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(L - R) Partnership for Downtown St. Louis President and CEO Maggie Campbell led a panel discussion with Group 360 CEO Mark Rutter, Stifel Nicolaus President Scott McCuaig and Jones Lang LasSalle Executive VP Lynn Schenk at the Building Owners & Managers Association and Partnership for Downtown St. Louis' joint membership luncheon held at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch.
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Partnership for Downtown St. Louis Charts Course for Next 10 Years
by Bob Moore, SLFP.com
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), January 27, 2010 - Partnership for Downtown St. Louis' new President and CEO Maggie Campbell presented an update on downtown development with a sneak preview of the Downtown Next Vision to over 300 attendees at the Building Owners & Managers Association and Partnership for Downtown St. Louis' joint membership luncheon, January 27, at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch.
Campbell said that Downtown Now was charting a course for the next 10 years and it was to everyone's benefit to catch the spirit and believe it can happen. She outlined some of the key projects and initiatives that supported their vision for downtown development for the next 10 years.
Presentation image featured the Arch grounds international competition that has already begun, attracting more than 100 firms from around the world.
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The Arch grounds international competition has already begun, attracting more than 100 firms from around the world. The process of improvements will take in not only the Arch grounds but part of Kiener Plaza. The project is expected to be finished in time for the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Arch in 2015.
"The Gateway Mall plan is becoming a reality," stated Campbell. "The ambitious series of outdoor rooms, connected parts and the already completed CityGarden are all tied together. This grand outdoor public place will ultimately connect the Arch ground to Union Station and provide needed community and event gathering space," she said, adding that a conservancy will soon be named to lead the effort.
Other projects that will soon happen include the $70 million renovation of Central Library; redevelopment of the former Union Pacific Building with a $109 million reinvestment for a mixed used project called the Park Pacific; $28 million to transform the former Chemical Building into the Alexa with 132 new apartments, ground level retail and at least two floors of commercial space.
The developers of the Roberts Tower, downtown's first new residential construction project, continue to work to deliver the project during these difficult times, she said. They are currently in discussion with a restaurant tenant for the ground floor. This development represents a $70 million investment.
One City Center Office Tower is being renovated with $60 million. When complete the tower will house one of the region's largest accounting firms and a major law firm.
Presentation image featured the planned $70 million renovation of Central Library.
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The Kiel Opera House, built in 1934 and shuttered since 1991, is getting closer and closer to reality as a $74 million entertainment venue. She related owners are still on track to putting their financing together to begin construction later this year. "They recently moved key management from New York's Radio City Music Hall to St. Louis to lead the effort," stated Campbell.
The McGowan Brothers are putting $24 million into the current renovation of 1225 Washington, built in 1889, for adaptive reuse by several professional firms with additional street level retail activity for Washington Avenue.
"The Laurel and St. Louis Centre," continued Campbell, slowly taking a deep breath, "are two of those projects that we are all hoping comes together. They are in different stages of development. The Dillards building will represent a $180 million of adaptive reuse for new hotel/residential with ground level retail. Of course, the redevelopment of the St. Louis Centre, a $45 million project, is a critical opportunity to provide a location for concentrated retail in an area where our visitors want it to happen."
At the end of the presentation, Campbell noted that if all the projects really happened, it would represent $660 million of new investment in downtown St. Louis.
Campbell announced a couple of new events projected to bring new feet on the street and a sense of community downtown. "We will be hosting our first Idiotarod," she said as the audience laughed. "It's a take-off on the Iditarod in Alaska. Instead of having dogs, we will have people tied to shopping carts."
She added that Downtown Partnership will help corporate sponsored teams of five find a shopping cart so they don't have to steal one. The event, March 5 & 6, will raise money for the local food bank cause.
Additional music-based events are still being planned and will be announced soon. Campbell said that the annual residential tour will hopefully feature real homes. A new creative spaces tour will demonstrate what can be done with older Class A office buildings downtown.
Being new to St. Louis, Campbell acknowledged that she is still learning about the history of the city and some of its unique attributes. "We need to remember that this city was built by risk-takers and pioneers who shared a grand vision in the face of extreme adversity," she concluded.
Partnership for Downtown St. Louis plans to rollout a new marketing campaign later this year to showcase the essence of the downtown experience with customized messages.
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