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Hey everyone,



Long time reader and first time poster here! I bought in the Syndicate in February and my move-in should be around August-September.



I'm very excited to be in the building and meeting some great neighbors. I think I checked out around 348858686 developments (give or take a couple) but loved The Syndicate and also loved the 03 Unit.



It should be fun to find out about all the retail. If there is both a gym and Schnuck's, I may never leave...

cpwhite wrote:My wife and I are relocating this July from Memphis. We attended the downtown living tour last weekend and I'm pleased to say we reserved a unit in the Syndicate. There were at least three others who reserved condos in the Syndicate that weekend including the model that sold. I was really impressed with the models, the building, and the staff from Sherman Associates and Loftworks.



I had done my research prior to our visit and the Syndicate was my #1 choice. This forum was really helpful obtaining information on all the downtown residential developments. I think this will be a great building to call home.

I believe there was actually (5) units reserved during the loft tour with several other very interested parties who may come back for a closer look. Pretty amazing considering a lot of people only think the loft tour brings out lookers and not buyers and considering the current state of the market.

Thanks for the welcome. I also thought the Syndicate was a tremendous value. The hardest part was choosing a floorplan because I really liked so many of them. We finally decided on the 10 unit and I can't wait to be a part of building starting the last weekend in July!



BTW, Irock, you're photos of the building are super!

a boxing gym... well than... i would actually be intersted in that!

It has been a while since I posted any recent photos so here we go. These are just a few shots of a couple more finished units. I also have some good shots of all the amenities (which there are a ton of) but will post those later.

Syndicate Grand Opening &

Ribbon Cutting

June 13, 2008

3:30 pm



http://www.downtownstl.org/home.aspx

As if the location of this development wasn't already just about perfect, it seems to have gotten even better. Schnucks on one side and a book store on the other and all that is comiing in between? The Syndicate is definitely in a sweet spot.



As reported in the St. Louis Business Journal:



Left Bank Books eyeing opening downtown St. Louis store

St. Louis Business Journal - by Lisa R. Brown



Left Bank Books, a long-time fixture in the Central West End, has signed a letter of intent to open a satellite location in downtown St. Louis.



The independently owned bookseller plans to lease 5,500 square feet of space on the ground floor of a building at 321 N. 10th Street, across the street from the newly rehabbed Syndicate building at 10th and Olive.



Kris Kleindienst and Jarek Steele, who are co-owners with Barry Leibman on the Central West End store, are planning the downtown store. "We have signed a letter of intent and we're in pretty serious negotiations," Kleindienst said. Kleindienst said the earliest the downtown store could open is October.



Kleindienst said the downtown store will be similar to the Central West End location and will hold author events and other programing.



St. Louis-based LoftWorks, led by Craig Heller, owns the building at 321 N. 10th Street. LoftWorks is adding 35,000 square feet of retail space to the Old Post Office district combined at the Syndicate and other nearby commercial buildings.



The retail mix lined up for the Syndicate includes a quick casual restaurant, a sports-themed restaurant and a chocolate cafe, Heller said. In addition to Left Bank Books, a wine bar and a music venue also are in the works for his building, Heller said.



The downtown Left Bank Books will be located one block west of the new Schnucks grocery store, planned to open in Spring 2009 in the ground floor of the Ninth Street parking garage.



lrbrown@bizjournals.com

Hasn't the Wine Bar been in the works for a couple of years? I believe they started on the build out but never completed it.

Heller said interest from retail and restaurant tenants has picked up as the spring opening of the 20,000-square-foot downtown Schnucks grocery store nears at Ninth and Olive. LoftWork’s $85 million redevelopment of the Syndicate Building, which the firm developed with Minneapolis-based Sherman Associates, has 20,000 square feet of retail space. Heller said he’s in talks with a steak restaurant operator for a portion of the space but has not yet signed leases on the building that is bounded by Locust, 10th Street, Olive and the Ninth Street Garage, where Schnucks is opening next spring.





http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/ ... ory12.html

I know this might have been asked in a previous link, but why is a Schnucks being located so close to City Grocers? Also, wasn't there a diner in this neighborhood in the late 80's early 90's? And lastly, are there any old movie houses in the area with marquees that are going to

be refurbished to their former glory? I think St. Louis needs one-something that speaks to the past in a grand way-not just housing.

It was my understanding City Groceries was going to close after Schnucks opens. I think the owner of city is happy Schnucks is coming in so he can focus more on the rehab on all the buildings around it.

Moorlander wrote:Heller said he’s in talks with a steak restaurant operator for a portion of the space but has not yet signed leases on the building that is bounded by Locust, 10th Street, Olive and the Ninth Street Garage, where Schnucks is opening next spring.

Uh, seriously? Well, I guess there are no steak restaurants within 3 or 4 blocks, but with Ruth's Chris opening, is there really this much unmet demand for steak downtown?

tds127 wrote:I know this might have been asked in a previous link, but why is a Schnucks being located so close to City Grocers? .

DESCO

Isn't it counterproductive to open a City Grocers with the forethought of closing it down? Isn't it somewhat suburban to place a Schnucks in an urban area? St. Louis really needs to get away from trying to replicate suburbia and create a metropolitan experience. Once again, no one answered my question about the movie theatre or the diner. Everything downtown has to be "boutique". There's no 24 hour diner that caters to an everyday person? Didn't someone make the comment that there is too much focus on higher end retail/dining establishments. Every city has a fabric of diversity which creates it's experience and makes it interesting.

I know this might have been asked in a previous link, but why is a Schnucks being located so close to City Grocers? Also, wasn't there a diner in this neighborhood in the late 80's early 90's? And lastly, are there any old movie houses in the area with marquees that are going to

be refurbished to their former glory? I think St. Louis needs one-something that speaks to the past in a grand way-not just housing.

1) Schnucks (Desco) owns the building (parking facility/retail) next door to the Syndicate.



2) In the 80's and very early 90's there was JIMMY'S CAFE (greasy spoon diner) right across the street from the Orpheum (American) Theatre. It was a true city diner - bad jukebox with out of date tunes and GREASE! But kind of a fun and interetsing place to go. Sometimes a little scary too. Today the new building that sits there in the Banquets Hall for the Renaissance Grand Hotel.



3) The Orpheum (American) Theatre right across the street has a new / refurbished marquee and is live theatre and occassionaly has movies. ----

What makes an urban grocer tailored to urban dwellers and office workers suburban?

tds127 Do you have anything to say about the Syndicate Trust? Your previously posed questions and comments may see a more desired response if placed in an appropriate thread. Just say'n....

I think the idea of a 24-hour diner is a great one - I'd love to see something like that downtown. There was talk of the owners of Copia opening a diner at Tucker and Washington, but they now have bigger issues to deal with as they rebuild Copia after the fire.



With regards to movie houses, the Orpheum is basically all we have left. There was the Ambassador, but that building was torn down by Mercantile Bank over a decade ago. There were also a few smaller movie houses that were torn down over the years - I believe there was one where Met Square currently stands. John Steffen had proposed a small movie theater in the Jefferson Arms building before Pyramid Construction went under, but now the Jefferson Arms has a new owner/developer who will hopefully decide to put in a movie theater there.

The Century Building's theater was removed in 1912, and never was used for motion pictures.