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PostDec 18, 2024#6201

Slow down in spending after 9 months of 2024 region wide, most of the negative for downtown was July-Sept when the cardinals probably had 750,000 less fans come down...most of the City CIDs were on the positive side 
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PostDec 19, 2024#6202

Is there a common source for this data? Since i'm curious how other places did. Especially in areas outside of the City, County, or St. Charles County.

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PostDec 19, 2024#6203

The MO Dept of Revenue website

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PostDec 22, 2024#6204

Anybody have a pulse on how downtown did with traffic this weekend for before Christmas rush, home travelers, tourists, winterfest, Bragging Rights? These are the kind of weekends we need good traffic if we are ever going to build up business, Not a packed weekend of events but enough where it should feel vibrant.

I was gone to see my girlfriend’s family. Were bars/restaurants busy? How did some of the limited retail stores we do have like Whip It Goods, Waxed out, the clothing stores look?

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PostDec 23, 2024#6205

Bragging Rights was 18,500 and at the same time there was a show at stifel with about 3,000

Ukraft was busy for brunch as it was also running shuttles to and from the game.

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PostDec 23, 2024#6206

dbInSouthCity wrote:
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PlatinumBlues wrote:
Dec 13, 2024
Is there any reason for the lack of fast food chains in downtown?  I wish there was a Panda Express & Bojangles & Zaxbys but that’s asking for too much 😊 Either way a food hall on Wash Ave sounds great.  


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we have a subway, McDonalds, kfc, Starbucks, Papa Johns 
Btw is Starbucks at BPV still open? I could have sworn it wasn't there a couple of weeks ago when I visited. Google says "temporarily closed". Online news articles seem inconclusive on its fate.

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PostDec 23, 2024#6207

No idea, seems like a dispute between franchisee and corporate. 

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PostDec 23, 2024#6208

It's currently "temporarily closed" according to a sign on the door, but no merchandise or equipment has been removed. Deliver some fresh beans and pastries and they could reopen tomorrow.

Similar to the state of the Starbucks on DeBaliviere. I assume they are the same franchisee

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PostDec 23, 2024#6209

GoHarvOrGoHome wrote:
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It's currently "temporarily closed" according to a sign on the door, but no merchandise or equipment has been removed. Deliver some fresh beans and pastries and they could reopen tomorrow.

Similar to the state of the Starbucks on DeBaliviere. I assume they are the same franchisee
that is how the Expo at Forest Park Starbucks closed. It started with temporarily closed sign and now just this last week they draped a black cloth on its signs.

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PostDec 23, 2024#6210

Well on the plus side if they are permanent closures a potential independent coffee shop will have a beautiful Starbucks quality cafe buildout waiting for them

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PostDec 24, 2024#6211

delmar2debaliviere2downtown wrote:
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Anybody have a pulse on how downtown did with traffic this weekend for before Christmas rush, home travelers, tourists, winterfest, Bragging Rights? These are the kind of weekends we need good traffic if we are ever going to build up business, Not a packed weekend of events but enough where it should feel vibrant.

I was gone to see my girlfriend’s family. Were bars/restaurants busy? How did some of the limited retail stores we do have like Whip It Goods, Waxed out, the clothing stores look?
Went to Katie’s at BPV for an early dinner around 5 and there was about 13 tables. By the time we left at 6:30 there was 20 tables.

PostDec 26, 2024#6212

This is starting to be a trend and good news for Downtown, there are dozens or so example of firms staying in downtown by going to another building (HOK, anthem, us bank finance impact, Sandberg Phoenix ect) the downtown market is starting to stabilize. GSL and the mayors office has put in alot of work to stop the bleeding by having meetings with firms who’s lease is expiring. They don’t succeed in keeping them all but I think they’ve done enough that in 2025 we can start to see some gains.
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PostDec 26, 2024#6213

They need to fight like hell to keep TC downtown

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PostDec 27, 2024#6214

JaneJacobsGhost wrote:
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They need to fight like hell to keep TC downtown
Just some scuttle, but they gone if there isn’t some movement on building a shiny BPV spot

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PostDec 27, 2024#6215

To where? Is there room for another 200 attorney firm in the Centene Towers?

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PostDec 27, 2024#6216

delmar2debaliviere2downtown wrote:
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JaneJacobsGhost wrote:
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They need to fight like hell to keep TC downtown
Just some scuttle, but they gone if there isn’t some movement on building a shiny BPV spot
As soon as they commit the BPV, i am sure movement would start.  

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PostDec 27, 2024#6217

You'd think BPV would be a slam dunk location for them.

Any idea if the owners of US Bank Plaza have a plan to refill the 200k sf of space that they occupy in that building when they do eventually leave?

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PostDec 28, 2024#6218

Chris mentioned some time ago that there was a plan for TC to go to BPV and their space turned into a hotel at US bank tower.

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PostDec 28, 2024#6219

Hotel? The corner of 9th and Pine  was going to be a hotel.  The Jefferson is part hotel.  There is a big hole at the corner of Jefferson at Market that was going to be a hotel.  The Le Meridian has their lights on but thats about all
We need more hotels??
And what happened to an announcement some months ago regarding some big infusion of monies into the downtown??

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PostDec 28, 2024#6220

Le Meridian had a pipe burst and flooded the entire first floor (literally not even a year after they renovated the entire building) they’ll be back and running in Q1, after another renovation

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PostDec 28, 2024#6221

dbInSouthCity wrote:
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Chris mentioned some time ago that there was a plan for TC to go to BPV and their space turned into a hotel at US bank tower.
Correct. I heard from a good source that TC is/was looking at a Ballpark Village office. The US Bank Tower would receive a hotel as part of an overall overhaul of the building. It’s all dependent on TC’s home.

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PostDec 28, 2024#6222

Cool. TC and Enterprise Mobility should be more than enough to get an office building off the ground

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PostDec 28, 2024#6223

Let's fill downtown with hotels and parking lots.

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PostDec 28, 2024#6224

Chris Stritzel wrote:
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dbInSouthCity wrote:
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Chris mentioned some time ago that there was a plan for TC to go to BPV and their space turned into a hotel at US bank tower.
Correct. I heard from a good source that TC is/was looking at a Ballpark Village office. The US Bank Tower would receive a hotel as part of an overall overhaul of the building. It’s all dependent on TC’s home.
I have heard the same thing.  

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PostDec 28, 2024#6225

Arch grounds are very busy today. Kiener busy too. Too bad Jack Patrick’s is about the only bar/restaurant east of Tucker that is open (other than BPV).

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