ST. LOUIS — Two prominent developers are entangled in a dispute that one member of the 51ºÚÁÏ Board of Aldermen says is jeopardizing a $92 million project.
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MetroLink owns two surface lots where the 265 apartments, retail would be built.Â
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Work continues June 18, 2020, on the site of a demolished restaurant where LuxLiving is building a 150-unit apartment project. Its principals …
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The issue was brought to the fore after developer LuxLiving's closed two high-profile sales of apartment complexes it had built in recent years.
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The city agency responsible for reviewing tax break requests is recommending fewer, but some aldermen have ignored them.Â
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