Butler Brothers Building - 1717 Olive St.

SeattleNative · PostSep 12, 2020#512020-09-12T23:24+00:00

quincunx wrote:"As-is, the building contains 718,660 square feet and consists of eight stories. A preliminary redevelopment plan includes 342 multifamily units with 397 garage parking spaces."

https://multifamily.cushwake.com/Listings/27159

Does this mean they’re trying to get someone to finance this redevelopment plan? Or are they trying to sell the property while giving the buyer an idea of what they could do with it?

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quincunx · PostSep 12, 2020#522020-09-12T23:25+00:00

Laife Fulk · PostSep 12, 2020#532020-09-12T23:26+00:00

They’re brokers only looking to sell.

SeattleNative · PostSep 12, 2020#542020-09-12T23:41+00:00

Laife Fulk wrote:They’re brokers only looking to sell.

Cool, thanks for the clarification.

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chriss752 · PostSep 12, 2020#552020-09-12T23:47+00:00

So what was Butler Brothers? A Department Store? Warehouse Company? It's just a question I have since this is such a big building.

quincunx · PostSep 12, 2020#562020-09-12T23:52+00:00

https://www.builtstlouis.net/central-co ... ing01.html

urbanitas · PostSep 13, 2020#572020-09-13T00:45+00:00

quincunx wrote: ↑
Sep 12, 2020
https://www.builtstlouis.net/central-co ... ing01.html

If anyone is still maintaining that site: That postcard is most definitely not a photo, nor an accurate depiction of the original building. It was probably the early-20th Century equivalent of a corporate promotional rendering, mailed out before construction and final design tweaks/value engineering.

quincunx · PostSep 13, 2020#582020-09-13T00:48+00:00

Looks like last update was 7/15. I'm pleasantly surprised it's still there every time I look it up.

sc4mayor · PostSep 13, 2020#592020-09-13T16:10+00:00

^ It's definitely not updated regularly, but I visit the site probably once or twice a month for info or research. Last year sometime I logged on and it was gone, the domain had expired, and then the next day it was back up. They may not be updating regularly but I think someone is keeping their eye on it. And thank god, it might be one of the most valuable resources for historical information about large chunks of this city. Unless there are some other sites out there I'm not aware of.

GoHarvOrGoHome · PostSep 13, 2020#602020-09-13T20:03+00:00

Hopefully it's archived somewhere just in case

urbanitas · PostSep 13, 2020#612020-09-13T23:19+00:00

quincunx wrote: ↑
Sep 13, 2020
Looks like last update was 7/15. I'm pleasantly surprised it's still there every time I look it up.

The guy who started it used to post here occasionally under repowers, but hasn't logged in here since 2008, at least not on that account.

And his Chicago and Milwaukee blogs haven't been updated since 2016, but as he lives in Portland now, I guess that would be difficult...

MarkGroth2020 · PostSep 14, 2020#622020-09-14T00:17+00:00

BuiltSTL is one of the reasons I'm still active with a STL website. And of course UrbanReviewSTL. It's a fading endeavor, but one I loved having experienced.

symphonicpoet · PostSep 15, 2020#632020-09-15T04:50+00:00

BuiltSTL is a fantastic website. Sorry to hear he's up in Portland these days. We loose too many good folks to the coasts.

chriss752 · PostSep 15, 2020#642020-09-15T05:20+00:00

symphonicpoet wrote: ↑
Sep 15, 2020
BuiltSTL is a fantastic website. Sorry to hear he's up in Portland these days. We loose too many good folks to the coasts.

With rising sea-levels, global warming and other problems the coasts are having, he will probably return sooner rather than later.

kipfilet · PostSep 16, 2020#652020-09-16T15:40+00:00

^we are not in very good shape with regards to global warming either, as humidity is likely to become more and more extreme:

BellaVilla · PostSep 16, 2020#662020-09-16T17:20+00:00

^This is small potatoes compared to Wild fires, hurricanes, and rising sea levels. So Missouri starts to get more Louisiana-like weather? Big deal

dbInSouthCity · PostSep 16, 2020#672020-09-16T18:33+00:00

whats the big deal.....

kipfilet · PostSep 16, 2020#682020-09-16T19:43+00:00

BellaVilla wrote: ↑
Sep 16, 2020
^This is small potatoes compared to Wild fires, hurricanes, and rising sea levels. So Missouri starts to get more Louisiana-like weather? Big deal

lol what? have you heard of heatstroke?

bwcrow1s · PostSep 17, 2020#692020-09-17T00:14+00:00

Can we, yet again, stop giving me hope every time this thread is bumped, making me think there is something to note development wise here? Please..

eee123 · PostDec 03, 2020#702020-12-03T01:00+00:00

Anything happening here?

I saw a construction guy inside the courtyard one day this week, then today it looked like they were using a drone, maybe to inspect the roof or something?

downtown2007 · PostDec 10, 2020#712020-12-10T20:16+00:00

Possible hotel

chriss752 · PostDec 10, 2020#722020-12-10T20:24+00:00

downtown2007 wrote: ↑
Dec 10, 2020
Possible hotel

I heard two separate rumors recently. One being JDS Development of New York City was looking at this building. The other rumor was a firm from Memphis, although the name wasn't mentioned.

Both rumors included a hotel along with apartments and creative office space with first floor retail/restaurant space. We will see what holds out.

GoHarvOrGoHome · PostJan 15, 2021#732021-01-15T18:41+00:00

Despite the MLS stadium and the progress made in the past few years, it's hard to really believe in Downtown West while this albatros of a building remains empty and decrepit. Hopefully these new buyers can pull it off because this building is the linchpin to the entire neighborhood.

chriss752 · PostJan 15, 2021#742021-01-15T18:43+00:00

chriss752 wrote: ↑
Dec 10, 2020
downtown2007 wrote: ↑
Dec 10, 2020
Possible hotel
I heard two separate rumors recently. One being JDS Development of New York City was looking at this building. The other rumor was a firm from Memphis, although the name wasn't mentioned.

Both rumors included a hotel along with apartments and creative office space with first floor retail/restaurant space. We will see what holds out.

JDS has bought it.

sc4mayor · PostJan 15, 2021#752021-01-15T19:08+00:00

^ That sounds like good news. Hopefully we’ll see a proposal sooner rather than later.

Butler Brothers Building - 1717 Olive St.

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