‘No Turning Back’: Draft Plans for North City Revitalization Around NGA Released to Public
Date Posted: December 16, 2025
Posted In: Discussion, Ideas, What we are thinking about,
From KMOV: Just this past fall, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency opened its St. Louis headquarters in north St. Louis, and for years, civic leaders have yearned to develop the neighborhoods around that site.
Now, some plans to revitalize the six neighborhoods, which have suffered from disinvestment for decades, are being released as drafts.
“There’s no turning back.”
St. Louis Place resident Daphne Redding put in a lot of time on efforts to revitalize her neighborhood, and soon she’s hoping to see some results.
“We’ve put all the meat and potatoes in it and we just really want to see it happen.”
Her neighborhood, along with five others, sits around the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s St. Louis headquarters. Last year, the Board of Aldermen passed a bill aiming to redevelop the area, using a carrot, which was incentives and a stick, which was eminent domain.
But this week, the St. Louis Development Corporation began releasing details of its revitalization plan.