for an ad agency that made plans to move there, I think it'd be time to polish up the ol' resume.
If I worked for an ad agency that made plans to move there, I think it'd be time to polish up the ol' resume.
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McDonalds used to have a out parcel restaurant located there, however it was torn down a couple of years ago.
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With Pyramid's request for TIF money to help aquire One City Centre, there has been mention of the City's $1 million in annual payments to cover St. Louis Marketplace. But now that the Marketplace is 84% leased, does that lessen the amount that the city has to chip in every year?
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So its mostly occupied by various companys only open 8-5? Is there any retail left?
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DeBaliviere wrote:With Pyramid's request for TIF money to help aquire One City Centre, there has been mention of the City's $1 million in annual payments to cover St. Louis Marketplace. But now that the Marketplace is 84% leased, does that lessen the amount that the city has to chip in every year?
Probably some, but I don't think the newer tenants are generating much, if any, sales taxes, which would probably be the dominant source of TIF revenue. Now the Marketplace is stuck being almost full with non-sales tax generating tenants and no real way to increase the TIF revenue to at least a break even amount. For this reason, many redevelopment agreements for commercial TIFs will specify retail only.
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Downtown2007 wrote:So its mostly occupied by various companys only open 8-5? Is there any retail left?
There is still a K-mart and a few other smaller retailers.
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Good news from Da Journal:
Link
On another topic, Slay said that progress is being made to fill the largely empty Marketplace shopping center in the 6700 block of Manchester Avenue.
Weissman Dancewear Solutions has purchased the old Builders Square building and is in the process of moving from 1600 Macklind Ave. to the Marketplace location.
The city is talking with a company that is interested in constructing a new building that would house 600 workers at the Marketplace, Slay said. Slay wouldn't name the company and said it wasn't a done deal.
Link
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http://www.stltoday.com/business/column ... 78c22.html
Switch is moving into STL MP. Great news for the much maligned strip mall.
Switch is moving into STL MP. Great news for the much maligned strip mall.
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FYI, Switch is already there. They are simply consolidating multiple locations here.
St. Louis Marketplace is a hole. I wish a developer would dismantle it and re-build it in Chesterfield Commons where it belongs. Regardless, it's great to hear that a creative company is making a big investment and remaining in the City of St. Louis. What's to become of the smaller office spaces that Switch is vacating?