NEIGHBORHOOD GARDENS APARTMENTS

NEIGHBORHOOD GARDENS

1200 N 8th Street 

8th & Biddle 
Architect: Hoener, Baum and Froese
Built: 1935

Located two blocks north of the Convention Center, these handsome garden apartments date from the early years of Modernism -- but they are hardly the sort of cold, impersonal buildings that one typically associates with the style.

The buildings are intimately scaled and strongly connected to the street. They rise only three stories, and offer residents walk-up access to their apartments. As a group, the buildings edge the block and create a series of pleasant, inviting interior courtyards.

Fine detailing marks the brickwork of the complex. The varied height and setback of the units gives the buildings a pleasing, rythmic quality; the balconies and frequent entryways lend them a humanistic quality.

Abandoned and empty since 1990, the apartments have deteriorated in the years since, accumulating trash and broken windows, but remained structurally sound.

In 2002, the precursors of renovation appeared on the site: massive dumpsters, clearance of the scrub and vegetation that had begun to overrun the courtyards, and fences along the western side of the complex. The site was static for almost two years, with the incomplete fencing still allowing unimpeded entry to the interior courts.

At last, a $10 million renovation began in 2005. Brickwork has been repaired, trash and debris cleared out, new interior partitions are going up, and windows are being replaced with double-paned glass (while retaining the original thin steel window frames -- an impressive attention to detail indeed!)

The renovated buildings will house 144 apartments, which are fewer in number and larger than the original 252 units; they will 1 ,2 and 3 bedrooms, with 100% at market rates. The prices are targetted more towards blue-collar income levels, a badly needed addition to downtown.

Just two blocks north of the Edward Jones Dome and Americas Center. Walking distance from the New Lumiere Casino Hotel.

• Gourmet Kitchen with Birch Cabinets
• Granite Countertops
• Intricate Concrete Walls
• Expansive Windows Encased in Original Steel Frame
• Ceramic Tile Floors
• Controlled Access Entry
• Frost-Free Refrigerator
• Built-In Microwave Oven
• Full-Size Range with Self-Cleaning Oven
• Multicycle Dishwasher
• Washer/Dryer Hookups
• Ceiling Fan
• Central Air/Heat
• Cable Ready
• Walk In Closets*
• Vertical Blinds
• Private Balcony
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Neighborhood Gardens
1200 North 8th Street
St. Louis, MO  63106
Office Number: (314) 655-1005
Fax:                 (314) 436-0820