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Bourbon bar opens tomorrow at Lowes hotel

One Cardinal Way website shows it with 111 units remaining. So that makes it 63% pre-leased. Other people I’ve talked to say it’s at 70%. Either way, that’s pretty strong to me.

Baseballism

"We are thrilled to welcome you back to Ballpark Village, and we can’t wait to unveil our newest venues – Sports & Social St. Louis and Baseballism.
...
Beginning June 17 at 4 pm, Sports & Social will open for the first time! We’ve added over 300 seats to the adjacent outdoor plaza space and other welcoming furniture throughout the exterior patios to provide ample outdoor seating for you to enjoy food and drinks in a relaxed, fun atmosphere steps away from Busch Stadium. We’ll also have live music from local artists Thursdays through Sundays. Contactless ordering and payment will be provided through OneDine® so you have a safe and simple way to order from the convenience of your own personal mobile device with no app required.

Here’s a tentative schedule for our reopening:

Currently Open:         

Baseballism
Live! by Loews – St. Louis

 
Opening June 17:

Sports & Social St. Louis
Outdoor plaza
OneLife Fitness*

 
Opening June 24:      

FOX Sports Midwest Live!*

 
Opening June 26:      

PBR St. Louis*

*These dates are subject to change"

Ballpark Village -FAQs

^Great shot!

Following what Cordish did with Two, 3 and 4 Light in KC, they reserved the @TwoCardinalWay and @3CardinalWay twitter handles. So this basically confirms two more residential towers. @4CardinalWay isn't reserved yet. Both accounts were created in February of this year and are private.

https://twitter.com/TwoCardinalWay
https://twitter.com/3CardinalWay

chriss752 wrote: ↑

Jun 16, 2020

Following what Cordish did with Two, 3 and 4 Light in KC, they reserved the @TwoCardinalWay and @3CardinalWay twitter handles. So this basically confirms two more residential towers. @4CardinalWay isn't reserved yet. Both accounts were created in February of this year and are private.

https://twitter.com/TwoCardinalWay
https://twitter.com/3CardinalWay

yooooo

thestlguy wrote: ↑

Jun 16, 2020

chriss752 wrote: ↑

Jun 16, 2020

Following what Cordish did with Two, 3 and 4 Light in KC, they reserved the @TwoCardinalWay and @3CardinalWay twitter handles. So this basically confirms two more residential towers. @4CardinalWay isn't reserved yet. Both accounts were created in February of this year and are private.

https://twitter.com/TwoCardinalWay
https://twitter.com/3CardinalWay

Only problem I have with this is this was pre-corona :/

Even though it was pre-corona, the numbers from One Cardinal Way justify a second residential tower. That success could then carry over to a third. They were working on 2CW prior to corona, so I see no reason why they would kill the plans now. The economy will recover and they know it.

I'm guessing the release of details on the project was delayed due to Covid. Any ideas of when we will get to see renderings and details, Chris? 

chriss752 wrote: ↑

Jun 16, 2020

thestlguy wrote: ↑

Jun 16, 2020

chriss752 wrote: ↑

Jun 16, 2020

Following what Cordish did with Two, 3 and 4 Light in KC, they reserved the @TwoCardinalWay and @3CardinalWay twitter handles. So this basically confirms two more residential towers. @4CardinalWay isn't reserved yet. Both accounts were created in February of this year and are private.

https://twitter.com/TwoCardinalWay
https://twitter.com/3CardinalWay

Only problem I have with this is this was pre-corona :/

Even though it was pre-corona, the numbers from One Cardinal Way justify a second residential tower. That success could then carry over to a third. They were working on 2CW prior to corona, so I see no reason why they would kill the plans now. The economy will recover and they know it.

It will be interesting to see if 2CW will be just a clone of 1CW or if they decide to go more ambitious with design and height. I'm perfectly fine with something similar. The impact on the skyline that 1CW made was surprising. It shows what a few towers in the 300 ft range could really do for St. Louis. I would like to see a different color glass or masking for 2CW though. I don't want downtown to get that Clayton feel.

goat314 wrote: ↑

Jun 16, 2020

It will be interesting to see if 2CW will be just a clone of 1CW or if they decide to go more ambitious with design and height. I'm perfectly fine with something similar. The impact on the skyline that 1CW made was surprising. It shows what a few towers in the 300 ft range could really do for St. Louis. I would like to see a different color glass or masking for 2CW though. I don't want downtown to get that Clayton feel.

The glass issue became a big talking point in KC and actually led to 3 Light's design being a changed a bit to differentiate from 1 and 2 Light. Don't expect anything too tall. I actually expect it to be shorter than One Cardinal Way but I hope I'm wrong. 

chriss752 wrote: ↑

Jun 16, 2020

thestlguy wrote: ↑

Jun 16, 2020

I'm guessing the release of details on the project was delayed due to Covid. Any ideas of when we will get to see renderings and details, Chris? 

No idea on when we will see anything. I hope for the Fall (like October or November) after OCW opens (August 1st). This will give a few more months for OCW to fill up more. No doubt we would've seen 2CW plans by now if the Cardinals Season was going on. I think they were counting on the season to market the project more, but they've been doing good regardless.

I think that One Cardinal Way will definitely be a catalyst for more infill development around Busch Stadium. Downtown (South of Market) is such a blank slate and there are so many opportunities to build modern hi-rise living. I look forward to seeing this part of downtown over the next 5-10 years. I think it will be unrecognizable by 2030. 

chriss752 wrote: ↑

Jun 16, 2020

Following what Cordish did with Two, 3 and 4 Light in KC, they reserved the @TwoCardinalWay and @3CardinalWay twitter handles. So this basically confirms two more residential towers. @4CardinalWay isn't reserved yet. Both accounts were created in February of this year and are private.

https://twitter.com/TwoCardinalWay
https://twitter.com/3CardinalWay

I think it confirms that they hope to do at least two more residential towers. Reserving a Twitter handle doesn't require anything other than having an active email address, so I wouldn't necessarily read it as a guaranteed commitment to move forward with two more residential towers. I'm sure they would probably build a dozen residential towers if the market was there and they could acquire the necessary land cheaply. Whether or not 3CW ever actually happens is an entirely different question. Hopefully it does, but I'll just be happy to see official plans released for 2CW sometime in the next 2 years at this point.

I've always been puzzled why downtown south of Market hasn't seen more residential interest, especially the last development cycle. Between Busch, BPV, and all the trendy bars in the Cupples complex, the area is ripe for some transplant oriented residential.

Would love to see some glass towers to the west with upscale, but not ridiculous rents like OCW. A mix between 1300-2000 a month.

Is cyber squatting still a thing? 

Sports and Social is now open on the first floor of the One Life building. 

New County 92.3 Thursday Country Nights kicks off tomorrow (June 18th) with free live country music by local artists on the outdoor stage. Here's the line up so far (from newcounty923.fm...

Summer is in full swing and New Country 923 and Ballpark Village are bringing you LIVE country music on Thursday Nights! Kicking off at 6pm each week, you can catch some of St. Louis’ best local country acts on stage for FREE at the new outdoor plaza at Ballpark Village. Grab a seat and enjoy the open, outdoor space or pop inside the new Sports & Social for a round of skee-ball or shuffleboard. However you do Thursdays, we’ve got you covered.

Thursday Country Nights Lineup
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
June 18th | Ashley Haynes
June 25th | Johnny Henry Duo
July 2nd | Leslie Craig & Scott Logan

Country band LoCash will perform on the outdoor stage on September 25th. That's also hosted by 92.3.

Not as into country these days, but Locash put on a good show when they were at VP Fair

^The new display over the stage still looks undersized...I don't get it.

urbanitas wrote: ↑

Jun 18, 2020

^The new display over the stage still looks undersized...I don't get it.

The only thing I can think of is...space for more ads.  I hope I'm wrong.  Maybe they spent too much on their irregularly shaped TV atop the apartments to afford a bigger one down here.