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PostMay 27, 2023#31

This church was absolutely gorgeous on the inside - no idea if it can be saved, the congregation merged with another about 4 years ago and sold this one. Hope it is not a complete loss, though I an not optimistic - With more development in the areas around it I thought it had a good chance at rehab

https://www.kmov.com/2023/05/27/church- ... overnight/

https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6358959 ... ?entry=ttu

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PostMay 28, 2023#32

^It still might. Not sure how serious the fire was. Doesn't look good, but there was a pretty serious fire at St. Alphonsus Liguori some years back. (Cause by a lightning strike, I think it was.) It was repaired and even survived the chopping block in the latest round of closures. (Looks like Soulard's Sts. Peter and Paul did not. Nor the former St. George in Afton.)

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PostJun 22, 2023#33

U of Toronto - Neighbourhood Abandonment in the American Rust Belt


https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/neig ... rust-belt/

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PostJun 23, 2023#34

Very interesting read, thanks for posting. The vacant lot graphic is funny in that it shows Lake Ave north of the park as a string of vacant lots.


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PostJun 26, 2023#35

StlToday - St. Louis County wants to address more than 1,000 problem properties. Here’s its plan.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... 01d21.html

PostAug 18, 2024#36

StlToday - St. Louis is fixing neglected buildings and forcing owners to pay for the repairs

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... 7c06c.html

PostSep 30, 2024#37

The Common Reader - Ghost Towns of St. Louis

https://commonreader.wustl.edu/c/ghost- ... -st-louis/

PostOct 02, 2024#38

OCTOBER 9-11, 2024 | ST. LOUIS
RECLAIMING VACANT PROPERTIES CONFERENCE

https://communityprogress.org/rvp24/

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PostJan 09, 2025#39

I’m slow at work right now, so I started scouting empty lots and vacant buildings in the city. I kind of quickly started marking ones I would call high visibility, large scale, highest priority that if redeveloped, could spark the smaller rehabs and infill. I myself have been thinking about jumpstarting some kind of project around the city. It is editable by anyone with the link. Just an idea that we could maybe collaborate on something similar like this. I know the city has the vacancy tracker, but this was just more interactive to me. Somebody else might have a better way

StL Redevelopment Priority Properties · StL
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ABTv3e3CuKbf7uKW9?g_st=i

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PostJan 10, 2025#40

Three new board bills geared towards impacting vacancy being introduced today:

Administrative Fines and Effective Code Enforcement for Vacant and Deteriorated Property - "An ordinance pertaining to administrative fines and effective code enforcement for vacant and deteriorated property, containing definitions and a severability clause."
Vacant Building Initiative Fund - "An ordinance pertaining to fines and code enforcement for vacant and deteriorated property, including increased fines for unsecured buildings and unlawful demolitions, directing monies from these fines to the City's existing Vacant Building Initiative Fund, and expanding the use of this fund, containing a severability clause."
Collection Methods - "An ordinance to reconcile collection methods with state statute by modifying existing ordinances to more effectively and timely recover amounts owed to the City for fines and improvement costs as special tax bills, containing an effective date and severability clause."

PostJan 10, 2025#41

BTW, many improvements to STLVacancyTools.com have been introduced since last posted here.

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PostFeb 24, 2025#42

Stl PR - St. Louis’ fight against vacancy is more of a long war than a single battle


https://www.stlpr.org/economy-business/ ... y-long-war

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