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Gateway South Team Inks Deal with NYC School on Configure-to-Order Housing

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From New York Institute of Technology:  The Center for Offsite Construction (CfOC) at New York Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Design and the Good Developments Group (GDG) have contracted to collaborate on advancing modular construction standardization and industry adoption. The cross-disciplinary agreement lays the foundation for a strategic partnership called Configure to Order […]
Dede Hance

Mercy Hospital’s New $650M Wentzville Campus Breaks Ground

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From Spectrum News:  Mercy Hospital’s new $650 million Wentzville campus is expected to complete construction in 2029. Community leaders and hospital officials broke ground on the 60-acre site Thursday. “We’re talking about a place where families don’t have to travel to get the healthcare that they need,” said Mike Elam, Chair of the St. Charles […]
Dede Hance

Ameren Illinois Launches Carbon-Free Energy Program

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From RiverBender:  Ameren Illinois’ new carbon-free assessment program aimed at helping public schools in the state reduce energy costs and improve sustainability has been very successful, Michael Pittman, manager of new clean energy programs, said. The program, which began in the first quarter of 2024, offers comprehensive energy assessments to public school districts within Ameren […]
Dede Hance

Realtor Ben Hilliker Reflects on Past As His Company Celebrates 40 Years

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by Ben Hilliker, Founding Principal, Hilliker Corporation Hilliker Corporation was established in March,1985. It was a very different era. Real estate agents couldn’t communicate with their clients, or with other agents, by e-mail, or texts, or even by fax. There were no cell phones. To my recollection, there were only three commercial agents who had […]
Tom Finan

Grove District Project to Add Pickleball Facility, Residential Units

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From St. Louis Business Journal:  A $3.8 million project planned in the Grove district would add a pickleball facility and residential units. The mixed-use development, called the Drop In, is being pursued by Jill Dierberg Clark and would be located at 1083 Newstead Ave., at the intersection of Newstead and Oakland avenues in the city’s […]
Dede Hance

Work to Begin on Delmar DivINe Phase 2 This Summer

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In a social media post Wednesday (April 22) Maxine Clark, former CEO of Build a Bear and developer of the Delmar DivINe announced that work on Phase 2 of the Delmar DivINe development, located at 5505-5535 Delmar is going to begin this summer. Maxine Clark told Construction Forum in an online message that PARIC Corporation […]
Rachel Finan

VIDEO: Work Begins for St. Charles City Centre Complex

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From Spectrum News:  A groundbreaking ceremony on the construction of St. Charles’ approximate $85 million City Centre Complex took place Tuesday. Voters recently passed a no tax-increase bond issue to pay for the project. The former American Car Foundry (ACF) is the site of the City Centre Complex, or known as C3, which will include a […]
Rachel Finan

Old Courthouse Revamp Featured in New York Times

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From New York Times:  The Gateway Arch dominates the skyline of downtown St. Louis, its gleaming legs standing as a monument to the nation’s history of exploration and westward expansion. Centered firmly under those legs is another symbol: the domed Old Courthouse. After a $27.5 million renovation, the site and its museum are set to […]
Rachel Finan

Inside a Frank Lloyd Wright-Inspired, Modular, 720-SF Tiny Home

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From Builder:  If tiny houses can grow up, The Ultimate from ESCAPE Homes surely has. Sprawling 720 square feet with an option of three- to four-bedrooms and one- to two-bathrooms, the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home maximizes tiny living. ESCAPE just launched the newest design, which achieved its size by stretching the height and width to […]
Rachel Finan

City Authorizes Additional Repairs on Downtown Parking Garage

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On Tuesday (April 22) the St. Louis Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority voted to authorized an increase in the contract cap from $2.85M to $6.9M for work on a Downtown parking structure. The increase will pay for in additional work by Western Specialty Contracting and CDG Engineers on a parking structure 400 N. Sixth Street. […]
Rachel Finan

Federal Cuts Hit Illinois City Plagued by Sewage

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From St. Louis Public Radio:  Federal spending cuts have put some Metro East infrastructure projects in a state of uncertainty, including plans to address sewage spilling out of city pipes in Cahokia Heights. The Republican-controlled Congress eliminated all local project funding from a temporary spending bill passed in March to prevent a government shutdown and […]
Dede Hance

Newly Expanded Jerseyville Public Library Plans Grand Opening

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From RiverBender:  The highly anticipated expansion of the Jerseyville Public Library is just days away from its official public debut. From food trucks to live music, library tours, kids’ activities and much more, JPL staff have a jam-packed weekend of events planned to celebrate the expansion’s Grand Opening this Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April […]
Dede Hance

Lawrence Group Hires Rob Gazke as NYC Principal

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From Lawrence Group: Lawrence Group proudly welcomes Rob Gatzke, AIA as a Principal in its New York office. With more than 30 years of architectural experience, Gatzke is a proven leader known for inspiring teams, fostering collaboration and driving innovation. His deep expertise in the hospitality industry, combined with a passion for mentorship and client relationships, […]
Rachel Finan

Apartments Approved at Ex-Garden Shop Site

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From St. Louis Business Journal:  A new apartment complex has been approved for the former site of a family-owned garden shop. The Station, a 156-unit apartment complex, is to be developed at the former Jefferson County site of Bayer’s Nursery, the family-owned garden shop that closed both of its St. Louis-area locations in 2022 after […]
Dede Hance

Brentwood Seeks Ideas for ‘Town Center’ Redevelopment at City Hall

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  City leaders of this suburb, known for its big-box stores, retail plazas and busy commercial thoroughfares, are exploring whether they can create a walkable “town center” of new businesses and residences around its current city hall. Brentwood is asking developers to pitch ideas for the site in the heart of the […]
Dede Hance

Electrical Connection Donates Services/Materials To Improve Homes for Rebuilding Together St. Louis

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For the 22nd year, the IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection partnership again marshaled its workforce to make free home repairs and improvements for St. Louisans who are older adults, veterans and individuals with disabilities. It is all part of an enduring partnership with Rebuilding Together St. Louis. Skilled IBEW Local 1 electricians evaluated electrical infrastructure needs in […]
Dede Hance

VIDEO: Holland Construction’s “Better Way to Build” on Waterloo, IL Elementary School Expansion

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Editor’s Note: The video accompanying this article demonstrates the difference that a collaborative process made on an elementary school expansion project. Holland Construction Services has completed their addition and renovation of W.J. Zahnow Elementary in Waterloo, IL. Holland added 15,000 SF of space to the existing facility, which provides new staff offices and student spaces […]
Tom Finan

Gray Design Group Completes New BHMG Engineers Office in Metro East

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Gray Design Group proudly announces the completion of BHMG Engineers’ new office in Collinsville, Illinois—a bold, forward-thinking workplace that reflects the firm’s continued growth and commitment to innovation, collaboration and community impact across the Saint Louis Metropolitan Region. The new 25,000-square-foot office is located within a recently developed, 75,000-square-foot office/distribution facility. Strategically located at Eastport […]
Dede Hance