Thursday, March 28, 2013
The $80 million project will create new living and retail space.
Washington University's $80 million student apartment and retail project in University City and the city of St. Louis is moving ahead. Buildings in the Delmar Loop have been knocked down and crews are excavating the area. The new buildings will feature underground parking. The 4.4-acre residential and retail development project will incorporate a number of “green” features. Excavation for the underground garage will follow demolition work, and construction of the buildings in Phase 1 of the project is expected to begin in the spring. Phase 1 plans call for students and businesses to move in by August 2014. See our previous coverage:
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The University City Plan Commission meets at 7 p.m. tonight.
The University City Plan Commission is slated to meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the Heman Park Community Center. Items on the agenda include: Public Hearings Other Business Reports The meeting is open to the public. For more on the Loop Trolley, see:
Friday, February 22, 2013
The $80 million project will create new living and retail space.
Just weeks after breaking ground, Washington University's $80 million student apartment and retail project in University City and the city of St. Louis is moving ahead. Crews have begun demolishing buildings in the Delmar Loop. The building which housed Hiro Sushi has been knocked down. The 4.4-acre residential and retail development project will incorporate a number of “green” features. Excavation for the underground garage will follow demolition work, and construction of the buildings in Phase 1 of the project is expected to begin in the spring. Phase 1 plans call for students and businesses to move in by August 2014. See our previous coverage:
Monday, September 24, 2012
The council meets at 6:30 p.m. tonight at University City City Hall.
The University City City Council is slated to meet tonight at 6:30 p.m. at University City City Hall. A public hearing will be held to set the property tax rate for the upcoming year. The tax rates shall be set to produce substantially the revenue required to be provided from property tax as set forth in the annual adopted budget. This levy is subject to change pending action of the City Council. $481,358,820 $483,729,790 Proposed Tax Rates Proposed Revenue 2012-2013 Other items on the agenda include: Appointments Swearing In City Manager's Report Council Reports/Business Unfinished Business New Business Closed Session A closed session, requested by Ms. Carr and Mr. Crow, according to and RSMO 610.021 (3)(13) Personnel “Hiring firing, …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
University City's attorney says the city council did not violate open records laws by voting on a Loop traffic study in July.
The University City City Council voted again Monday to approve an RFP (request for proposal) on a traffic and parking study for the Delmar Loop area. The council approved the measure 5-0 July 23. It decided to vote again on the measure after Ward 2 Councilwoman Paulette Carr questioned whether the vote was in violation of Missouri's Sunshine Laws. Even though City Attorney Paul Martin found no violation of the open records law in the first vote, the council voted again to seek proposals for the studies. Carr questioned the vote at the council's Aug. 13 meeting, saying that the RFP was not on the agenda prior to the meeting. Council Member Michael Glickert brought it up in a study session prior to the meeting and again during council member…
Monday, July 9, 2012
Mayor Shelley Welsch's latest blog post.
A vision for the long-term future of one part of our community is coming under strong, vocal attack. This concerns me greatly, and I think it should concern you, too. The Parkview Gardens Sustainability Plan recommends that the development in the Parkview Gardens area become much more dense – to attract hundreds of additional residents to our City who want to live in our diverse community; support the shops and restaurants in the Loop; enjoy being within walking distance of a Metro stop; and bring hundreds of thousands of additional dollars to our City coffers. The people who developed this plan see the potential for massive, positive, impact not only in this neighborhood, but spreading out to Skinker north of Delmar, to Olive Boulevard …
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Loop retailers and business owners plan to ask the city to change the Parkview Gardens proposal
The planning to revitalize the Parkview Gardens area has been under consideration for months. Meetings have been held; plans revised and then revised again. The draft plan is nearly complete. It will be before the University City Plan Commission Wednesday. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the fifth-floor council chambers at City Hall. There is a public comment period scheduled during the meeting but some of the stakeholders are feeling as though their voices haven't been heard throughout the planning process. Several business owners in the Loop plan to attend Wednesday's meeting to speak out against changes in the plan which they believe will hurt their businesses. At the heart of their complaint is a phrase in the plan regarding …
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Draft copies of the neighborhood plan are available for viewing.
The Plan Commission of University City will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25, in the EOC Room located in the basement of University City City Hall to consider the adoption of the Parkview Gardens Neighborhood Sustainable Development Plan (see map below for planning area) to be incorporated as an amendment to the 2005 Comprehensive Plan Update. The public viewed a draft plan for the area in November. All interested parties are invited to attend. Draft copies of the plan will be made available for public viewing at the following locations: The plan can also be viewed online at www.ucitymo.org or www.parkviewgardensvision.org. For persons with disabilities who require special arrangements to attend, or if you have any …
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
About 50 residents turned out for the public workshop at the University City Library.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
A Trader Joe's grocery store, a six-story condominium and an entertainment pavilion at Metcalfe Park are just a few of the ideas that were floated at a workshop Tuesday evening, held by the design and planning firm tasked with reinventing the Parkview Gardens neighborhood in University City. About 50 residents turned out for the public workshop at the University City Library. H3 Studio wants to have a fundamental plan done by the end of the year. METCALFE PARK The vision outlined for Metcalfe Park includes: ACKERT PARK Representatives from H3 Studio said that a lot of residents use Ackert Park, mainly because of the playground. However, they said the park also has some major issues. For example, it is not ADA accessable and has a number …
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Jan Adams
1:22 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
The plan proposes more parking, not less. If there is a condo development, those residents will want structured parking. More residents will bring in more property tax AND more sales tax. There should be a study that will provide the data necessary to make an intelligent decision. Where would we build a condo development that is close to the businesses if not on that lot? more ›