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Since 1999, the City of Saint Louis has owned the 14,000-square-foot property through the Land Reutilization Authority. Cleanup of the lot began in 2003. 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Built on a Brownfield site of a closed 1988 auto repair/radiator service station. City of St. Louis owned the site since 1999 via Land Reutilization Authority. Cleanup began 2003. Site is verified as built (status: built).", "why": "Retrofitted using 'regreen' strategy. Peer sites with same strategy exist in MO (Crestwood Court, St. Louis Mills) and other states. County population change (-5.8% 2018-23) noted as unknown context.", "where_it_stands": "Retrofit already completed (opp_reasons: 'retrofit already built'). No current development activity noted. Housing market shows slight ZHVI decline (-0.4% YoY) but rising ZORI (3.3% YoY). Retail establishments declined 16% since 2012.", "for_a_planner": ["Site is a completed retrofit on a Brownfield. No active development pending. Peer sites in same state (MO) use identical 'regreen' strategy."], "for_a_developer": ["No opportunity score (0.0). Retrofit already built. County shrinkage metric unclear. 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