The city sought to stabilize the North St. Louis site that helped launch Ike and Tina Turner, but says the building can’t be saved.

The North Side music venue helped launch the careers of Ike and Tina Turner. But costs have ballooned to $18 million.

The Land Reutilization Authority (LRA) will ask its board Wednesday for approval to seek bids to deconstruct and demolish the former Club Imperial building in north St. Louis.

Structural evaluations commissioned by the city found that trying to save the building is no longer financially realistic, according to St. Louis Magazine. LRA director Shelton Anderson and St. Louis ...