EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: The project promising to transform downtown St. Louis, the Mississippi riverfr...

EXCLUSIVE DETAILS: The project promising to transform downtown St. Louis, the Mississippi riverfront & the global construction industry

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[@jeremybyington]

I hope it is in the contract that they do not own the land until construction goals are accomplished. The last thing downtown needs is a group acquiring all of that prime real estate and then holding it until they can make a nice profit for doing nothing.

[@Scodel]

Got to solve the ‘’teens’’ problem there first

[@ka9202]

Hope they don't tear up the Mural Mile

[@WILL_E_1]

They better respect the FLOOD WALL!

[@mafriqaful]

Safety of the city’s citizens should be number 1, all of these projects and.more will come to the city.

[@coffeecup3177]

The 1 billion dollar investment is being made with private financing not Federal or State Dollars?

[@taylor5005]

Prototyping lab? Ecosystems? Where did you get this idea? I love it

[@Shneepster]

To make this work, it has to be a holistic approach, which has to include keeping the public and workers safe. I avoid STL events due to the crime. When we do visit, we are more likely to drive a bit closer to downtown, and then Uber in and out. Sad that it has gotten to this. But not worth the risk and potential damages to visit STL.

[@HOTTIUSMAXIMUS]

A year has passed; how’s this coming along ?

[@eulogy4anange1]

It needs it cause stl is turning to a dump

[@patrickastumpf]

turning?

[@jeromewiegand339]

THE DEVELOPERS ARE TRULY QUIXOTIC PERSONALITIES ! ANY THING IN SAINT LOUIS WILL FAIL, IF CRIME, LOITERING, AND HOMELESSNESS ARE NOT FIRST ADDRESSED AGRESSIVELY !

[@sisipruitt]

What does it mean to call someone quixotic? foolishly impractical quix·​ot·​ic kwik-ˈsä-tik. : foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals. especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action.Oct 31, 2022 (Had to look that up)

[@Shadow-hv2vp]

Well.... Yeah it's kinda true... Look at Chicago and how businesses are leaving because of crime. St Louis sucks but I appreciate people trying to fix my city.

[@3618499]

@@Shadow-hv2vp 😩" Crime and business exoduses aren't only happening in Chicago and St. Louis. Such is happening nationwide in large,, mid-sized, and small cities even within suburban communities and rural areas. Neither is one issue the direct cause of the other. Several of (Illinois) my state's businesses have closed or relocated primarily due to high taxation, regulations, and the lingering COVID-19 economic impact than actual ' crime ' . Ironically, the current Work-from-Home ' new normal ' has significantly reduced many urban establishments direct patronage than any other issues. Meanwhile, our national civic problems will continue so long as ' We the People ' continue scapegoating and fleeing rather than resolving them. "

[@drewgildehaus7931]

The way to fight crime long term is to invest in areas, not leave them to rot by withholding development

[@darealberrygarcia]

Not true

[@mattdriscoll4102]

Not a word in regard for the people of Saint Louis. These companies will build nothing for us but more of what already exists here.

[@mattdriscoll4102]

Saint Louis isn’t a business opportunity. We live here.

[@ModedeScode]

St Louis doesn’t have a Gateway south problem, it has a people problem

[@WILL_E_1]

Let's make this WORK! Just make sure it's beautiful and functional AND urbanist

[@Lola-tq8nv]

The source of income for these big-talk youngsters? If they genuinely know anything about downtown StL, they'd know they must first invest in a magical security plan to deal with the crime. Are any of these teen developers related to Kroenke?

[@taylor5005]

I think if they keep up with there dream it will only spread positivity, they seem like they really want to emplement change and hopefully they have some good ideas on bettering the environment since they talked about having lots of greenery and things, I can’t beleive its been overlooked all these years, that is a money making pot, lets be a part of it :) st.Louis girl

[@sleepergli3080]

Thats what the community needs!! Developed property show casing under paid police fighting the same criminals thanks to the shortage of prosecutors!!! St.louis is doing it big!! Mini Mexico

[@bexky-ts3kc]

Redoing downtown st. Louis!? Why!? It's beautiful ! Seeing pics etc. Think about it. And I live in Texas.

[@BackendChild6266]

half of downtown st louis is not beautiful its housing projects and other gangs on 1 side of downtown and then theres the side of downtown you see if you look up "downtown st louis"

[@mauricekiner1835]

So sorry

[@mauricekiner1835]

Fix anything in ST.LOUIS, I am so happy to be so far away from where I was born in 1974, the 1900s, I grew up and went to school with Wesley Bell. SO GLAD ME AND HIM COOL, BUT NAH BRA, I AM TOO BRA GLAD I LEFT STL.

[@iknowdeweybrudda6564]

Brooklyn is also in New York City lol

[@SRT_Len_Shorts]

Really why don’t they do this in Joplin missouri

[@gocardinals8887]

Nobody is stopping anyone in Joplin from fixing Joplin

[@everettduncan7543]

Joplin doesn't have the Mississippi River.

[@jeremybrown459]

Libing 8th of dirt trash graft viol 1/77 bul cleanup and whole county 51/77 relen cleanup making😢🎉

[@kimoandrews5802]

A monorail...

[@tx-sweet-pjg3547]

It’ll never happen

[@HOTTIUSMAXIMUS]

It’s a year later. Has any progress been made ?

[@ryandubya484]

Lol this has failure written all over it. No one that's actually from the St. Louis area wants anything to do with downtown, other than showing up for an occasional cardinals game and then running back to the county as fast as they can.

[@nicksGLI]

I think the idea is that... This would give people a reason besides cards games...

[@pinkeyegeorge1011]

you do know people live in and around Downtown right?

[@darealberrygarcia]

Shut up Ryan

[@jeffwebb2966]

Well, A lot of people in the St. Louis metro do not look at any land in the city as valuable. Otherwise North STL would not have languished for 60 years. I wish them luck and it is interesting to have an industrial component.

[@rogerpetersen3338]

I live downtown. I get very tired of people saying things when they have no idea what they are talking about. It's safer and nicer in the city and downtown particularly, than the SUV, Truck infested traffic nightmare that is most of St Louis County and St Charles County. Stay in St Charles and leave us alone.

[@rontounsand1180]

This will never happen. None of the people on this project will ever admit or tell you why this will never work. Go into downtown St. Louis for 5 minutes look around and you will immediately see why it will turn to shit within 5 years. You need motivated people proud of where they live to keep it looking good.

[@HOTTIUSMAXIMUS]

Sounds like St. Louis downtown needs to get rid of the criminal thugs first!