Continued Concerns About Chesterfield Mall Redevelopment
Date Posted: May 30, 2023
Posted In: Projects,
From West Newsmagazine: The question that keeps getting asked – What is happening with Chesterfield Mall? – has finally been answered.
At the Chesterfield Planning Commission meeting on May 22, representatives from The Staenberg Group (TSG) spoke about the redevelopment proposed for the 96-acre site located on the south side of Interstate 64, east of Chesterfield Parkway.
The live, work, shop and play theme includes a mixture of uses from residential to office to retail to open spaces. To accomplish that goal, Petree Powell, assistant city planner, said that Downtown Chesterfield LLC is requesting a rezoning of the subject site to a planned commercial and residential district (PC&R), which was included in the “Envision Chesterfield” plan for the development of the site.
While some of the stores would remain on site, including Jared, El Salto Mexican restaurant, Red Chili’s Indian Cuisine and Bar, and EdgeWild Restaurant & Winery, the redevelopment plan excludes the Dillard’s building and parcel, Powell said. One of the original three anchor tenants, Dillard’s has remained closed since late 2016 when it experienced a substantial flood after a water main broke.
The Redevelopment Plan
The array of corporate headquarters, office buildings, luxury condos, apartments, hotels, retail, restaurants and entertainment venues would sit on a grid of tree-lined urban streets.
A one-mile pedestrian only path would be integrated into the development and places all residents, retail and office tenants, and visitors within a 5-to-10-minute walk of any destination in Downtown Chesterfield.
The site development concept plan includes a centralized park space with underground parking. Over 25% of the site will be dedicated to public plazas and sidewalks, parks, bicycle trails, pedestrian streets and rain gardens. A grand staircase will provide a strong pedestrian connection between the mall site and the city’s Central Park area, which includes access to the city’s Family Aquatic Center, the Chesterfield Amphitheater, the Riparian Trail, the Sach’s branch of the St. Louis County Library and the Chesterfield Family YMCA.