Contemporary Single-Family Home Planned for Sarah in The Grove
Date Posted: November 29, 2016
Posted In: Projects,
From nextSTL: The Forest Park Southeast neighborhood (AKA The Grove) is quickly becoming the center of contemporary architecture in St. Louis. Single-family contemporary infill has been led by UIC with its Avant Grove and custom homes. A UIC-designed mixed-use building at 4321 Manchester brought infill on a larger scale.
Now, a single-family residential project on Sarah Street may introduce a contemporary home among traditional four-family brick homes. Anthony Duncan Architect designed the Sarah Street home. That office has produced a number of contemporary designs, some completed, some unbuilt. Townhomes on Olive in the Central West End were completed last year. Proposals for three-story infill in The Grove have yet to get off the ground (image below).
Earlier this month a contemporary design by Trivers Associates and Spencer Development was chosen to be built on the wedge-shaped lot at Machester, Chouteau, and Sarah. Other infill projects, such as Chouteau’s Grove by Green Street, and 4400 Manchester by Restoration St. Louis(both have broken ground) are set to add more contemporary infill to the area.
The owner of 921 S. Sarah is listed on city records as the adjacent property owner at 917 S. Sarah. A new construction permit for $380K has been issued for the site. If this is indeed a project from a current neighborhood resident, it could be a good test of whether the exploding development in The Grove will be done for, or at least with existing residents, or is more tilted toward changing the character of the area.