Debaliviere Powerhouse, St. Louis, Missouri

Use: Dead storage. It sits within the overall 12.25-acre Bi-State Development/Metro’s DeBaliviere Bus Garage site (Bus Garage is 359,000 square feet).
Address: 5700 DeBaliviere, St. Louis, Missouri 63112 (at the southwest corner of Delmar and DeBaliviere). Square Feet: 5,300 +/-, 117’ X 45’ +/-.
Design: Brick/masonry but for west wall (corrugated iron siding/timber frame), slate tiles on concrete roof, steel roof trusses, skylight, single story (with partial basement), approximately 30’+ high clear span, concrete floor, dock door and swing crane. Year Built: Built in 1902 (within a larger complex, to provide power for streetcar service for the 1904 World’s Fair).Utilities: Gas, only, for radiant heaters .Zoning: G Local Commercial and Office, H Area Commercial District and D Multi-Family Residential (zoning across the entire 12.25-acre Bus Garage property). Parking: No off-street parking is assigned to this building, the parking field at the overall site supports the adjacent Bus Garage. Year Acquired: 1963, in conjunction with the larger property that became the Bus Garage. Value/Asking Price: December 2024 appraisal, $165,000 for the Powerhouse, asking price no less than appraisal. Encumbrances: 1983 Memorandum of Agreement with the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), in conjunction with the National Park Service and Department of the Interior, requiring purchaser to maintain the Powerhouse in a manner meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s standards for “Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings”. Additional Encumbrances: Project redevelopment will require the developer subdividing the Powerhouse area from the larger Bus Garage parcel, and gaining City of St. Louis approval for a separate right-in/right-out curb cut on DeBaliviere. Condition: December 2020 Historic and Condition Assessment of recommended upgrades to the building for SHPO requirements, including: roof replacement, skylight repair, roof flashing repair and replacement, gutter and downspout repair and replacement, parapet wall repair, door repair, wood window frame repair and replacement, tuckpointing, sealing, adding emergency lighting and ADA ramp repair. Contact: John Langa, Bi State Development Agency, [email protected].

Details

Property ID
708519

1
Bedroom

1
Bathroom

Square Footage
5300

Lot Size
.12

Year Built
1902

Style
Other

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