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Kirkwood Pulse • November 21, 2025

Autogenerated on Friday, November 21, 2025 at 12:16 UTC • 10 stories from the last 36 hours.

Kirkwood Pulse • November 21, 2025

The rumors of the Kirkwood Apartments’ demise are greatly exaggerated. Just a few months after the 300 N. Kirkwood Rd project was finally pronounced dead, a new developer, TriStar Properties, has revived it in much of its original form —60 apartments, 2,940 square feet of retail, and 111 parking spaces across four stories— utilizing the same architectural firm, Stock & Kirkwood has poured a tremendous amount of sweat and treasure across multiple administrations into becoming a more walkable community. And while I have nits to pick here and there, overall these efforts have been worthwhile and successful. But no amount of curb bump-outs or bike lanes has convinced the blatant rule-breakers to stop blatantly breaking the rules. What The Speed I've long maintained that Kirkwood's tear-down crisis is merely a symptom of how expensive our land has become. After you spend $500k to purchase the lot, spending another $200k to tear down the existing small home that sits on the lot and build a new bigger one seems like small potatoes. The Venn diagram of… Continue reading How To Revive

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  • Kirkwood Apartments: Episode II – Return of the Apartments (Kirkwood Gadfly) — The rumors of the Kirkwood Apartments’ demise are greatly exaggerated. Just a few months after the 300 N. Kirkwood Rd project was finally pronounced dead, a new developer, TriStar Properties, has revived it in much of its original form —60 apartments, 2,940 square feet of retail, and 111 parking spaces across four stories— utilizing the same architectural firm, Stock & Impact: Impact unclear based on automatically extracted text. Sentiment: neutral (0) Priority: medium Read more
  • Tired of the Speeders? Turn on the Cameras. (Kirkwood Gadfly) — Kirkwood has poured a tremendous amount of sweat and treasure across multiple administrations into becoming a more walkable community. And while I have nits to pick here and there, overall these efforts have been worthwhile and successful. But no amount of curb bump-outs or bike lanes has convinced the blatant rule-breakers to stop blatantly breaking the rules. What The Speed Impact: Impact unclear based on automatically extracted text. Sentiment: neutral (0) Priority: medium Read more
  • Kirkwood minimum lot size (Kirkwood Gadfly) — I've long maintained that Kirkwood's tear-down crisis is merely a symptom of how expensive our land has become. After you spend $500k to purchase the lot, spending another $200k to tear down the existing small home that sits on the lot and build a new bigger one seems like small potatoes. The Venn diagram of… Continue reading How To Revive Impact: Impact unclear based on automatically extracted text. Sentiment: neutral (0) Priority: medium Read more
  • How To Revive the Starter Home (Kirkwood Gadfly) — I’ve long maintained that Kirkwood’s tear-down crisis is merely a symptom of how expensive our land has become. After you spend $500k to purchase the lot, spending another $200k to tear down the existing small home that sits on the lot and build a new bigger one seems like small potatoes. The Venn diagram of people who can afford to Impact: Impact unclear based on automatically extracted text. Sentiment: neutral (0) Priority: medium Read more
  • String of Errors Leads to Rejection of Parking Solution (Kirkwood Gadfly) — On September 4th, Kirkwood City Council unanimously voted down a contract with a local company, Fybr, for a technological solution that aimed to address the parking issue in Downtown Kirkwood. I was disappointed by that decision because I’ve long been a fan of Kirkwood’s previous adoption of the technology and especially its long-term potential. The more concerning aspect of the Impact: Impact unclear based on automatically extracted text. Sentiment: neutral (0) Priority: medium Read more
  • Pitman Place Heads Towards Approval (Kirkwood Gadfly) — After winding itself through the approval process three times, final approval seems to be in sight for Pitman Place, the 60-apartment mixed-use project proposed for the former Commerce Bank site at 300 N. Kirkwood Road. The Council will vote on first reading approval at their November 20th meeting. The Kirkwood City Council was supposed to issue its verdict on the Impact: Impact unclear based on automatically extracted text. Sentiment: neutral (0) Priority: medium Read more
  • Kirkwood Holiday Walk Saturday (Webster-Kirkwood Times – News) — Downtown Kirkwood will host its annual Holiday Walk on Saturday, Nov. 22, beginning at 8:40 a.m. Holiday shopping, free entertainment, and refreshments will make this day a festive way to begin the celebration of the holiday season. Impact: Impact unclear based on automatically extracted text. Sentiment: neutral (0) Priority: medium Read more
  • TURKEY DAY ’25 (Webster-Kirkwood Times – News) — WEBSTER GROVES To kick off 2025 Turkey Day festivities, Webster Groves High School students held the annual Friendship Dance on Nov. 1. Across the Webster Groves School District, schools are hosting spirit days, community gatherings, a run and service projects. During Thanksgiving week, community members are invited to join the celebration and show their Statesmen pride at the following events: Impact: Impact unclear based on automatically extracted text. Sentiment: neutral (0) Priority: medium Read more
  • WKT Early Deadlines For Thanksgiving (Webster-Kirkwood Times – News) — Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the deadline for submitting a classified ad or an obituary is Monday, Nov. 24, at 10 a.m. for publication in the Nov. 28 issue of the Webster-Kirkwood Times. Letters to the editor should be submitted… Impact: Impact unclear based on automatically extracted text. Sentiment: neutral (0) Priority: medium Read more
  • Cardinals announce 2026 Cardinal Caravan Cities and Dates (Webster-Kirkwood Times – News) — The Cardinals also announced the return of the Cardinals Caravan, presented by Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance. The annual traveling roadshow will bring current players, Alumni, and broadcasters to 15 cities across six states throughout Cardinals Nation over [...]The post Cardinals… Impact: Impact unclear based on automatically extracted text. Sentiment: neutral (0) Priority: medium Read more

Keep an eye on Kirkwood Apartments: Episode II – Return of the Apartments from Kirkwood Gadfly.