Amber Stone Scattered Site Redevelopment Tax Abatement (BB 57)
At a glance
- What: Board Bill 57 approves a redevelopment plan and 15-year tax abatement for a scattered-site affordable housing project in the Old North and St. Louis Place area, sponsored by Alderman Aldridge (Vice Chair Sonnier asked to be added as co-sponsor).
- Terms: 68 affordable units reduced to 67 (one converted to an on-site management and services space), three- to five-bedroom homes, HUD-assisted, 90% abatement for 10 years then 50% for 5, with a 30-year affordability agreement. Same developer team as Tiffany Scattered Site Redevelopment Tax Abatement (BB 47).
- Where it stands: On October 13, 2026 the committee adopted the committee substitute (fiscal note) with no objection and passed it with a do-pass recommendation by call for previous roll, no objection. Next step is the full Board of Aldermen.
- Issue raised: The SLPS Parent Action Council said the development proposal report did not appear to be attached; SLDC said it was sent with the bill and promised to post it with each bill (see School district consultation on tax incentives). Whitson also flagged that developers of tax-credit projects increasingly ask to reverse the schedule (lower abatement first, 90% in the last five years).
Sources
- Board of Aldermen minutes, October 16, 2026 (preliminary): https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/city-laws/upload/legislative/minutes/Minutes%20October%2016,%202026%20Updated.pdf
- 2026-10-13 - Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee (committee video, auto-captions)
Discussion time
About 10 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 - Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee | 10 |
Log
2026-10-16 - Board of Aldermen
Minutes: reported out of the Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee with a do-pass recommendation as BB 57CS (second reading); Aldridge is the sponsor of record. Listed for the October 23 consent perfection calendar.
2026-10-13 - Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee
Presentation, SLDC remarks and a public comment on the missing report; committee substitute adopted and do-pass recommended without objection.
2026-10-30 - Full Board of Aldermen Meeting
Third reading as BB 57CS (preliminary minutes).