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February 5, 2010 at 2:47 pm

Although they have been leasing units since November, I just now got a chance to take a look at the recently completed Courtyard Lofts at Polar Wave project. Located at 2222 Gravois Ave in the St. Louis, neighborhood of Benton Park, the 14-townhome project is located in the same building as Shock City Studios and Bittersweet Bakery among other businesses.

When driving by the complex along Gravois, you might miss the residential component to the project entirely. That’s because the vehicle access to the courtyard is in the rear, via Sidney Street. There is a gate-entry along Gravois, but any tenant coming to the complex in a car would come around back. From that angle, they can access the underground garage for the project, which provides 2 parking spots per tenant as well as a bike rack.

Most of the units are 2 bed, 2 bath, but there are a few that are 1 bed due to handicap access and site restrictions. Finish levels seen to be of a very nice quality with concrete floors on the first level and carpeting upstairs. The picture gallery below does more just than I can put to words. Overall, I would say the the project is very impressive. I really didn’t notice anything that I didn’t like during my visit. It looks like the commercial and residential additions provided by the Polar Wave project are going to be a great long-term addition to the fabric of Benton Park.

Prices run from $850 for a 1 bed, 1 bath unit to $1495 for the oversized 2 bed, 2 bath. The units are currently be leased by Julia Mittelstadt of Prudential Alliance Realtors. For more on the units currently available, please click here: available townhomes.

December 4, 2009 at 1:00 pm

Gut rehabs of LRA (Land Reutilization Authority) have been few and far between in the past eighteen months, with construction financing has been virtually nonexistent in this economic climate. So you can count me surprised when I got a call from a friend saying that this 4,932 sq ft monster in Marine Villa was going to be turned into a single family home. Read more

September 3, 2009 at 4:35 pm

It’s funny, no matter how many properties you visit, it seems like you always find something new. Take this window for instance: I have never seen anything like it. The frame of the window is wood, but the glass looks like you stacked up a pile of soda bottles end-wise. Read more

August 4, 2009 at 7:01 pm

Let me go on the record as saying I love historic architecture. It humbles me to think that with all the technological advancements of the last 100 years, the buildings of 100 years ago display a level of craftsmanship that seems to be lost in the modern day. That being said, our current system of preserving these historic structures misses the point entirely Read more

July 28, 2009 at 2:38 pm

With all the talk about Downtown and the grand schemes and failures of it’s developers, its good to hear about a more sensible approach finding success. Midtown really is coming around nicely; albeit with less fanfare. Link

February 16, 2009 at 11:42 am

Once again a small group within the Missouri General Assembly has targeted the Historic Tax Credit program for modification or elimination. Your input to your senator is critical if we are to preserve this critically important tool for redevelopment of our cities and towns.  Read more

February 4, 2009 at 1:19 pm

The South St. Louis Suburban Journal had an interesting article yesterday about bricked-in windows in house built along Shaw Place in the Shaw neighborhood. An interesting read.

October 14, 2008 at 1:20 pm

As a followup to my post about Koronaz, the proposed (but probably dead) bar/restaurant in Benton Park, I drove through the rest of the Benton Park neighborhood and took pictures of a few prominent rehab projects currently going on in the neighborhood. Anyone who has written off this area as dead is missing out on some great opportunities. Here are a few projects that i thought were noteworthy: Read more

October 9, 2008 at 5:00 pm

I’ve seen quite a few Blue Brick signs in various areas of South St. Louis over the past couple of years, but never really took the time to find out more about them. A few weeks ago, Brad Roell, co-owner of Blue Brick, contacting me through this blog to see if I wanted to check out some of their projects. I accepted his invitation. Read more

September 25, 2008 at 1:39 pm

If you have ever done any rehab work in a historic building, you know how hard it is to find wood that matches the existing trim work in your project. Even if you are starting from scratch with all new trim, if you want to go with anything other than modern bare-bones stuff, you’re not going to be happy with the selection or pricing at the big-box stores. I know I never have been. That’s where a custom miller like Burkart’s can come in handy. Read more