The 13-story concrete Pet Milk Building was built in 1969 as the corporate headquarters for Pet Inc. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, a significant achievment for a building only 35 years old. Balke Brown Associates plans to create 118 luxury apartments with floor-to-ceiling windows, nine-foot ceilings, in-building parking, a lounge, fitness center and a fine-dining restaurant.

Pointe 400 - 118 Luxury Apartment
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Pet Building will be transformed into luxury apartments
Construction is underway to convert the former Pet, Inc. building at 400 S. Fourth St. downtown into a luxury apartment building with 118 units. Balke Brown Associates and Pet Plaza Partners are spending $49 million to redevelop the former corporate headquarters of the canned milk company. The downtown landmark, known for its distinctive silhouette, will be called Pointe 400.   more»

Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Luxury apartments to be built across from new stadium
Developer Steve Brown rushed to take advantage of the new Cardinals stadium downtown, leading a group to buy the former Pet Company headquarters at 400 south 4th Street. The building stands 16 stories high and is directly east of the new stadium.   more »

Monday, March 21, 2005
Group plans $25 million renovation of Pet Building
Balke Brown Associates and other investors plan to spend $25 million to turn the former Pet Milk Building into apartments, it said Monday. The group recently completed its $9.2 million purchase of the building at 400 S. Fourth St. in St. Louis, financed by First Bank.   more »

Thursday, January 13, 2005
State issues $752K in tax credits to redevelop Pet Building
The developer of the former Pet Building in downtown St. Louis has been approved for up to $752,000 in state tax credits to clean up lead paint and asbestos, the Missouri Department of Economic Development said Thursday.   more »

Tuesday, July 06, 2004
Developers take on the Pet project
Balke Brown and Lawrence Group plan to build 119 luxury apartments in the former headquarters of canned-milk company. It opened 35 years ago as a distinctive silhouette on the downtown St. Louis skyline, a rectangular tower atop a nearly two-story square base.   more »

Thursday, March 25, 2004
Buyer's vision is 100 apartments for Pet Building
Mothballed for months, downtown's distinctive Pet Building has a buyer - and a metamorphosis in the works. Balke Brown Associates has the property under contract. Sale terms are not public, but here's the vision: to turn the former office building into 100 apartments for an estimated $30 million.   more »

City of St. Louis Development Activity
This building sits on the riverfront south of the Millenium Hotel. Formerly the home of the Pet Corporation, and then Jacob Engineering, it is now empty. Balke Brown Company anticipates acquiring the property.   more »

St. Louis Historic Preservation
Pet Incorporated began in the late 1800s when John Meyenberg developed the idea of canning milk without using sugar as a preservative. He started the Helvetia Milk Condensing Company in 1885 in Highland, IL, but moved it to St. Louis in 1921. In 1923, the company was renamed Pet Milk Company.   more »