ST. LOUIS 鈥 Work has started on a new, 30-story apartment tower in the city鈥檚 Central West End neighborhood.
The developer, Chicago-based Albion Residential, announced Tuesday that the company had closed on its construction loan for the project at Kingshighway and Lindell Boulevard.
Albion West End will consist of 305 luxury apartments and 1,700 square feet of ground-level retail space. It will be located next to the One Hundred Above the Park apartment tower when it opens in 2027.
The developer has started site work, or preparing the lot for the building to be erected, with a formal groundbreaking scheduled for September, according to a release. The site is currently a vacant lot that has been used for parking.
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The tower is one of the few prominent developments to break ground in 最新杏吧原创 over the past year as interest rates remain high.
The Albion ran into delays after the developer and its local partner, Koplar Properties, first pitched the project three years ago.
The Board of Aldermen approved subsidies valued at $9.7 million for the project in 2023.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a bright day in 最新杏吧原创 when we can turn a vacant lot into a beautiful tower that will provide more housing and a sign of progress for our city,鈥 Michael Browning, the alderman for the area, said in a statement. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait for it to bring new people to 最新杏吧原创. This tower will benefit everyone in the city, reaffirming that this is a great place to live.鈥
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