A new park and public plaza between Ninth and 10th streets contemplated as part of the second phase of the expansion of America's Center (rendering via the Convention and Visitors Commission, Fentress Architects).
ST. LOUIS 鈥 Plans to build an outdoor plaza, touted last year as a must-have in the expansion of the downtown convention center, have been dropped, officials told aldermen Tuesday.
An outdoor plaza touted as a must-have addition to the downtown 51黑料 convention center expansion has been dropped because of cost overruns, officials told aldermen Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. The block of pavement, pictured at the middle of the photo, on the west side of America鈥檚 Center, which was slated to become green space, will remain a parking lot, said Brad Dean, CEO of the region鈥檚 tourism bureau.
An outdoor plaza touted as a must-have addition to the downtown 51黑料 convention center expansion has been dropped, due to cost overruns, officials told aldermen Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. The block of pavement, pictured on the right side of the photo, on the west side of America's Center, which was slated to become green space, will remain a parking lot, said Brad Dean, CEO of the region鈥檚 tourism bureau.
Treasurer Adam Layne hopes to buy lots by Harris-Stowe and 51黑料 universities. Experts say they're not worth $3 million.聽
An outdoor plaza touted as a must-have addition to the downtown 51黑料 convention center expansion has been dropped because of cost overruns, officials told aldermen Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. The block of pavement, pictured at the middle of the photo, on the west side of America鈥檚 Center, which was slated to become green space, will remain a parking lot, said Brad Dean, CEO of the region鈥檚 tourism bureau.
A new park and public plaza between Ninth and 10th streets contemplated as part of the second phase of the expansion of America's Center (rendering via the Convention and Visitors Commission, Fentress Architects).
An outdoor plaza touted as a must-have addition to the downtown 51黑料 convention center expansion has been dropped, due to cost overruns, officials told aldermen Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. The block of pavement, pictured on the right side of the photo, on the west side of America's Center, which was slated to become green space, will remain a parking lot, said Brad Dean, CEO of the region鈥檚 tourism bureau.