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sc4mayor wrote: ↑

Jan 17, 2021

^ Good stuff.  With Union getting ready to ramp up...gotta be close to or over 500 new units either under construction or about to start construction in the Grove, correct?

• Terra: 307 units
• Union: 163
• 4440 Manchester: 60 units

Total: 530 units underway or pending start in this part of the Grove.

Elsewhere, you have under construction, recently completed, or proposed in the Grove...

• 4143 Manchester: 6 units
• Green Street McRee (if you want to call it part of the Grove): 260 units
• Hue: 110 Units
• Arbor on Arco: 152 units
• Liberty Bell: Undefined

Total Elsewhere: 528 units.

TOTAL OVERALL: 1,058 apartment units recently completed, under construction of proposed.

If you throw in the other multi-family developments in the neighborhood in the past several years (Chroma, Aventura Phases 1 and 3, 4321 Manchester, 4400 Manchester, Adams Grove, and Woodward Lofts), in addition to the new single family homes that have sprouted up, it's a truly impressive number of new housing units. This is more of a post for the "New Life in the Grove" thread, but I think it fits in well here.

Terra alone accounts for 29% of the count that I did.

I'm looking at the architectural drawings for this project on SLDC Planroom, and the "courtyard" is much larger than 52,000 sf; it's actually more like 100,000 sf (2.3 acres) of ground floor space. There's a large pool and pool deck, a walking/running path, dog park, picnic and party areas, multiple fire pits, a gazebo, large lawn area, landscaped gardens, and more. 

In addition to all of that outdoor space, there are several terrace common areas on the upper floors and rooftop, for lounging, dining, exercise, yoga.

And inside, there is 15,000+ sf of fitness, lounge, game, party, and movie rooms, common kitchen area/cooking demonstration space, work space, etc., plus interior access to the restaurant retail space.

This building will definitely be unique to the St. Louis area. It's like a small suburban apartment complex or retirement village, entirely enclosed within four walls. Residents will never have to step outside the security perimeter, which, I guess...is the point...?

Nextstl - Building Permit Issued for Terra At The Grove

https://nextstl.com/2021/03/building-pe ... the-grove/

I guess at four stories this thing is gonna be pretty visible from the Kingshighway viaduct. Should make a nice impact. 

framer wrote: ↑

Mar 12, 2021

I guess at four stories this thing is gonna be pretty visible from the Kingshighway viaduct. Should make a nice impact. 

Your rendering is closer than you think, as you will mostly just see a large, plain concrete parking garage from that angle.

^Good point; I didn't think about that. 

Deviate slightly from thread but to framer's rendering.   Some well placed, mature trees would do wonders for the parking lots and those who park there.  Hard too believe all the spots are used and their car must be a sauna by midday.

Brian Adler shared this photo on Twitter a few days ago.

Elevator shafts going up and building outline visible in the straight-down shot.

WUMCRC

Can now clearly see the outline of the building and courtyard taking shape. Still can't get over the size of that "courtyard", which is big enough to fit a large big box store. It's more like an enclosed, private park than a courtyard...

Steel and wood rising along Swan.

Via Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation (as posted on Facebook): 

March 12

Looks good

The streets around there are 1000% better after they were resurfaced.


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