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Target Store Near Saint Louis University’s Midtown Campus to Open July 21

07/12/2024

Target has announced that its newest St. Louis store, located near the Saint Louis University campus, will officially open on Sunday, July 21. 

The approximately 72,000-square-foot Target store is located at 900 S. Grand Boulevard along Grand Boulevard between Gratiot and Papin Streets.

The approximately 72,000-square-foot Target store is located at 900 S. Grand Boulevard along Grand Boulevard between Gratiot and Papin Streets.  Photo by Joe Barker.

The approximately 72,000-square-foot store is located at 900 S. Grand Boulevard along Grand Boulevard between Gratiot and Papin Streets. St. Louis real estate company Pier Property Group (PPG) announced in October 2021 that it had signed a lease with Minneapolis-based Target Corp. for the new store. 

Attracting a top-tier brand like Target to Midtown has long been a dream for University officials. As SLU President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D., noted to the St. Louis Business Journal in May.
 
“The addition of a Target store near our university is a tremendous win for our students, providing access to convenient and affordable shopping while they live and learn at SLU,” he said. “It’s yet another dynamic hub where our students and the local community can shop and find job opportunities – right here in Midtown.”

The store will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and will include a CVS Pharmacy, Starbucks Café, and Ulta Beauty at Target. The store fills a void of anchor retail tenants along the Grand corridor, and is part of the retailer's efforts to open more stores that meet community needs for urban centers, dense suburban cities and college campuses.

The project is located within the 400-acre redevelopment area that’s guided by the St. Louis Midtown Redevelopment Corp. (SLMRC), a joint effort of SLU and SSM Health.

Target is the anchor for mixed-use development dubbed “The Edwin,” which also will include 196 luxury apartments. The apartments saw tenants moving in earlier this year. The Edwin development is the latest phase of PPG’s Steelcote Square District, a more than $100 million investment in the area that also includes the Steelcote Lofts, Steelcote Crossing and Steelcote Flats.