Main & Main and The Fountains (Hotels + Retail)

jlblues · PostFeb 23, 2008#1212008-02-23T02:26+00:00

^Interesting: They list D I C K's Sporting Goods as nearby retail. Did I miss an announcement or did Sansone jump the gun?

They also refer to the two hotels as a Westin and a Hilton. I thought the smaller one was going to be a Residence Inn...

Bart Harley Jarvis · PostFeb 23, 2008#1222008-02-23T16:21+00:00

Dredger wrote:
I think some future office space would fit well into this development (finish off the remaining stores left standing) and at the end of Phase II of the Boulevard development.

From what I can tell, they are having problems getting all of the U Club Tower leased. No point in building more if they can't handle what the already have. Maybe far down the road it would be a good idea, but it doesn't seem like such a great thought right now.

jlblues wrote: They also refer to the two hotels as a Westin and a Hilton. I thought the smaller one was going to be a Residence Inn...

There is already a Residence Inn on the eastern side of I-170

mophipsi · PostFeb 23, 2008#1232008-02-23T18:10+00:00

A while back the manager at the Dick's at West County mall told me that they were going to be opening in the next phase of the Boulevard...

dweebe · PostFeb 23, 2008#1242008-02-23T20:49+00:00

mophipsi wrote:A while back the manager at the d*ck's at West County mall told me that they were going to be opening in the next phase of the Boulevard...

Supposedly in the Phase III part furthest to the south.

moorlander · PostFeb 23, 2008#1252008-02-23T20:57+00:00

^ which I believe is cancelled.

jlblues · PostFeb 23, 2008#1262008-02-23T21:36+00:00

ricke002 wrote:
jlblues wrote: They also refer to the two hotels as a Westin and a Hilton. I thought the smaller one was going to be a Residence Inn...

There is already a Residence Inn on the eastern side of I-170

Sorry, I meant Homewood Suites (or one of the dozen or so other versions of the extended-stay suite concept).

Edit: I see, it is to be a Homewood Suites by Hilton. They just call it a Hilton in the promo material because it sounds better I guess.

moorlander · PostMay 30, 2008#1272008-05-30T19:01+00:00

Mike Mullenix and his brothers' Equis Hospitality Management LLC already are building a Homewood Suites by Hilton north of The Boulevard, and are lining up financing for a Westin near the Homewood.

The Hyatt Corp. says its new hotels will feature such things as pillow-top mattresses, in-room media centers that include a 42-inch flat panel, high-definition television and complimentary Wi-Fi.

SOURCE

PostFeb 06, 2009#1282009-02-06T14:42+00:00

Mike Mullenix, CEO of St. Louis-based hotel development firm Equis Hospitality Management, said Grand Center officials approached his company to make a bid, but he declined. Equis formerly partnered on Pyramid’s efforts to bring a Hyatt Place to Grand Center. Mullenix said all of his efforts are focused on securing financing to build a second hotel across Brentwood Boulevard from the Saint Louis Galleria. Construction is under way on Equis’ Homewood Suites by Hilton at Clayton Road and Interstate 170, and Equis is trying to get financing for a Westin next door.

“Right now I don’t want to put any resources toward something I’m not confident can get financed today,” Mullenix said. “We have good, cash-flow-positive hotels that we’d love to refinance but we can’t. Hotels are perceived as high risk.”

http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/ ... tory3.html

dredger · PostFeb 07, 2009#1292009-02-07T01:19+00:00

I wonder who is going to get financing together first. Westin Hotel at this developement (Has the development been renamed to University Village by Sansone?) or the hotel for Phase II of Boulevards on Brentwood. Would like to see both happen soon and more of an effort to accomondate pedestrian traffic to Richmond Heights Metrolinkd station. However, not sure if filling the corner of Clayton & Brentwood would be more favorable the getting the old Blockbuster torn down for Phase II. Hate to see both hotels get held up.

moorlander · PostMar 16, 2010#1302010-03-16T22:20+00:00

The demolished building at Galleria Parkway and Brentwood is now PARKING! I have no idea who would park there but it's there.

dredger · PostMar 17, 2010#1312010-03-17T01:14+00:00

Was Sansone's original plan, posted as Unverisity Village on their website, to have retail at this corner?

I thought this would make a great space for additional office space if you could tie it into University Tower - More density and mix use. Maybe a LEED certified building and redo the parking garage with a rooftop garden/court. Transit and freeway access. Unfortunately, I don't think Sansone ever developed anything other then a box store or strip mall. I believe they were also trying to put another strip mall where Burger King sits on Brentwood.

benya31 · PostMar 17, 2010#1322010-03-17T22:53+00:00

http://www.sansonegroup.com/news/Univer ... age_PR.pdf

you can see the picture here, kind of

moorlander · PostDec 03, 2010#1332010-12-03T13:11+00:00

In September, Mullenix said he purchased another 27,000 square feet of space at the project site for the planned $5 million parking garage. “We are committed and ready and are scouring the country for lenders; it just does not exist,” Mullenix told the council. “The ground is ready, we have purchased the parking lot property and could build the garage, which will complement any other redevelopment within that property area.”

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/prin ... or-40.html

PostJun 28, 2013#1342013-06-28T11:57+00:00

moorlander wrote:The demolished building at Galleria Parkway and Brentwood is now PARKING! I have no idea who would park there but it's there.

This parking lot is now torn up and surrounded by a Clayco construction fence. Looks like this project is back on.

Bill #5357: Approves Second Amended &
Restated Redevelopment Agreement between
Mullenix Richmond Heights Redevelopment
Corporation & The City of Richmond Heights
for redevelopment area known as the Brentwood
Boulevard/Clayton Road Redevelopment
Area.

http://www.richmondheights.org/ArchiveC ... /Item/1467

and

As for Equis, the company is not stopping in Clayton. Mullenix said he also has plans to build an estimated $40 million hotel on land that Equis owns at the corner of Clayton Road and Brentwood Boulevard, across from the Galleria in the city of Richmond Heights. The only hold-up: financing for a ground-up project of that scale is still hard to secure given the economy, he said. “The property is zoned and shovel ready.”

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/prin ... l?page=all

wabash · PostJun 28, 2013#1352013-06-28T12:21+00:00

Is this still going to be a garage in anticipation of "other development in the property area." Is that the state of affairs we've reached: building garages in anticipation of development, as opposed to building them to relieve extant parking demand??? Did the fact that they had to "scour the country" to finance this garage not suggest that maybe it's not necessary?

moorlander · PostJun 28, 2013#1362013-06-28T14:25+00:00

I can't see any scenario where a garage would be built without the new hotel. The lot was sparsely used.

It's kind of unfortunate to me to see a new hotel here and not in downtown Clayton. I'd much rather see the added tourist/business travel population help revive and enliven the streets of the CBD. Maybe this development will finally push Richmond Heights to create a more pedestrian friendly Brentwood blvd.

nickfindley · PostJun 28, 2013#1372013-06-28T16:54+00:00

Maybe this development will finally push Richmond Heights to create a more pedestrian friendly Brentwood blvd.

LOLOLOLOL

dredger · PostJun 29, 2013#1382013-06-29T00:05+00:00

^ I wonder if this might possibly be announced as the d*cks Sporting Goods store that was suppose to anchor phase II of The Boulevards (where old Block Buster store is)

Which gets me to another question(s). Wasn't this site part of a Sansone's development project and separate from the Main & Main and The Fountains? Or was Sansone family brought in to develop the retail portion of this development?

I definitely undersatnd that The Boulevards is a competing project and thus the speculation that a tenant got poached as both projects essentially stalled.

moorlander · PostJun 30, 2013#1392013-06-30T23:25+00:00

benya31 wrote:http://www.sansonegroup.com/news/Univer ... age_PR.pdf

you can see the picture here, kind of

My friend who works in UCT says there's a bank going in here. One of the tenants in building A in link below maybe...

Bumping another pdf with site plans and a better render. Who knows if these are still in play.
http://www.sansonegroup.com/properties/ ... Retail.pdf

quincunx · PostJul 01, 2013#1402013-07-01T16:25+00:00

So you'll have to walk further to get from the Metrolink station to the UCT, but without stairs?

dmmonty1 · PostJul 01, 2013#1412013-07-01T16:46+00:00

moorlander wrote:
benya31 wrote:http://www.sansonegroup.com/news/Univer ... age_PR.pdf

you can see the picture here, kind of

My friend who works in UCT says there's a bank going in here. One of the tenants in building A in link below maybe...

Bumping another pdf with site plans and a better render. Who knows if these are still in play.
http://www.sansonegroup.com/properties/ ... Retail.pdf

Ugh, what a crappy-looking design.

rbb · PostJul 01, 2013#1422013-07-01T17:51+00:00

^ On page 8 - the "Interbelt"? Say what you will about The Boulevard Phase I, but at least they did a much better job of disguising their parking garage.

-RBB

FrankRider · PostJul 02, 2013#1432013-07-02T17:47+00:00

Whats the deal with those three crappy frontage buildings that look to remain after the build out. This development could be a bit more palpitable if they would at least build a new two to three story mixed-use complex along Brentwood to mask that hideous garage. Does the developer not have ownership of those parcels or perhaps they intend to build there in future stages. I didn't see anything specific in the plans.

Presbyterian · PostJul 30, 2013#1442013-07-30T22:29+00:00

Bank Branch behind Parking Lot | The Boulevard North
The new plan is for a First Community Credit Union. Note that the existing buildings -- new and old -- all share a common setback line at the sidewalk. But it now looks like Crate & Barrel will be joined by a suburban bank branch behind a parking lot to mark the intersection of Brentwood and Galleria Parkway.

Could Richmond Heights demand better for this site? Photo courtesy Sansone...

wabash · PostJul 30, 2013#1452013-07-30T23:20+00:00

Has Richmond Heights ever demanded better?

Main & Main and The Fountains (Hotels + Retail)

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