[TGE-mail] commerce bank development

[kris quint]

mayor slay chimes in on this topic on his blog:
mayorslay.com



--- Tim Vogt <tvogt at mrdcorp.com> wrote:

> Mr. Weil I understand your points of view on this
> matter, but numerous
> studies have been taken, and the fact of the matter
> is that no one will
> park behind commerce.  Commerce has selected a
> developer to build condos
> on the vacant lots behind the bank.  I have talked
> with this
> 
> Developer and he hope's to break ground this summer.
>  Commerce
> understands the need for parking on Grand and I
> personally feel that
> this additional parking will only help the
> businesses on Grand.
> Consumers want to be able to park as close to their
> destination as
> possible.   Commerce is also open the idea of, down
> the road, building a
> 2-3 level garage with 1st floor retail.  An older
> site plan shows this
> building on the corner of Grand and Juniata.  The
> building on the site
> plan has the same design as the current bank.  As
> the demand increases I
> am certain Commerce will proceed with the addition
> of a building that
> will accommodate retail and parking.  In the end the
> there will be a
> more continuous flow of retain along this stretch. 
> The bank has
> invested 14 million in their site to date, and I
> have the utmost
> confidence that the Commerce understands and agrees
> with the need for
> close proximity parking to Grand and the additional
> need for retail.
> 
>  
> 
> Timothy Vogt
> 
> Vice President 
> 
> Millennium Restoration & Development Corp.
> 
> P: 314.772.9200
> 
> F: 314.772.9201
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tgena-bounces at lists.more.net
> [mailto:tgena-bounces at lists.more.net]
> On Behalf Of Andrew Weil
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:18 AM
> To: tower grove east listserve
> Subject: [TGE-mail] commerce bank development
> 
>  
> 
> Is anyone else concerned that the Commerce Bank
> development is planning
> on putting yet another surface parking lot that
> fronts on Grand, rather
> than using the space where the vacant Roosevelt Bank
> building is to
> continue the commercial/mixed use corridor?  It is
> very backward from an
> urban design perspective, especially when one
> considers that there are
> already surface lots on either side of Jay's
> (immediately south of the
> proposed lot).  The South Grand strip is currently
> booming, and to
> ensure that the pattern continues, we need to make
> sure that the
> developments adhere to principles of density and
> design.  The more dense
> the development along Grand, the more walkable it
> becomes. The more
> walkable it becomes, the better the businesses will
> do. If businesses do
> well, more will come and Grand becomes more of a
> destination.  More of a
> destination, higher property values and more fun
> things to do in our
> neighborhood.  They can put the surface lot off of
> Grand, we need that
> space for a mixed use development of some kind.
> 
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