Big Plans for Chouteau in Lafayette Square
Chouteau Avenue will be transformed into a dense, mixed-use urban center along the northern edge of the Lafayette Square neighborhood…
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Big Lots Making Us House Poor
Three years ago I examined an area in Southampton where houses on wide lots weren’t pulling their weight compared to…
Tiny Houses for St. Louis’ Homeless
Tiny houses typically crop up in trending articles for DIY communities or “downsizing” one’s lifestyle. But in North St.…
Rascal Flatts Planned Across from Blues Museum Downtown
The Country music trio Rascal Flatts plans to open The Rascal Flatts Bar and Grill across the street from the…
Citizen Defense of Historic Codes at Prominent Corner in McKinley Heig...
St. Louis has had its fair share of struggles establishing zoning guidelines and enforcing rules on new construction in our…
The Cost of a Cul-De-Sac
Like so many parts of St. Louis McRee Town was devastated by the government-encouraged spreading out of our cities. The…
Penrose Park Velodrome Repairs Nearly Fully Funded
A citizen group known as the Metro St Louis Velodrome Association has announced that they’ve finally secured a commitment for…
Expiring Abatements Mean More Revenue for St. Louis and Its Schools
The year 2018 will bring some milestone anniversaries: 100 years since the end of World War I, 50 years since…
City’s First Hi-tech Smart Apartments to Open April 1
“Charley, bring me a beer.” Charley is the botler or in-house robo-butler set to live in Tribeca apartments at 5510…
Build out of 5700 McPherson
The build out of the 5700 block of McPherson in the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood is nearly complete. Only one empty…
Will Centene’s phase 2 residential tower be getting taller?
Centene has submitted paperwork to the City of Clayton requesting an amendment to their Special Development District that would allow
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The loss of an urban intersection at Skinker and Delmar – A look...
I’m always trying to subjectively pinpoint the time period in St. Louis history when the majority of the suburban site…