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February 9, 2010 at 1:57 pm

Tucked away, in the heart of the historic Shaw neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri is a vacant lot. An, unfortunately, common site in this city of ours. But if group of developers has there way, by the end of the year there might something a little different at 4136 Flad: a high efficiently, green home.

This project would be developed by a partnership between The Fit House developers and St. Margaret Housing Corporation in Shaw. The thing that really makes this project stand out, is it’s contemporary design and creative use of natural elements. In this age of technology we live in, people see to dismiss natural ways to control temperature and lighting in homes. This design doesn’t do that. It is laid out in such a way that it will use natural sunlight and thermals to increase the flow of air throughout the house. Not a groundbreaking concept, but a lost art. They also incorporated a green roof into the design to control temperatures.

They will also be incorporating other elements such as solar panels, a hydronic water handler, and lots of insulation to keep energy consumption to a minimum. The design looks pretty exciting too. Very open and modern. And very different from most of the other properties in Shaw. Of course, these differences could be a hurdle in and of themselves. Read more

January 26, 2010 at 7:07 pm

Looks like the Shaw neighborhood will be getting another addition to it’s restaurant lineup. Mama Josephine’s located at 4000 Shaw Boulevard, will be offering homestyle meals starting March 2010. Not many details on the place yet, but the sign says they will have dine-in, carryout and delivery.

Located about a block east of Sasha’s on Shaw, the restaurant will be operating out of the commercial space of the former townhome development at Lawrence Street and Shaw.  Not only is this good news for the neighborhood, its also great for the street of Shaw itself. I have written about the development potential on the street before and it’s great to see places like Mama Josephine’s and Sasha’s tapping into that. Check out there website for more info: www.mamajosephines.com

November 25, 2009 at 6:09 pm

The Magnolia Place condo development, under construction for more than a year at 4101 Magnolia in the Shaw neighborhood, is finally coming online. 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 23, 2009 at 2:02 pm

It has been over five months since construction started on the highly visible condo project at 4101 Magnolia, but in that time it does not seem like much has been completed. Read more

February 19, 2009 at 5:48 pm

Details are still sketchy at this point, but construction on the Magnolia Place Condominium development at 4101 Magnolia, near the intersection at Thurman, is finally underway. 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.

January 28, 2009 at 6:07 pm

After last week’s positive article on the status on Shaw Avenue, I figured it was only fair to followup with another article focusing on the less polished side. Read more

January 19, 2009 at 3:29 pm

One of the biggest holdups in the revival of the Shaw neighborhood is the lack of commercial space. The residential component of the neighborhood has seen a lot of improvement in recent years, but commercial development has been relatively limited. There are businesses and restaurants, but not much to draw people in.  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

August 6, 2008 at 6:12 pm

After spending years in limbo with title issues (it was a DHP property if that means anything to you), 4101 Magnolia is finally getting another chance to shine. This former 24 apartment complex just off Tower Grove Park will soon be transformed into condos. The project will be marketed as Magnolia Place. Read more