NORTHWEST PLAZA REDEVELOPMENT TIMELINE
June 2006 - Somera Capital Management and Zelman Development purchased Northwest
Plaza from the Westfield Group.
December 2006 - The new owners presented their conceptual plan to redevelop the property to the
Board of Aldermen. They indicated that their plan would require a private/public
partnership through the use of Tax Increment Financing.
February 2007 - The City issued a Request For Redevelopment Proposals (RFP) for Northwest
Plaza and formed a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission.
March 2007 - Somera and Zelman (The Developers) submitted their response to the City's RFP.
April 2007 - The TIF Commission begins meeting to review proposed project.
August 2007 - The TIF Commission recommends that the St. Ann Board of Alderman adopt the
Redevelopment Plan for Northwest Plaza.
September 2007 - On September 24, 2007, the Board of Aldermen unanimously approved the
TIFCommission Recommendation and adopted a Redevelopment Plan and
Agreement for the birth of Lindbergh Town Center.
February 2008 - Zelman/Somera announce the execution of a lease with Wal-Mart Corporation
to open a 200,000 SF Wal-Mart Superstore as an additional anchor to the project.
Zelman and Somera also announce they have begun marketing the property. They
state that any sale would not be expected to disrupt the development or otherwise
affect the rights and responsibilities under the redevelopment agreement.
July 2008 - The City and Zelman/Somera enter into a amended Redevelopment Agreement
which is intended to facilitate the accelerated redevelopment of Sears as a long
term anchor for the project and make first Municipal Services Payment to fund
critical City services during redevelopment.
May 2009 - Zelman/Somera indicate that due to the near collapse of the Financial Sector,
they are unable to move forward with the project. Due to their inability to preform
the City terminates Zelman/Somera's redevelopment rights at Northwest Plaza.
September 2009 - Lenders foreclose on Zelman/Somera and the property is acquired by
Zelman/Somera's lenders at the foreclosure sale under "St. Ann Shopping Center
LLC". "St. Ann Shopping Center LLC" is a holding company that, by covenant
among the debt holders, is unable to make or agree to any significant changes to
the property. They can only market the property for the value of the debt.
The City begins to discussions with "St. Ann Shopping Center LLC" about
providing a way to facilitate a mechanism for the property to be acquired by an
third party that is capable of repositioning the property.
January 2010 - The City enters into an assignable option contract to acquire the property for $13
Million.
March 2010 - The City enters into a Preliminary Development Agreement with G.J. Grewe to
redevelop the property.
May 2010 - The City formally selects G.J Grewe to redevelop the property into "Lindbergh
Landing".
June 2010 - The City enters into a Term Sheet with G.J. Grewe for "Lindbergh Landing".