ST. LOUIS — Green Street Real Estate Ventures is taking steps toward what could be the developer's first new project since its washout.

St. Louis-based Green Street this week filed a “zoning only” building permit for a $600 million project on a vacant lot next to its shuttered Armory entertainment venue. Real estate documents show it is partnering with THO Investments, led by local developer Rod Thomas, on the deal.

Records also show Green Street owes more than $80,000 in unpaid property taxes, as well as a $2,641 sewer lien on the site.

A zoning-only permit enables the city's Building Division staff to review a proposal before an applicant invests more money into a project. It also enables a developer to get a public hearing faster than if it waited to submit full plans.

The permit do

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