Downtown West

The St. Louis Port Authority Commission approved a measure to create a taxing district that will put the Jefferson Arms redevelopment in Downtown West on track to have the highest sales tax rate in the city after previously expressing trepidation over the project.

Several members of the commission expressed trepidation over creating a port improvement district on behalf of the nearly completed Alterra Worldwide development at 415 N. Tucker Blvd.

The city has made progress on two prominent vacant buildings in the past year, but rebounding from a “real estate nightmare” will take many more years.

The Downtown West neighborhood of St. Louis will soon be home to a new arts and entertainment facility owned by the Kranzberg Arts Foundation. Logic Systems Holdings, a St. Louis County-based audio and video production company, will lease the space.

The development by AHM Group aims to transform 12 acres north of CityPark into more than 450 apartment units and tens of thousands of square feet of offices and retail.

The old paradigm in downtown St. Louis, that of a central business district with millions of square feet of office space, has faltered in recent years.

The eighth annual “Art, Mimosas and Pancakes” features 50 artists and includes music, photography, textiles and pancakes, of course.

St. Louis’s expansion Major League Soccer team opens its home schedule this weekend.

Three teens were shot in downtown St. Louis at the beginning of June, offering a stark reminder of the challenges city officials have faced in bringing order to the neighborhood.

Clayton-based Centene Corp. signed a 15-year deal for naming rights at the 22,500-seat stadium, which will be completed this year.