Office parks · Missouri

Armory

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit proposedSt. Louis, MO

Proposed office park near existing reinhabit projects; housing market down slightly, retail declining; county shrinkage noted as barrier but unexplained. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …proposed record · all sites with this

Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 4 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -16% census-cbp · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: IS55S TO IS44E fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -5.8% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: …high end office space record · all sites with this

New use

Office

This site: …high end office space newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit proposedWikipedia no source
Strategy	Reinhabitation, proposedWikipedia no source
New uses	officeWikipedia no source
What is there now	high end office spacenewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, St. Louis (Independent City) (MO), 2024	227 units in 5+ unit buildings, 11 in 2–4, 56 single-family; 2023: 205 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	4 within 10 km, 12 within 25 km: One City Center (0.5 km); Ely Walker Lofts (1.3 km); Brown Shoe Company's Homes-Take Factory (2.6 km); Peter Mathews Memorial Skate Garden (7.7 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	7,724 jobs in 768 establishments; average annual pay $38,904; employment location quotient 0.35; employment -1.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	33,667 jobs; 242 in retail trade, 3,215 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 29510125600)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 32th income percentile as adults; 3.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (76 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 13.0%; median family income $80,841; 200 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	St. Louis City School District (PK-12); 7 public schools within 1 mile: CONFLUENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY; ATLAS ELEMENTARY; VICC; VO. TECH. TUITIONNCES EDGE
Elevation	476 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	65 county-logged events: 25 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 13 flash flood, 1 lightning; $1,686,746,000 property damage reported; 7 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 63102, 2026-09	median list price $159,975 (-6.6% on the year); 7 active listings; median 131 days on market; 0% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	778 establishments (-16%); 8,987 jobs (-8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $176,514 (-0% 1 yr, +10% 5 yr); typical rent $1,287/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	13,491 vehicles a day on IS55S TO IS44E (Interstate, 2 lanes); 15 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Proposed office-park redevelopment of Armory site in St. Louis, MO. Status: proposed (not built).

Why. New use: office (high-end). Context: 1km from Ely Walker Lofts (built, reinhabit strategy), 3km from Brown Shoe Factory (operating, reinhabit). Housing market: ZHVI $176,514 (down 0.4% YoY), ZORI $1,287 (up 3.3% YoY). Retail decline: 16.3% fewer stores since 2012. Permits: 2024 construction activity (56 single-unit, 227+ units).

Where it stands. Opp score 0.0. Reasons: 'already in play' (no specific project cited), county population/shrinkage noted (-5.8% 2018-23).

For a planner

Proximity to existing reinhabit projects (Ely Walker Lofts, Brown Shoe Factory) is a key context point.
Retail decline and housing market trends are documented but not directly linked to this site's viability.
No parcel details or address provided.

For a developer

Permit data shows active construction in area (2024: 227+ units).
No specific site parcel data or ownership status in record.
County shrinkage note lacks context (unknown if population, tax base, or other metric).

What we do not know yet

'County shrank' reason unclear (no metric specified).
No evidence of current development activity at Armory site (status: proposed).
No site-specific traffic or access details beyond general interstate data.

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Similar sites

Northwest Plaza Mall, St Anns, MO · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in MO; 22 km away
St. Louis Mills, Hazelwood, MO · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in MO; 27 km away
Ely Walker Lofts, St. Louis, MO · Industrial sites · same strategy: reinhabit; also in MO; 1 km away
Brown Shoe Company's Homes-Take Factory, St. Louis, MO · Industrial sites · same strategy: reinhabit; also in MO; 3 km away

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already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
county shrank -5.8% 2018–23

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

County	St. Louis city
Census division	4 · West North Central
Notes	Draft from stlmag.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Armory, a former building in St. Louis' Midtown neighborhood, is planned to be rehabbed into high end office space as part of a $3 billion data center development.

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Sources

Midtown data center wins key approval from St. Louis Board of ...
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The Armory

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Armory, St. Louis, MO." Record n-db6a3155cd, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/mo/st-louis-armory/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_stlouisarmory,
  title = {Armory, St. Louis, MO},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/mo/st-louis-armory/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-db6a3155cd, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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