^ a mid sized concert venue that could attract big acts would be a big win for that part of DT West. One of my favorites in all of STL.
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STL Post-Dispatch: St. Louis hires Prop NS program manager
The city has hired a manager to oversee a new program to stabilize vacant properties, the result of a ballot measure approved by voters nearly three years ago.
Sean Thomas, a veteran community organizer active in the effort to get Proposition NS passed in 2017, reported to work at the St. Louis Development Corp. on Monday...
Proposition NS — the “NS” stands for neighborhood stabilization — was designed to provide a pool of money to help pay for limited repairs to buildings owned by the Land Reutilization Authority, the city’s land bank, ensuring that those properties could still be rehabilitated for future occupancy. Prop NS raises property taxes by $11 per $100,000 assessed value, allowing the city to secure up to $40 million in bonds.
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^Give him a budget and hopefully he can be even more effective. 
This is a good hire. Makes me feel better about not applying.
Word on the street is that the roof of the Palladium Building in Grand Center is collapsing.
Looking at it on Google Maps satellite view, at least two good sized portions of the roof are already collapsed as of whenever that photo was taken.framer wrote: ↑Jan 17, 2020Word on the street is that the roof of the Palladium Building in Grand Center is collapsing.
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7230 S Broadway (corner building) is now gone. Fencing still up around rest of complex. Owner appears to have left most of the doors open (front and back) throughout the rest of complex and windows are now broken
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^We really need some kind of ordinance to prevent owners from simply sitting on buildings and allowing them to deteriorate so they can get their way.
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The best solution would be a land value tax. It would fundamentally change the way land is used and developed in STL for the better.symphonicpoet wrote: ↑Jan 25, 2020^We really need some kind of ordinance to prevent owners from simply sitting on buildings and allowing them to deteriorate so they can get their way.
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Photo of 7230 S. Broadway in its current state. The fence extends around most of the 7200 block aswell. This is a major loss for the Patch neighborhood 
This is Carondelet, but either way, it is a huge loss. We all should've seen this coming. The owner let the building rot and made it clear that vandals were welcome. The owner wanted this building gone and didn't give a damn about the surrounding community. South Broadway has a lot of potential, but we are slowly losing the old buildings that made this area a thriving business district back in the day.Elek.borrelli wrote: ↑Feb 04, 2020Photo of 7230 S. Broadway in its current state. The fence extends around most of the 7200 block aswell. This is a major loss for the Patch neighborhood
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^ Elek is correct; it's Patch. Looks like the building dates to 1888.
I don't care which neighborhood these buildings are in, but it's a damned shame that the owner is allowed to destroy this entire historic block and no one can do beans about it. Just a block north someone has listed a row of commercial buildings for sale. Couldn't he have done this?
You see, that’s too smart and common sense of an idea. This guy doesn’t give a damn.STLer wrote:I don't care which neighborhood these buildings are in, but it's a damned shame that the owner is allowed to destroy this entire historic block and no one can do beans about it. Just a block north someone has listed a row of commercial buildings for sale. Couldn't he have done this?
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st. louis is plagued by a property-hoarding boomer+ population that couldn't care less about how the states of their properties affect the lives of city residents. they're just looking to cash out. (this is not a commentary on all boomer+s, but i suspect that many decaying properties in the city—like this one—are owned by people over 50 who don't actually live in the city).
You are 100% correct that St. Louis is full of older landbankers who bought up cheap property years, if not decades, ago and are just waiting to see what happens to the land regardless of whether or not the historic buildings and landscapes survive.
The mailing address of the owner is in south county.
The last permits were water tap destroy issued last September, completed Jan 16, 2020
The last permits were water tap destroy issued last September, completed Jan 16, 2020
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^The Patch is Carondelet. The core of old Carondelet is mostly or entirely in "the Patch." It's really a terrible and confusing name, given that every third thing there is called "Carondelet." That said, the owners should be ashamed of themselves. And also fined every dime they make out of the "deal" and then a few more dimes besides.
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Here's one I pass on 70 nearly every day.
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6365701 ... 312!8i6656
This building is simple. It's just an old storage warehouse. Not meant to be fancy or attractive, it's just there. I would love to see this thing restored. I feel like it would be a loft lovers dream but that's probably eons away. There's not much within walking distance and I can't see this being an attractive property for development even if the XFL becomes a staple.
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6365701 ... 312!8i6656
This building is simple. It's just an old storage warehouse. Not meant to be fancy or attractive, it's just there. I would love to see this thing restored. I feel like it would be a loft lovers dream but that's probably eons away. There's not much within walking distance and I can't see this being an attractive property for development even if the XFL becomes a staple.
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Being where it's at on the fringes of downtown but not far from the new NGA, would be a perfect opportunity for a geospatial company looking to expand.
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That whole block is well overdue for redevelopment. It is probably not economically feasible, however.