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Webster
Downtown Campus Moves
Into Old Post Office Complex
After years of debate, months of negotiations, and weeks of preparation, Webster University moved its downtown St. Louis campus into the Old Post Office building at 815 Olive in January. The University has leased more than 32,000 square feet of space in the 120-year-old building. Opening of the new downtown location comes 31 years from the date classes were first offered in downtown St. Louis.
Webster
occupies the entire mid-level of the building, one level below the Mall
or street level. A total of 200 parking spaces are available for students
and faculty at the nearby Pine Street Parking Garage at Seventh and Pine
streets. Students and faculty must have a Webster parking tag to park
in the garage and a Webster ID will be required while inside the Old Post
Office building.
Work to obtain the Old Post Office site began six years ago. In 2000, a University committee of faculty, staff and students determined the Old Post Office location would be suitable for Webster's expanding downtown campus. The University administration, with the approval and oversight of the Board of Trustees, then moved forward to make the idea a reality.
The University’s lease will run 12½ years for 32,502 square feet located mostly on a lower floor of the six-level building. The University initially sought a 53,000 square foot lease.
While the curriculum at the downtown location will be varied, the University is looking at the needs of the downtown business community and developing programs to meet their needs. The University plans to expand evening courses that now attract about 500 students at the Lammert Building. And it plans to start a professional-development unit to arrange business-related classes and programs.
