I keep a top ten list of STL projects I’m most excited about seeing built up in 2021.  Does anyone else do this?  For my methodology, I moved projects like The 100, WUSTL East End, and Centene Tower to completed (even though there are still finishing touches) and I left off projects like Chouteau’s Landing and the NGA because significant movement or camera ready photos are most likely 12+ months out.  Basically, these are the project sites I look forward to biking around on sunny Saturday afternoons next year. 

I’d love to read other people’s top ten list for 2021.  Here’s mine: 

1.  STL City SC Stadium 
2. Armory
3. DeBalivier apartments + TOD 
4. Forsyth Point 
5. Delmar Divine 
6. Foundry phase 2 
7. Cortex apartments 
8. Neuroscience Cortex 
9. SOHO Soulard
10. Square HQ 
Honorable mentions: Sandcrawler (on-hold), Convention Center, Jefferson Connector, Green Street Grove apartments 

I don't keep anything as fancy as a list. But the things I'm most excited to see finished would include Kirkwood's entertainment center, the convention center update, the soccer stadium, and the new building at Steelcote. I'm excited to see 300 S Broadway, and the new phase at Foundry get underway. I'm really hoping Chouteau's Landing is finally a thing. Things on hold that I want to see would include the Sandcrawler and Centene's auditorium. (Maybe I'm dreaming when I say that's "on hold," but the Wellcare acquisition really upended a lot of things over there. Once the dust has finally settled from all that I hold out hope we'll see movement in Clayton.)

I tend to lump Expo, Hudson, and Chelsea all together because they are so close in vicinity and scale. That being considered, what's going on in DeBaliviere Place / SD is the most transformative in the city, in my opinion. Although I could say something similar about the MLS stadium, the way they handled 1900 Olive left a really bad taste in my mouth. The Forest Park-DeBaliviere TODs are paving the way for similar city developments and are bringing a whole new light to an already fantastic square mile. Square HQ would take the bronze for me because of the promise of a new urban district extending downtown North. They are one of the first major corporations to locate to the city from outside the metro area; hopefully, they are trend-setters. 

I agree 100% with your enthusiasm about the Forest Park - DeBalivier TODs.  I drove past the site today on the Parkway and the size of the project really comes into perspective.  The project will also be really eye catching for everyone running or biking on the path in front of the History Museum.  

^I completely forgot about those. Those should be a really fantastic change.

NateM___ wrote: ↑

Dec 04, 2020

I agree 100% with your enthusiasm about the Forest Park - DeBalivier TODs.  I drove past the site today on the Parkway and the size of the project really comes into perspective.  The project will also be really eye catching for everyone running or biking on the path in front of the History Museum.  

I love those!

Now it appears as if WUSTL is planning a major development sandwiching the Delmar Loop Station, another example where Pearl Companies' Expo is shaping the future of transit-oriented development. The future is looking good, folks. All this corridor needs is a free Delmar Loop Trolley stitching everything together. If I were in real estate, I'd start picking up some homes immediately North of this area along Enright or Clemens.

Elek.borrelli wrote: ↑

Dec 04, 2020

Now it appears as if WUSTL is planning a major development sandwiching the Delmar Loop Station, another example where Pearl Companies' Expo is shaping the future of transit-oriented development. The future is looking good, folks. All this corridor needs is a free Delmar Loop Trolley stitching everything together. If I were in real estate, I'd start picking up some homes immediately North of this area along Enright or Clemens.

I don't think there is proof that they are planning a major development. I could be wrong, but being where it is just doesn't make much sense to me. It's further away from the school than the building Peacock and The Grocery Store are in.

^ I was going off of information provided by @quincunx. Merely speculation from another thread since the redevelopment corp. owns the surrounding lots. It is something I'd like to see, though; it would confirm one of my predictions for 2021 right off the get go! 

Elek.borrelli wrote:^ I was going off of information provided by @quincunx. Merely speculation from another thread since the redevelopment corp. owns the surrounding lots. It is something I'd like to see, though; it would confirm one of my predictions for 2021 right off the get go! 

It’s also part of the Skinker DeBaliviere master plan, which has been extremely successful and ahead of pace thus far it seems.


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Dec 04, 2020

I don't think there is proof that they are planning a major development. I could be wrong, but being where it is just doesn't make much sense to me. It's further away from the school than the building Peacock and The Grocery Store are in.

All of this is speculation, of course. (Though as SeattleNative said, it is in the master plan.) But I think you might be looking at Wash U's development in the light of other purely market driven developments. And I don't think that's really what's going on. Sure, they're in it to make money. But they're also trying to secure the value of their primary assets by improving the neighborhood surrounding them. Their development is at least partially marketing for the school. By making their surroundings more physically attractive and apparently safe they make their primary business, making little doctors and engineers, just that much more lucrative. Every block further they push the appearance of blight and poverty makes reeling in those lucrative out of state and international students just that much easier. Honestly, actually helping to stem and reverse local poverty would help them enormously. That's doubtless why they decided to launch their "free school for local kids [that get accepted]" initiative. (I'd love to see them do more.)

chriss752 wrote: ↑

Dec 04, 2020

Elek.borrelli wrote: ↑

Dec 04, 2020

Now it appears as if WUSTL is planning a major development sandwiching the Delmar Loop Station, another example where Pearl Companies' Expo is shaping the future of transit-oriented development. The future is looking good, folks. All this corridor needs is a free Delmar Loop Trolley stitching everything together. If I were in real estate, I'd start picking up some homes immediately North of this area along Enright or Clemens.

I don't think there is proof that they are planning a major development. I could be wrong, but being where it is just doesn't make much sense to me. It's further away from the school than the building Peacock and The Grocery Store are in.

It's farther from the Danforth Campus, but it's basically contiguous with their North Campus off Enright.