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PostJan 25, 2025#851

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2026 is going to be the year of the tower crane in St. Louis. What was the last record? 2018ish?
Possible 2026 cranes - 

Koplar CWE ~ 350 ft
2 Cardinal Way ~ 350 ft
AHM Timber ~ 330 ft
Millenium - 290 ft
909 Chestnut - 588 ft
Railway - 280 ft
SLU Children’s ~180 ft 
Optimist building ~ 100 ft 
3901 FPP - 130 ft 
Crunden Martin ~ 90 ft

Hopefully some of the mid rise loop and grove proposals, chemical, and some surprises pop up by then too.

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PostJan 25, 2025#852

I don’t think Millennium, 909, or Railway will require tower cranes.

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PostJan 26, 2025#853

How else is a pool getting hoisted on the roof of 909


Millennium will have a new construction as part of all proposals. Some just keep parts of it and others none of it

PostJan 26, 2025#854

How else is a pool getting hoisted on the roof of 909


Millennium will have a new construction as part of all proposals.  Some just keep parts of it and others none of it

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PostJan 26, 2025#855

dbInSouthCity wrote:
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How else is a pool getting hoisted on the roof of 909


Millennium will have a new construction as part of all proposals. Some just keep parts of it and others none of it
Helicopter - a show for everyone.

Interesting about Millennium. Fun

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PostJan 26, 2025#856

We're getting off topic, but no one in their right mind is paying to set up a tower crane to put a pool on top of 909 Chestnut. That would never pencil out financially. There may be cranes there at various times, but they will be mobile cranes. The most likely method is most everything will go up and down on elevators, whether that means they set up an exterior hoist, or use the internal systems. Even a pool, because that doesn't have to be a monolithic fiberglass base.

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PostJan 26, 2025#857

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Do any peer cities have two NON-downtown neighborhoods (CWE & Clayton) that are seeing high rise development?

KC, Pittsburgh, Indy, etc.

That's a real question I don't know.

If not, I think this all ties into the constant comps to peer cities.  I get the sense that all of the exciting development in a city like KC is in downtown KC.  And, when comparing cities, one reflexively compares downtowns.  That's why STL doesn't have the positive, upward-trajectory vibes of some other cities. 

 DT STL is mostly seeing rehabs of existing buildings into residential - not nothing,  but not as sexy/splashy as a new highrise.   All of our cool new urbany sh*t is NOT downtown.
I've been to all of those cities. I'd say that St. Louis punches way above it's weight in urban development. Pittsburgh definitely has a bigger and more vibrant downtown, but St. Louis has way more urban nodes with high rise development. 
Thanks for engaging and answer, Goat.   I agree on STL punching above it's weight, so frustrating to frequently see more positive development vibes from peer cities 

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PostJan 26, 2025#858

MattnSTL wrote:
Jan 26, 2025
We're getting off topic, but no one in their right mind is paying to set up a tower crane to put a pool on top of 909 Chestnut. That would never pencil out financially. There may be cranes there at various times, but they will be mobile cranes. The most likely method is most everything will go up and down on elevators, whether that means they set up an exterior hoist, or use the internal systems. Even a pool, because that doesn't have to be a monolithic fiberglass base.
Spot on.  

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PostJan 26, 2025#859

I was kidding, of course it would be a mobile crane if one is used at all and a mobile crane is still a crane but just mobile as the mobile in the mobile crane suggests

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PostJan 27, 2025#860

Honestly I had written this one off. By 2030 census time we will have this, 100, The Marlowe and the boy scout building project adding 1,000 new units into a small area - will make for a very dense census tract

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PostJan 27, 2025#861

soulardx wrote:
goat314 wrote:
Jan 25, 2025
soulardx wrote:
Jan 25, 2025
Do any peer cities have two NON-downtown neighborhoods (CWE & Clayton) that are seeing high rise development?

KC, Pittsburgh, Indy, etc.

That's a real question I don't know.

If not, I think this all ties into the constant comps to peer cities.  I get the sense that all of the exciting development in a city like KC is in downtown KC.  And, when comparing cities, one reflexively compares downtowns.  That's why STL doesn't have the positive, upward-trajectory vibes of some other cities. 

 DT STL is mostly seeing rehabs of existing buildings into residential - not nothing,  but not as sexy/splashy as a new highrise.   All of our cool new urbany sh*t is NOT downtown.
I've been to all of those cities. I'd say that St. Louis punches way above it's weight in urban development. Pittsburgh definitely has a bigger and more vibrant downtown, but St. Louis has way more urban nodes with high rise development. 
Thanks for engaging and answer, Goat.   I agree on STL punching above it's weight, so frustrating to frequently see more positive development vibes from peer cities 
KC has Plaza and OP. Plaza is seeing high rise residential and OP highrise office. OP is not as impressive as Clayton and isn’t really a skyline to enjoy.

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PostJan 27, 2025#862

OP is like outer 40 rd with a little extra height.

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PostJan 27, 2025#863

ldai_phs wrote:
Jan 27, 2025
soulardx wrote:
goat314 wrote:
Jan 25, 2025
I've been to all of those cities. I'd say that St. Louis punches way above it's weight in urban development. Pittsburgh definitely has a bigger and more vibrant downtown, but St. Louis has way more urban nodes with high rise development. 
Thanks for engaging and answer, Goat.   I agree on STL punching above it's weight, so frustrating to frequently see more positive development vibes from peer cities 
KC has Plaza and OP. Plaza is seeing high rise residential and OP highrise office. OP is not as impressive as Clayton and isn’t really a skyline to enjoy.
Not sure it is really a peer city/metro  but MPLS / St. Paul metro has high-rise development in at least 5 plus different areas.  

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PostJan 27, 2025#864

I mean if we’re taking any and all high rise development, we can add Westport to our list.

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PostJan 27, 2025#865

Updated look
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PostJan 27, 2025#866

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Updated look
When I saw a new rendering released - I thought oh we must have gotten a couple more stories!

I have never been head over heels for the design, but I like the previous renderings a little better. I like the copper/brown accents on the last one better than the grey/white accents here. Shape feels less unique also.

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PostJan 27, 2025#867

dbInSouthCity wrote:
Jan 27, 2025
Updated look
Wow! Like this even better!

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PostJan 27, 2025#868

dbInSouthCity wrote:
Jan 27, 2025
Updated look
Herringbone glass pattern does compliment 100 better than previous design.  Can't say I've see such a glass pattern anywhere else.  Floor plates look slightly bigger due to rounded corners vs more oval shape.   

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PostJan 27, 2025#869

The accents appear to be a golden color.

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PostJan 27, 2025#870

Chris Stritzel wrote:
Jan 27, 2025
The accents appear to be a golden color.
That would be more interesting

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PostJan 27, 2025#871

The building appears to be wider, but that could also be because this is the first rendering we've seen where the building was shifted southward from Lindell. Height looks to be equal with the mechanical penthouse in the previous design (so just under 350ft). With the design being different, I wonder if they'll need to go back to the Preservation Board.
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PostJan 27, 2025#872

As a big Tetris and badminton fan... this is such a welcome duo for me personally, lol

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PostJan 27, 2025#873

Incredible improvement over last design. Far less of a design discrepancy between 100.

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PostJan 27, 2025#874

I dig it

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PostJan 27, 2025#875

Two modern glass-clad towers built in the last 5-7 years (when this is complete) overlooking Forest Park...love it! 

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