A preliminary permit has been pulled for the Boland Place development at Boland Place and Dale Avenue in Richmond Heights.
A ‘Land Disturbance Permit’ was pulled with the city for the 3.05 acres in the northwest corner of Boland and Dale, which includes a ‘Special Use Permit’ to install a new sidewalk, sod and parking garage entrance on Dale Avenue; and a sidewalk and sod on the Boland Place side.
The permit says the work being performed is for construction of a 74,000 square foot multi-story mixed-use building and that the anticipated start date is October 2018.
See the permit – Boland Place Permit PIR
City officials approved the apartments in February 2016. In June this year, Cyr told the city council that he could begin work in September.
I don’t understand why Lincoln School had to be torn down if this project was not ready to move forward. The school itself could have been converted to something useful. I’ve seen old schools around St. Louis converted into condos and apartments. Perhaps that could have been done here had the school not been torn down.
A B Green school, I thought. With asbestos in these older buildings, it’s often not cost effective to re-hab. Hence, the reason for so many of our older structures to be torn down. Look for the buildings at the far south of the SSM St. Mary’s complex to be razed. This was the nun’s home, chapel, and even an indoor pool. These are architecturally beautiful buildings with lots of history. Cost to re-hab and maintain them as well as finding a practical use for them is non existent. Unless, they are made an historic landmark, they will be gone as soon as SSM decides to invest the millions to tear them down.
The School has been sitting vacant since 1993. 25 years of inactivity sends a pretty clear message that repurposing of the school was not financially feasible and I am not sure I can think of any scenario in which an abandoned building is preferable to a clean and safe empty lot.
Really tired of weak mayors and city councils – Americans want strong leadership!! Richmond Heights, you look weak on this!
Need a sidewalk to get to Goose Pond.
Building sidewalks is obviously a tactic to appear as though the developer is actually “building” something. Lame!
I agree too. Don’t start something you can’t finish.
I am just not understanding why this is still a pending project in 2018. Mr. Cyr, let this go! Cut your losses and move on. Let someone else step in with the legitimate ability to build something on the site. We are so tired of this and your empty promises. Richmond Heights deserves better than to have to stare at your prison style chain link fence. Take it down, level the lot, and put up the for sale signs already!
City Hall, you aren’t off the hook here either. You have played footsies long enough! It is time to drop the hammer now or you will be sending the message to all the Developers who come next that they really don’t have to listen to you and that you are all bark with no bite. Don’t let this man come before another Council meeting with half-a$$ excuses, SHUT IT DOWN. We are all watching how you proceed from here.
I completely agree, Derek. ENOUGH!
Folks please re read Doug’s articles. Mr. Cyr said IN JUNE, that construction would start in September NOT October! This permit is yet another attempt to get an extension. How much construction can he possibly get done before Winter? IMHO this is going to be a real test of the Mayor’s and Council’s backbone. You have all stuck your neck out for this project and given it plenty of latitude. It’s time to take a stand for the rest of us,