Paul McKee

Listen to Oral Argument from Yesterday's High Court Battle Over Paul McKee's Project

After listening to all 47 minutes of the oral argument that took place in Missouri's Supreme Court yesterday (which we've uploaded below), it all seems to come down to a single word: "project." What's a "project"? How specific does a developer need to be about a redevelopment "project" before a city ... More >>

Wash. U., City Team Up For Vacant Land "Ideas Competition"

There's a new ideas competition afoot in St. Louis; but win this one and you might get yourself a sort of highly coveted vacant lot. The latest--Sustainable Land Lab competition, which is being funded by Wash. U. and city hall -- asks creative types to dream up sustainability-related projects for ... More >>

Strange Bedfellows Agree: TIFs for Whole Foods and Mercedes-Benz Are Absurd

It's no surprise that Rex Sinquefield's Show-Me Institute opposes the granting of tax increment financing (TIFs) to developers who want to build a Whole Foods store in the Central West End and a Mercedes dealership just south of Forest Park. To them, these are an offensive and unnecessary handouts. ... More >>

Proxy Twitter War Between Mayor Francis Slay and Board President Lewis Reed Heats Up

As Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed prepares to announce today he'll run against Mayor Francis Slay in the election next spring, their respective camps are increasingly battling it out on "the Twitter."

Pruitt-Igoe Getting Second Life with Tours, Creative Projects

Most St. Louisians worth their salt know the myth of Pruitt-Igoe: a huge public housing complex opened in the mid-1950s to replace slum apartments, demolished just 20 years later in disrepair.   But interest in the 33 acre vacant lot that remains has spiked recently, following the release ... More >>

Demond Meek's iPhone Shots of Crumbling STL Get International Attention

Another absorbing entry in the "ruin porn" genre: Professional lens-wielder Demond Meek recently went around his native St. Louis to document architectural decline. He used only his iPhone and uploaded to Instagram. On Friday, the Mail Online -- the most visited website on the entire planet -- ran a ... More >>

Lawsuit Against Paul McKee's Northside Regeneration Transferred to Supreme Court

Missouri's Eastern District Court of Appeals has finally weighed in on the lawsuit to thwart developer Paul McKee's $8.1 billion, 1500-acre vision for a new North St. Louis.  Judges Robert Dowd, Mary Hoff and Sherri Sullivan agree with 22nd Circuit Judge Robert H. Dierker, who ruled in July 201 ... More >>

Northside Appeal Preview: Juicy Excerpts from a Boisterous Legal Back-and-Forth

​In just a few hours, lawyers of Paul McKee will be trying to convince a state appeals panel to let the developer move forward with his $8.1 billion-dollar plan to rejuvenate North St. Louis. (Click here for a primer on the situation). The stakes are high, and the issues are rather technical, what ... More >>

Appeals Hearing in NorthSide Case Got Heated

​If you're a developer, and you want the Board of Aldermen to subsidize your huge redevelopment, how specific must you be about your plans?  That was the central question this morning during a hearing in Missouri's Eastern District Court of Appeals downtown. And things got a bit heated. Devel ... More >>

Will Appeals Judges Uphold Halting of Paul McKee's Ambitious Plan for the North Side?

​Tomorrow, in Missouri's Eastern District Court of Appeals, lawyers for developer Paul McKee will once again fight for the legitimacy for his $8.1 billion-dollar plan to revitalize North St. Louis -- and for the big chunk of change the city promised him in subsidies. So what's this court case all ... More >>

LaGrange Man Files Federal Lawsuit Against Cop Who Shot His Bulldog

WARNING: The clip below might be disturbing to some. The first shooting happens at the 5:26 mark. This video above is not new; it's been on YouTube for a year and a half, garnered some 680,000 views, and sparked all kinds of outrage (see the comments below the vid; even the American Society for Pre ... More >>

Today is 5th Ward Alderman Election Day

Which 5th Ward Alderman candidate is headed City Hall?​Today, 5th ward voters will decide whom their next alderman will be: Tammika Hubbard, Rose Green, or Tonya Finley. The main issue throughout the race has been developer Paul McKee's Northside Regenreration project, which has stalled over the ... More >>

Aldermanic Candidate Rose Green Seeks to Defeat a St. Louis Political Dynasty

​Down St. Louis Avenue, a few slanted blocks past North Grand Boulevard, there is a large green lawn sign promoting Rose Mary Green for 5th Ward Alderman. The sidewalks here are a bit dark, more reminiscent of the neighboring 3rd Ward than the livelier streets of Old North St. Louis at the eastern ... More >>

Got a Plan for Pruitt-Igoe? St. Louis Preservationists Want to Hear It

image viaDo you have any idea what to do with these 37 acres?​Since 1977, when the last remnants of the Pruitt-Igoe Housing Project were destroyed, most of the 57-acre site at the corner of Cass and North Jefferson avenues has lain dormant. Some developers, notably Paul McKee of NorthSide Deve ... More >>

BREAKING NEWS: Court Rules Against McKee's Northside Plan and Board of Aldermen

Judge Dierker's wry poke: "The Court did not have the pleasure of meeting Paul McKee at trial." ​Developer Paul McKee's "unprecedented" plan for a revitalized North St. Louis suffered a serious blow today. Judge Robert H. Dierker of the 22nd Circuit Court has ruled against the developer and the Ci ... More >>

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McKee's Attorney Quotes Teddy Roosevelt, Goes for a Final Bodyslam

Image viaPainting of Paul McKee's dream​Paul Puricelli, the attorney representing developer Paul McKee, just filed Northside's final post-trial brief. It's a 32-page defense of the land magnate's plan for North St. Louis, a plan that aims to radically transform the City but for months has been thr ... More >>

State Sues Paul McKee's NorthSide Regeneration

Paul McKee​Ever since Paul McKee revealed his plans for a massive redevelopment project in north St. Louis, residents of the neighborhood have feared the developer might use eminent domain to seize their properties. That hasn't happened -- not yet anyway -- though eminent domain is now officially ... More >>

Awarding Paul McKee Tax Credits Doesn't Violate MO Constitution, Judge Rules

Photo by Jennifer SilverbergDeveloper Paul McKee's tax credits are safe - for now.​The final judgment against anti-Paul-McKee crusaders Barb Manzara and Keith Marquard, at least at the level of Missouri's 19th circuit, is pretty brutal.Last October, the pair filed a suit in Cole County challenging ... More >>

Nobody's home: Readers think Kinloch is worth saving, but not the home of Cookie Thornton's family in Meacham Park

Anti-McKee Lawyers: City Ignored Facts That "Even Ray Charles Could've Seen"

Photo by Jennifer Silverberg​Late last week, the legal team trying to shoot down developer Paul McKee's huge plan for the north side filed their post-trial brief. At 47 pages, it's the most detailed argument to date from attorneys Eric Vickers, Bevis Schock and Jim Schottel, and reiterates their m ... More >>

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Does McKee Have Private Financial Backing to Execute His Plan? Local Attorneys Say NO

Photo by Jennifer Silverberg Paul J. McKee, Jr. -- Can he pull off his $8.1 billion plan? One of the major arguments driven home by the four attorneys and four plaintiffs trying to bring down Paul McKee's plan for the north side (check out this week's feature) is, basically, SHOW ME THE MONEY ... More >>

Wash U. Economist Rips McKee's Plan for North St. Louis in First Day of Trial

Michele Boldrin, chair of Wash U's Economics Department, called McKee's forecasts "completely arbitrary"​It was a heated and colorful first day in the trial that will determine whether the city properly greenlighted developer Paul McKee's 1,100-acre, $8.1 billion plan to revitalize nort ... More >>

Totally Bizarre Encounter between KMOV and Lawyer Trying to Thwart Paul McKee's Plan

This week's feature, "North Side Rancor," tells the tale of four attorneys and four plaintiffs who are trying to undermine the city's cooperation with developer Paul McKee in order to block his  $8.1 billion plan for the north side. Things got interesting as soon as lawyer D.B. Amon filed this ... More >>

North Side Rancor: A quartet of legal eagles aim to shoot down Paul McKee's grandiose vision to regenerate St. Louis

Forum Tonight to Discuss Eminent Domain, Paul McKee's Northside Development Project

The North Side Community Benefits Alliance is inviting city residents to attend a forum tonight to discuss developer Paul McKee's massive redevelopment project for north St. Louis. ij.orgChristina Walsh​Leading tonight's meeting (6 p.m. at the Shining Light Pentecostal Church) will be Christina Wa ... More >>

Resident Group Forms to Confront Paul McKee's Northside Project

A group of north St. Louis residents has formed the North Side Community Benefits Alliance to address neighborhood concerns with developer Paul McKee's massive reconstruction project proposed for the area. Check out the group's Development Statement for a better idea of its mission and goals. Or bet ... More >>

Video: Paul McKee Talks to Himself About Controversial NorthSide Project

Developer Paul McKee of McEagle Properties is out with a YouTube video defending (and bolstering) his plans to reshape north St. Louis.The reclusive McKee states in the video that his company has spent $1.4 million maintaining and cleaning the hundreds of vacant properties it's assembled in north c ... More >>

Renderings of Paul McKee's NorthSide Project Revealed

National publication The Architect's Newspaper is out this week with a story on developer Paul McKee's NorthSide redevelopment project.The article includes renderings of the proposed development, including this one that calls for a 40-story office building to be located on part of the 500 acres of p ... More >>

Media Banned From Meeting on North St. Louis Development Plans

www.eco-absence.orgOne of hundreds north city properties purchased by Paul McKee.Two north St. Louis alderwomen held a meeting last night with their constituents to discuss Paul McKee's plans for hundreds of buildings and properties the developer has acquired in north St. Louis. The media was banned ... More >>

Paul McKee's Yard-Maintenance Update: Mow Your Own Lawn, Mister!

Update: Mow Your Lawn, Mister McKee?

Mow Your Lawn, Mister?: A squadron of youth is set to cut the grass for north-side land magnate Paul McKee. On your dime!

Go! The St. Louis Calendar, April 18-20, 2008: UMSL Jazz Festival, Sexy Parties, Zombie Squad and Earth Day

More North St. Louis Smoke Signals from Paul McKee and McEagle Properties

Grudge City

O’Fallon, Missouri: Home to petty feuds, poisonous politics – and prickly postcards.

Paul McKee a No-Show at Public Meeting

Churches Coax Paul McKee Out of Hiding

Forum on Paul McKee's North-Side Doings Devolves into Name-Calling

Arrested Development

A look at north St. Louis from ground zero.

Tax Credit Update

Public Flogging Meeting on Tax Credits

Follow the Money

Readers call out Paul McKee and Prince Joe.

The Softy Side of Paul McKee

Phantom of the Hood, Part 2

A local developer continues to gobble up land on the city's north side.

Have They No Shame?

Phantom of the Hood

Who are Blairmont Associates — and why are so many north St. Louis residents mad at them?

Letters

Week of Sept. 5, 2001

The Gospel According to Paul

Developer Paul McKee Jr. envisions WingHaven as a "New Urbanist" planned community where everyone will live, work and get along. So why does it look so much like suburbia?