{"id":1179,"date":"2026-04-07T18:02:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/downtownforwardstl.org\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:22:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:22:29","slug":"downtown-development-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/downtownforwardstl.org\/index.php\/downtown-development-update\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Downtown Development Update: $1B + Completed and Billions More on the Way."},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column1179_51156b-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1179_51156b-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1179_51156b-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1179_51156b-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1179_51156b-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col > 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