Euclid Avenue in the Central West End is scheduled for a major “Green” makeover. The stretch between Lindell and Forest Park will eventually be transformed with wider sidewalks, environmentally friendly rain gardens and new LED lighting just to name a few. The first phase of the new streetscape is being installed as a part of […]
WUMCRC’s Community Development Manager, Brooks Goedeker and intern, Matt Green have been working with the City of St. Louis and Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to take the traffic signal boxes within Forest Park Southeast and turn them into something a little more attractive. Both Goedeker and Green will be presenting the concept and designs […]
Last Fall, WUMCRC’s Community Development Manager, Brooks Goedeker wrote a successful grant funded by the St. Cronan Housing Corporation and the Grove Community Improvement District. The project partners Forest Park Southeast adolescents from the Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club with local artist, Grace McCammond to design and implement 4 murals along Manchester Avenue in […]
Warmer weather has finally arrived in the Grove! The Manchester streetscape improvement project has crawled out of hibernation from the cold and brand new pedestrian street lighting is being installed today. The streetscape is really shaping up!
In November 2010, Gelinda Connell joined the newly created Park Central Development Corporation (PCDC) as the project manager of security and social services. Gelinda assists in creating a more unified community by collaborating with the residents of the 17th ward. Spending the past decade of her life in and out of the 17th ward, she […]
Choices Federal Credit Union is an instrumental financial institution in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood. The credit union has successfully served the employees, clients and volunteers of eight area organizations that offer social services for low-income communities.
Cold weather combined with fresh snow has stalled the sidewalk work along Manchester Avenue, but progress continues on other improvements with the arrival of the new pedestrian street lights. The first group of the pink granite base columns is now on site and awaiting installation. These lights will replace the current “Cobra” style fixtures that […]
Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation (WUMCRC) continues to partner with the Forest Park Southeast (FPSE) neighborhood to further strengthen and stabilize this important community. Since 1997, WUMCRC has provided incentives for employees of BJC HealthCare and Washington University to purchase homes in FPSE through the Employer Assisted Housing Program (EAHP).
Dustin Mayer is proposing the construction of a new 2,730 square foot home in the 4100 block of West Pine. The 3-story brick home will be a welcomed addition to this historic block. The historic replica townhouse was designed by Jeff Day and Associates architect. The home will feature 10 foot ceilings on the first […]
Phil Minden is a man that wears many hats. Not only is he the president of the Forest Park Southeast Development Corporation (FPSEDC) administers Choice’s Federal Credit Union located in Forest Park Southeast (FPSE), and in his day job he runs the local Fannie Mae office here in St. Louis. Recently, I had the opportunity […]