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 "slug": "st-louis-armory",
 "type": "office-park",
 "name": "Armory",
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 "city": "St. Louis",
 "county": "St. Louis city",
 "state": "MO",
 "country": "US",
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 "before_notes": "Draft from stlmag.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Armory, a former building in St. Louis' Midtown neighborhood, is planned to be rehabbed into high end office space as part of a $3 billion data center development.",
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 ],
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 "verified": "draft",
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 "last_updated": "2026-10-18",
 "created": "2026-10-18",
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  "county shrank -5.8% 2018\u201323"
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   "slug": "status-pipeline",
   "name": "Retrofit in the pipeline",
   "grp": "finance",
   "evidence": "proposed",
   "origin": "record"
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   "slug": "place-mall-cluster",
   "name": "3+ other atlas sites within 10 km",
   "grp": "place",
   "evidence": "4 within 10 km",
   "origin": "computed"
  },
  {
   "slug": "place-retail-shrinking-county",
   "name": "County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012",
   "grp": "place",
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   "origin": "census-cbp"
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   "origin": "fhwa-hpms"
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   "origin": "newtypes-extraction"
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   "site_id": "n-db6a3155cd",
   "url": "https://www.stlmag.com/news/midtown-data-center-armory-board-of-public-service/",
   "title": "Midtown data center wins key approval from St. Louis Board of ...",
   "publisher": "stlmag.com",
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   "quote": "The Armory",
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   "license": null,
   "retrieved": "2026-10-18"
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   "what_happened": "Proposed office-park redevelopment of Armory site in St. Louis, MO. Status: proposed (not built).",
   "why": "New use: office (high-end). Context: 1km from Ely Walker Lofts (built, reinhabit strategy), 3km from Brown Shoe Factory (operating, reinhabit). Housing market: ZHVI $176,514 (down 0.4% YoY), ZORI $1,287 (up 3.3% YoY). Retail decline: 16.3% fewer stores since 2012. Permits: 2024 construction activity (56 single-unit, 227+ units).",
   "where_it_stands": "Opp score 0.0. Reasons: 'already in play' (no specific project cited), county population/shrinkage noted (-5.8% 2018-23).",
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    "Proximity to existing reinhabit projects (Ely Walker Lofts, Brown Shoe Factory) is a key context point.",
    "Retail decline and housing market trends are documented but not directly linked to this site's viability.",
    "No parcel details or address provided."
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   "for_a_developer": [
    "Permit data shows active construction in area (2024: 227+ units).",
    "No specific site parcel data or ownership status in record.",
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    "'County shrank' reason unclear (no metric specified).",
    "No evidence of current development activity at Armory site (status: proposed).",
    "No site-specific traffic or access details beyond general interstate data."
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}