West End Realty plans to spend $6 million renovating the tower of the seven-story South Side National Bank building into seven market-rate condominiums. The condominiums will be marketed as the South Side Tower and would sell for about $199,000 each. The building would be developed in two phases with phase one taking 7-12 months and phase two taking 18-24 months.

During phase one, the lower two floors would be renovated for commercial space. The 85-space parking lot would be resurfaced and landscaped and demolition would begin in floors 3-7 of the residential tower. During phase two, preconstruction sales would begin, while floors 3-7 were renovated for residential use.

South Side Tower (aka South Side National Bank)
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Tuesday, May 09, 2006   [ press release ]
Grand Opening Held April 27th for South Side Tower
The penthouse suite and three condos in the new South Side Towers development in south St. Louis city sold within the first week of the development’s grand opening. Formerly the old South Side National Bank, the historic art deco building was redeveloped by The Lawrence Group and West End Realty into 13 modern condominiums, and is the centerpiece of the planned mixed-use Grand View Point Development at Grand and Gravois.   more »

Thursday, August 18, 2005
Condos are key to revival of South Side Bank building
After surviving a demolition threat and years of controversy about its fate, the South Side National Bank building is making a comeback. But don't expect to find bank tellers and deposit slips there anymore.   more »

Monday, May 01, 2005
Lawrence Group partners up on South Side
The Lawrence Group is partnering with West End Realty Inc. on the $7.5 million renovation of the former South Side National Bank building at Grand and Gravois into commercial and residential space.   more »

Wednesday, April 13, 2005
South Side National Bank development might include TIF
An undetermined amount of tax increment financing (TIF) will help support a $7.4-million project to convert the old South Side National Bank into a commercial-condominium development.   more »

Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Developer named for South Side National Bank building
New life soon will come back into the old South Side National Bank building at 3606 Gravois Ave. The board of the Grand Oak Hill Community Corp., a Tower Grove South neighborhood group that owns the building, has approved a redevelopment plan proposed by developer Arjomand Kalayeh of West End Realty.   more »

Thursday, May 06, 2004
West End Realty pitches plan for old South Side Bank
The old South Side National Bank at Gravois and Grand might yet be flush with mortgages. Arjomand Kalayeh's West End Realty Inc. is floating a $4 million plan to turn the art deco landmark into luxury condos and to reprogram the old Melba Theater across the street into 11 street-level shops with offices above.   more »

Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Developers interested in South Side National Bank building
At least two companies are interested in redeveloping the old South Side National Bank for residential and commercial uses. "I've had two different developers looking at it for three months," Alderman Jennifer Florida, D-15th Ward, said. "There is other interest out there."   more »

Thursday, August 29, 2002
Allegiant to donate South Side building
Allegiant Bank will donate the former South Side National Bank building on South Grand and Gravois Avenue to a neighborhood group. Allegiant will turn over the building deed April 4 to the Grand Oak Hill Community Corp., a nonprofit neighborhood organization. Owen Development will work with Grand Oak Hill to redevelop the building.   more »

Friday, June 21, 2002
Grand-Gravois TIF includes historic South Side Bank
A TIF district is in the early planning stages for the area surrounding the intersection of South Grand Boulevard and Gravois Road, which could include the historic former South Side National Bank building, now partially occupied by Allegiant Bank.   more »

City of St. Louis Development Activity
Allegiant Bank has donated the 74-year-old Southside National Bank building to the Grand Oak Hill Community Corp., a non-profit neighborhood group.   more »