ST. LOUIS — The city’s economic development agency is seeking a retail-anchored development at the former ºüÀêÊÓƵ Army Ammunition Plant at Interstate 70 and Goodfellow Boulevard.
The 16.5-acre site produced ammunition during World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars and has been vacant since 1998. The Army declared it excess property in 1999.
ºüÀêÊÓƵ Development Corp. tried years ago to find a buyer for the site, at 4800 Goodfellow, to no avail. Deputy Executive Director Rob Orr said the agency had been in talks with a developer that seemed promising before the pandemic ended that possibility.
SLDC has also fielded inquiries from buyers who want to use the site for non-retail uses. SLDC, however, wants to help fill the food, retail and services desert in the neighborhood, Orr said.
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“We think there’s a real opportunity,†Orr said. “It has great highway access with the Goodfellow exit off 70, and 100,000 vehicles pass by everyday.â€
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