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| Downtown Buzz is a monthly
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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The St. Louis
Cardinals, Cordish Company and the City of St. Louis have
reached an agreement to move forward with the Ballpark Village
development project.  Ballpark Village will be a transformation of the
area north of the new Busch Stadium into a mixed-use development
project featuring world-class entertainment, retail, new class A
office space, great views of the downtown area and much
more.
The estimated
$300 million Phase One details include approximately
300,000 square feet of office space, 300,000 square feet of
retail and the creation of 2,000 permanent jobs generating
a projected $610 million return on investment to St.
Louis . Phase one may also include a hotel. The
Cardinals and Cordish are expecting to begin construction early
next year. To read the complete details of the deal,
click here.
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In late 2008, the former 539-room
Hyatt Regency Hotel at St. Louis Union Station will be
re-branded as a full service Marriott Hotel. The new
Marriott St. Louis Union  Station will be managed by an affiliate of Ocean
Properties under a franchise agreement reached with Union
Station ownership.
An additional $20 million will be
invested over the next two years to bring the hotel into the
Marriott brand. Hotel rooms will feature plush bedding and
bath linens, high-speed internet access, a large flat screen TV,
a large well-lit work desk, comfortable ergonomic chairs and a
coffee maker. Other hotel amenities include a business center,
concierge services, valet parking and downtown shuttle
service.
St. Louis Union Station originally opened in 1894 and
served as the largest and busiest passenger rail terminal in the
world. The hotel originally opened in 1895 as the Terminal Hotel
that served much of the railroad personnel needs as they
traveled from coast to coast. Today, it features more than 80
unique specialty shop, restaurants, and entertainment venues, a
539-room historic hotel, a lake, and a plaza for special
events.
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Twenty-four of
downtown's finest dining establishments will offer a special
dining promotion of three-course dinners for a fixed price of
$25 per person, plus tip and tax during the 4th
Annual Downtown St. Louis Restaurant Week. The event
is presented by Rosemount Estate Wineries and Lumiere Place
Casino and Hotels and will be held August 11th thru
16th.
There are no passes to buy, coupons
to carry or cards to punch. Patrons simply attend the
participating restaurant of their choice and mention Downtown
Restaurant Week. As part of the promotion, restaurants will also
offer Restaurant Week specific Rosemount  Estate wines for $7 per glass.
Downtown Restaurant
Week patrons have the option of adding a $5 "Extra
Helping" donation to their dining bill to help support the
charity tie-in with Operation Food Search, the largest
distributor of free food in the bi-state area helping to feed
the impoverished. Over 15,000 people took part in last year's
restaurant week and helped raise nearly $6000 for this
cause.
Restaurant Week includes the following fine dining
establishments: 400 Olive (Hilton Hotel), An American Place,
Anthony's, Asia (Lumiere Place), Burger Bar (Lumiere Place),
Carmine's Steak House, Charlie Gitto's, Clark Street Grill
(Westin Hotel), The Drunken Fish, The Dubliner, F15teen,
Harry's, House of Savoy (Lumiere Place), J. Buck's, Jake's
Steaks, Joseph's, Kitchen K, Lombardo's Trattoria (Drury Union
Station), Lucas Park Grille, Mahogany Grill (Omni Hotel), Mike
Shannon's, Mosaic, Skybox Sports Grill, and Top of the
Riverfront (Millennium Hotel).
The Downtown St. Louis
Partnership and SYNERGY Productions LLC are presenting this
year's event with sponsors Rosemount Estate Wineries and Lumiere
Place Casino and Hotels. For more information
including menu choices, click
here.
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Tudor Development, LP (
a partnership consisting of Robert Wood, Pete Rothschild, Dan
Holak and Tim Estepp) has invested $25 million into the
conversion of the entire north side of the 1900 block of
Washington Avenue into a vibrant mixed use property with the
historic renovation of the Tudor Building.
The 104,820 square foot
building was previously known as the Wrought Iron Range Company
Building and had been vacant for close to twenty years. The
project now has 64 residential loft units and 14 street level
commercial retail spaces.
Lofts feature original brick
interior walls, polished concrete floors, upgraded kitchen
appliances, clean urban lines, and lots of light from the
skylights and sun tunnels in each unit. Retail spaces feature
tin ceilings that can be seen from the street through the
clerestory windows along the renovated Washington Avenue
streetscape. The mixed use structure's distinctive stucco
and Tudor-style exterior was carefully restored and the clay
tiles roof was replaced to maintain its unique character.
PARIC Corp was the General Contractor and Klitzing
Welsch the architect. The property is managed by Robert
Wood Realty Company, LLC. For apartment leasing information,
contact Emily Lewis at 314.225.8007 and for commercial leasing
contact Sara Hentz at 314.401.9136.
There will be a Grand
Opening Block Party hosted by the developers and produced by
Alive Magazine in the 1900 block of Washington Avenue, directly
in front of the Tudor Building on Friday August 8th,
2008. The event will feature tours of the property, local
and state dignitaries as well as live music & entertainment.
Food and beverage will be catered by neighborhood restaurant
"F15teen". Downtown Partnership members are invited to
attend the ceremony and block party which starts at 4:30
pm. To RSVP for the block party, click
here.
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The long vacant Farm & Home
Building, located at 411 North 10th street, is being
converted to office and retail space by developer
Loftworks. The new building,  named "The 411", will include 10,000 square feet
of street level retail and five floors of office space at 10,000
square feet per floor.
The new $12.7 million project
will be Gold level LEED certified with on-site green features
including showers, bike racks recycling programs, green roof,
grey water recycling, rainwater reuse, high efficiency heating
and cooling, energy efficient thermal windows, refinished maple
flooring, and all new finishes of sustainable materials and a
car-share program.
Pre-leasing at The 411 has
already begun with the signing of advertising firm NGAGE to take
a full floor. Project financing will be provided by
Enterprise bank and US Bank will provide tax credit
equity. The project will also use tax increment financing.
Construction will begin late summer. Developer Craig Heller of
Loftworks is also known for projects such as The Syndicate,
Ludwig Lofts and The Lofts @ 315.
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Downtown Parking Guides
Available |
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In an effort
to market the over 43,000 public parking spaces throughout
downtown St. Louis, the Downtown Partnership has published
the NEW Downtown Parking Map & Guide. All
off-street parking locations available to the general public in
downtown St. Louis have been included in this colorful
publication.
Features of the guide include a
listing of each public parking facility, a large directional map
identifying the physical location of each parcel, the listing of
downtown parking owners, a color chart separating surface and
garage parking and identification of the MetroLink route and
stations. Additionally, the Downtown Partnership maintains
on a comprehensive database of all downtown parking options
including availability and price.
For more information on
available parking or to obtain copies of the downtown parking
map, contact Shuntaé Shields Ryan, Downtown Partnership,
314.436.6500 ext. 240. To download your copy now, click
here.
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The CID Board has
elected the following officers for the 2008-09 fiscal year:
Dennis Flatness, Welsch, Flatness and Lutz as Chair; Michael
West, AmerenUE, as Vice Chair; Jack Reis, EVS Realty, as
Treasurer; and Sandy Krachmalnick as Secretary.
Newly elected to
the CID Board are: Audrey Jones, co-owner, the UPS Store and Lee
Johnson, Owner, Lee J's Clothing. Re-elected for an addition
3-year term were: Zachary Boyers, US Bancorp CDC; Bill Kuehling,
Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus; Joe Mollish, Central
Parking; and Keith Wolkoff, Paric Corp.
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LaBuena Salud (Good Health) LLC*917 A
Locust Street*314.283.9016 |
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A health foods store located in
1,000 square feet on the ground floor of the Roberts  Design Building. They offer a full
line of vitamins, minerals, herbs, beauty products (natural or
organic), a bulk foods section (certified organic only), organic
poultry, eggs and dairy and fresh baked goods including bread.
The store also includes a coffee and tea bar, organic
salads and sandwiches to go. Hours of operation are Monday
- Wednesday, 9 am - 6 pm, Thursday and Friday, 9 am - 4 pm,
Saturday 9 am - 3 pm. Closed Sunday.
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| The Downtown St. Louis Partnership
has completed another taping of our television show -"Downtown
is Alive" that airs on STL TV Channel 10. The August show will
feature Bill Siedhoff (City of St. Louis), Kathleen Wilder
(Centenary Cares) and Dan Buck (St. Patrick Center) discussing
the services their organizations offer to assist those in need.
The show will begin airing August 7th. If you
have ideas for our show or would like to be featured, click here. For
the show schedule, click
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The 2008 Taste of St. Louis
will be held September 26 - 28 in downtown St. Louis at the Soldier's Memorial (12th and
Market Streets). Once again the event will coincide with
the last three regular season home games of the St. Louis
Cardinals and offer some of the same great features of the past
while mixing a few new elements to the recipe. This year's
event recipe will feature activities for the entire family,
including: 30 of St. Louis' finest restaurants along
the Sauce Magazine Restaurant Row; the SoCo Music
Experience and Tasty Band competition; Saint Louis Bread Co. Top
Chef competition; The Grant's Farm Kid Zone; The
ArtDimensions' Village, a massive artists village,
featuring live art demos/ice sculpting and much more.
Admission to event is free and hours are, Friday, Sept
26 - 4 pm to 11 pm, Saturday, Sept 27 - 11 am to 11 pm and
Sunday, Sept 28 - 11 am to 9 pm. The Taste of
St. Louis is produced by Entertainment Saint Louis, Art
Dimensions' and Made You Look!. For more information, click
here. |
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ST. LOUIS BIKE WEEK - Information for
Restaurants |
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The Tour of Missouri bike race is
returning to St. Louis in September and your restaurant is
invited to participate. To celebrate this popular international
cycling event (Missouri's own Tour de France-style race), the
Local Organizing Committee is planning a Bike Week event from
September 7 - 14.
Restaurants are asked to place a Bike Week
special on their menus -- either a cocktail or meal special --
or both, themed to biking. (Example: Banana Bike
Breeze (a fruity cocktail), Gear Shift Grinder (sub sandwich),
etc. Just use your imagination and have fun!
The specials will be
promoted in a Bike Week brochure distributed through visitor
centers and hotels AND on the Tour of Missouri's St. Louis web
page. A strong PR effort will also get the word out about
Bike Week.
In addition, Art Dimensions will be asking St. Louis
artists to produce wildly imaginative Art Bikes which can be
displayed at participating restaurants. To participate, contact
Nancy or Mary at Insight Marketing & Communications at
314-962-6400 or by clicking
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Bender, Inc.
Bridge & Tunnel Pizza
Bryan Cave, LLP
BSI Constructors,
Inc.
Commerce Bank, N.A.
Development Strategies, Inc.
ebersoldt + underwood
Ford Hotel Supply Co.
Frisco Associates, LP
Gateway Metro Credit
Union
GlaxoSmithKline
Grand Center, Inc.
Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale P.C.
Harris Stowe State University
HRI Properties, Inc.
ISC Contracting
Jack Dubinsky &
Sons
Jefferson Bank & Trust - Delta
Bancshares
Kenneth R. Langsdorf
Lashly & Baer
Lohr Distributing Co., Inc.
Missouri Machinery & Engineering Co./
Hydro Dramatics
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Moore Computing, LLP
People's National Bank
Pulaski Bank
Rabbitt, Pitzer & Snodgrass,
P.C.
Ralcorp
Holdings, Inc.
Royal Banks of Missouri, Inc.
RSM McGLadrey
Schuchat, Cook &
Werner
Senniger, Powers, Leavitt &
Roedel
Social Security Administration
St. Louis Community College
St. Louis Development
Corporation
St. Louis Equity Fund, Inc.
St. Louis Gateway Classic
St. Louis Parking Company
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co.,
Inc.
Superior Waterproofing
The Desco Group
Thompson Coburn, LLP
Trivers Associates
University of Phoenix
Webster
University, Downtown Campus
Welsch, Flatness & Lutz, Inc.
Western
Construction Group |
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August
1 &
2 Live on the Levee - www.celebratestlouis.org
1 Twilight Under the Train Shed Free Movie
Series - St. Louis Union
Station
- www.stlouisunionstation.com
1 St. Louis
ArtD Tour - www.myspace.com/artdtour
9 St
Louis Public Library & Piwacket Theatre for Children
presents
Mother
Goose, 2 - 3 pm, 314-539-0382
10 Wedding Show -
America's Center - www.stlbrideandgroom.com
11-16 Downtown
Restaurant Week - www.downtownrestaurantweek.net
15 The Illustrated Poet Opening Reception, 4
pm, The Eugene Field
House
& St. Louis Toy Museum
15 No Flowers-Gallery Opening/Exhibit
- Flax Gallery, 3
pm
16-17
Moonlight Ramble - Midnight bike ride thru the city
www.moonlightramble.com
17 Eugene Field Poetry Reading, The Eugene Field House &
St.
Louis Toy Museum, 2 pm
20 Artist's Talk: Christa Wellman
- The Eugene Field House
&
St.
Louis Toy Museum, 4 pm
21 Sounds at the Station Free Concert Series
- St. Louis Union Station
5
pm - www.stlouisunionstation.com
22 Drive Agency's 2nd Annual DIY Show- Found
Art, 5:30 pm
23 The Lot - Schlafly Tap Room - www.schlafly.com
25
Graphic novelist Lynda Barry, 7 p.m. at Central Library
1301
Olive Street For info, call 314-206-6779.
30 The Gateway
Cup Bicycle Race - Washington Ave.
www.bigshark.com
30-31
Big Muddy Blues Festival -Lacledes Landing -
www.lacledeslanding.org
31 WWE Presents Supershow - Scottrade Center
September
1 Labor
Day Parade
5-6
1st Annual Rock the Runway Fashion Show & Block
Party
Halo
Salon & Spa 905 Locust Avenue - www.halosalonstl.com
5-7
Hispanic Festival - Memorial
Parks
5 Twilight Under The Train Shed Free Movie
Series
www.stlouisunionstation.com
7 Great
Fire Engine Rally & Run - Memorial Plazas
7 Custom
Auto Show & Concert - Edward Jones Dome
www.dubmagazine.com
For more event information, visit www.downtownstl.org.
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Annual meeting in late June and then distributed
to 130,000 Post-Dispatch subscriber households. The piece
focuses on downtown development and happenings throughout the
year. Highlights include an update on Downtown CID
initiatives, a downtown neighborhood district map and overview,
downtown resident testimonials, a listing of the top 25
development projects and more. To download your copy now,
downtown St. Louis. Offering over 45 oven
baked sandwiches including low carb wraps and signature subs
(the most popular), made to order soups and salads and the
largest veggie menu in town. Breakfast sandwiches include
sunrise subs, sausage/bacon, egg and cheese and breakfast
burritos. Planet Subs is based in Kansas City, with 27
locations at present. Hours of operation are 7 am - 9 pm,
seven days a week. 
Lofts Building. Menu specialty items
include chicken teriyaki, tempura, BBQ beef, edamame and much
more. Hours of operation are lunch, Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-2
p.m.; dinner, Mon.-Thurs. 5-10 p.m. and Fri. & Sat. 5-11
p.m.
This is the final weekend for Live Off the
Levee. This weekend includes Boyz II Men on Friday
(Aug 1) and Rusted Root on Saturday (Aug 2). Fireworks each
night at around 9:15.