Will McWay, Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation’s newest Community Development intern, is currently working on completing his Master’s in Geographic Information Science at Saint Louis University. Will plans on completing his degree in the Spring of 2017. As the Community Development intern, Joel’s responsibility is mostly GIS mapping for WUMCRC and community development research. […]
Abby Orscheln, Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation’s newest Safety and Security Intern, is currently working on completing her Master’s in Criminology at University of Missouri- Saint Louis. Abby plans on completing her degree in the spring of 2017. As the Safety and Security intern for WUMCRC, Abby’s responsibilities include creating and analyzing weekly calls […]
Last week, development professionals gathered in the CORTEX Innovation District for a night of networking and celebration of phenomenal building activity occurring in the Forest Park Southeast and Central West End neighborhoods. Over $1.5 billion has occurred or is underway collectively in both neighborhoods. Several developers were on hand to highlight their specific projects. The […]
The Grove Entertainment District, in the heart of the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood, is experiencing an incredible amount of growth. This once thriving neighborhood commercial district fell on hard times over the decades between 1960 and 2000. As the area rebranded itself as The Grove, a new energy and purpose has taken hold. The district […]
Today, in Flashback February, we take a look at how 4189-95 Manchester has been transformed since February 2014 from a largely vacant warehouse into a multi-faceted mixed use hub of activity in the Grove with The Ready Room performance venue, the Music Record Shop, Demo, and Steamcraft Vapors. Here’s one look at the changes over […]
For 10 years, Dana Scott-Person was the Executive Director of the North Newstead Association, developing over 100 units of low and moderate income housing in the O’Fallon Park neighborhood. She has also served as a Board Member of the St. Louis Public School District and the St. Louis Public Library. Today, she is the Chief […]
Carole Anne Von Eschen is a 35-year resident of the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood and is the Block Captain on the 4400 block of Arco. In her words, she describes her experience as a block captain and FPSE resident. For more information about the Block Captain Program in FPSE, please contact Ashley Johnson, Community Development […]
The Washington University Medical Center semi-annual newsletter is now available. In this edition, your find an update on several of the major projects on and surrounding the campus.
In early 2014, this prominent building sat vacant at the northwest corner of Manchester and Tower Grove Avenues, until it was rehabbed for a new full service branch of Reliance Bank. Total investment in the project was just under $1 million. Before After
The Grove Before/After Series is our month-long endeavor to capture the progress and changes that have been made in the Grove over the past two years, from February 2014 to February 2016. Throughout this month, we’ll post before and after photos of projects that have been completed over this time period. The first photo to […]
