The Saint Louis Beacon recently posted its coverage of the upcoming 40th Annual Central West End Home Tour, May 30-31. Read the article here for more details about the featured homes and the starring role of The Private Residences.

This year’s tour focuses on condominiums and terraces, which makes The Private Residences at The Chase Park Plaza the prime attraction. Two units and a terrace will be on display for tour participants (including the unveiling of one of our most spectacular homes on the 15th floor, decorated by Karen Pepper of Edwin Pepper Interiors).

You can purchase your ticket(s) in advance or the day of the tour. Advance tickets are available The Chase Park Plaza gift shop and other neighborhood locations.

On October 25, Chase residents can don their “Cemetery Best” and join their Central West End neighbors for the best Halloween parades and party in town. With the backdrop of scary storefronts, the neighborhood will host a kids’ costume contest, a pooch parade and an adults-only costume party featuring drinks, food, a costume contest and music by INLIMBO.

Here are the ghoulish details:

Children’s Halloween Parade
11:00 a.m. @ McPherson and Euclid

Dog Costume Parade
1:00 p.m. @ McPherson and Euclid

Adult Halloween Party
8:00 p.m. @ Maryland and Euclid

A great way to meet the neighbors and have a spook-tacular time! For more information, click here.

When it comes to a “bold move,” future residents Lisa and Peter Sinton are a couple to watch. The Sinton family visited St. Louis only days before the ninth floor units were locked in, allowing them the chance to tour the displays, pick selections on the spot, meet with their architect and choose closet features before catching a plane home.

We’re so glad that we were able to meet the family’s needs in their tight timeframe. Lisa told me the next day, “We slept so well last night … we love the building, love the neighborhood and are so excited to bring our family to St. Louis.”

When the couple relocates this summer, their 6-year-old and 3-year-old will also join them, adding to the number of families who are choosing The Private Residences as their future home. Welcome home, Sinton family!

With drywall installation around the corner, the ninth floor’s remaining four units will be specified with designer-inspired decor, two in the traditional style and two with a more contemporary flair. Each home will be distinct, of course, with various finishes and fixtures from our on-site design center. No neighbor will be alike!

Have you had the chance to see the progress on the floors 10 and up? There’s still plenty of time to visualize and customize your future home!

Over the holidays, we caught this article about our neighborhood. I’ve heard from some future residents that the allure of the Central West End was key in their decision to choose The Private Residences, and I can understand why!

The roughly two-block area around McPherson and Euclid avenues now offers shoppers everything from paintings and prints to antiques, custom-made furniture, designer furnishings and interior design and historic restoration services.

It is so nice to read about how great the neighborhood is and further demonstrates the commitment people have made towards its growth and success. It truly reflects the culture of this unique district. Future Chase residents may not realize yet just how wonderful the neighborhood really is and will continue to become –it should be reassuring for buyers to know that some of the top area interior designers and shop owners are also making their homes here.

The area really does have so much to offer, culturally and architecturally, and The Chase is a great anchor of the Central West End. With so many resources just steps from the front door, life at The Chase will truly be exceptional.

Even native St. Louisans who have spent time in the Central West End before but are now moving here I think will be pleasantly surprised. It’s really more than just a neighborhood; life at The Private Residences is a warm, friendly community of diverse people and it’s an exclusive lifestyle. After meeting with a buyer this morning for her selections, she told me “this was the opportunity we couldn’t miss”.