50 South Bemiston Grows. Refined Design Revealed.
Date Posted: December 15, 2022
Posted In: News, Projects,
From CityScene STL: Back in February, Green Street, along with Sterling Bank and HDA Architects, submitted a plan to the city of Clayton for a 20-story apartment tower at 50 South Bemiston. The project was originally unveiled at the beginning of December 2021 in an invite for neighbors to attend a community meeting to discuss the proposal. The site is currently home to a Sterling Bank branch and some Mid-Century office buildings.
Earlier this fall, the project was pulled from the Clayton Pending Applications page on their website. This led some to speculate that the project was either dead or placed on indefinite hold until the future of the economy is more accurately known.
Today, the project was resubmitted with a refined design that, according to a document submitted to Clayton, mimics Nashville’s 505 Church Street building (save for the gently curved facade of 505).
The redesigned structure has grown from original 20-story design to now be 24-stories and 280ft in height. The revised plan now includes 254 luxury apartments, a decline from the original 280 units, and 342 parking spaces, another decline from the original plan of 380. The “L” shape of the original plan has also been changed in favor of an “I” shape. The tan terra-cotta facade elements on the previous plan were also removed in favor of glass.
What remains the same is the plan for a new bank branch and home office for Sterling Bank along with the demolition of the buildings on Bemiston and at 7745-51 Carondelet Avenue.