An apartment plan involving the landmark Katz Drugstore has become the opening salvo in a City Hall debate over how – or whether – tax incentives should be available to help developments planned along the new streetcar extension down Main.
Streetcar Land Rush: Apartment Plan Would Keep Iconic Katz Drug
Streetcar Land Rush: Apartment Plan Would Keep Iconic Katz Drug
Main Street Apartment Boom in the Works Share this story Published December 31st, 2020 at 9:35 AM Above image credit: Rendering of renovated Katz Drug Store with apartment building behind it. (Rendering | Hoefer Wysocki)
The iconic Katz Drug Store at Westport Road and Main Street would be saved as the centerpiece of a 192-unit apartment project proposed by a St. Louis firm, the latest in a wave of streetcar-related development announcements.
Lux Living wants to build the six-story apartment project on the surface parking lot behind the historic building and reuse the former drugstore as an amenity center for the residents, including adding a rooftop pool.