Shock City tour

by Matt Kastner

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I didn’t get around to it as soon as I would have liked, but I finally had the chance to tour the inside of the new Shock City Studios and the rest of the Polar Wave Ice & Fuel Company building. It was worth the wait. Read more

Shock City Studios

by Matt Kastner

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It’s been about six months since I last took a look at this project, so I figured I needed to post an update. From appearances, the future home of the studio for Shock City Music Works appears to be nearly complete. Read more

Shock City Music Works in South St. Louis

by Matt Kastner

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If things keep going well, Benton Park could have a prominent new business in the near future. This project at 2200 Gravois has been under development for over two years, but it appears to finally be coming along. Two former members of the hard rock band Gravity Kills (you remember them don’t you?) among others, have been working on bringing this project to life since early 2006.

Plans for the $9.8 million project call for 16 apartments as well a significant amount of commercial space over 40,000 sq ft. The commercial anchor will be Shock City Music Works, which will focus on musical artist development and have a recording studio. This project, designed by the Lawrence Group, is being partially funded through $4.4 million in federal and state tax credits, brownfield credits and tax increment financing (TIF) from St. Louis.

The pictures above are mock ups of the interior and exterior of what the music studio will look like. For more pictures and info, check out the excellent Urban St. Louis web forum. I’ll try to post some pictures of the project when the weather warms up a bit more.