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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A Maryland Heights-based real estate investment firm recently acquired an 11-acre office campus in Webster Groves — doubling-down on its strategy to invest millions of dollars to transform office campuses from feeling like windowless basements to appealing hotels. “In order to attract people to the office,” said Dan Dokovic, Bamboo Equity […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A developer has plans to turn the former Morgan Street Brewery in Laclede’s Landing into apartments and retail space. Victor Mattison of Arch Lofts LLC wants to renovate the property, at 212 Morgan Street and 718-720 Lumiere Place Boulevard, into six apartments and a ground-floor restaurant at around $1.9 million. Mattison […]

From Call Newspapers:  The Bass Pro Shops development in Sunset Hills is seeking a conditional use permit to include boat sales and rentals.  According to a draft agenda of the Oct. 5 meeting of the Sunset Hills Planning and Zoning Committee, Bass Pro Shops will be seeking a CUP for a change in use at 3600 […]

Editor’s Note: This week Construction Forum drone photographer, Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle LLC, gives us a look at the site of the AC Hotel in Clayton. The city of Clayton, Mo. hasn’t seen a new hotel open in more than 20 years. Now the team of Concord Hospitality, Homebase Partners, Koplar Properties and […]

KAI Design is pleased to announce the promotion of Charles Keefer, AIA, NCARB, to Principal – Architecture & Engineering Operations. In his new role, Keefer will assume responsibility for KAI’s day-to-day design and engineering operations and lead both departments’ vision, project-guidance and standards. KAI hired Keefer in October 2021 as a Senior Project Manager. “Charles […]

On behalf of the Home Builders Charitable Foundation (HBCF), 2022 HBA President Jeremy Roth (Elite Development Services/McBride Homes) (left) and HBA Executive Vice President Celeste Rueter (right) presented a $20,000 donation to Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis’ resource development operations manager Dierdre Schaneman. The donation will go toward the building of 16 new homes in […]

The city of Clayton, Mo. hasn’t seen a new hotel open in more than 20 years. Now the team of Concord Hospitality, Homebase Partners, Koplar Properties and Midas Construction is targeting an early 2024 opening for the 11-story, 207-room AC Hotel Clayton which broke ground on Sept. 13, 2022. The hotel, designed for business and […]

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule to rescind the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program, and will direct the department’s resources toward Registered Apprenticeships to expand access to good-paying jobs and create reliable pathways to the middle class. The department issued this final rule after reviewing the IRAP as required by Executive Order 14016 in which President Biden directed […]

From Saint Louis Public Radio:  A $60 million entertainment venue that developers say will be the largest indoor entertainment attraction in St. Louis opens Dec. 9. The Armory, will fill 250,000 square feet in a historic Midtown building that housed the 138th Infantry division of the Missouri National Guard in 1938 and was later the site of […]

From St. Louis Public Radio:  Nearly $40 million in federal money will flow to rural counties in Missouri and Illinois to build high-speed internet networks, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday. Most of the funding comes in the form of low-interest loans from the Department of Agriculture; some is part of a grant from […]

From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  While plenty of work remains to be done, Granite City continues to make progress with its improvement strategy for the Nameoki Corridor. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Nameoki Corridor has an average daily traffic count of 15,000 to 16,000 cars per day, which equates to 450,000 to 480,000 car […]

From World Of Concrete:  The industry is increasing its focus on sustainable missions, and new organizations like NEx reflect an increased commitment with materials that can offer new possibilities. NEx, an ACI Center of Excellence for Non-Metallic Building Materials, is growing its supporting membership, so we’re taking a closer look at what NEx is and […]

From Leader Publications:  The De Soto Public Library soon will have a new heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system. SMCI in De Soto was hired for the HVAC project, which will cost an estimated $125,000, librarian Karen Graham said. “We should have the new HVAC in by mid-October,” she said. De Soto Library officials also recently agreed […]

From Saint Louis Public Radio:  After years of delay, police officers in two St. Louis County precincts are getting new workplaces. County Executive Sam Page announced Wednesday that work could begin as soon as Friday for the Affton Southwest precinct, with completion by 2023. In November, construction will start on a new space for the […]

From Leader Publications:  The Love’s Travel Stops and Country stores company is working toward building a truck stop in Herculaneum, but not everyone in the city is putting out a welcome mat. Herculaneum officials said a Love’s Travel Stops representative recently visited them to talk about plans to construct a Love’s gas station, convenience store […]

From ReJournal:  St. Louis-based Alberici Constructors, Inc. recently promoted John East to market leader for the firm’s water business unit. In this role, East is responsible for the overall leadership of preconstruction and construction of water and wastewater projects as well as maintaining strong client relationships. East has been a contributor to many water and wastewater projects […]

From River Bender:  Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria, an award-winning artisan Italian restaurant and bar owned by husband-and-wife team Ted and Katie Collier, is announcing that construction of its newest restaurant has begun. The restaurant, located at 751 Clark Street, is the company’s 3rd location in St. Louis, Missouri, and is set to be open to […]

From St. Louis Business Journal: Construction has started on a new apartment complex in downtown St. Louis, a rarity in a neighborhood more accustomed to the redevelopment of historic buildings. San Francisco-based Balboa Real Estate Partners finalized its financing, along with city approvals and incentives, and has started site work at 1014 Spruce St. on a new seven-story […]

From the Edwardsville Intelligencer:  More than $23 million in American Rescue Plan Act spending was approved by the Madison County Board on Wednesday. In total, the county board passed 25 resolutions related to federal COVID-19 funds on Wednesday night, including 11 stormwater projects totaling more than $8 million. Chairman Kurt Prenzler said the majority of […]

From Leader Publications: A Culver’s restaurant is coming to Crystal City. The restaurant will be built at 200 S. Truman Blvd. (Hwy. 61-67) on the site where a Bandana’s restaurant operated before it was destroyed by a fire in March 2013. The site has been vacant since then. Jim Robinson of Festus is the new franchise […]