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The City’s Community Development Administration (CDA) has announced $1.14 million in new Neighborhood Plan Implementation Awards, funding transformative, community-led projects across seven neighborhoods — including Skinker DeBaliviere, West End, Downtown, Downtown West, Covenant Blu-Grand Center, Jeff-Vander-Lou, and St. Louis Place. Funded through the City’s Economic Development Sales Tax (Ordinance 70435), the program allocates 10% of […]

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From Multi-Housing News: The development and design team of Lawrence Group and New + Found are beginning work on a full rebuild of Mansion House apartments, a nearly 60-year-old multifamily community located in downtown St. Louis, Mo. near the Gateway Arch. The sister firms, both headed by CEO Steve Smith, are partnering with ownership entity […]

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From ENR: Nearly two-thirds of construction workers have experienced anxiety or depression in the last 12 months—64% compared to 54% in 2024—according to a mental health survey conducted by St. Louis-based contractor Clayco. Reporting or talking about those struggles is still a challenge for workers who fear they will be treated differently on the job, […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The lot at Kingshighway and Oakland Avenue, occupied until last year by a row of dilapidated houses that laid out a gritty welcome mat for motorists coming off the interstate, will stay empty for now. Kansas City-based NorthPoint Development, which had planned a $120 million apartment complex with more than 300 […]

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From UMSL Daily: The building sits just north of the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, though it predates the center by more than a quarter century. It has served a few purposes since opening in 1975 to house central support services. Less than a decade ago, it was home to the Office of Human […]

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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: In a momentous and decisive victory, Laborers Local 110 Business Manager Jose R. Gomez was elected president and chairman of the Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA) Latino Caucus securing the trust and support of all LiUNA regions in the United States and Canada. The election, held on […]

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A long-delayed plan to breathe new life into the former Mavrakos Candy Co. factory at 4709 Delmar Blvd. is finally moving forward. Sara Stock, founder of Stock Legal and Legal Back Office, has acquired the 1926 building for $890,000, signaling the start of an $8 million mixed-use redevelopment that will combine her firms’ headquarters with […]

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From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Some 300 Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562 journeymen and apprentices gathered at the union’s Earth City, Fulton and Hannibal locations Oct. 11 to volunteer their time and skills for the union’s annual Heat’s On event to make sure retirees’ heaters and homes were ready for winter. Local 562 has […]

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Employment Connection and Bywater Development Group hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for University Crossing, a transformative, transit-oriented mixed-use development located at the North Hanley Transit Center on October 24, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. With an investment of more than $20 million, the University Crossing development will introduce 60 new mixed-income residential units designed to meet the […]

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: More than 200 apartments will soon be built in St. Charles after the city’s zoning commission gave the project its approval on Monday, clearing the way for construction to begin. Aligned Equity Group, of Frontenac, and St. Louis County-based Clearpath Development have built more than a dozen senior living facilities and […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The May 16 tornado that tore through St. Louis left devastation in its wake — but it also unleashed something new: collaboration. Six months later, the storm’s aftermath has forged an unlikely unity among City leaders determined to move quickly and work together. Mayor Cara Spencer, Board of […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: City of St. Louis development momentum “basically stopped” when central corridor projects were de-emphasized for tax subsidies, the city’s development chief said, while emphasizing that the new administration is looking to repair relationships with developers to jumpstart construction. St. Louis Development Corp. interim chief Otis Williams’ comments, on the Arch […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: McKelvey Homes is the oldest residential builder in Missouri. Now approaching 130 years in business, the company has grown and expanded west within the St. Louis region over that time. Since its 2001 sale to Jim Brennan — after three generations in the McKelvey family — the business has continued […]

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A new luxury hotel matching the refreshing and rejuvenating experience that defines Branson, Missouri attractions is now open. On Oct. 30, 2025, Midas Hospitality and Bryan Properties announced the opening of the first Element Hotel by Westin to the Midwest tourist destination in the heart of the Ozarks. The 123-room Element Branson offers an array […]

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Oasis Pools has received a 2025 Pinnacle Award from Luxury Pools + Outdoor Living, marking the company’s second consecutive year earning one of the industry’s highest honors. The internationally recognized Pinnacle Awards spotlight just 50 exceptional projects from around the globe, celebrating innovation, artistry, and the transformative power of outdoor living design. This year’s award-winning […]

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by Patrick Tuohey – Senior Fellow, Show-Me Institute Across the country, cities are rethinking rules that force developers to overbuild parking—and Missouri should follow suit. A new study from Denver shows that eliminating off-street parking minimums boosts housing production, including affordable units. By relaxing these mandates, Missouri communities can free up land, cut costs, and […]

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum In 2019, architect and unconventional developer Steve Smith teamed up with concert promoter Tim Weber to transform a Washington Avenue building in Grand Center into a music venue. They built the plan, lined up the capital — and were set to launch March 1, 2020, just as COVID […]

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S. M. Wilson & Co. has promoted Brad Homes and Nichole VonderHaar from Senior Project Manager to Project Director roles. As Project Directors, they provide leadership and operational oversight on a variety of construction projects. They are responsible for ensuring that the entire team has the resources necessary and maintains high-level communication throughout each stage […]

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From ENR: President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for three states on Oct. 23, while the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied similar requests from Illinois and Wisconsin that same day and rejected Vermont, Maryland and Michigan on Oct. 24. The recent spate of Federal Emergency Management Agency decisions appears to track along partisan lines, […]

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Lawrence Group’s designers have delivered a pair of luxury skilled nursing facilities for Chicago-based Ignite Medical Resorts. Located in Batavia, IL and St. Peters, MO, the new “LuxeRehab” medical resorts combine cutting-edge physical rehabilitation with the indulgence of a 5-Star hotel. Ignite Medical Resorts specializes in short-term rehabilitation and skilled nursing conducted in a concierge-like […]

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