The St. Louis Buisness Journal reported in late June that the three-story building that housed Rossino's Restaurant could be razed for residential construction. Built in 1903, the building also has 24 two-bedroom apartments on the upper floors. Again, tearing down the building for new residential is currently a consideration and hasn't yet been determined.
The Melrose (former Rossino's location), 206 N. Sarah Street
The Melrose (former Rossino's location), 206 N. Sarah Street
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What??? That is ridiculous. It has great bay windows- a very "Brooklyn' look to it. That is just stupid.
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AAAARRRGGGHHH!!!
With all of the mid-century crap on West Pine, they want to tear down the best building on the block? Give me a break!
With all of the mid-century crap on West Pine, they want to tear down the best building on the block? Give me a break!
http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.a ... ryid=93065
Closest I could find in a quick search. (EDIT: A pic of the building)
Tearing this down would be stupid, those buildings on Sarah are beautiful. Why would you tear them down?
Closest I could find in a quick search. (EDIT: A pic of the building)
Tearing this down would be stupid, those buildings on Sarah are beautiful. Why would you tear them down?
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who would the developer be? that's ludicrous. with all the positive development going on now it's so easy to get lulled into the thought that the city is finally GETTING it but already this year we've lost st. aloysius and prince hall and i'm sure any number of other historic buildings that aren't as prominent. this is depressing. why on earth would you tear down a building with so much potential?
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we need to go Daryl Hannah on these developers .... any St. Louis UP members willing to chain themselves to a building?
It's just a proposal right now. I just can't imagine that the city would let this go forward.
How about the METAL FRAME industrial building directly to the south? That thing looks like it's out of Pacific MO, they can tear down that dump for new residential. I agree, the Rossino's building should stay. UNLESS they were to building something 10 X better than what's currently there, and I doubt that will be possible.
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This is the first that I have heard about the demolition plans, and itr runs against the rumor that Pete Rothschild (who owns the building) is financing a rehab there.
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JCity wrote:How about the METAL FRAME industrial building directly to the south? That thing looks like it's out of Pacific MO, they can tear down that dump for new residential. I agree, the Rossino's building should stay. UNLESS they were to building something 10 X better than what's currently there, and I doubt that will be possible.
Exactly. That metal building is the one remaining roadblock keeping Sarah from being a pretty nice street. And right next to that, there is a creepy motel-style apartment complex surrounded by industrial buildings. It looks like something out of a movie.
And immediately east of Rossino's is a nasty 1950's apartment building that does not appear to have been well-maintained.
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IOW, look immediately south or east from Rossino's if a developer wants a site on which to rebuild, but this NE corner of Sarah and West Pine cries out for rehab.
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ecoabsence wrote:This is the first that I have heard about the demolition plans, and itr runs against the rumor that Pete Rothschild (who owns the building) is financing a rehab there.
Again, as stated before, there are no plans to tear down the building. The St. Louis Business Journal reported Developer Pete Rothschild as saying that he has not determined the future of this property, but that it could be razed to make way for future residential construction.
JCity wrote:How about the METAL FRAME industrial building directly to the south? That thing looks like it's out of Pacific MO, they can tear down that dump for new residential. I agree, the Rossino's building should stay. UNLESS they were to building something 10 X better than what's currently there, and I doubt that will be possible.
I heard from a friend who just moved to a house on West Pine that the metal shed owner is looking to sell the building to a developer. He heard this from a neighbor who said that the current owner is leasing the building at a lower rate than he could have gotten and is waiting for it to run out or buy them out or something. He said they were looking to do a "Boulevard-type deal" which I assume simply means retail with condos/apartments on top. He also said someone is looking to build condos or put a parking lot for the area businesses on the northwest lot of Sarah and West Pine. This is all hearsay so don't hold me to it...
That would be great. That whole area is prime for gentrification.
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The "Rossino's Building," actually the Melrose Apartments, is safe. Look for a historic restoration soon.
This is going to be a great area in the next few years. My friend also mentioned something about a Metro station going in on Sarah at the crossing. He didn't say when it was going to happen though, so I'm not holding my breath.
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I agree that this stretch of Sarah is on the upswing. One of my favorite intersections is Laclede and Sarah, where one can find a superb coffee house, a great independent hardware store, a post office and the Scottish Arms -- all useful and pedestrian-friendly things. The "6 North" building is probably the best new residential building built in the city in the last five years, too.
The area needs the MetroLink station and the demolition of Lindell Marketplace for further enhancement.
The area needs the MetroLink station and the demolition of Lindell Marketplace for further enhancement.
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Isn't Terrene right there also?
It will be great to see this building brought back to life. Are there apartments in it now? This one block that seperates the CWE and SLU could transform quickly - a lot of one-story wearhouses and the like. Starting with the place across the street will be great.
6 North coffee shop is great and the hardware store makes me realize how lucky we are that at least a few choice establishements have stayed around. I did tour the 6 North condos/apartments and didn't really like them. I understand the concept of universal design, but I wouldn't want to live there - too many handrails, the open floor into the shower, uniform height counters . . . I think that these features may desuade some potential tenants. It would be nice if 'universal design' allowed for these changes without making them for everyone.
It will be great to see this building brought back to life. Are there apartments in it now? This one block that seperates the CWE and SLU could transform quickly - a lot of one-story wearhouses and the like. Starting with the place across the street will be great.
6 North coffee shop is great and the hardware store makes me realize how lucky we are that at least a few choice establishements have stayed around. I did tour the 6 North condos/apartments and didn't really like them. I understand the concept of universal design, but I wouldn't want to live there - too many handrails, the open floor into the shower, uniform height counters . . . I think that these features may desuade some potential tenants. It would be nice if 'universal design' allowed for these changes without making them for everyone.
Sarah will become an increasingly important street. Eventually it will be a retailling spine connecting the emerging Manchester/Sarah (including the new parking lot) to Lindell. Forest Park to Lindell was recently enchanced ($550k). Our grant application for T21 funds for a Manchester enhancement project was successful--that will enable a $2 Million redo. There is a proposed $40 Million project at 4100 Forest Park, and while funding for the Metro stop has not been identified Rep. Carnahan and Sen. Bond were successful in getting a 750k grant for planning a garage/metro stop. Should the MOHELA deal happen $10-12 Million has been set aside to be split between CORTEX and CET. First floor retail on Sarah is mandated in the CORTEX development plan.