STL VACANCY COLLABORATIVE
  • About Us
    • General Info
    • Who We Are
    • Work Plan 2022-2023
    • Work Plan 2019-2021
    • Working Groups
    • Calendar
    • News & Updates
    • Reading List
    • Get Involved
  • Resources
    • For Neighborhoods
    • For Residents
    • For Rehabbers
    • Vacant Lot Toolkit >
      • Clean and Green
      • Naturescaping
      • Butterfly Garden
      • Rain Garden
      • Produce Garden
      • Urban Orchard
      • Play Space
      • Gathering Space
      • Public Art
  • Maps & Stats
    • Vacant Property Explorer
    • Demolition Tracker
    • Community Organizations
  • Donate
SAINT LOUIS VACANCY
Collaborative
​We are a coalition of partners dedicated to
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reducing the negative impact of vacant property in the city of St. Louis

Featured Resource

Check out the new Vacant Property Explorer
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The Vacant Property Explorer is a new, robust tool for viewing and exploring potentially vacant properties in the City of St. Louis.

​Plan of Action

​​We developed our 18-month work plan with guidance from our six working groups (below), committees, city departments, and other community stakeholders.
Stabilization & Maintenance Reinvestment & Reuse Vacancy Prevention Anti-Displacement Marketing & Engagement Data
Analysis
 We strive to be transparent, community informed, data driven, and policy oriented.  Our work is informed by a racial equity framework. Learn more about us or find out how to get involved.
Checkout our 2021 Mayoral Priorities Here
Vacancy Collaborative News
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​New St. Louis community land trust aims to add green space, spur development to fight vacancy
May 28th, 2021 article by Jacob Barker.
​Photo by Robert Cohen
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Woman reimagines empty St. Louis lots as 'pocket parks' 
January 22, 2021 Video by KSDK b
Upcoming Events
  • Working Group Meetings
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  • All in-person meetings have been cancelled due to COVID-19. Meetings may take place in the form of video calls and other virtual formats. If you are interested in participating in a working group but are not already on that group's email list, please connect with the appropriate working group co-chair through the link below. We look forward to a time when we can all meet again soon!

Resources for...

  • Neighborhood Associations
  •  Residents
  • Rehabbers/Contractors
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Guide to Understanding and Addressing
​Vacant Property
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Vacancy Basics
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Report Problem Properties
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STL Community Organizations Map and Info
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Legal Tools
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Training Opportunities 
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Home Repair and Vacancy Prevention Resources
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Vacancy Prevention
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Eviction Prevention
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Reduce Vacancy
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Opportunity Zone Map
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Maps
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Education
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Find a Property
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Financing
Understanding the

Impact of Vacancy

Since its population peak in 1950, St. Louis City has experienced a 63% decline in population that has left behind some 25,000 vacant properties. Our community now has one of the highest vacancy rates in the country. Read more
DIRECTLY AFFECTED CITIZENS
VACANT PROPERTIES
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Check out the Vacant Property Explorer

Additional Maps & Stats

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Demolition Tracker
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Community Organizations
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Statistics

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  • About Us
    • General Info
    • Who We Are
    • Work Plan 2022-2023
    • Work Plan 2019-2021
    • Working Groups
    • Calendar
    • News & Updates
    • Reading List
    • Get Involved
  • Resources
    • For Neighborhoods
    • For Residents
    • For Rehabbers
    • Vacant Lot Toolkit >
      • Clean and Green
      • Naturescaping
      • Butterfly Garden
      • Rain Garden
      • Produce Garden
      • Urban Orchard
      • Play Space
      • Gathering Space
      • Public Art
  • Maps & Stats
    • Vacant Property Explorer
    • Demolition Tracker
    • Community Organizations
  • Donate