Now that the closure of St. Louis ConnectCare on Delmar is imminent, what's going to happen to the buildings? I hope a creative re-use will be sought. Do you think the buildings can be converted to housing? Will another healthcare provider step in? Could the complex be demolished? I certainly hope not.
What's to become of the St. Louis ConnectCare complex?
What's to become of the St. Louis ConnectCare complex?
Unfortunately, there is not a lot of future in it as a site for healthcare. Its just the nature of medicine that outdated facilities are cheaper to demolish and rebuild rather than renovate. The population of the northside simply can't support another major medical center in that site. Personally, I think the best future for it would probably be to mothball it for maybe 50 years until the Northside's population is huge again and a major medical center would be economically viable. The other option would be to eventually demolish it and use it as space for highrises as the commercial strip from the Loop inches east towards Kingshighway. Both options are many years away.
From what I hear the roof is in terrible shape. ConnectCare hasn't had the money to do more than temporary patch jobs while the roof has needed replacement for years. It's not stable. If that's a sign of the shape the rest of the building is in, it'd be expensive to fix up for any buyer.
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ConnectCare filed for bankruptcy. It has $1 to $10 million in assets, but it doesn't own the 5535 Delmar land or buildings. LCRA owns the property, so I would imagine that demolition and sale to a developer would be in order.
This might be heresy, but I think a CVS or Walgreens would do really well on the corner, and given that they provide clinic services, it's better than nothing.
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/ ... 0732a.html
This might be heresy, but I think a CVS or Walgreens would do really well on the corner, and given that they provide clinic services, it's better than nothing.
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/ ... 0732a.html
Not heresy at all. I'd just be nice if we'd stand up to Walgreens or CVC and ask them to build how we want it (as they've done in other cities) instead of just giving us their standard offset from the corner with a bit of parking in front model.
Chains or not, Walgreens and CVCs are important and useful stores to have in neighborhoods.
Chains or not, Walgreens and CVCs are important and useful stores to have in neighborhoods.
