Cortex K Heads to the Planning Commission
Date Posted: June 8, 2021
Posted In: Projects,
From CityScene STL: KDG’s long planned Cortex K development, at the southwest corner of Clayton and Sarah on the southern edge of the Cortex Innovation District, is heading to the Planning Commission on June 9th for the hopeful advancement of a rezoning request.
KDG is seeking to rezone the property, previously occupied by St. Louis Metallizing, from Type J, Industrial, to Type H, Area Commercial, which would allow for the mixed-use development to rise. The Planning Commission recommends approval of this change to the Board of Aldermen as it conforms with the City’s Strategic Land Use Plan. The latest Cortex K plans call for the construction of three structures:
- 120,000sf, 4-story office building.
- 162-unit, 7-story apartment buildings with 30,000sf of ground floor commercial space and lots of amenities. This building has been tentatively named “Cortex MX”.
- 6-story+roof, 610 space parking structure with integrated art features to spruce it up a bit.
All structures would be connected via a landscaped courtyard space.
Over the past 3 years, several plans for Cortex K have come and gone, but all have included the same components (office, retail, residential, and parking). Despite pushbacks, KDG has remained committed to developing this parcel. They’ve had a lot in their pipeline recently with Olive Crossing in Olivette, 4545 Laclede in the Central West End, a previously proposed building at 111-21 South Meramec, and a joint venture with Green Street on Chroma and Hue in the Grove. It’s believed that the architect is Midtown-based Remiger Design with some services provided by Chris Cedergreen. The builder could be L. Keeley Construction, the sister company to KDG. The cost for the project is estimated at $99 million.