SLPS’s Action Plan for Wilkinson School
NOTE: The following information is from an announcement from the St. Louis Public Schools Building Revitalization Collaborative. The original announcement can be found here: www.slps.org/realestate
The link to the original action plan (posted October 6, 2015) for all its specified properties can be found here: www.slps.org/cms/lib03/MO01001157/Centricity/Domain/114/All%20BRC%20Action%20Plans%20POSTING.pdf
Below is the SLPS action plan information specifically for Wilkinson School taken from the full action plan noted above.
WILKINSON
7202 Arsenal, St. Louis, MO
Size: 36,621 sq. ft. on 1.55 acres
Built: 1927
Closed: 2008
Tour date: June 10, 2015
Tour attendance: 87
(86 Community members; 1 TAC Team 6 member)
Forum date: July 22, 2015
Forum attendance: 5
(2 Community Members; 3 TAC Team 6 members)
Recommendations from Community: 6
Recommendations include: Condos, office space, community center, mixed-use, senior housing, healthcare
Recommendations from TAC Team 6: 1
Reopen as a school
SLPS Action Plan:
Market as multi-family housing or mixed use but remain open to community interest in office space with public meeting space
Real Estate Director Comments:
The property is well-located in Ellendale near the city limits and is in good condition. SLPS has received offers from several developers close to asking price for multi-family uses. Urban Capital Partners’ offer (a market-rate apartment regime) was approved but never went forward. Wilkinson seems best positioned as a multi-family project, but we should remain open to office and community-use recommendations put forward by the community.