Bee Hat Building
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1021 Washington
St. Louis, MO 63101
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The Bee Hat Company building is on the northern edge of downtown in what was once the City's thriving garment district. When the Eads Bridge opened in 1874 on the eastern end of Washington Avenue, improved transportation made the avenue desirable location for warehouses and garment factories. Around the turn of the century, many seven-story warehouse buildings, such as 1021 Washington, opened for business. Four brothers began the Bee Hat wholesaling and distributing company in 1926; their business remained on Washington Avenue from October 1944 until the beginning of 2000.
Most of the Washington Avenue garment district buildings from 9th Street to 18th Street are on the National Register of Historic Places for architectural and cultural significance.
A restaurant and a retail store will occupy the 9,000 square foot commercial space. Thirty-six condominiums occupy the residential space.
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Developer Matt Burghoff
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Owner Bee Hat Building LLC
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Project Cost
$ 12,400,000
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Funding Source(s)
$2.3M Historic Tax Credits, $480k Brownfield Remediation Tax Credits, $1.5M TIF
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Status Complete
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