# One City Center

St. Louis, MO · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-3b7529da73` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mo/st-louis-one-city-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-3b7529da73.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-3b7529da73.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-3b7529da73

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | office, retail, entertainment | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | office tower with parking garage and retail/entertainment complex | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1985 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2006 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2010 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | May Company | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Stacy Hastie | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | loan | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | In 2006, the almost-vacant 'dead mall' closed, and was bought by The Pyramid Companies and was planned to be turned into condominiums and retail space, though the plan was never realized, as Pyramid closed in 2008 due to financial troubles. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “When the mall opened in 1985, St. Louis Centre was the largest urban shopping mall in the United States, with over 150 stores with 20 restaurants in 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m2).” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_City_Center_(St._Louis)
- **year_closed**: “In 2006, the almost-vacant 'dead mall' closed, and was bought by The Pyramid Companies” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_City_Center_(St._Louis)
- **original_developer**: “The $95 million complex was originally to be developed by the May Company and called May Mall” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_City_Center_(St._Louis)
- **after_notes**: “One City Center is an office tower complex and former shopping mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_City_Center_(St._Louis)
- **status**: “One City Center is an office tower complex and former shopping mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_City_Center_(St._Louis)
- **strategy**: “In 2006, the almost-vacant 'dead mall' closed, and was bought by The Pyramid Companies and was planned to be turned into condominiums and retail space” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_City_Center_(St._Louis)
- **public_subsidy**: “Earlier, the Missouri Development Finance Board had approved a $5 million loan for the project.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_City_Center_(St._Louis)

## Anchors

Dillard's, Famous-Barr

## Parties

- Simon Property Group — owner (from text) (1985–2006)
- The Pyramid Companies — owner (from text) (2006–2008)
- Environmental Operations — owner (from text) (2009–)

## Timeline

- 1985: Mall opened as St. Louis Centre
- 2001: Dillard's store closed
- 2006: Mall closed and bought by Pyramid Companies
- 2008: Pyramid Companies closed due to financial troubles
- 2009: Foreclosed by Bank of America and later bought by Environmental Operations for $12.7 million
- 2009: Building about 85% vacant, developers seeking funding for renovation
- 2010: Work began on 750-car parking garage and retail/entertainment complex Mercantile Exchange

## Deals and debt

- 2009 sale: 12700000.0 Environmental Operations ← Bank of America lender Bank of America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_City_Center_(St._Louis)

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

One City Center is an office tower complex and former shopping mall in St. Louis, Missouri.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_City_Center_(St._Louis)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_City_Center_(St._Louis)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "One City Center, St. Louis, MO." Record m-3b7529da73, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mo/st-louis-one-city-center/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_stlouisonecitycenter,
  title = {One City Center, St. Louis, MO},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mo/st-louis-one-city-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-3b7529da73, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.