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Washington University officials Richard Ruloff and Steven Hoffner brought big news to the Delmar Commercial Committee’s January 26th meeting, laying out the results of recent planning for the university’s property north of Delmar. Washington University now owns Angelica, the old Radiant Products on Skinker, and most of the old industrial triangle north of Delmar, some 17 acres of space. Angelica previously had sold their building to Wash U with 15 year options to lease the space back, but have sold outright after four years.
They recently engaged a planning consultant to help devise a plan for the area to be called “north campus.” Phase one will start immediately upon approval of an ordinance vacating Rosedale at Enright. Enright will be widened, and there would be a new stoplight at Enright and Skinker.
The old Radiant Products building will be demolished and a Wash U “image corner” created.
The new stoplight and entrance to their campus will also serve to facilitate turns into the new parking lot recently created by Joe Edwards behind Pin-Up Bowl and the Pageant, as well as leading much more clearly to the Metro Parking lot. Then, and perhaps most surprisingly, the university plans to build graduate student housing along Skinker. Eventually as many as 500 residents will make their homes in this new campus housing. Landscaping and pedestrian paths will be incorporated along the former Rosedale through the area. Steve Hoffner, who has just been named manager for Quadrangle Housing, will soon have his office in the Angelica building as the construction project begins.
The entire transformation will take 10-15 years and may eventually include a fitness/recreation field facility and improved street access to the west side of Skinker by rethinking Olive Blvd. Members of the Delmar Commercial Committee suggested thinking about Hodiamont as well, to improve the ways in which traffice seeking to go west of Skinker as well as north on Skinker can be accommodated more smoothly. Our committee endorsed the plan and encouraged further working together to plan for the future, including Metro, the Trolley, and the Great Rivers Greenway planning.
Call Jo Ann Vatcha at 726- 6974, other members of the committee, Alderman Lyda Krewson at 367-9765, or Assistant Vice Chancellor Steven Hoffner at 935-4316, if you have questions or comments.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, February–March 2005.
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