For the life of me, I cannot understand how they thought this was going to be approved. 7-Brew locations regularly have lines of 20-30+ cars that wrap around the building, this would be a nightmare.PeterXCV wrote: ↑Sep 10, 2025Some pleasantly surprising news: https://www.stlmag.com/news/brentwood-t ... ru-coffee/
Could be a good cudgel next time some drive thru business tries to build in STL City that even a suburb has said no to this.
*sigh*But context is important when looking at what happened here, says Pat Kelly, the executive director of the Municipal League of Metro St. Louis. When he served as mayor of Brentwood from 2001 to 2015, he recalls, the city turned down another couple of businesses at the same location because of similar concerns, so it’s not like the rejection of 7 Brews is an unprecedented move. As for Brentwood traffic writ large, Kelly says: “My dad was in the catering business, and he used to say, ‘If the only complaint you get is that the plate’s not big enough, that’s a good thing.’ I’d rather see a parking lot that’s a little crowded than one that’s empty.”
No way, the strategy is to have people drive in, shop, then go away, so they can fund the city with sales taxes and not property taxes.jonkleinow wrote: ↑Sep 10, 2025*sigh*But context is important when looking at what happened here, says Pat Kelly, the executive director of the Municipal League of Metro St. Louis. When he served as mayor of Brentwood from 2001 to 2015, he recalls, the city turned down another couple of businesses at the same location because of similar concerns, so it’s not like the rejection of 7 Brews is an unprecedented move. As for Brentwood traffic writ large, Kelly says: “My dad was in the catering business, and he used to say, ‘If the only complaint you get is that the plate’s not big enough, that’s a good thing.’ I’d rather see a parking lot that’s a little crowded than one that’s empty.”
What if -- and I know I'm crazy, but stick with me here -- Brentwood had done a better job over the last 25 years (15 of which were under Mr. Kelly's leadership) at encouraging mixed-use development in the city, taking particular advantage of the MetroLink station that's been there for nearly 20 years now? What if walking across Brentwood to go shopping or get a bite to eat didn't feel like you were taking your life in your hands? Gah.
They’re under construction in Warson Woods. That would be too close.
kbshapiro wrote: ↑Sep 11, 2025They’re under construction in Warson Woods. That would be too close.dweebe wrote: ↑Sep 10, 2025It's not Brentwood, but close enough: I bet those 7 Brews bastards will hop on the closed CVS space at McKnight and Manchester.
Why are you calling them bastards? They employ 60 people. They generate a lot of sales tax/ property tax.
It’s a car centric intersection of 50,000 plus cars a day. No pedestrians. Seems like a good place to open a drive thru restaurant to me.dweebe wrote: ↑Sep 11, 2025kbshapiro wrote: ↑Sep 11, 2025They’re under construction in Warson Woods. That would be too close.dweebe wrote: ↑Sep 10, 2025It's not Brentwood, but close enough: I bet those 7 Brews bastards will hop on the closed CVS space at McKnight and Manchester.
Why are you calling them bastards? They employ 60 people. They generate a lot of sales tax/ property tax.
- Drive thru only just continues dependence on automobiles.
- Their stuff is just tons of sugar. It's barely coffee.
Ok now, let's not romanticize franchisee's making making their money off of employing low wage non union workers as "entrepreneurs" lol
7 Brew is owned by Blackstone Capitol and other PE groups.kbshapiro wrote: ↑Sep 12, 2025Yes I am Jane. I’m supportive of entrepreneurs who invest in our community, create 60 plus jobs, generate tax revenue and provide a product that a lot of people love.
