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This is going to be so cool.

Would be sweet if in the future Crescent Electric relocates and something is built on that parcel, if the parking lot just south is developed, and if the parking lot behind Twisted Roots and Midtown Sushi is developed. 

And while we're at it, let's have that giant lot across the street from Foundry on Forest Park Ave see some development, too. 

I was a bigger fan of the Foundry after my first visit than I thought I would be.  We got there before most of the places opened at 11:00 and it got packed quickly. Really thoughtful design, good food options and once they get more of the exterior storefronts filled up it will have a very unique feel. Adding the residential and office will drop a captive customer base at the doorstep.

Between this and the Steelcoat developments (I'm gladly eating crow over the Target announcement) you're starting to really see the fabric in between the key areas connect - The Grove, Cortex, Midtown, Steelcoat, CWE. Hopefully over a short amount of time all the remaining gaps in between them start filling up and the lines between the neighborhoods are blurred even more. Unfortunately, the biggest obstacle to keeping that going all the way through downtown is SLU's campus (and Harris-Stowe) which gobbles up enough space to keep a healthy separation between Dowtown West and the rest of it.

^^  Wabash, thanks for posting renderings.

I know this is moving along but anyone have an update on timeline for Greenway Trestle.  That part will continue to add..   As far as 2022 predictions, almost added Cortex East tower to fill out but think that is a few years out if success can be sustained.

KansasCitian wrote: ↑

Dec 22, 2021

And while we're at it, let's have that giant lot across the street from Foundry on Forest Park Ave see some development, too. 

There's now an Element by Westin hotel on the large empty lot across Forest Park Ave from The Foundry in the renderings.

I'll 2nd dredger's question on when exactly the Greenway trestle is anticipated to happen? I feel like a pretty solid timeline for it was announced at some point?

Both buildings have had their designs tweaked. Red is out in favor of that green color and, as such, the parking garage no longer looks like the Busch Stadium garages.

Full size renderings...

This one is wonky...

dweebe wrote: ↑

Dec 22, 2021

I'm just shocked that the CWE NIMBYs didn't manage to work their way over here and kill this in the cradle.

Of late it seems to mostly be Mid-Century Modern fetishist who are out to obstruct in the CWE. If there were a 1945-1975 park bench on this property its preservation would no doubt be prioritized over the proposal.

What the hell happened here? Annoying change

Getting off thread but feel for Optimist and Engineers Cub as the owners/respective organizations are not really in the game of purely cashing in nor are they really organized to maintain architecture for sake of architecture.   Recent proposals have found middle ground of trying to maintain/respect some of the original architecture while at some time moving the organization and CWE forward.     Very different from Foundry and its incentive deal being renegotiated for the better. 

dweebe wrote: ↑

Dec 22, 2021

I'm just shocked that the CWE NIMBYs didn't manage to work their way over here and kill this in the cradle.

City Foundry is in Midtown. It's also in the Midtown Redel Corp area. Chapter 353 means no preservation review. That's how the Pevely came down.

18 Rails event space has been delayed until June 2023

quincunx wrote: ↑

Oct 02, 2021

$11.3M building permit application submitted for the 60,000 sf office component

Issued as well as a $43.1M permit for the mixed use building.

Is the mixed use building the "apartment" building?

Yes

Kind of surprised that uniqlo hasn’t entered the STL market yet. Would be really nice if when it does, it ended up at the Foundry as opposed to the Galleria or West County Mall. Would be a nice get for the Foundry and its retail offerings, too. Wondering if they’ll ever actually land any major retailers at this point.


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SeattleNative wrote:Kind of surprised that uniqlo hasn’t entered the STL market yet. Would be really nice if when it does, it ended up at the Foundry as opposed to the Galleria or West County Mall. Would be a nice get for the Foundry and its retail offerings, too. Wondering if they’ll ever actually land any major retailers at this point.


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I don’t know how they work but the ones I’ve seen are in Downtowns like Chicago, NYC, LA and the one that closed recently in DT Denver.

But yeah! I would love one at the STL Foundry or DT.


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^they will have to get some retailers announced, and quickly, or else the entire project will fail. The sheer amount of vacant space there right now is unsustainable.

New pizza place installing 6k lb oven. TruFusion expected to sign lease for 12ksf

SouthCityJR wrote: ↑

Jan 11, 2022

^they will have to get some retailers announced, and quickly, or else the entire project will fail.  The sheer amount of vacant space there right now is unsustainable.

I'm sure the empty retail space doesn't help the financials but isn't this kinda of a stretch that the entire project will fail when all their office space is pretty much fully leased, got a full grocery store opened and anchor entertainment tenants leased on top of the fact that they are about to break ground on $125 million phase II residential and more office space.   I would say this project is going in right direct even with with vacancy on retail end and far from failing anytime soon.  

^Suppose one year from now the retail spaces remain vacant…in that scenario how long do you think the food court tenants will be able to hang on?

Given how long construction will take, the office and apartment tenants won’t be arriving any time soon. Same with the movie theater.

I love this project and very much want it to succeed but I am very worried about the timeline.

Stayed at Element a couple months back. Went with my Chicago friend to the Foundry and we were both very impressed. The parking lot was like a quarter full and the place was packed with all sorts of people. I don't think this is another Union Station or St. Louis Centre situation. They're doing it right and going with a mixed use plan, which will help it long term in my opinion. With SLU, IKEA, and Cortex right there. How can it fail? I'd be more worried about Union Station, which I think would benefit more from having mixed use housing on all those parking lots nearby.

Are they still planning to build the pedestrian bridge using the rail line to cross Vandeventer? That was the coolest part of this project in the renderings imo. 

TheWayoftheArch_V2.0 wrote:moorlander, how did you get print screen of that email?!?

I found it here