Mini Cooper Moves to Maplewood
Mini Cooper of St. Louis started out in Clayton. Early in December it moved to 6-acres in the Sunnen Businesses Park in Maplewood. "We left a small outdated dealership in Clayton to this jewelbox here in Maplewood," sales manager Matt McMillin said. "We just outgrew our space in Clayton." See more photos at Maplewood-Brentwood Patch Facebook. He said in Clayton the show room and the service center weren't even at the same location. "We're on six acres, here," he said. "Everything is all in one place. It's easier to get to. We've got room to grow. You can't miss it." McMillin said it's the only Mini dealer in Missouri. The next closest are in Kansas City (KS), Indianapolis, Nashville and Chicago. The dealership is open every day of the week…
The construction of a Mini Cooper dealership will force residents in rental properties to find new homes, but the development will bring an economic benefit to the city.
A Mini Cooper dealership's move from Clayton to Maplewood may spell success for local business, but the development is forcing many midde-to-lower income residents to vacate their rental homes. The Maplewood City Council gave preliminary approval on April 12 to rezone 9.62 acres of land southeast of Hanley and Manchester roads that are owned by Sunnen Products Company. Although the city will gain a new business—the only Mini Cooper dealership in the state—the developments may come at a high cost to residents living in that area. The rezoned acreage is home to people living in dozens of rental houses and the Applewood Place and Maplelawn Village apartment complexes, the latter of which already has boarded up buildings. Cozad Property …
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Susan Stone
3:50 pm on Wednesday, April 27, 2011
I would not discount this Mini Cooper dealership yet. They will bring in a lot of tax money to the community and will help build our neighborhood for more businesses to look at Maplewood for a location for their future establishment. Also who is to say that the Mini Cooper dealership will not be a big part of our community. When my grandfather was alive he started a small used car lot in Lemay … more ›