St. Louis Development Corporation /tags/st-louis-development-corporation St. Louis Development Corporation en-US Copyright © 2024 Thu, 08 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT The number of vacant buildings in St. Louis is decreasing, slowly /economy-business/2025-05-08/vacant-buildings-st-louis-decreasing-slowly An early look at the Vacancy Strategy Initiative Report shows the number of vacant properties in the city decreased by 4% since 2018. Thu, 08 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-05-08/vacant-buildings-st-louis-decreasing-slowly Lacretia Wimbley Otis Williams is again appointed to lead the St. Louis Development Corporation /government-politics-issues/2025-05-01/otis-williams-appointed-st-louis-development-corporation Williams takes over for Neal Richardson, who was appointed by former Mayor Tishaura Jones and led the organization for the past four years. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:21:26 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-05-01/otis-williams-appointed-st-louis-development-corporation Lacretia Wimbley Mayor Cara Spencer pulls the plug on an embattled building stabilization program /economy-business/2025-04-29/mayor-cara-spencer-pulls-the-plug-on-an-embattled-building-stabilization-program The Stable Communities STL pilot program used federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars to hire contractors to repair vacant or neglected buildings and then pass on those costs to building owners Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:25:06 GMT /economy-business/2025-04-29/mayor-cara-spencer-pulls-the-plug-on-an-embattled-building-stabilization-program Eric Schmid How downtown St. Louis can get its groove back /economy-business/2025-04-14/downtown-st-louis-turnaround-million-incremental-steps-vacancy The city has made progress on two prominent vacant buildings in the past year, but rebounding from a “real estate nightmare” will take many more years. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-04-14/downtown-st-louis-turnaround-million-incremental-steps-vacancy Eric Schmid St. Louis has bought the parking garage and lots next to the Railway Exchange Building /economy-business/2025-03-28/st-louis-parking-garage-lots-railway-exchange The city’s Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority paid about $2.6 million Friday for the 10 parcels that make up the vacant parking garage and surface lot that comprise the city block. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:40:07 GMT /economy-business/2025-03-28/st-louis-parking-garage-lots-railway-exchange Eric Schmid St. Louis’ fight against vacancy is more of a long war than a single battle /economy-business/2025-02-24/st-louis-vacancy-long-war It’s a problem that metastasized over decades, making it unrealistic to expect a speedy solution to the roughly 25,000 vacant buildings and lots inside city limits. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-02-24/st-louis-vacancy-long-war Eric Schmid Annie Malone in north St. Louis receives $1 million from SLDC /news-briefs/2025-02-21/annie-malone-north-st-louis-1-million-sldc The St. Louis Development Corporation has also given $10,000 to help pay for the May Day Parade that was canceled earlier this month. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 20:22:16 GMT /news-briefs/2025-02-21/annie-malone-north-st-louis-1-million-sldc Hiba Ahmad St. Louis officials want to find developer for Railway Exchange Building by summer /news-briefs/2024-12-31/st-louis-officials-want-to-find-developer-for-railway-exchange-building-by-summer The decrepit building in downtown St. Louis is going through the eminent domain process. Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:42:26 GMT /news-briefs/2024-12-31/st-louis-officials-want-to-find-developer-for-railway-exchange-building-by-summer Jason Rosenbaum SLDC resumes funding for ARPA grants awarded to north St. Louis businesses /news-briefs/2024-12-06/sldc-funding-arpa-grants-north-st-louis-businesses The organization’s board of directors voted Thursday to approve the disbursement of $1,090,000 in operational expansion grants after a pause. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news-briefs/2024-12-06/sldc-funding-arpa-grants-north-st-louis-businesses Eric Schmid St. Louis County audio and video production to move to new St. Louis arts facility /arts/2024-12-02/st-louis-county-audio-and-video-production-to-move-to-new-st-louis-arts-facility The Downtown West neighborhood of St. Louis will soon be home to a new arts and entertainment facility owned by the Kranzberg Arts Foundation. Logic Systems Holdings, a St. Louis County-based audio and video production company, will lease the space. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /arts/2024-12-02/st-louis-county-audio-and-video-production-to-move-to-new-st-louis-arts-facility Chad Davis