Sullivan's 705 Olive Street, StLouis to be repurposed

Paul Ringstrom · Post by **Paul Ringstrom** » Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:57 pm

http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/ ... c88ba.html

Roderick Grant · Post by **Roderick Grant** » Sat Jan 09, 2016 4:54 pm

Is that a neighborhood undergoing upgrading? The building adjacent to the Sullivan bldg. is shuttered and very shabby.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sat Jan 09, 2016 5:41 pm

What a great building.
Surprised it was not razed.
Imagine having an apartment there!

Wrighter · Post by **Wrighter** » Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:14 am

Sitting at the corner of Olive and 8th street puts the building a couple of blocks from the current convention center, and a few blocks from the Washington Avenue district, which is the most vital and energetic part of downtown STL. There has been a lot of building and growth in that part of the city for the past decade or so--so much so that the area does a passable imitation of an actual living city.

It's a shame that the developers are ruling out restoring the round windows, which look to be one of the most remarkable features of the original structure.

Whether STL needs another downtown hotel, is another question--though they seem to have their eyes on a mixed use--part commercial, part hotel, part residential.