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The historic Melba Theater at 3608 South Grand Avenue on Monday, April 3, 2023, in south St. Louis. The property is one of the rehabilitation projects that will receive a tax abatement from the St. Louis Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority.

Marquette Homes aims to add 60 new affordable housing units to south St. Louis neighborhoods

Eric Schmid

The project includes the rehabilitation of the historic Melba Theatre on South Grand, which multiple private developers have tried to take on in the past.

This composite photo taken on April 10, 2018, shows the planned new site of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. McKee owned nearly 60 percent of the land in the 97-acre site.

Government, Politics & Issues

Lawsuit to secure St. Louis' title to NGA footprint properties will go on

Kae M. Petrin

A St. Louis circuit judge Monday afternoon denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the City of St. Louis aimed at showing it has clear title to land…

Developer Paul McKee owns much of the land in this picture, looking north from the intersection of Cass and Jefferson avenues. After nearly 10 years, the city of St. Louis wants to cut ties with McKee and his NorthSide Regeneration initiative.

Government, Politics & Issues

How a 2016 deal, made out of public eye, makes it hard for St. Louis to cut ties with McKee

Rachel Lippmann

In 2009, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen approved developer Paul McKee’s $8-billion plan to transform nearly two square miles of north St. Louis. In…

An aerial view of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency at 3200 South 2nd Street, the current headquarters for NGA West.

Economy & Business

St. Louis agency approves issuing bonds for NGA project

Maria Altman

St. Louis’ Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority has authorized issuing up to $120 million in revenue bonds.The money will be used by the city to…