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Ely Walker Lofts

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtSt. Louis, MO

Already built residential conversion; no current development opportunity. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 5 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -16% census-cbp · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -5.8% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: …residential apartments record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …residential apartments newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	residential apartmentsnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, St. Louis (Independent City) (MO), 2024	227 units in 5+ unit buildings, 11 in 2–4, 56 single-family; 2023: 205 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	5 within 10 km, 12 within 25 km: One City Center (1.1 km); Armory (1.3 km); Brown Shoe Company's Homes-Take Factory (2.8 km); Peter Mathews Memorial Skate Garden (7.3 km); Costa Verde Center (9.8 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	7,724 jobs in 768 establishments; average annual pay $38,904; employment location quotient 0.35; employment -1.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	11,590 jobs; 85 in retail trade, 1,067 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 29510125500)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 31th income percentile as adults; 5.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (78 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 10.1%; median family income $81,544; 41 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	St. Louis City School District (PK-12); 16 public schools within 1 mile: HOGAN ST REGIONAL YOUTH CTR.; CONFLUENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY; ST LOUIS LANG IMMERSION SCHOOL; KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMYNCES EDGE
Elevation	494 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	65 county-logged events: 25 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 13 flash flood, 1 lightning; $1,686,746,000 property damage reported; 7 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 63103, 2026-09	median list price $158,500 (+5.1% on the year); 55 active listings; median 82 days on market; 14% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	778 establishments (-16%); 8,987 jobs (-8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $176,514 (-0% 1 yr, +10% 5 yr); typical rent $1,287/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	3,794 vehicles a day on WASHINGTON AVE (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 14 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Converted from dry goods warehouse to residential apartments (Ely Walker Lofts), completed and occupied.

Why. Retrofit already built (confirmed by status: 'built', after_notes: 'residential apartments', opp_reasons: 'retrofit already built').

Where it stands. No current development opportunity (opp_score: 0.0).

For a planner

Already operational housing asset (56 single-unit, 227+ units built 2023-2024 per permits).
County population declined 5.8% (2018-2023), but housing market shows slight annual price decline (-0.4% ZHVI).

For a developer

Not available for new development (already built).
Nearest peer: Armory (1km away, proposed, same strategy).

What we do not know yet

No current vacancy or market data for this specific asset.
County population decline noted, but housing market trends (ZHVI, ZORI) are for broader county, not this site.

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Similar sites

Northwest Plaza Mall, St Anns, MO · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in MO; 20 km away
Brown Shoe Company's Homes-Take Factory, St. Louis, MO · Industrial sites · same strategy: reinhabit; also in MO; 3 km away
St. Louis Mills, Hazelwood, MO · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in MO; 25 km away
Armory, St. Louis, MO · Office parks · same strategy: reinhabit; also in MO; 1 km away

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retrofit already built
county shrank -5.8% 2018–23
housing in the record

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History and original facts

County	St. Louis city
Census division	4 · West North Central
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Ely Walker Dry Goods Company Building, constructed in 1906 as a warehouse, was converted to residential apartments.

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Background

Ely Walker Lofts (originally known as the Ely and Walker Dry Goods Company Building) is a building located at 1520 Washington Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1857, David Davis Walker, a member of the Bush family, arrived in St. Louis from Illinois. (Walker would become the great-grandfather of future president George H. W. Bush and first cousin of Supreme Court Justice and Independent U.S.

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Sources

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Ely Walker Lofts

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Ely Walker Lofts, St. Louis, MO." Record n-215d12339c, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/mo/st-louis-ely-walker-lofts/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_stlouiselywalkerlofts,
  title = {Ely Walker Lofts, St. Louis, MO},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/mo/st-louis-ely-walker-lofts/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-215d12339c, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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