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bi-monthly newsletter published by the Downtown St. Louis
Partnership 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 & Public Relations Manager, via
e-mail or mail to: 906 Olive
Street Suite 200 St. Louis, MO 63101 |
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Former Dillard's
Building Taking
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Pyramid Construction is redeveloping a once popular
department store site into a mixed use property. The Laurel,
located at 601 Washington Avenue, will include 73 condominium
homes, 35,000 square feet of street level retail space, 30,000
square feet of office space, 120 luxury apartments, and an
upscale hotel.
Among The Laurel's unique features
is a spacious 9,600 sq. ft. open-air atrium with originally
commissioned artwork, a community patio and garden, an indoor
parking garage, fitness center, 24-hour lobby attendant,
business center, and individual storage. A wide array of a la
carte concierge services will also be offered. The condominium
1, 2 & 3 bedroom homes will feature open floor plans (some
with private balconies or roof-top terraces) with finished
ceilings, recessed lighting, bamboo flooring, stainless steel
appliances, and the privacy offered by full-height walls and
traditional swing doors.
The Grand
Opening of The Laurel's Sales Center and model is September 27th
from 5-8:30 pm and will be the first opportunity to visit the
new 7,000 sq. ft. sales center and furnished display home. For
more information on the Grand Opening, call 314.241.3900 or
visit www.thelaurelstlouis.com.
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Pulaski Bank
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Pulaski Bank has opened a 4,000 square foot new
downtown facility at 900 Olive Street, on the ground floor of
the Frisco Building.
The bank will service both
retail and commercial customers and offer such services and
conveniences as a walk-up ATM, a full range of checking, savings
and money market accounts, CDs, home equity and mortgage loans,
investment services and retirement accounts. The downtown bank
has significant experience centered around commercial real
estate and commercial and industrial lending.
The
Grand Opening of the bank was earlier this month and featured
St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay, William Donius, Chairman &
CEO of Pulaski Bank, Tom Reeves, President of Pulaski Bank, Paul
Douglas Grosse, Regional President of Pulaski Bank, Cheri
Bliefernich, Senior Vice President of Pulaski Bank, and Robin
Baima, Bank Manager of Pulaski Bank and Downtown Partnership
President Jim Cloar.
The new downtown bank is
Pulaski's 11th location and one of three new locations for
Pulaski Bank this year. For more information, visit
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U. S. Cellular Taste
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The U.S. Cellular Taste of St. Louis 2007 will be held
September 21, 22 & 23 in  downtown St. Louis at the Gateway Mall (8th 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 "Macy's
Restaurant Row"; the SoCo Music Experience (9/22 & 9/23) -
live national acts on the Main Stage to include Big Head Todd
& The Monsters, Soul Asylum, Lucero, Puddle of Mudd, Bowling
for Soup, Rose Hill Drive and The Radiators; Clear Channel
Cardinals Rally (9/21) - featuring the Smash Band; SoCo Tasty
Band Competition (9/21); SAINT LOUIS BREAD CO. Culinary
Championship; The Grant's Farm Kid Zone; The "ArtDimensions'
Village", a massive artists village, featuring live art
demos/ice sculpting and more; RAC Performance Stage; Marketplace
featuring local and national businesses, retailers and more;
Ford Experience Tour; and, the Shell "Meeting the Energy
Challenge Tour".
 The Taste of St. Louis is produced by Entertainment Saint
Louis, Art Dimensions' and Made You Look!. For more information,
visit www.tastestl.com or call 314.534.2100.
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Construction Begins on Old Post Office
Plaza |
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A new downtown multi-purpose
plaza will replace a vacant parking lot in Post Office Square.
In early August, Downtown Now!, Gateway Foundation, the Danforth
Foundation and US Bancorp CDC announced they have partnered to
construct the 30,000 square foot project.
When
completed next spring, the award-winning design will incorporate
extensive landscaping and water features with a sculpture "Torso
di Ikaro" by Artist Igor Mitoraj as its focal point. Development
of the Plaza was identified as a key component of revitalization
of the Old Post Office District in the 1999 Downtown Development
Action Plan.
Funding for the project is a total of
$8.16 Million and includes support from the Danforth Foundation,
the US Bancorp Community Development Corporation, the St. Louis
Brownsfields Cleanup Fund (via SLDC) and the Gateway Foundation.
The Gateway Foundation additionally funded the design fees and
will install and maintain the sculpture. The budget includes
funding for active and ongoing programming including lunchtime
and evening music, theater, street performers, weekend markets,
film series, special events and much more.
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Work Completed on The
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Construction is now complete on the $22 million
renovation of Bogen Lofts. The  243,000 square foot project offers 125 one, two
or three bedroom lofts with 18 different floor plans. Each loft
features granite counter tops, exposed brick walls, sandblasted
wood columns and beams, contemporary vanities with glass
countertops, replacement windows that match the original
profiles, and a concrete and glass block circular shower. Other
amenities of the building include an underground parking garage,
a rooftop with a bird's eye view of the City, dog park and
terrace room with see-through fireplace, kitchen and fitness
room. Jacob Development Group led the project team with
architecture firm Rosemann &  Associates, P.C. and contractors Paric
Corporation.
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Roberts Tower Breaks
Ground |
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Immediately next to the new
Old Post Office Plaza, SMR Tower Investments, LLC (Steve and
Mike Roberts), will be breaking ground at 411 North 8th Street
for a new  construction project called Roberts Tower.
The 24-story, new construction tower will be attached to
the Roberts Mayfair Hotel and be designed to achieve Gold-LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification.
The property will feature commercial/retail space, space for
additional hotel rooms, 69 Luxury Units, a full-range of design
options consisting of sustainable materials and energy savings
appliances, personal concierge services, valet parking, a
doorman and 24-hour security. The expected date of completion is
Winter 2009. For more information contact Aliah Baker,
314.256.4604.
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Chivvis Development's
more than $300 million redevelopment of Chouteau's Landing,
located just south of I-55/Hwy-40 between South Fourth Street,
has  attracted its first tenants of Phase I for 756
Historic Fourth Street. The new tenants will include Chivvis
Development and Alton restaurateur Dustin Snyders, who will open
a sports bar and grill named Bushwoods.
Historic
Fourth Street is comprised of a rare collection of 19th-century,
commercial buildings and scheduled to offer 190,000 square feet
of new street-front retail and loft-style office spaces between
now and 2008.
The development includes original,
two- and three-story brick buildings that sustain many of their
characteristic details, including a varying degree of exposed
brick walls, exposed ductwork and beams, tin ceilings and
12-foot ceilings. Existing structures are being restored to
historic code and bolstered by complementary new construction
that adheres to the neighborhood's style.
For more
information, visit www.ChouteausLanding.com or contact Andy
Murphy at 314.994.4093 to learn about leasing opportunities
available now and in the future.
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Simply Fondue*1627
Locust*314.335.7377 |
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Mambo Development, a St. Louis based developer
of residential and commercial property, is working to convert
the former Ford Apartments at 1405 Pine Street into a luxury
living environment named The Ford Condominiums. 
The 66,000 square foot historic
building will be renovated into 26 exclusive luxury condos
ranging in size from 1,793 to 1847 square feet with an
additional 2,300 square feet of ground floor retail space. Price
points begin at the $400s for two bedroom, two bath homes with a
choice of two floor plans.
Features of the
residences include open layouts, standard granite countertops,
bamboo or cork flooring, Kohler fixtures, Viking or Kitchen Aid
appliances available in various customized combinations and
private balconies. Each home will come with a secured parking
space and storage facilities as well as full use of building
amenities.
Building amenities will include access to
the roof top lounge overlooking the city, a custom hot tub from
Aspen Spas with a view equivalent to 16 stories above street
level, swim spa pool, fully stocked entertainment bar within the
roof top location and on-site fitness center.
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opening of the first Ford Condominiums model display is expected
in October 2007.The acquisition marks the third development for
Mambo Development in the St. Louis downtown area. The Bee Hat,
residential lofts at 1021 Washington, and retail space at 710 N.
15th Street are among previous downtown developments. For  more information, call 314-436-8886.
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Construction Begins On
Ballpark Lofts 8 |
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Blu CitySpaces, a 144 unit
condominium development located 210 N. 17th Street, began moving
in new residents on August 15, 2007 just six months after its
opening to the public in February 2007. Blu CitySpaces,
is developed by Silverstone Communities-Midwest based out of
Chicago, Illinois.
The 13-story Blu CitySpaces
offers homes that range in size from 430 square feet to over 800
square feet with strong finishes and amenities. European-style
kitchens, stainless steel appliances and granite countertops are
standard elements at Blu CitySpaces. Approximately half of all
available homes have private balconies. Building amenities will
include individual storage lockers, secured parking, 1st floor
bike storage, 24 hour fitness center, conference room and Wi-Fi
lounge. Buyers can choose from five floor plans. Price points
will begin in the $80's for studios, $120's for one bedrooms and
$150's for two bedrooms. In addition, Blu CitySpaces has
approximately 4400 square feet of retail and office space and
3800 square feet of restaurant space available. For more
information, call 314.241.3111 or visit  www.mybluspace.com.
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Mayor's Business Luncheon |
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Retail, Restaurants & More
F15TEEN*1900 Locust
Street*www.15stl.com |
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F15teen restaurant is a joint venture between St. Louis
Cardinals' center fielder Jim Edmonds and local hospitality
industry veteran Mark Winfield. In addition to its main dining
room, F15teen's spectacular 10,000+ square-foot two-story space
includes a large outdoor patio, an upscale nightlife lounge, a
200-person banquet room for private events, an intimate
15-person private dining room, a second-story nightlife area
featuring a dancefloor and bottle-service seating booths, and
multiple bars throughout the venue.
The restaurant
features steakhouse fare with innovative accents. The menu was
created by consulting chef Josh Roland, who previously worked at
Jean-Georges in New York City, and executive chef Tim
McLaughlin, formerly of Red Moon and Faust's. F15teen's menu
offers delicious selections including steaks, seafood, pastas,
appetizers, salads, soups, and desserts.
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The Time
Boutique & Studio DevJorPey*922 Washington Avenue*
314.974.8463* www.thetimeboutique.net |
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Offering limited
edition, figure flattering fashion and accessories by emerging
local, national and international designers. Dresses, separates,
jeans, shoes, foundations and a full service salon and cosmetics
bar. Hours of operation: Monday - Wednesday, 11 am - 7pm,
Thursday and Friday, 11 am - 8 pm, and Saturday 11 am - 4 pm.
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Simply Fondue*1627
Locust Street*314.335.7377* www.simplyfonduestlouis.com
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UMA Dot Spot*313 North 11th
Street*314.241.9966*
www.umadotspot.com |
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English Living*1520 Washington
Avenue*314.241.6226*
www.englishliving.com |
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Goodworks*901 Washington Avenue*
www.goodworksfurniture4u.com
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Charm*605 North 13th Street* www.charm-boutique.com
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Red*1130 Washington
Avenue*314.588.7864*www.redstl.com |
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San Sai Japanese Grill*820 Olive
Street*314.241.6868*
www.sansaiusa.com
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Fast,
casual Japanese cuisine. Specialties include grilled chicken,
steak and  shrimp, sushi, rolls and more. Patio seating,
dine-in, carry out, catering available. Hours: Monday - Friday,
11 am - 8 pm, Saturday, 11 am - 5 pm and closed Sunday.
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Taste of Luxury Pour Homme*1303 Washington
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An upscale men's boutique
specializing in high-end designer apparel at an  affordable price. Featuring one-of-a-kind
pieces, the owners are dedicated specifically to catering to men
and everything a man wants by offering apparel, shoes, jewelry,
cologne, accessories, and more. Fashion styles include more
fashion-conscious metropolises like L.A.'s Melrose Ave. and
Beverly Hills, Miami's South Beach area, and New York City.
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DOWNTOWN FUN
Tour of
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| The 600-mile, six day, Tour of
Missouri, kicked off in Kansas City on September 11th. Tour of
Missouri, America's newest elite professional cycling race, is a
world-class bicycle race patterned after the Tour de Georgia and
Amgen Tour of California. It features point-to-point racing that
concludes here in St. Louis on September 16th. The event is
expected to attract a half million spectators as well as 120
racers from around the world. The multi-lap route for Stage 6
circuit race will travel from and end at Union Station, going
west along Market and Forest Park to De Baliviere, then north to
Delmar, east to Euclid, south to Lindell and east to 15th. For
more information, visit www.tourofmissouri.com.
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GO! St. Louis, formerly Spirit of
St. Louis Marathon and Family Fitness Weekend®,  is kicking off a weekend of free fitness events
September 20 - 23 in St. Louis. Among the events is an education
workshop for physical education teachers, a National Walk at
Work Day and a One Mile Family Fun Run/Walk at the Taste of St.
Louis. The weekend will also serve as the start line for the
nationally recognized Read, Right & Run Marathon® which
encourages children to be reading proficient, physically fit and
community minded.
Downtown workers are encouraged to
participate in the GO! St. Louis National Walk at Work Day
during their lunch breaks on September 21st. The one mile walk
starts in Kiener Plaza at 11:30 am, continues to the Arch
Grounds and concludes at 12:30 pm. The series of events are
being held in an effort to promote community fitness and fight
the rising rate of obesity. For more information, visit
www.gostlouis.org.
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This year's 2007 Gateway Classic
Football game will be on Saturday, September  29, 2007 and debut two new teams this year,
Stillman College and Langston University. The weekend kicks off
on Thursday, September 27th with a Comedy Show and concludes
with the Walk of Fame on Sunday. Other Gateway Classic Weekend
events include the Rams Coaches Luncheon, Comedy Show, Lifetime
Achievement Awards Dinner and the much anticipated "Battle of
the Bands". Proceeds from the football game go toward full,
four-year scholarships for youths attending historically black
institutions. For more information, contact the St. Louis
Gateway Classic Sports Foundation at
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www.downtownstl.org
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downtown resident. The Fall Downtown Living Tour
will be October 13 & 14 from Noon to 5 pm and will feature
more than thirty properties. Registration and tour maps are
available the day of tour which begins at 9th & Olive
Streets. Tours are self-guided and many properties are within
walking distance. However, complimentary shuttle service is also
available throughout the day. 
most precious architectural gems, is now
underway. 
over 200 specialty shops (especially jewelry
stores) and the world headquarters of Pet, Inc. The $140 million
renovation is the largest interior restoration in the St. Louis
area. Construction on the Arcade began in early January 2007 and
will be complete in 2009. For more information visit the Arcade
Sales Center or www.arcadestlouis.com. 
Lofts. It will offer a classic cuisine with a
new twist. The menu boasts a wide array of tender meats, and
fresh seafood and four savory cooking styles and signature
sauces. Simply Fondue also offers healthy options to fill the
stomach and not the waistline including vegetarian selections
and fondue bases with light, herbal-blended broths and
cholesterol-free oils. There's also some "un-fondue" selections
including shrimp cocktails and dim sum. Of course, it wouldn't
be fondue without dessert. Simply Fondue offers thirteen
sinfully delicious chocolate desserts as well as designer drinks
and an interesting selection of
wines.
condominium lofts for sale. Built in 1894, the
building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1998 and was one of the world's first and largest inter-mogul
warehouse facilities. 
bases with light, herbal-blended broths and
cholesterol-free oils. There's also some "un-fondue" selections
including shrimp cocktails and dim sum. Of course, it wouldn't
be fondue without dessert. Simply Fondue offers thirteen
sinfully delicious chocolate desserts as well as designer drinks
and an interesting selection of wines. Open daily at 4:30 pm.
BluDot - the very latest in affordable cool.
Utility + affordability + modernity = the value of Good Design.
Hours of operation: Tuesday - Saturday, 11 am - 5 pm and Sunday
11 am - 3 pm.
loft. Get an English cuppa and cake next door
at the London Tea Room (Monday - Friday, 7 am - 5 pm, Saturday,
8 am - 5 pm and Sunday 9 am - 5 pm) while shopping. Hours of
operation: Monday - Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm and Sunday, Noon - 5
pm). 
precious stones. Charm will carry national
designers as well as highlight regional jewelry designers. Some
of the artists will include Kathy Frey, Philippa Roberts, and
Amy Draper. In addition to the collections carried in store,
Charm can work with the designers to create personalized, custom
pieces. Opening in October. 
Red also features a variety of entertainment
including music, DJ's, and film. Hours: Open for dinner, 5 pm -
2 am, Monday - Thursday, Friday lunch beginning at 11 am - 3 am,
Saturday, 5 pm - 3 am. 