Downtown /tags/downtown Downtown en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT Cordish Cos. plans a $670 million redevelopment of the Millennium Hotel site /economy-business/2025-02-19/cordish-companies-downtown-redevelopment-millennium-hotel It would be a marked change for the prominent and iconic hotel site between the Gateway Arch grounds and Busch Stadium, which has sat vacant since 2014. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-02-19/cordish-companies-downtown-redevelopment-millennium-hotel Eric Schmid Analysis: 3 winners and a whole lot of losers from the Rams bill collapse /economy-business/2025-02-07/st-louis-rams-spending-bill-winners-losers St. Louis had $300 million and 16,000 ideas from the public on how to spend it at the beginning of this legislative session. A year later, the Board of Aldermen has made no progress. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 20:14:34 GMT /economy-business/2025-02-07/st-louis-rams-spending-bill-winners-losers Eric Schmid St. Louis poised to approve earnings tax reimbursement to keep accounting firm downtown /economy-business/2025-01-27/st-louis-earnings-tax-reimbursement-anders-downtown Legislation from Alderwoman Cara Spencer would establish a mechanism for the city to reimburse 85% of Anders’ payroll, earnings and net profit taxes on new hires at the firm. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-01-27/st-louis-earnings-tax-reimbursement-anders-downtown Eric Schmid Single Rams bill clears committee and advances to the full St. Louis Board of Aldermen /economy-business/2025-01-24/single-rams-bill-committee-advances-full-st-louis-board-of-aldermen Members of the board’s Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee voted 5-2, with Anne Schweitzer and Michael Browning voting no. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-01-24/single-rams-bill-committee-advances-full-st-louis-board-of-aldermen Eric Schmid Railway Exchange Building priced at $4.75 million in eminent domain case /news-briefs/2025-01-03/railway-exchange-building-priced-at-4-75-million-in-eminent-domain-case It comes in a Commissioners’ Report filed Friday as part of the eminent domain case involving the prominent and long-vacant downtown building. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:48:14 GMT /news-briefs/2025-01-03/railway-exchange-building-priced-at-4-75-million-in-eminent-domain-case Eric Schmid Developer Oliver Properties plans food hall on Washington Avenue to expand retail /news-briefs/2024-12-13/oliver-properties-food-hall-washington-ave The firm had acquired the property earlier in the year and had been working on the right fit for the space. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 21:35:17 GMT /news-briefs/2024-12-13/oliver-properties-food-hall-washington-ave Eric Schmid New community district aims to bring more density to area around Washington Ave. downtown /economy-business/2024-11-15/new-community-district-washington-ave-downtown The Downtown North Community Improvement District would formalize some of the actions taken by individual property owners to promote the area of downtown as an emerging geospatial and entrepreneurial hub. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-11-15/new-community-district-washington-ave-downtown Eric Schmid Chesterfield Mall meets the excavator to make way for new 'downtown' development /economy-business/2024-10-15/chesterfield-mall-demolition-begins-new-downtown-development The Staenberg Group has plans to redevelop the site into a “Downtown Chesterfield” with housing, retail spaces, restaurants and more. Developers expect it to be four years before people can start moving into new residential units. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:17:56 GMT /economy-business/2024-10-15/chesterfield-mall-demolition-begins-new-downtown-development Eric Schmid St. Louis will host NCAA Wrestling finals in 2027 /news-briefs/2024-10-02/st-louis-will-host-ncaa-wrestling-finals-in-2027 The region is already set to host the Division I Men’s Ice Hockey finals 2025 and the first and second rounds of the Division I Men’s Basketball championship in 2026. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:40:28 GMT /news-briefs/2024-10-02/st-louis-will-host-ncaa-wrestling-finals-in-2027 Eric Schmid The Millennium Hotel downtown is being sold to the Gateway Arch Park Foundation /news-briefs/2024-09-19/st-louis-millennium-hotel-sold-gateway-arch-park-foundation The 28-story, 780-room hotel closed in 2014. The foundation plans to work with the city, Greater St. Louis Inc. and the St. Louis Development Corporation on a plan to redevelop the site. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:24:47 GMT /news-briefs/2024-09-19/st-louis-millennium-hotel-sold-gateway-arch-park-foundation Eric Schmid