An Early Look at Redevelopment Planned for City Riverfront
Date Posted: June 5, 2025
Posted In: News, Projects,
From Ladue News: A major redevelopment project will soon transform the iconic St. Louis riverfront.
Gateway South is a 100-acre master-planned initiative that reimagines the city’s downtown riverfront, transforming the site into an innovation district, walkable destination and prefab hub for the building industry. Developed by Good Developments Group, the design aims to further energize St. Louis’s transformation into a city of the future.
“Gateway South is prime real estate that was completely underutilized,” Cushman & Wakefield managing director Tripp Hardin says. “The central location, inter-modal access, and cost advantages are all unique and make the project stand out against anything else in the region.”
The Class A development seeks to revitalize a historic industrial and trade zone along the Mississippi River, transforming it into a modern, purpose-built hub tailored to the needs of 21st-century industry and providing direct access to the river and the Union Pacific Railroad, and TRRA and FTRL switching lines. Cushman & Wakefield is handling marketing for the district’s industrial offerings.
“There will be new buildings, new business, more jobs, more activity,” Hardin says. “All combined, it will be very positive for the city.”
Equity for land acquisition and construction comes from both development partners and outside investors. Industrial lots range in size from 20,000 to 222,500 square feet, and sites benefit from “K” Unrestricted zoning, allowing for a variety of businesses to set up shop in Gateway South. Hardin says the project team anticipates that vertical construction of the industrial sector will be complete by the end of 2027.