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FORUM DRONE: SSM Cardinal Glennon Hospital

5 days 18 hours ago
This week Forum Drone Pilot Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle LLC, shows us progress on the new SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital facility at the corner of Grand Boulevard and Chouteau Avenue in the City’s Midtown area.  The project is scheduled for completion in 2027. McCarthy Building Companies is leading the design-build team for […]
Tom Finan

How St. Louis Can Hold Absentee Landlords Accountable

5 days 21 hours ago
From St. Louis Business Journals:  As we walk through many St. Louis neighborhoods, we see the same story: homes once filled with life now abandoned, windows shattered and roofs caving in. These properties are more than just eyesores; they symbolize the growing problem of absentee landlords neglecting their responsibilities. Our outdated $500 penalty for abandoned […]
Kacey Crawley

A New Kind of Public Housing For All Income Levels

5 days 21 hours ago
From NPR:  A few miles outside Washington, D.C., a large dirt and gravel lot dotted with construction equipment was the site of a recent celebration. Local housing officials lined up in hardhats, each holding a shovel decorated with a brightly colored bow. “Beautiful, beautiful,” a photographer said as he clicked away. It marked the kickoff […]
Kacey Crawley

City Files Eminent Domain Petition for Railway Exchange Building

5 days 21 hours ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  The city of St. Louis on Thursday filed its petition to use eminent domain to control of 10 parcels of downtown St. Louis that encompass the vacant Railway Exchange Building and its adjacent parking garage. The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, part of city agency St. Louis Development Corp., filed the […]
Kacey Crawley

Exploring St. Louis’ Built Environment, From Stone Foundations to Soaring Towers of Steel

5 days 21 hours ago
From St. Louis Magazine:  Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe famously quipped that “God is in the details,” and though he was referring to a job well done, we are inclined to co-opt his sentiment for another purpose: There is something divine about walking a city street or strolling through a neighborhood of old houses […]
Kacey Crawley

St. Louis Port Council Honors Labors Leaders, St. Louis Fire Chief

5 days 21 hours ago
From Labor Tribune:  The St. Louis Port Council honored Labor leaders and the St. Louis fire chief at its annual golf outing and awards dinner Sept. 26 at the Courses at Forest Park clubhouse. This year’s honorees included: Gary Payeur, business manager of Insulators Local 1, who received the Dick Mantia Leadership Award. Dennis Jenkerson, […]
Kacey Crawley

City Files Eminent Domain Petition for Railway Exchange Building

5 days 22 hours ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  The city of St. Louis on Thursday filed its petition to use eminent domain to control of 10 parcels of downtown St. Louis that encompass the vacant Railway Exchange Building and its adjacent parking garage. The Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, part of city agency St. Louis Development Corp., filed […]
Kacey Crawley

New Proposal For Woods Mill Center Gets P&Z Approval

5 days 22 hours ago
From West Newsmagazine:  On Sept. 18, a proposal for a preliminary site development plan (PSDP) was introduced to the Town & Country Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z), marking a new attempt to find a use for Woods Mill Center, located at 14302 South Outer 40 Road. Earlier this year, the McBride Berra Land Company LLC […]
Kacey Crawley

Brentwood Businesses Slated for Demolition Fight Eminent Domain Plans

5 days 22 hours ago
From St. Louis Magazine:  Embattled developer Green Street is off a $436 million project encompassing eight blocks of Manchester Road, but the so-called Brentwood Master Planned Redevelopment that would transform 40 acres near the municipality’s border with Maplewood is no less controversial for it. Using eminent domain, Brentwood hopes to see the area razed and […]
Kacey Crawley

Warehouse Construction Is Tumbling as Vacancy Rates Rise

5 days 22 hours ago
From The Wall Street Journal:  A contraction in the U.S. warehousing sector is deepening following a period of frenzied expansion during the pandemic. Real-estate developers sharply pulled back construction of warehouses in the latest quarter, and logistics operators slashed warehousing payrolls last month, signs that the market is resetting heading into the busy holiday shopping […]
Kacey Crawley

St. Charles Sells 60-Acre Soccer Park to Developer

5 days 22 hours ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A local city is privatizing some of its soccer fields, as it sells them to a developer that plans to make more than $20 million in improvements at the site. The city of St. Charles voted Tuesday to sell its public St. Charles Soccer Complex Park at 3801 Mueller Road […]
Kacey Crawley

PERSPECTIVE: A Word on the Elections: VOTE!

1 week 1 day ago
by Thom Kuhn, CEO, Millstone Weber We’re about month from Election Day. Just one word for you: VOTE! There’s really not a lot more to it than that. Politics these days has, unfortunately, become a bit of a blood sport. I know who I blame. That doesn’t matter. What matters is voting for whoever and […]
Tom Finan

VIDEOS: “Room Without Walls” Appears at Gateway South Advanced Construction District

1 week 3 days ago
Editor’s Note: Apologies for the sound quality on the panel discussion video. Besides experiencing some technical issues, it was taped in an open tent located adjacent to the eastbound I-44 on-ramp of the Poplar Street Bridge. Having said that, the conversation is clearly audible and is most engaging. by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum […]
Tom Finan

UMSL Launching a School of Engineering in 2025

1 week 3 days ago
The University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL) has announced plans to establish a School of Engineering in the fall of  2025. UMSL has stated a commitment to preparing students to meet the workforce needs of the St. Louis region and beyond, and the demand for trained engineers in Missouri remains particularly high.  A 2021 market analysis […]
Tom Finan

MBG Advancing 250-Unit Luxury Apartment Community to May 2025 Completion

1 week 3 days ago
The first luxury multi-family project for MBG’s new Indianapolis office is under roof and will be completed May, 2025. The St. Louis-based construction firm recently topped out the 250-unit The James at Chatham Hills in Westfield, Ind. – one of the fastest growing cities in Indiana. Mia Rose Holdings is developing the amenity-laden project. “The […]
Dede Hance