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SLU Law School to move to Downtown St. Louis

By on January 30, 2012 in St. Louis Real Estate Development

While St. Louis University continues to expand further north and south across the Midtown area of St. Louis, it seems that are also setting their sights on invading Downtown as well. Come August 2012, SLU Law School will be moving it’s 1,100 students, as well as associated faculty and staff, to 100 Tucker Boulevard. Donated [...]

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Rebuilding the Council Tower brick sculpture

By on January 30, 2012 in St. Louis Landmarks

Just north of Interstate-64 in the Midtown neighborhood of St. Louis, sits the Council Tower Apartments. You probably don’t know the name, but if you frequently drive through the area you have most likely seen the building with the half-destroyed, brick mural on eastern side of the structure. The last piece in a $40 million historic [...]

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Escape from New York (St. Louis)

By on September 22, 2011 in St. Louis Business

In 1981′s Escape from New York, felon Snake Plisskeen (played by Kurt Russell) traverses some pretty rough looking places in the post-apocalyptic New York setting. In this grim future  (1997 in the film), New York had become a maximum security prison and pretty much left to rot. When an airplane carrying the President of the United [...]

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Pevely Dairy Complex bought by SLU

By on August 27, 2011 in St. Louis Real Estate Development

It’s been an eventful few years for the historic Pevely Dairy Complex at 1001 South Grand Blvd, on the southwest corner of Chouteau and South Grand. Following the abrupt closure of the site in October 2008, Bruce Development unveiled plans to convert the site to a mixed-use development. All seemed to be going smoothly until a fire [...]

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Midtown Alley sees over $70 million in redevelopment

Midtown Alley sees over $70 million in redevelopment

By on September 27, 2010 in St. Louis Real Estate Development

The St. Louis Business Journal had a nice focus piece on St. Louis’ Midtown Alley last week. With the infusion of over $70 million in development funds, the strip has made some big strides for the Midtown Neighborhood in recent years. Its a good read. St. Louis Business Journal link

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Midtown St. Louis coming into it’s own

By on July 28, 2009 in St. Louis Real Estate Development

With all the talk about Downtown and the grand schemes and failures of it’s developers, its good to hear about a more sensible approach finding success. Midtown really is coming around nicely; albeit with less fanfare. Link

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Pevely fire aftermath

Pevely fire aftermath

By on March 27, 2009 in St. Louis Real Estate Development

If you were anywhere near South St. Louis or Midtown last Sunday (March 22, 2009) you couldn’t have missed the smoke coming from the huge fire at the former Prairie Farms building on South Grand near Chouteau. The fire claimed the entirety of one of the three main buildings of the complex, but in the aftermath, [...]

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KWMU to Grand Center

By on December 18, 2008 in St. Louis Real Estate Development

As an UMSL (University of Missouri – St. Louis for those not into acronyms) alumni, I have had plenty of exposure to St. Louis’ local NPR affiliate, KWMU. I always found it somewhat cool, yet somewhat odd that the station was based out of the campus. Especially the fact that it is run out of [...]

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Highway 40 construction

Highway 40 construction

By on November 10, 2008 in St. Louis Transportation

This past January the St. Louis area was braced for the worst. With the pending shutdown of Highway 40-61 (I-64 if you prefer) from 170 to 270, everyone was changing their driving habits in anticipation of the change. It turns out that the impact was less than expected. So much less that many people have [...]

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