Historical December 1996 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
On November 25, Parkview Properties purchased the Arthur Building on Skinker, better known as the home of Talayna’s restaurant. Principals Alan Hamilton and Lecil Saller felt that this building was significant because “it is the front door to the neighborhood.” They hope to spruce up its facade and will find uses for it more in keeping with what the neighborhood wants.
They want to make the building look better and resemblant of the rest of the area. Hamilton and Saller said that they do not have specific plans yet.
They will begin formal architectural, engineering, and financial planning studies to see how it should best be rehabbed. Both spoke of making it look like it had.
They are thinking of using the first floor for retail. Mike Faille, owner of Talayna’s, can maintain his restaurant at that site for 15 months after the sale.
He is beginning to look for a new site. Hamilton said that there might be two retailers on the first floor eventually.
The upper two floors will probably be restored as apartments or possible office space.
They need to be completely redone.
This summer Parkview Properties purchased and renovated Rosedale Court, 30 apartments across from St. Roch on Waterman at Rosedale.
They kept the original floor plans, put in individual air conditioning , new kitchens, painted and rewired and also wired to the Washington University Internet, put in an intercom system, storm windows, a new roof, and did tuckpointing.
The building is now fully occupied with Washington University students.
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The Arthur Building Today. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, December 1996.
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