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I mostly share updates about STL development & historic preservation
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Unfortunately I fear the same š¢
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Monsanto merged w/ Pharmacia in '99, which spun off "new" Monsanto as separate firm focused solely on crop science, while Pharmacia kept the pharma/chemical biz. Pharmacia merged w/ Pfizer in 2003, inheriting the Clayton/Newstead research facility and sold it in 2012, later leased by FDA
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Have you heard that they are the buyer? I couldnāt tell who is behind 2311 Chestnut LLC, though the same attorneys as the soccer properties are on the SoS filings for both
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For what itās worth, the infrastructure improvements all look visually complete and quite nice. No complaints from me in that regard, though residents on the street may be more aware
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The turret nook āŗļø
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Would be kind of cool if it were fully branded that way
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I assume temporary to some extent, but itās a lot to spend on something like that, and unclear what the purpose will be
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I suppose it could just be major repairs to the existing emergency exit structures. Curious to know if itās more than that
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Well itās quite a bit more expensive - the BMW iX
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Are they not able to request a preliminary review like with the Optimist hotel, prior to incurring all the costs?
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Itās a very unusual site plan given that the units all face an alley. There were concerns due to its narrow width to treat it like a street. Predictably the ātoo denseā concern came up
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Not a full set of plans though, correct? Preservation Board routinely reviews initial schematics without permit-ready drawings. And the bldg demo would have been an easy approval. Keeley knows this process well š¤
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š¤ crazy that after only 12 years, almost all the āeye soresā Alex Inhen wrote about along I-64 are now NOT eyesores.
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Apparently the recent cuts are enough for Albion, but Iāll believe it when it breaks ground