The Forest Park Southeast neighborhood in St. Louis, including an area known as The Grove, is taking a careful approach to infill development on city-owned lots in light of recent investment and demand.
Alex Ihnen reports that the Forest Park Southeast Development Committee recently considered "more than a dozen proposals for residential infill on city-owned vacant lots."Ihnen notes the significance of the proceedings, "being able to select from competing developers is a new and welcome challenge for the neighborhood.
"Park Central asked that the development proposals be reviewed together so that the neighborhood consider not only what’s on the table, but what’s possible as demand for housing continues to increase. The area known as The Grove has seen substantial investment over the past decade, yet single-family infill has largely been absent from this revitalization."
Ihnen goes on to detail, with renderings and street view images, the projects approved by the committee.
Read the full story: Forest Park Southeast Endorses Mix of Contemporary, Historic Infill
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