Pevely Complex, Cupples 7, New CWE & Lafayette Square Residential on Preservation Board Agenda

The big news on the preliminary Cultural Resources Office Preservation Board agenda for this month are the Cupples Station 7 building and Pevely Dairly Complex. The City of St. Louis has denied demolition permits for each and respective owners are appealing that decision. Michael Allen has an excellent story of the Cupples building, which has been owned by Kevin McGowan since 2004. McGowan has allowed the building to deteriorate and the city recently closed adjacent streets for fear of collapse. The possible demolition of the Pevely complex has been covered on this site and a public design charrette is scheduled for this Saturday.

Also of interest are two residential projects in the city's Central West End and Lafayette Square neighborhoods. A proposal in the CWE would convert an awkward single-story longtime office into a two-story single family residence. Studio Durham Architects (Terrace View Cafe at City Garden) are designing the conversion. Although an office entrance is located on Euclid Avenue, the building, dating from 1927, isn't suitable for retail or modern office space. The conversion will be the most dramatic in the city since 2035 Park Avenue in Lafayette Square.