A vacant office building at the Central West End corner was now replaced by a row of five new townhouses. These townhouses are meant to complement their historic St. Louis neighbors. The empty 2-story office building can no longer be seen but there will be five attached townhouses at 4485 Westminster Place in its place. This plan was under the developer Jim Dwyer€™s. But, there still remains about 50 of the district€™s original 57 homes.
In an article by stltoday.com, it states that “Dwyer, through his Maidstone Ventures LLC, paid $300,000 for the building, according to documents filed with the city’s Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority. He plans to raze the structure and replace it with five townhouses for about $2 million.”
According to the article, “The Westminster project’s preliminary design by Cohen Architecture Company is meant to blend the new three-story houses with the century-old homes nearby without mimicking them. Features include first-floor projecting bays and pediments over top-floor windows.”
In addition, the article states that “Private financing for the project is planned but property tax abatement is in the mixture. The LCRA board voted at its meeting Dec. 13 to support the project with five years of 50 percent tax abatement followed by five years of 25 percent abatement. The existing building’s assessed value is $29,700. Alderman Lyda Krewson, whose 28th Ward encompasses the site, supports Dwyer’s tax abatement request.
Dwyer pointed out that even with the proposed tax abatement, the site will produce city property tax revenue for the first time since the 1960s because it no longer belongs to a nonprofit. Some of the revenue will go to the neighborhood’s Cathedral Square Special Business District, which provides street and pedestrian lighting additions and works to reduce crime and resolve traffic and parking problems.”
As new developments in St. Louis arise like the Westminster’s project, and as more and more apartment buildings and modern residential homes come into existence, homes that have big, luscious green lawns could be phased out. If you are a homeowner that is lucky enough to have a big yard, make sure to keep your yard green and healthy, and that will make it that much more beautiful.
You can have a beautiful lawn by following some of these helpful tips. Having a perfect lawn is everybody’s dream, wherein kids can enjoy playing for hours.
In a recent article by southernliving.com, it says that “If your lawn doesn’t have any obvious problems, a simple soil test kit from a home-improvement store can tell you how acid or alkaline your soil is (the pH). A pH of 7 is neutral, a higher number is more alkaline, and a lower number is more acid. Most grasses like a soil pH of 6.5–mildly acid. If the soil is too acid, lime is the remedy. If it’s too alkaline, you may need other amendments such as iron sulfate to get the needed balance.”
Suggestions regarding the best types of grass were also mentioned in the article, stating that, “Cool-season Lawns Grasses that stay green in winter are cool-season kinds; Kentucky bluegrass, fescue, and perennial ryegrass lawns are growing strong now. Feed them with a fertilizer such as Miracle-Gro Water Soluble Lawn Food 36-6-6 or Schultz Expert Gardener Fertilizer 30-3-4.
Warm-season Grasses Bermuda, centipede, St. Augustine, Zoysia, and buffalo grass like warm weather and have just greened up. Fertilize them now with a product such as Scotts Turf Builder Lawn Fertilizer 29-3-4 or Sta-Green Lawn Fertilizer 29-2-5.”
More importantly, according to the article, “Check the labels of all fertilizers, especially those with added weed preventers, to make sure that they are compatible with your type of grass. Many healthy lawns have been destroyed overnight by good-intentioned homeowners who didn’t check the label. As with all plants, knowing the needs and growth habit of your particular type of grass will help you care for it correctly. “
It is good to see new buildings and townhouses rising in place of old and abandoned buildings. However having a beautiful yard would make it that much more appealing. The tips mentioned above can help you have a thick, beautiful, green lawn to go with your new property.
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