Link in the Loop New Rendering
The Link in the Loop at Delmar and Skinker will go before the Preservation Review Board this month with another…
Monthly Archives: February 2019
First Three Houses Begin Construction in Northside
Net Zero LLC has broken ground on three model homes in Northside, developer Paul McKee’s long stalled redevelopment zone north…
Does Merger Make St. Louis a Strong Town?
No, on that I agree with Chuck Marohn and Kea Wilson (a St. Louis resident) of Strong Towns. However they…
Chelsea Luxury Living to Break Ground in DeBaliviere Place
Another luxury apartment building will break ground soon replacing a surface parking lot in the city’s DeBaliviere Place neighborhood. The…
Des Peres Discovers Its Fragility
With the “threat” of merger looming, St. Louis’ municipal fragments are evaluating the impact of the Better Together Metro City…
Bankruptcy- Just Do It?
Let’s talk about that Tim Fitch bankruptcy editorial. Read it here or in the link:
StlToday – St. Louis needs…
The Strategy to Defeat the Merger
Opponents of the Better Together merger plan are working to find a way to kill it. They’re demanding a local…
Beaumont Exchange to Become Midtown Malone after $8 Million Transforma...
Developer Jassen Johnson’s Renaissance Development Group has applied for an $8 million zoning only permit to convert the vacant Beaumont…
St. Louis Wheel Approved for Union Station
The City of St. Louis last week issued a $3.34 million building permit to erect the St. Louis Wheel at…
A New St. Louis
I’ve long advocated for reentry of the city of St. Louis into St. Louis County as another municipality. I figured…
Failure of Fragmentation: Apr 2 Tax Hikes On St. Louis County Ballot
Another election is coming up, and that means more tax increases on the ballot to prop up fragmentation in St.…
No More Subtractive Urbanism in North City
Last week, owners of certain properties in the city’s JeffVanderLou may have been surprised that a brochure circulated offering opportunities…