similar to the light rail thread of the same name, i figured it would be interesting to keep a watch on cordish's projects in other cities. if this should be in the out of town section, please move it there.

i came across a new proposal for development around the 4th street live project in louisville (which i visited last year). it would increase the size of 4th street live and make it less of an island.





there are other projects underway in st. louis and san francisco, as well as cordish's recent move to create a casino management division. since they will be a major player here, i think it's a good idea to compare/contrast and see how they're doing in other metros.

Neat idea Dave.

two cordish entertainment districts in one downtown?  interesting.  i guess 4th Street Live isn't all that big...

Isn't this like an adjacent addition to 4th street?

yes.

4th St live is not large, more like the size of the KC Live block.

Someday Cordish will rule the world. I, for one, look forward to our real estate overlords.

Philadelphia: Is the Spectrum in final period?

I love the amount of effort that goes into their development names. Absolutely original every time.

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I guess you dont' have to worry about lawsuits for infinging on another's name.

Who would want the name [your city name here] Live!

I guess is easy and cheap is better than relevant/worthwhile/unique/cool.

I can't wait for "Jersey City Live!" and "Flint Live!"  -  those will be good times.

Sam S.

Cordish in St Louis, Ballpark Village
Not Ready for Prime Time
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They're saying the delay is due to changing plans after landing Centene, who is moving from Clayton after their ugly eminent domain suit fell through.

not a "project", per se... but interesting!

Future of ‘Flight of Angels’ up in the air

just got back from STL and people are melting down over the latest news on BallPark Village. Centene would have been to BV what H & R Block was to P&L:

The very thing that made Clayton-based Centene Corp.'s decision to move downtown a big deal may have proved to be its undoing: the project's size.

In September, the city touted the $250 million development as "historic" and the biggest corporate headquarters relocation to downtown in 50 years. But the devil proved to be in the details of adding a large new component to the already complex $387 million Ballpark Village.

The negotiations appear to have been a struggle from the start, and ended with the city and co-developers blaming each other, and Centene staying relatively silent, as it had throughout.

On Wednesday, the Clayton-based health care company issued a short statement that said in part, "Ballpark Village was unable to accommodate Centene's plans for our world headquarters, which we deeply regret and are disappointed to announce." Centene had planned to acquire two blocks within the six-block Ballpark Village at the site of the old Busch Stadium. Besides its headquarters, Centene proposed office and retail space for tenants, along with 1,750 parking spaces.

Publicly, the co-developers — the Cardinals and Baltimore-based Cordish Co. — put on a united front with the city. Behind the scenes, however, major conflicts flared and were never resolved. The two sides could not hammer out a development agreement spelling out the timeline of the project, its precise components and how it would fit in with Ballpark Village.

"We were reasonably close to an agreement with Centene, but we never got to the finish line," said Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III.