ST. LOUIS — After investing tens of millions of dollars into Washington Avenue apartment buildings and retail space over the last couple years, developer Alex Oliver hopes a new food hall will reinvigorate the allure of downtown living and draw more foot traffic to one of the city's marquee thoroughfares.

The Washington Avenue Food Hall is slated to open at 1122 Washington Avenue in the second quarter of next year with spaces for eight different food stalls, plus two bars — one inside and one in the back of the building where a retractable roof will allow open-air dining in the warmer months. Oliver called the food hall the "next step" in his strategy of reinvesting in the historic loft buildings on Washington.

"We've been very excited about the incredible results we've seen when we foc

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