Comments on: Lack of City businesses http://thresholdstl.com/rants-and-raves/lack-of-city-businesses Taking the St. Louis foreclosure, rehab, rental and multifamily real estate investor to the next level Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:57:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Matt Kastner http://thresholdstl.com/rants-and-raves/lack-of-city-businesses/comment-page-1#comment-2998 Matt Kastner Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:50:44 +0000 http://stlinvestmentrealty.com/?p=417#comment-2998 I know there is a small place on Hampton as well. I know of the Powerhouse Gym (not sure how nice it is)m but that is a pretty far drive if you live in a neighborhood like Soulard or Shaw. The Y is great if you have a family, but for singles or unmarried couples it is really expensive. Never really been a fan of their workout facilities either. The rec centers are great, but I have yet to see a rec center that offers all the workout options I want. All of these places are family oriented. They fill an important niche, and I am glad they are around, but I still don't get the snub from all the 24 hour chains. I bet a 24 hour place would do killer business at a location like Chippewa and Kingshighway or Chippewa and Hampton. I know there is a small place on Hampton as well. I know of the Powerhouse Gym (not sure how nice it is)m but that is a pretty far drive if you live in a neighborhood like Soulard or Shaw. The Y is great if you have a family, but for singles or unmarried couples it is really expensive. Never really been a fan of their workout facilities either. The rec centers are great, but I have yet to see a rec center that offers all the workout options I want. All of these places are family oriented. They fill an important niche, and I am glad they are around, but I still don’t get the snub from all the 24 hour chains. I bet a 24 hour place would do killer business at a location like Chippewa and Kingshighway or Chippewa and Hampton.

]]> By: bodyworks http://thresholdstl.com/rants-and-raves/lack-of-city-businesses/comment-page-1#comment-2884 bodyworks Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:55:20 +0000 http://stlinvestmentrealty.com/?p=417#comment-2884 You are missing plenty of gyms: the Downtown Y and the one on Loughborough come to mind; Workout for Life on Union; the Powerhouse Gym on Watson at the city limits. If you hang on a bit, there are two new state of the rec centers planned for the next year or two, with the south city one already under construction. You are missing plenty of gyms: the Downtown Y and the one on Loughborough come to mind; Workout for Life on Union; the Powerhouse Gym on Watson at the city limits. If you hang on a bit, there are two new state of the rec centers planned for the next year or two, with the south city one already under construction.

]]> By: Brian S. http://thresholdstl.com/rants-and-raves/lack-of-city-businesses/comment-page-1#comment-2870 Brian S. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:15:27 +0000 http://stlinvestmentrealty.com/?p=417#comment-2870 I agree with you, although the gym situation seems to be (slowly) improving. If the Fitness Vault on Chouteau ever opens up, that will be helpful - the Soulard/Benton Park/Lafayette Square area is woefully underserved. I used to go to St. Louis Workout on Hampton (just north of Chippewa), which was a great gym. Club Fitness recently opened up in Hampton Village too. And we could definitely use a movie theater - I always thought that Kingshighway and Chippewa would be a good spot (I'm guessing the Avalon won't be making a comeback any time soon). Union Station used to have a theater - I would be interested to know the reasons why it failed. Can't say I ever went there, although I was still a kid when it was in operation. A few other areas in which the city is underserved are electronics, sporting goods and books. There are some good options though - Left Bank II will be a great addition to downtown, Big River Running on Macklind is a great place for shoes, apparel and other gear. I can't think of any good electronics stores though - a Best Buy would be nice. The Hampton Target is decent, but still has nowhere near the selection of BB or Circuit City. A while back, there was talk of developing the old MSD site for retail, but it seems like we haven't heard anything about that in some time. I agree with you, although the gym situation seems to be (slowly) improving. If the Fitness Vault on Chouteau ever opens up, that will be helpful – the Soulard/Benton Park/Lafayette Square area is woefully underserved. I used to go to St. Louis Workout on Hampton (just north of Chippewa), which was a great gym. Club Fitness recently opened up in Hampton Village too.

And we could definitely use a movie theater – I always thought that Kingshighway and Chippewa would be a good spot (I’m guessing the Avalon won’t be making a comeback any time soon). Union Station used to have a theater – I would be interested to know the reasons why it failed. Can’t say I ever went there, although I was still a kid when it was in operation.

A few other areas in which the city is underserved are electronics, sporting goods and books. There are some good options though – Left Bank II will be a great addition to downtown, Big River Running on Macklind is a great place for shoes, apparel and other gear. I can’t think of any good electronics stores though – a Best Buy would be nice. The Hampton Target is decent, but still has nowhere near the selection of BB or Circuit City.

A while back, there was talk of developing the old MSD site for retail, but it seems like we haven’t heard anything about that in some time.

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