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Post8:02 PM - Apr 18#351

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It sold, reopening as another brand
I know Drury doesn't franchise and the Pear Tree brand seems to be going away for them.

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Post10:11 PM - Apr 29#352

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... louis.html

$81 million redevelopment of the Edison Brothers building at 400 S 14th St is underway, planned opening in Fall of 2027.

The lower floors of the building will become a 248-room Sheraton Hotel and two restaurants. One restaurant will be run by Sheraton while the other is up for lease.

The redevelopment has a 10 year-75% property tax abatement.


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Post11:24 PM - Apr 29#353

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https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... louis.html

$81 million redevelopment of the Edison Brothers building at 400 S 14th St is underway, planned opening in Fall of 2027.

The lower floors of the building will become a 248-room Sheraton Hotel and two restaurants. One restaurant will be run by Sheraton while the other is up for lease.

The redevelopment has a 10 year-75% property tax abatement.
I wonder which spot they're trying to farm out? The former sports bar on the NW corner or the other bar/restaurant in the lobby area?

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Post12:14 AM - Apr 30#354

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https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... louis.html

$81 million redevelopment of the Edison Brothers building at 400 S 14th St is underway, planned opening in Fall of 2027.

The lower floors of the building will become a 248-room Sheraton Hotel and two restaurants. One restaurant will be run by Sheraton while the other is up for lease.

The redevelopment has a 10 year-75% property tax abatement.
I wonder which spot they're trying to farm out? The former sports bar on the NW corner or the other bar/restaurant in the lobby area?
NW corner

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Post2:33 AM - Apr 30#355

Great News.  This was a Sheraton Hotel when it first was completed / renovated years back.

Good to see the Sheraton Brand back in downtown STL.  The brand was dropped from the Clayton Hotel and only has presence in the metro with TWO hotels in West Port Plaza.

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Post7:11 PM - Apr 30#356

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... eiver.html

Westin goes into receivership after ownership defaulted on its loan, owes more than $35.7 million on a $35 million loan from 2019.

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Post4:45 AM - May 01#357

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Westin goes into receivership after ownership defaulted on its loan, owes more than $35.7 million on a $35 million loan from 2019.

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In classic BJ style.. they start the article off with "Downtown STL has struggled since Covid..."

But that has really nothing to do with the rest of the article. The ownership is the problem.  Downtown last year, including the Westin, had one of the best occupancy and profitable years since Covid.  In fact in BJs own words... "Downtown St. Louis hotel occupancy surges 8.4% in 2025 as convention business drives growth."

So sick of BJs BS rhetoric.

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Post5:55 AM - May 01#358

The article also says hotel tax receipts are down 5.8% in FY26 vs FY25. 2019 was also an unfortunate year to take out a $35M loan for a hotel that probably generates a decent chunk of revenue off of baseball traffic.

You have to assume they basically just lost money in 2020 and 2021, maybe had a good year in 2022, and then Cardinals attendance plummeted in 2023-2025. Combined with convention traffic being mediocre up until 2025. I'm sure they could have managed better but it's not like they've gotten a good hand to play.

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Post2:22 PM - May 01#359

matguy70 wrote:
4:45 AM - May 01
StlAlex wrote:
7:11 PM - Apr 30
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... eiver.html

Westin goes into receivership after ownership defaulted on its loan, owes more than $35.7 million on a $35 million loan from 2019.

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In classic BJ style.. they start the article off with "Downtown STL has struggled since Covid..."

But that has really nothing to do with the rest of the article. The ownership is the problem.  Downtown last year, including the Westin, had one of the best occupancy and profitable years since Covid.  In fact in BJs own words... "Downtown St. Louis hotel occupancy surges 8.4% in 2025 as convention business drives growth."

So sick of BJs BS rhetoric.
The really do hate downtown. Plus they do it for the clicks.

Plus I'm sure the Live! by Lowes opening didn't help the Westin.

In addition the Westin brand seems to have lost it's aura. It's not just a St. Louis thing. Look at LeBron James' comments about the Westin in Memphis being a dump and that's why the Grizzlies should more to Nashville. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 396848007/

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Post4:48 PM - May 01#360

dweebe wrote:
matguy70 wrote:
4:45 AM - May 01
StlAlex wrote:
7:11 PM - Apr 30
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... eiver.html

Westin goes into receivership after ownership defaulted on its loan, owes more than $35.7 million on a $35 million loan from 2019.

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In classic BJ style.. they start the article off with "Downtown STL has struggled since Covid..."

But that has really nothing to do with the rest of the article. The ownership is the problem.  Downtown last year, including the Westin, had one of the best occupancy and profitable years since Covid.  In fact in BJs own words... "Downtown St. Louis hotel occupancy surges 8.4% in 2025 as convention business drives growth."

So sick of BJs BS rhetoric.
The really do hate downtown. Plus they do it for the clicks.

Plus I'm sure the Live! by Lowes opening didn't help the Westin.

In addition the Westin brand seems to have lost it's aura. It's not just a St. Louis thing. Look at LeBron James' comments about the Westin in Memphis being a dump and that's why the Grizzlies should more to Nashville. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 396848007/
Ofc a millionaire thinks a 4-star hotel is a dump lmao.

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Post4:50 PM - May 01#361

Downtown hotels had huge Q1.

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Post8:24 PM - May 01#362

^^I travel a lot and all hotels of the same rating - or even same brand for that matter - are not created equal. Most are owned by a hospitality group and badged. It is quite possible that Memphis’ Westin is in need of some investment to keep it on the level of comps in other cities that NBA teams use.

Is a hotel in need of a renovation a reason to move a franchise? Hardly. Then again it is likely interpreted as a microcosm of the overall economic conditions and outlook of Memphis.

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Post3:23 AM - May 02#363

matguy70 wrote:
StlAlex wrote:
7:11 PM - Apr 30
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... eiver.html

Westin goes into receivership after ownership defaulted on its loan, owes more than $35.7 million on a $35 million loan from 2019.

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In classic BJ style.. they start the article off with "Downtown STL has struggled since Covid..."

But that has really nothing to do with the rest of the article. The ownership is the problem.  Downtown last year, including the Westin, had one of the best occupancy and profitable years since Covid.  In fact in BJs own words... "Downtown St. Louis hotel occupancy surges 8.4% in 2025 as convention business drives growth."

So sick of BJs BS rhetoric.
What was REVPAR and ADR? Occupancy could be 100% if ADR was $10

Post3:25 AM - May 02#364

dweebe wrote:
matguy70 wrote:
4:45 AM - May 01
StlAlex wrote:
7:11 PM - Apr 30
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... eiver.html

Westin goes into receivership after ownership defaulted on its loan, owes more than $35.7 million on a $35 million loan from 2019.

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In classic BJ style.. they start the article off with "Downtown STL has struggled since Covid..."

But that has really nothing to do with the rest of the article. The ownership is the problem.  Downtown last year, including the Westin, had one of the best occupancy and profitable years since Covid.  In fact in BJs own words... "Downtown St. Louis hotel occupancy surges 8.4% in 2025 as convention business drives growth."

So sick of BJs BS rhetoric.
The really do hate downtown. Plus they do it for the clicks.

Plus I'm sure the Live! by Lowes opening didn't help the Westin.

In addition the Westin brand seems to have lost it's aura. It's not just a St. Louis thing. Look at LeBron James' comments about the Westin in Memphis being a dump and that's why the Grizzlies should more to Nashville. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 396848007/
IMHO all of the former Starwood brands that Marriott acquired lost their luster. There at least new ones being built. Sheraton is like completely dead.

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Post5:57 AM - May 02#365

The Sheraton Tower in Westport just received a huge million dollar makeover and looks great. I think Marriott is throwing some weight to the Sharaton brand again.

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Post4:46 PM - May 14#366

Through April YoY, RoomRev

Union Station +20.8%
BPV Hilton +14.8%

Remember, we led the nation in growth last year

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Post5:21 PM - May 14#367

and the Le Meridian still being fixed up?

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Post5:22 PM - May 14#368

dbInSouthCity wrote:Through April YoY, RoomRev

Union Station +20.8%
BPV Hilton +14.8%

Remember, we led the nation in growth last year
After having one of if not the worst 2024s. Looks like STL outpacing KC thus far but both have margin compression issues.


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Post6:41 PM - May 14#369

Keep it up. I’d like to see us get a new hotel tower sometime this decade. Although the RailRoad Exchange would seemingly make a great hotel.

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Post6:57 PM - May 14#370

moorlander wrote:Keep it up. I’d like to see us get a new hotel tower sometime this decade. Although the RailRoad Exchange would seemingly make a great hotel.
Probably no new "towers" until vacant buildings are filled. The Sheraton and Jefferson Arms Marriott will be new hotels coming on soon, Le Meridian should be re-opening (hopefully), and then there's the elusive plans for a Hilton in the Mark Twain Hotel. The old Crown Plaza is still vacant too.

There's just too many vacant buildings to fill for a new-build high rise hotel anytime soon.

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Post6:47 PM - May 19#371

A nice write-up about Midas Hospitality's plans to revitalize the Edison Brothers Building (400 S. 14th Street) into a Sheraton Hotel.  Reopening in Fall 2027.

https://mycnr.com/project/midas-hospitality-begins-81-million-renovation-of-historic-edison-brothers-building/

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Post3:16 PM - May 21#372

StlAlex wrote:
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moorlander wrote:Keep it up. I’d like to see us get a new hotel tower sometime this decade. Although the RailRoad Exchange would seemingly make a great hotel.
Probably no new "towers" until vacant buildings are filled. The Sheraton and Jefferson Arms Marriott will be new hotels coming on soon, Le Meridian should be re-opening (hopefully), and then there's the elusive plans for a Hilton in the Mark Twain Hotel. The old Crown Plaza is still vacant too.

There's just too many vacant buildings to fill for a new-build high rise hotel anytime soon.

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Plus the Last Hotel is reopening as a Hyatt

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Post8:14 PM - Jun 05#373

Shell building - in receivership ??

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Post8:40 PM - Jun 26#374

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... louis.html

Le Meridien Hotel to re-open in early August, targeting the first week of August.

The re-opening will also feature a new restaurant, Pine Street Social Kitchen and Wine Bar. They will hire about 50 employees.

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Post5:21 AM - Jun 28#375

Can they unveil the brick and terra coots under the gray paint?

And can the people who own the surface lot build that Moxy already or sell to someone who will build on it? We need more people on Olive. Time to get Olive a new era


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