5935 Horton Pl St Louis, MO

A 74,000 square foot former school building is available for lease at $3 per square foot, plus NNN. Located in a historic neighborhood defined by Page Boulevard to the North, Delmar Boulevard to the South, Belt Avenue and Union Boulevard via Maple Avenue to the East, and city limits to the West, the area was originally part of a larger community called Cabanne, comprising parts of three old Spanish land grants. The West End is the largest segment of this area, which also covered the neighborhoods now known as Skinker-DeBaliviere, DeBaliviere Place, Visitation Park, and Hamilton Heights. Named after Jean Pierre Cabanne, who came to St. Louis in 1806, his large land holdings were divided for residential development beginning in the 1870s. Most of the houses in the area were built between 1890 and 1920. The neighborhood still contains some landmark buildings. Delmar and Page, which border the West End to the north and south, were originally major arteries to the west. The West End Narrow Gauge Railroad, a steam line leading to Florissant, was built in 1878 and electrified in the 1890s, operating until 1966. The area has a long and rich history, with its first churches beginning in the 1870s and the first public school built in 1887. The first hospital opened in 1865. The property is intended for a tenant who will be able to lease a majority of the space due to the cost of overhead and maintenance.