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newsletter published by the Downtown St. Louis Community
Improvement District for its members, downtown property and
business owners, the downtown business and residential community
and all others interested in downtown revitalization. Send all
responses and inquiries to Shuntae' Shields Ryan, Marketing
& Communications Director, via e-mail or mail to: 906 Olive
Street Suite 200 St. Louis, MO 63101 |
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Pyramid
Companies has announced plans to create a new downtown district
called The Mercantile Exchange (The MX). The new district,
covering five city blocks, will  include Macy's Department Store and be anchored
by projects such as The Laurel (formerly the Dillard's
Building), The Concord (formerly St. Louis Centre), the One City
Centre Office Tower and the Mercantile Library.
The MX will feature 175
residential condominiums, 120 luxury apartments, 525,000 square
feet of new or redeveloped office space, and 1,200 new parking
spaces. Apparel, furniture, restaurants, entertainment, public
art, intimate music venues and a 216-room full service hotel are
also planned.
Pyramid has partnered with General Growth
Properties, known for projects such as the Saint Louis Galleria,
to work on the retail component of the MX. The total
project cost is expected to be around $450 million and will be
complete in 2010.
The Downtown St. Louis Partnership will be holding
an informational luncheon featuring Pyramid CEO John Steffen
discussing the Mercantile Exchange District on December
5th at Noon. For information, click
here.
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The
Downtown St. Louis Partnership and Southwest Bank will be
presenting the Annual Better Downtown Awards on November
29th at the Top of the Met (One Metropolitan Square)
from 5:30 - 7:30 pm.
The Better Downtown Awards
are granted for projects that make improvements to the physical
environment of downtown which are visible from the street. The
awards will be granted in two categories - Cityscape Awards and
Better Downtown Awards.
The Downtown St. Louis Partnership is proud
to announce the winners in each category as follows:
The
Cityscape Awards, projects that have made a
significant impact on improving the street-level environment of
their immediate downtown neighborhood, will go to Cambridge
Heights Condos, F15teen Restaurant and Lounge; Fitness Factory;
Masulla; Pulaski Bank; Rooster; San Sai Japanese Grill; Simply
Fondue; Gelateria; the Walking Figure; and 9th Street
Retail (Baladas, Curves and Espresso Mod).
The Better Downtown Awards, projects
of regional impact that call attention to downtown
revitalization throughout the metropolitan area and beyond, will
be presented to Bankers Lofts, with Good Works; Ely Walker
Lofts, with English Living and the London Tea Room; the Franklin
School Apartments; Pointe 400; and Cupples One, with J.
Buck's.
And, the Vincent J. Bommarito - Special
Merit Award goes to: Taste of
St. Louis
Patron sponsors for the event include Lawrence
Group, St. Louis Front Page, Lumiére Place and St. Louis RCGA.
For more information or to register for the event, click
here.
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Be
sure to make downtown St. Louis a part of your shopping and
dining experience during the holiday season. From decorated
window displays to FREE trolley rides and movies, you can't
afford not to come see all downtown has to offer. Below is a
starter list of activities; however for more updates on what's
to come and to see if your favorite business is participating,
visit www.downtownstl.org.
November 21 - Macy's Holiday
Festival of Lights, Kiener Plaza, 4:30 - 6:30 pm
November 21 - Macy's Holiday Window
Unveiling, 6:45 pm, Macy's Downtown St. Louis - On Olive
Street near 7th Street
November 21 - Macy's Holiday Open House, 7
pm - 8 pm, store open until 9pm
November 21 - January 6 - Macy's
Animated Window Displays featuring the story of Yes,
Virginia There is a Santa Claus. Model train featured at the
corner of 7th and Locust.
November 22 -
Thanksgiving Day Parade, 8:45 am, starts at Washington
Avenue & 4th Street
November 24
through December 22 - Saturday's with Santa at Macy's -
Noon - 3 pm on Friday,
November 23, Saturdays, November 24 through December 22, and
Sundays, December 9 and 16 - "Breakfast with
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November
30-December 2 and December 7-9 pm - Downtown holiday open
house featuring carol singers at English Living, pictures
with Rudolph at Good Works, belly dancers and a water buffalo at
MacroSun, wonderful window displays, refreshments, expanded
shopping hours (Tuesday and Wednesday evenings throughout the
holiday season) and more. Free trolley rides will be available
on Fridays, November 30, and December 7 from 6 to 10 pm and on
Saturdays, December 1 and 8 from 10 am to 6 pm. Make sure to
check www.shopdowntownstl.com for participating businesses.
December 1 -
Free movies at the Roberts Orpheum Theater, Yes,
Virginia There is a Santa Claus: 4 pm and Gremlins: 7
pm
December 8 - Free movies
at the Roberts Orpheum Theater, Miracle on 34th Street: 4
pm and A Christmas Story: 7 pm. For more movie
information, click here.
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more up to date information, visit www.downtownstl.org. | |
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St. Louis
Union Station will celebrate the holiday season with the return
of holiday  décor on the front of the Station. Last year due
to the $12.5 million restoration project, scaffolding completely
covered the front of this majestic Landmark making it impossible
to place holiday décor on the Head House exterior.
St. Louis Union Station also
announces the expansion of the Memories Museum this holiday
season. The expansion will feature artist drawings from the late
1940's/early 1950's depicting people waiting for trains, a
salute to the red caps that assisted millions of visitors as
they traveled through St. Louis, a collection of railroad
memorabilia from the Museum of Transportation and much more.
December 1 - St. Louis Union Station,
Holiday Open House
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Lumiére Place Opening in
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Lumiére
Place is preparing to open its doors to the public December
2007. The $507 million project includes a 24-story luxury hotel
tower and will offer a 75,000-square-foot casino with 2,000
slot machines, more than 45 table games, a dedicated poker room,
seven restaurants and retail shops, a 200-guestroom Four Seasons
Hotel with a 10,000-square-foot spa and business center, and an
all-suite hotel with nearly 300 guestrooms.
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. is the developer of
the project and will hold grand opening festivities on
Wednesday, December 19, 2007.
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The
Lawrence Group is investing $150 million to develop the former
Union Pacific Railroad Building into Park Pacific. The building
is located at 13th & Olive Streets and will
feature 140 residential condominiums, commercial offices and
retail spaces in two distinctive buildings - Cityside and
Parkside.
The Cityside
Residences will be in a contemporary new high-rise tower on the
east side of the block and is scheduled to open Fall 2009.
Cityside Tower has 42 one, two and three-bedroom condominium
homes, ranging from $283,900 t o $876,900, and offers gas stoves, fireplaces,
balconies and floor-to-ceiling windows for impressive views of
the St. Louis skyline.
The Parkside Residences, located in the
former Missouri Pacific Railroad building, will offer 98 condos
priced from $266,900 to $1,650,000. As planned, some rental
apartments will also be available. Renovation is underway and
45% of the condos are pre-sold. Both properties are
connected by a 700 space parking garage and amenity deck.
Park Pacific amenities include a day spa, fitness center,
yoga, billiards, full-service restaurant, fresh market, room
service, catering, motor scooter rental and more.
To date six out of the ten penthouses have
been sold and LarsonAllen, a certified public accounting firm,
will move their offices from Town & Country to become the
first anchor tenant at Park Pacific. The company plans to move
in June 2009 and will occupy an entire 23,000 square foot office
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Downtown Website Gets New
Look |
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Our downtown
website, www.downtownstl.org,
is the one-stop shop for all things downtown St. Louis and has
re-launched with a brand new look. The new site brings more
vibrant colors and photos that reflect downtown as it is now and
will be in the future. You can still find much of the same
information on the site, including an interactive map and
searchable databases, (to search for downtown attractions,
restaurants, parking, housing, office space and more), a su bmit an event button which allows those having
downtown events to post them on the events calendar, an
extensive market research section, private membership directory
and much more. Make sure to check out the site for more enhanced
features in the coming months. For any questions or comments
regarding the website, e-mail sryan@downtownstl.org.
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Do you work downtown? If so, we want your
opinion! |
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The
Downtown St. Louis Partnership is conducting a Downtown
Worker Survey to better understand who is working downtown
and how we can make it a cleaner,
safer, more user friendly and more exciting experience for everyone who works here.
The survey information will guide us in our
efforts.
The survey should take less than 10 minutes to
complete. At the end of the survey, your participation will be
rewarded with a free coupon for one appetizer with purchase
at J. Buck's Downtown (at 10th & Clark, www.jbucks.com)! In
addition you will have the chance to enter to win two St.
Louis Blues hockey tickets, dinner for two at J. Buck's, and a
one night stay at the Hilton St. Louis at the
Ballpark!
Please click here to complete the
survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=PRf_2b_2fRP6zx0d4waQyNu5Cw_3d_3d
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For several months now, The Downtown
St. Louis Partnership has been a partner  with several other organizations in the "Project
Get Around" effort. The effort involves providing promotional
and outreach support for businesses, restaurants, cultural,
educational and entertainment attractions impacted by the I-64
reconstruction project. The main focus of the group has been to
launch a multi functional website, www.getaroundstl.com, that
helps visitors and St. Louis residents get around during
construction.
As of
November 15th the website has launched and is being
positioned as St. Louis' official one-stop resource for
information on where to go, what to do and how to get there
during the construction project. It will include up to date
information on road closings, traffic flow and news on St. Louis
area events. Businesses that would like to be featured on the
website can register (at no cost) by sending your information to
info@GetAroundStL.com
or visiting the website directly.
Additional partners in this joint initiative are
the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission, Metro,
Gateway Arch Riverfront, RideFinders, RCGA, Forest Park Forever
and Citizens for Modern Transit. For more information, visit
www.getaroundstl.com.
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The Downtown
Visitors Guide - the official visitors and newcomers guide to
 downtown St. Louis is back! This very popular
guide features every attraction and point of interest in
downtown St. Louis including every attraction, restaurant,
museum/gallery, hotel, club/bar, retail establishment, downtown
living option, and personal service provider in downtown that
would be of interest to newcomers (visitors, conventioneers, new
employees, new residents, consultants, temporary employees,
visitors, etc.). The publication focuses exclusively on downtown
and continues to be one of the most widely requested pieces that
we have. To request your advanced copy, e-mail sryan@downtownstl.org.
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Annie Malone Café*1200 Market
Street*314.531.0120 |
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The Annie
Malone Children & Family Service Center has opened a café in
the first floor rotunda of City Hall called Annie M. Café. The
Café will offer breakfast, lunch,  snacks and selected specialty items. The Café's
breakfast menu will include pastries, fruit, hot breakfast
sandwiches, breakfast meats, and made to order omelets and
pancakes. The lunch menu will include chicken wings, hamburgers,
fish sandwiches, polish sausages, salads and boxed lunches. A
portion of the Café's proceeds will be used to offset the costs
of Annie Malone's programs and services. The Café is open for
service Monday - Friday, 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. Breakfast is served
7:30 am to10:00 am and lunch is available11:00 am to 2:30
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dded a 
opening a 16,000 square foot, 12 lane bowling
alley on the ground floor of Lucas Lofts. The bowling alley will
feature signature cocktails such as the Blackberry Royale and
Pink Mojito, an eclectic American menu with a Latin influence,
private party space and much more. Reservations for office or
holiday parties are encouraged. Hours of operation are Wednesday
- Sunday, Noon - 3 am and Monday and Tuesday, 3 pm - 3 am.
beautifully designed affordable furniture,
accessories and gifts for every room in the home. They will also
receive the Mayor's Spirit Award at the ceremony. To RSVP for
this event, e-mail 
pears. Arrangements are guaranteed fresh and are
available in a variety of styles and sizes. They are perfect for
any occasion and each arrangement is made to order. All
ingredients are natural, no preservatives or sweeteners are
used. Hours of operation Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm and
Saturday, 8 am - 3 pm. Edible Arrangements has 787 other
locations worldwide.
store offers an extensive line of custom,
handmade, Italian shoes and accessories as well as free parking
for customers in the parking lot adjacent to Selah Day Spa.
Now thru Saturday, City Chic is offering 15% off all shoes
and 20% off handbags and accessories. Hours of operation are
Monday - Thursday, 11:30 am - 7 pm and Friday - Saturday, 11:30
am - 8 pm.