August, 2026 - Wash Ave

Macis’ Prime BBQ is coming to Wash Ave Food Hall

Originally published by St. Louis Magazine. By George Mahe, dining editor. August 17, 2026. George Mahe reported for St. Louis Magazine that another kitchen has signed on at Wash Ave Food Hall, 1122 Washington Avenue. The hall is the dining and social destination planned for the old Reign nightclub and Copia Restaurant and Wine Garden space, slated to open in October. Macis’ Prime BBQ will join Little BAO, a concept specializing in bao, rice bowls, and udon noodle bowls; Steve’s Smash, Steve Ewing’s burger-and-fries kitchen; and the PourMyBeer wall, a self-pour beverage experience from 4 Hands Brewing Co. St. Louis native Shawn Mueller established the Macis’ brand nearly eight years ago. Mahe wrote that Mueller was inspired in part by his father and a shared passion for barbecue. Like a lot of pitmasters, he started by smoking meats for friends and family, then turned the hobby into a catering business […]

August 31, 2026
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Ozzy’s Market opened November 10, 2025, in Downtown West

Originally published by St. Louis Public Radio. By Jessica Rogen, Digital Editor. November 7, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CST. Read the story. Photos: Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio. Ozzy’s Market, a bodega-themed restaurant at 1933 Washington Avenue (Washington and 20th, Downtown West), opened Monday, November 10, 2025. Jessica Rogen’s St. Louis Public Radio story of Friday, November 7, 2025, said it would open that Monday. Headline on the page: “Kenny’s Upstairs crew adds daytime cafe to Downtown West with Ozzy’s Market.” Owners named: Kenny Marks and Casey Colgan of Kenny’s Upstairs, baker Joe Stein, and Helen Petty. Breakfast and lunch: quiche, egg sandwiches, deli sandwiches, a burger, a veggie burger. Grab-and-go dips and salads; convenience items for nearby hotel guests. Drip coffee from custom-blended Coffeestamp beans. A sandwich, side, and drink about $20. Opening without a liquor license; wine, beer, and canned cocktails planned later. The building is Tudor-style […]

August 27, 2026
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The Last Hotel closed in March 2025; Singh Investment Group bought it for $14 million

Originally published by the St. Louis Business Journal. By Nathan Rubbelke. March 7, 2025. Reprinted by KSDK: Downtown St. Louis hotel closes suddenly. Paywalled original: bizjournals.com. The Last Hotel STL at 1501 Washington Avenue — not 800 Washington, which is Marriott St. Louis Grand — closed suddenly on Thursday, March 6, 2025, with staff laid off, Nathan Rubbelke reported for the St. Louis Business Journal (KSDK reprint, March 7, 2025). Majority owner Michael Qualizza blamed a legal dispute from a failed sale with partner/co-manager Neil Freeman (Cook County, Illinois court; receiver Robert Habeeb / Maverick Hotels later withdrew). The 142-room hotel occupied the converted former International Shoe Co. building. It opened in July 2019 after a $60 million redevelopment. Fe Equus Development developed it, later sold a stake to a group including Qualizza (Urban Development Group). It was independent, with no brand affiliation at close. A year later, the shuttered […]

August 27, 2026
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Glenn Nail Spa lists 1428 Washington Avenue

Glenn Nail Spa prioritizes clients’ superb nail health with services including but not limited to structured manicures, restorative pedicures, and Après gel extensions. Glenn Nail Spa offers high-quality hard and soft gels, sports and spa pedicures, and Russian manicure technique. With over 7 years of experience, Glenn Nail Spa’s owner earned their professional license in 2019 having trained with industry-leading professionals. Glenn Nail Spa is open: Monday–Tuesday 8 a.m.–8 p.m.; Wednesday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.; Thursday–Friday 8 a.m.–8 p.m.; Saturday 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sunday closed. For the neighborhood listing — address, hours as listed, and a path to the official site — see Glenn Nail Spa.

August 27, 2026
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Coffeestamp is opening a third café on Washington Avenue

Originally published by Sauce Magazine. By Riley Hansen. May 20, 2026. Read the story. Brothers Patrick and Spencer Clapp are bringing Coffeestamp, their locally owned roastery, to 1228 Washington Avenue — the historic Rudman on the Park building, former Wasabi space — as a third café, Riley Hansen reported for Sauce Magazine on May 20, 2026. Existing shops: South Jefferson, and Hillman Hall at Washington University. Hansen’s photo credit is on the page. Developers revitalizing Wash Ave approached the Clapps, Hansen wrote. The idea dates to 2016; the roastery to 2018; then full-service coffee and food. The Clapps are originally from Honduras; beans come from lifelong friend Miguel Giron’s farm, La Finca Alondra San Vicente. The downtown menu, Hansen reported, is similar to the other shops: coffee, beans, tea, kombucha, empanadas, sandwiches, pastries, breakfast — plus a breakfast sandwich exclusive to downtown, then in development. Sauce said 1228 Washington Ave […]

August 27, 2026
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The Moniker opened June 19, 2025 — Juneteenth — on the ground floor of Six Cord

Originally published by St. Louis Magazine. By Cheryl Baehr. June 5, 2025. Read the story. The Moniker, an elevated restaurant and lounge at 1000 Washington Avenue — street level of Six Cord — opened June 19, 2025, on Juneteenth. That is 2025, not 2026. Cheryl Baehr’s St. Louis Magazine preview (June 5, 2025; the page also shows an August 31, 2025 stamp) had it slated for June 19. Emily Standlee’s Feast Magazine piece (July 2, 2025) said it debuted on Juneteenth. Owners, per Baehr: Jordaryl “Jordy” Logan (Four Seasons, The Last Hotel) with Alex Oliver and Britteney Ofodile. The trio met at One Cardinal Way during the early pandemic — Logan ran the bar; Ofodile and Oliver were residents. The space sits in Six Cord, with assistance from Greater St. Louis, Inc. and SLDC’s Downtown Retail Incentives Program. Emerald green is tied to Logan’s mother, who died in 2022; a […]

August 27, 2026
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Six Cord: Oliver Properties’ $7 million renovation of the Merchandise Mart lofts

Originally published by the St. Louis Business Journal. By Nathan Rubbelke. September 19, 2024. Canonical (paywalled): bizjournals.com. Full text used here from the Wash Ave Retail reprint — credit Rubbelke and SLBJ, not the reprint host. Oliver Properties is investing $7 million at Six Cord, a 213-unit building at 1000 Washington Avenue, after a late-2023 acquisition, Nathan Rubbelke reported for the St. Louis Business Journal on September 19, 2024. The November 2023 purchase was $18.8 million from Milwaukee-based Mandel Group, owner since 2016. The building is the former Merchandise Mart, built in 1881 in the garment district. The name Six Cord refers to a type of thread. Commercial tenants named in that 2024 story were Stanley’s Cigar Lounge and Sen Thai Asian Bistro (The Moniker was not yet open). Unit work then underway: new appliances, lighting, refaced cabinets, upgraded bathrooms; the renovation was more than 60 percent complete at the […]

August 27, 2026
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Freestyle Creative is open on Wash Ave, next door to the food hall

From Freestyle Creative’s own LinkedIn company post, August 14, 2025. There is no independent newspaper feature to reprint. Freestyle Creative, a creative studio and art café at 1112 Washington Avenue — next door to Wash Ave Food Hall — announced on LinkedIn on August 14, 2025: “We are officially open for business! It’s been a long time coming, but we are so excited to bring creativity back to downtown St. Louis. Join us this weekend for Art Cafe.” Their company about on LinkedIn describes “a creative studio and art café in downtown St. Louis built on one belief: connection fuels creativity, and creativity transforms communities.” The ecosystem they name: Art Café, open studio, artist-led workshops, exhibitions, events, and collaborations. On what an art café is, the same August 14 post said: “Well it’s like a restaurant, but instead of ordering food, you order art experiences!” Hours printed in that August […]

August 27, 2026
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Ground breaks on Rollick, a $24 million mixed-use project in Downtown West

Originally reported by First Alert 4. By Amanda Roley. July 31, 2026. Read the story. AHM Group and Broadmoor Group broke ground Friday, July 31, 2026, on Rollick, a $24 million mixed-use apartment project in Downtown West, Amanda Roley reported for First Alert 4. Roley placed the vacant lot on a 12-acre site one block from Energizer Park and wrote that Friday’s groundbreaking was for the Rollick building, with first residents expected within two years. Greater St. Louis, Inc.’s unsigned newsroom recap the same day — the headline says “ribbon cutting”; the body is a groundbreaking — put the six-story building at 2125 Locust Street: 74 apartments, more than 3,000 square feet of commercial space, and structured parking at Locust and N. 22nd. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Steph Kukuljan, Aug. 1, 2026; paywalled beyond the visible lede) lists The Rollick at 2151 Locust Street. Both figures describe the same corner […]

August 27, 2026
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Wash Ave

Month: August 2026

Macis’ Prime BBQ is coming to Wash Ave Food Hall

Ozzy’s Market opened November 10, 2025, in Downtown West

The Last Hotel closed in March 2025; Singh Investment Group bought it for $14 million

Glenn Nail Spa lists 1428 Washington Avenue

Coffeestamp is opening a third café on Washington Avenue

The Moniker opened June 19, 2025 — Juneteenth — on the ground floor of Six Cord

Six Cord: Oliver Properties’ $7 million renovation of the Merchandise Mart lofts

Freestyle Creative is open on Wash Ave, next door to the food hall

Ground breaks on Rollick, a $24 million mixed-use project in Downtown West

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