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St. Louis Developer Green Street Seeks to Evict Dog Bar

1 year 6 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  St. Louis developer Green Street is suing Bar K in an bid to evict the dog-friendly entertainment venue, claiming it has defaulted on its lease. Bar K owes nearly $300,000 in rent for its location at 4565 McRee Ave. in the city’s Forest Park Southeast neighborhood, Green Street alleges in […]
Dede Hance

S. M. Wilson & Co. Announces Promotion of Ralph Miller

1 year 6 months ago
S. M. Wilson & Co., a St. Louis-based construction management and general contracting firm, has promoted Ralph Miller to Project Superintendent. Miller joined the company in 1999 and continued there until 2013. He returned in 2021. In the past year, he worked with the team to complete the program at HSHS St. John’s Health Center […]
Dede Hance

Worker Wellness Blog: How Workers Are Impacted in Today’s Economy

1 year 6 months ago
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
Dede Hance

Mercer Zimmerman and Built Solutions Have Teamed Up

1 year 6 months ago
Built Solutions, known for designing and installing modular interiors using interior construction products – including DIRTT – is teaming up with Mercer Zimmerman, the Midwest’s leading lighting and controls agency, to provide more ways for their customers to create beautiful, functional spaces. “For more than 75 years, Mercer Zimmerman has represented high quality, beautifully designed […]
Dede Hance

St. Louis Developer Begins Work on New Metro East Apartment Project

1 year 6 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  Construction has begun on The Meridian, a 144-unit, Class A apartment community in Glen Carbon, at the intersection of Illinois Route 157 and North Meridian Road. The project, near Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s campus, is the first multifamily development in Illinois for St. Louis-based developer Mia Rose Holdings LLC, according […]
Kacey Crawley

Another Developer Pitches Apartments at Cortex

1 year 6 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A developer is eyeing land on the northern edge of St. Louis’ Cortex tech district for a new apartment complex. A company called DMG filed preliminary plans with the Building Division for a $25 million apartment development at 3901 Forest Park Avenue, a roughly 2-acre park that’s near Ikea and City […]
Kacey Crawley

Abandonments, Delays Ease Due to Anticipated Interest Rate Cut

1 year 6 months ago
From Construction Dive:  Even as delays on some megaprojects have caused jitters across construction, actual abandonments of jobs decreased 23.7% in July, according to Cincinnati-based ConstructConnect’s latest Project Stress Index, a measure of construction projects that have been paused, abandoned or have a delayed bid date. Delayed bid activity ticked down 6.8%, while work put […]
Kacey Crawley

5 Performance Principles to Improve Construction Safety Outcomes

1 year 6 months ago
From Construction Next:  Even the best workers make mistakes, so construction business owners and managers need to understand that At the 2024 International Roofing Expo, Cheryl Ambrose, vice president for enterprise risk management for the National Roofing Contractors Association, shared with attendees five standard principles of “human performance” that she said companies can apply to […]
Kacey Crawley

Big St. Louis-Based Commercial Real Estate Firm Adds Strategy Chief

1 year 6 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  NAI DESCO, one of the St. Louis region’s largest commercial real estate companies, has added a new executive post. The company hired Theresa Bayer, formerly senior vice president of corporate development for Intelica CRE, to fill the newly created role of chief strategy and corporate development officer. Her appointment, effective […]
Kacey Crawley

Creve Coeur Plans Demolition of Historic Lake School House

1 year 6 months ago
From West Newsmagazine:  The historic Lake School House in Creve Coeur was built in 1897. Back then, it was located on the south side of Olive Boulevard, just west of Hog Hollow Road, which is present-day Chesterfield. The school got its name due to its close proximity to Creve Coeur Park, which has long since […]
Kacey Crawley

Downtown St. Louis Apartment Projects Move Forward After Vote

1 year 6 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Two downtown buildings slated for multimillion-dollar renovations moved forward Tuesday after a city development board approved the projects. The board for the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority approved a $169 million proposed redevelopment of the Mansion House Apartments at 300 North Fourth Street and a roughly $15 million deal to convert […]
Kacey Crawley

Chesterfield Mall Will be Replaced by a $2B ‘High-End Urban Downtown”

1 year 6 months ago
From NPR:  A roughly $2 billion redevelopment of the old Chesterfield Mall is moving forward now that the old mall officially closed its doors over the weekend. The development by The Staenberg Group dubbed “Downtown Chesterfield” looks to bring around 2,700 new residential units and millions more square feet for office, retail, grocery, restaurant or […]
Kacey Crawley

Structure Stands Amid Jerseyville Library Expansion

1 year 6 months ago
From Riverbender:  A glimpse of the future now stands at the Jerseyville Public Library, where a major expansion project is well underway following a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this summer. “It’s very exciting,” Library Director Judy Pruitt said of the structure being built. “The community has been waiting for this for a long time.” Pruitt added […]
Kacey Crawley

How Resilient Design is Shaping the Future of Real Estate

1 year 6 months ago
From Builder Online:  As we look to the future, the real estate development and construction industries have a unique opportunity to lead the way in creating resilient communities. Climate concerns highlight a growing need to safeguard our buildings and infrastructure, ensuring they remain flexible, durable, and adaptable in the face of changing environmental conditions. Forward-thinking […]
Kacey Crawley

Residents Express Concerns at Cottleville Trails Public Hearing

1 year 6 months ago
From MRN:  The Cottleville Trails development has seen various changes since the first phase plans were introduced in 2019. Lombardo Homes, Consort Homes, Fischer & Frichtel Homes and McKelvey Homes partnered to develop land in Cottleville, located south of Hwy. N and east of Hwy. K. The original first-phase plans were amended in 2020 and […]
Kacey Crawley

Residents Express Concerns at Cottleville Trails Public Hearing

1 year 6 months ago
From MRN:  The Cottleville Trails development has seen various changes since the first phase plans were introduced in 2019. Lombardo Homes, Consort Homes, Fischer & Frichtel Homes and McKelvey Homes partnered to develop land in Cottleville, located south of Hwy. N and east of Hwy. K. The original first-phase plans were amended in 2020 and […]
Kacey Crawley

Preservation Square Revamp to Proceed

1 year 6 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  McCormack Baron Salazar is finally starting the latest phase of a $111 million revamp of the 500-plus unit Preservation Square housing complex. Among the hurdles the developer cleared to tee up the rehab of 91 units of mixed income housing near the intersection of 14th Street and Cass Avenue: a settlement […]
Kacey Crawley

Laclede’s Landing, Once a Nightlife Hub, Could Be a Residential Neighborhood

1 year 6 months ago
From NPR:  Laclede’s Landing has cycled through many identities throughout the history of St. Louis. Now, some people involved with its redevelopment in recent years hope the landing’s next one will be as a residential neighborhood. The small district tucked directly north of the Gateway Arch National Park has quietly undergone a massive redevelopment with […]
Kacey Crawley

Electric Vehicles: Funding Infrastructure to Achieve 50% by 2030

1 year 6 months ago
From Area Development:  The Biden administration has set forth ambitious goals for electric vehicle (EV) adoption and infrastructure buildout, targeting 50% of new passenger vehicle and light-truck sales to be EVs by 2030, supported by a network of 500,000 EV charging stations. Achieving these goals is important for reducing the U.S.’s carbon footprint, establishing the […]
Kacey Crawley