Washington University Updates Plan for Loop Infill

New renderings of a proposed $80M residential and retail project by Washington University in The Loop have appeared as part of a demolition review by the City of St. Louis Preservation Review Board. Project architect is listed as William Rawn Associates. At issue specifically are 609-611 Eastgate and 6236 Enright. Both are listed as contributing buildings within the Delmar Loop‐Parkview Gardens National Register Historic District. The project would also require the demolition of two contributing buildings in the National Register district on Delmar in University City at 6241 and 6251 Delmar. The completed project would consist of 22,000 square feet of retail space and 240 apartments.

The project spans the University City - City of St. Louis line, but as the vast majority of the project sits within the boundaries of U-City, the City of St. Louis has designated U-City as the municipality to review new building permits for the buildings and manage inspection. The recommendation of the city's Cultural Resources Office states, "That the Preservation Board approve the demolition of the two buildings as the proposed new construction equals or exceeds the quality of proposed demolitions and the project would be in general accord with the current development of the Delmar thoroughfare in the local historic district."