The Orion (nee Citywalk on Euclid) - N. Euclid @ West Pine

urban_dilettante · PostOct 17, 2015#9262015-10-17T21:19+00:00

Some new interior and exterior photos (including some amazing shots from the roof) on Nicki Dwyer's blog: http://nickidwyer.typepad.com/nicki/201 ... -site.html

I think the Orion turned out to be a great-looking building, and fits in really well with its neighbors.

roger wyoming II · PostOct 18, 2015#9272015-10-18T02:04+00:00

urban_dilettante wrote:Some new interior and exterior photos (including some amazing shots from the roof) on Nicki Dwyer's blog: http://nickidwyer.typepad.com/nicki/201 ... -site.html

this view will look a whole lot different once the demo and apartment project gets under way.

wabash · PostOct 18, 2015#9282015-10-18T03:22+00:00

Good looking building, nice views North, nice views South, street-facing Whole Foods, unbeatable location, I can see why Mills named this one after himself.

roger wyoming II · PostOct 18, 2015#9292015-10-18T15:59+00:00

^ Rumor has it that Kroenke is having a change of heart about Saint Louis and will build a glorious stadium/mixed-use center on his own dime called the Enos.

imthewiz · PostOct 19, 2015#9302015-10-19T01:31+00:00

^why do you tease my heart so?

quincunx · PostOct 19, 2015#9312015-10-19T17:25+00:00

Shown above is the Euclid side of The Orion where Whole Foods will open May 4, 2016. Silverman half-jokingly said, "The reality is that most people will call this the Whole Foods Building." There will be patio seating on both Euclid Ave., above, and West Pine Blvd.

Presbyterian · PostOct 20, 2015#9322015-10-20T02:13+00:00

The permit has been approved for the Whole Foods buildout.

$3.5 million. This will be a nice store.

blzhrpmd2 · PostOct 22, 2015#9332015-10-22T15:13+00:00

What is the title of the thread regarding the Koman demo/construction project across the street?

moorlander · PostOct 22, 2015#9342015-10-22T15:24+00:00

blzhrpmd2 wrote:What is the title of the thread regarding the Koman demo/construction project across the street?

This one?

http://urbanstl.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10751

roger wyoming II · PostOct 22, 2015#9352015-10-22T15:26+00:00

^ I gotta say this forum has a horrible search engine.

blzhrpmd2 · PostOct 22, 2015#9362015-10-22T17:17+00:00

That's it. Thank you. I probably resorted to asking the tribe before an exhaustive search, but I agree; searching a key word seems to bring up nearly everything except what you are looking for.

Randy · PostOct 25, 2015#9372015-10-25T19:26+00:00

wabash · PostOct 25, 2015#9382015-10-25T20:55+00:00

Kinda spooky. I like it.

framer · PostOct 27, 2015#9392015-10-27T04:21+00:00

Thank god it's not SLU Blue.

PostFeb 13, 2016#9402016-02-13T04:53+00:00

Construction fence is down, and things are wrapping up. This building is really looking good. Too bad about the huge, blank wall facing north, though.

addxb2 · PostFeb 13, 2016#9412016-02-13T08:40+00:00

36 vacant/available apartments according to their website.
If they held true to 177 units, they're at 80% occupancy.

quincunx · PostFeb 13, 2016#9422016-02-13T15:59+00:00

Move-ins started Dec 1, right? Damn!

cteclipse · PostMar 19, 2016#9432016-03-19T14:25+00:00

What's the latest here!? As of last year it was move in date Nov 2015 Whole Foods April 2016, doesn't appear anything has been going on with either in weeks. Anyone have an update?

jambo · PostMar 19, 2016#9442016-03-19T14:35+00:00

See the quincunx comment on Mon Oct 19, 2015 12:25 pm.

roger wyoming II · PostMar 19, 2016#9452016-03-19T16:19+00:00

cteclipse, there has been some work going on for the Whole Foods.... saw a tweet a week or so ago about the salad bars being set up.

imran · PostMar 19, 2016#9462016-03-19T19:06+00:00

I walked by a couple weeks ago and some of the window papers were off. There is a lot of furniture in there (salad bars, seating, light fixtures etc).

framer · PostMar 20, 2016#9472016-03-20T01:23+00:00

I've seen moving vans parked on West Pine.

wabash · PostMar 22, 2016#9482016-03-22T23:43+00:00

I'm sure some of you have seen this on nextstl's twitter feed or Arch City's SkyscraperPage feed, but just thought I'd import it over here since I find it so horrifying. What the f

happened with the The Orion street elevation? This dumpster storage / loading area / patio furniture storage area / outdoor seating area or whatever it is (does anyone know what it is?) is just hideous and an affront to every pedestrian along one of the City's premier retail strips. I assume Whole Foods Market demanded/required it, but seriously, what a horrible solution to a problem and a black eye for an otherwise great project. I wonder if and how Park Central signed off on this.

from Paul Sableman aka @STLExplorer:
As delivered:

As advertised:

dbInSouthCity · PostMar 23, 2016#9492016-03-23T00:29+00:00

Commercial businesses have to have a commercial dumpster with a private company (not city trash dept) so it's probably for that

imran · PostMar 23, 2016#9502016-03-23T00:37+00:00

And it could not be located in the alley with other dumpsters because.......?

(Maybe it's not a dumpster. We will find out in about a month )