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Committee backs redevelopment and tax-abatement package for Engineers Club site on Lindell
Summary
The committee recommended Board Bill 123 to support redevelopment of the long-vacant Engineers Club building with a tax-abatement package (up to 90% for 10 years, plus up to five additional years at 50% if affordability is added); speakers representing the club urged demolition and reuse, while commenters asked for more oversight of LCRA and SLDC.
St. Louis — The Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee on Jan. 27 recommended Board Bill 123 with a due-pass recommendation, clearing a tax-incentive framework intended to unlock redevelopment of the vacant Engineers Club building at 4359 Lindell.
Alderman Michael Browning framed the bill as a tool to move a property that has sat vacant for years into productive use. Rebecca Loosely, president of the Engineers Club of St. Louis, told the committee the 100-year-old club can no longer maintain the building, describing structural failures, water…
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