Downtown Now! Development Plan
Old Post Office District

The Old Post Office District is located in the Central Business District of the Downtown. At the center of the district is the magnificent Old Post Office. Currently Webster University is pursuing the reuse of the building as the home for their business and communications schools and a hub for continuing education. Immediately surrounding the district are the sites of the new Convention Headquarters Hotel and Garage, America's Center, St. Louis Centre, and the corporate headquarters for Southwestern Bell, the May Company, Mercantile Bank, and Laclede Gas.

The key components for the revitalization of the district include: reuse of the Old Post Office as an educational facility, a new public square and the rejuvenation of the surrounding blocks. After securing site control of the Paul Brown/Arcade and Syndicate Trust/Century blocks and RFQ/RFP will be issued using evaluation criteria developed by Downtown Now!

Year One Priority Actions

• Remove barricade fencing around Syndicate Trust/Century.
• Secure ownership of the three blocks adjacent to the Old Post Office: Paul Brown/Arcade (South), Syndicate Trust/Century (West), and surface parking/restaurant (North) blocks.
• Issue RFQ/RFP for Paul Brown/Arcade and Syndicate Trust/Century blocks using Downtown Now! evaluation criteria.
• Finalize Webster University's creation of a Downtown campus at the Old Post Office.
• Break ground on the Convention Center Hotel development
• Implement a market-based solution for St. Louis Centre.