I always find the random apartment towers of North County interesting. Why did they feel it necessary to go with such high density? I tried to find the backstory on this building but with no luck. Anyone remember?
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I always find the random apartment towers of North County interesting. Why did they feel it necessary to go with such high density? I tried to find the backstory on this building but with no luck. Anyone remember?
Is this in St Ann? If so I think it was the Santa Ana apartments for Catholic senior citizens.
This is more to the east on 270 southeast of Florissant.
Density? Bloomberg the billionaire has suggested that for Manhattan, the average new apartment should be 250 square feet. Density is a byproduct of labor and material costs, most likely. Thanks for your posts, Chris.
The story of the tower and its proposed twin ran in the February 2, 1973, edition of the Post-Dispatch. It was federal housing for elderly occupants.
“The County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, Feb. 12, on a rezoning petition by the Lieberman Corp. for a proposed 17-story apartment tower for elderly occupants on Sugar Pine Drive, west of New Halls Ferry Road.
The hearing will be at 7 p.m. in the new County Council chambers on the first floor of the County Government Center administration building, 41 South Central Avenue, Clayton.
The high-rise tower would be a twin to one presently under construction 800 feet to the east on Sugar Pine. Each would have 224 efficiency and one-bedroom units exclusively for persons over age 62.
The twin towers are to be financed under the so-called 236 program of the Federal Housing Administration, which would guarantee the construction loan.
Rents would be fixed according to FHA standards. The project is to be known as the Wellington Arms. The first tower is scheduled for completion in December or January. The second would be built a year later if the county grants rezoning for the three-acre tract from 1750 square foot multifamily to 560 square foot multifamily.“
Awesome! Thanks for finding this information.