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Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Lemp Firehouse Loft Townhomes near completion
The site of a former parking lot in the Benton Park neighborhood is now the location for four townhouses made up to look like a firehouse. The development firm Derrick, Inc. is putting the finishing touches on the Lemp Firehouse Loft Townhomes at Lemp Avenue and Lynch Street.   more »

Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Bosley Estates breaks ground in 3rd Ward
Residential development includes 150 new homes. The Bosley Estates recently broke ground on a new residential development in the 3rd Ward. The project will open doors to 150 new homes with more than 300 building permits in the ward.   more »

Friday, December 09, 2005
Luxury Condos Push St. Louis Riverfront Redevelopment
In partnership with Pinnacle Entertainment Inc., Rodgers Group Development plans to develop a 10-story, 49-unit condominium complex in St. Louis. Located at Laclede's Landing, the development, named Port St. Louis, will overlook the Mississippi River, the Gateway Arch and downtown St. Louis.   more »

Thursday, December 08, 2005
Rodgers Group gets Pinnacle's downtown condo project
Rodgers Group Development was tapped by Pinnacle Entertainment to develop the planned condominiums on Laclede's Landing as part of Pinnacle's $400 million downtown casino project, the company said Thursday. St. Louis-based Rodgers will develop the $25 million, 10-story condominium building, called Port St. Louis. The building will include three stories of enclosed parking, 49 condos and a roof-top pool.   more »

Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Developers plan to revive dormant corner of Lafayette Square
Developers in Lafayette Square are planning to resurrect a dormant corner of the neighborhood that once served as a center of community life. Chris Goodson and Trace Shaughnessy are building the Union Club, named for the 19th-century community center that once operated there on the outer edge of Lafayette Square, along Jefferson Avenue.   more »

Monday, December 05, 2005
Bruce sets new tone for Beaumont Telephone Building
Bruce Development Co. purchased the Beaumont Telephone Exchange and plans to turn the 103-year-old-building into rental lofts. The six-story brick building at 2654 Locust is just west of Jefferson Avenue. Preliminary plans call for the rehabilitation of the building into 75 market-rate and affordable rental lofts with ground-floor office space.   more »

Monday, December 05, 2005
Merchandise Mart Apartments passes test
A test case for the downtown rental market, the Merchandise Mart Apartments at 1000 Washington Ave., has refinanced $23 million in debt, the total debt remaining on the project. Developer Historic Restoration Inc. (HRI) is taking advantage of lower interest rates that are now available as its occupancy and rental rates have stabilized nearly three years after opening.   more »

Wednesday, November 23, 2005
New developments planned at Lafayette and Jefferson
The new Union Club will be an $11.6 million project, with 39 condominiums on the top three floors and 14,000 square feet of commercial space on the bottom floor. There will be indoor parking on the bottom floor and basement parking.   more »

Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Last worst block’ of Skinker DeBaliviere sees infill boom
As more evidence of the building boom in the Central West End, Mark Jaffe has built six new single-family homes and has plans for a total of 25 homes in the 5700 block of McPherson, a small corner of the Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood. It lies west of DeBaliviere Avenue and south of Delmar Boulevard.   more »

Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Onward and upward, Lindell Condominiums
Proposed by Opus Northwest, the 28-story tower would house 200 condominiums, retail space and a resident-only parking garage. Units in the building would range from 850 to 2,500 square feet and sell for between $250,000 for a smaller unit and $1 million for a penthouse.   more »

Thursday, November 10, 2005
Edison condos change downtown real estate
All 81 condominiums are sold, with about two floors still left to build out. The units range from 1,600 square feet to 2,900 square feet. Prices start at $275,000 and some go up to $1 million.   more »

Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Lofts aren't the only housing being built downtown
The market for housing in downtown St. Louis is becoming more diverse, offering high-end condominiums, townhouses and finished lofts along with traditional open loft spaces.   more »

Tuesday, November 01, 2005
The Park East Tower Rises 26 Stories High in the CWE
Out of the remains of an old parking lot in the Central West End, the Park East Tower is rising, one level at a time. By next October, the Tower will be at 26 stories, jutting 320 feet into the sky.   more »

Friday, October 28, 2005
Mills converts apartments to condominiums at Metropolis
Mills Properties has been quietly turning the DeBaliviere Place Apartments into condos. The developer and apartment manager bought the 1,048-unit apartment complex in two sales in 2003 and 2004 totaling $60 million from Denver-based AIMCO.   more »

Friday, October 21, 2005
Saaman, Rothschild plan new lesson for Lindenwood School
Saaman Corp. and Rothschild Development are partnering to convert the former Lindenwood School on McCausland in southwest St. Louis into 16 condos. The $8.5 million development will include rehabbing the 76-year-old, three-story structure and building 16 attached and detached single-family homes on the three-acre property.   more »

Friday, October 21, 2005
Mills doubles Renaissance to $115 million
Bruce Mills more than doubled his bet on the Central West End, remaking his $50 million apartment project into a $115 million, 30-story condominium and apartment development.   more »

Mondayday, October 17, 2005
West End Estates a neighborhood on the grow
A year after the ribbon-cutting ceremony officially kicked off the opening of West End Estates, more than 30 homes have been sold or are under construction, reports C.F. Vatterott Vice President Tim Mohan. The homesites are scattered within a four-block community, which includes Ruth Porter Mall, a city park that runs through it. West End Estates qualifies for a 10-year tax abatement.   more »

Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Conrad Properties begins $28 million condo building
Conrad Properties began construction Wednesday on a $28 million, 10-story condominium building in the Central West End. The classic contemporary-style 4545 building, at 4545 Lindell Blvd., will have 34 condominiums priced from $500,000 to more than $1 million. The condominiums will feature floor-to ceiling windows, glass corners and direct elevator access.   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, October 10, 2005
Opus plans $20 million Park East Lofts project
Opus Development Northwest LLC has another project in the works for the Central West End. The company is moving forward with plans to construct Park East Lofts, a $20 million, 48-unit condominium residence. The Park East Lofts will be located on Euclid Avenue, immediately north of Opus' Park East Tower, a luxury 26-story condominium project under construction at Euclid and Laclede avenues.   more »

Friday, October 07, 2005
Old Packard building will become luxury lofts
An automobile showroom from the 1920s is getting a recall, new owners and a makeover to join the loft development going on west of the city's central business district.   more »

Tuesday, October 04, 2005
A different kind of condo development
When Dennis Flatness and Larry Wilson began renovating two deteriorating side-by-side buildings last year, they decided to try something downtown hadn't seen before: office and retail condos, along with the more typical residential condos. The risk produced results.   more »

Monday, September 26, 2005
Marquette, University Village projects lure future tenants
The redevelopment of the Marquette Building downtown is moving along ahead of schedule. Now, a couple of months into the project, more than 50 percent of the condominiums are sold. Jerry Best, director of development services for the Lawrence Group, said they have sold 42 contracts and are holding one reservation.   more »

Monday, September 26, 2005
Pyramid to debut condos at the Met in Grand Center
Grand Center Inc. chose Pyramid Construction to develop a $27 million condo project at the century-old Metropolitan Building at Grand and Olive. The first for-sale condo units in the arts district are expected to serve as a catalyst for other development in the area. The eight-story, 100,000-square-foot building at 500 N. Grand will have 63 condos ranging from $125,900 for a one-bedroom unit to $415,900 for penthouse units   more »

Monday, September 26, 2005
Top tier treatment at Conrad’s 4545 Lindell
With sales nearing the halfway mark, Conrad Properties is shining up the shovels for a ground-breaking ceremony October 12 for 4545 Lindell, a gleaming new condominium building in the Central West End.   more »

Friday, September 23, 2005
Grand Center gains condominium space
Grand Center is gaining some condominium and retail space. The Metropolitan Building, on the corner of Grand Boulevard and Olive, is being developed by Pyramid Construction. The Metropolitan Building will have more than 60 condominiums and 15,000 square feet of retail space.   more »

Friday, September 23, 2005
Lofts coming to Grand Center
Grand Center will be the next city corridor to convert its older building stock into lofts. The old Metropolitan building will be the first on the block. Grand Center Inc. and Pyramid Construction will develop the old office building into 63 loft condos, with first floor retail and restaurant space.   more »

Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Further details emerge of 28-story condo project in CWE
A second new high-rise for the Central West End is in the works. The project, which has the working name Lindell Condominiums, has the backing of some key figures in city government. So far the plan appears to have the backing of Alderman Lyda Krewson and the mayor’s office — but as yet the neighborhood has not had a chance to weigh in on the issue.   more »

Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Restoration St. Louis to Open Theresa School Lofts
Mayor Francis G. Slay will join Restoration St. Louis for the grand opening of the Theresa School Lofts. The building was designed by William B. Ittner, a nationally renowned master of schoolhouse design based out of St. Louis. Approximately half of St. Louis’ historic school buildings were designed by Ittner’s firm.   more »

Thursday, September 08, 2005
Gentry's Landing owners want to give it a different look
Since opening in 1966, three matching, 28-story, glass-and-concrete towers at Mansion House Center have been landmarks overlooking the St. Louis riverfront. But that could change dramatically under a $114 million renovation plan. Owners of the northern-most apartment tower, Gentry's Landing, want to add a 14-story condo building alongside it, replacing a three-story commercial building.   more »

Wednesday, September 07 2005
Mansion House gets new lease on life
Julie Hauser, a spokeswoman in St. Louis for the owners, said they will re-work a $25 million renovation plan that they submitted earlier to the city. She said a revised plan should be finished and resubmitted within a few weeks.   more »

Monday, September 05 2005
It's hats off to developer of Washington Avenue site
It's been five years since the Bee Hat Co. closed up shop in its distinctive, seven-story building on Washington Avenue - the one with the stone-faced, bosomy, terra cotta women around the top. What's coming, within a year, are 36 one- and two-bedroom apartments on the second through seventh floors. An Irish bistro owned by restaurateur Eddie Neill, a women's clothing store and another retail space will open on the first floor.   more »

Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Opus is going ahead with plans for second high-rise
Spurred by the sales success of the high-rise Park East Tower, now coming out of the ground on Euclid Avenue in the Central West End, developer Opus Corp. is going ahead with plans for a second high-rise condo complex about three blocks to the north.   more »

Thursday, August 18, 2005
Condos are key to revival of South Side Bank building
After surviving a demolition threat and years of controversy about its fate, the South Side National Bank building is making a comeback. But don't expect to find bank tellers and deposit slips there anymore.   more »

Tuesday, August 02 2005
Missouri to provide tax credits for Lucas Lofts work
The Missouri Department of Economic Development said the state would provide up to $1.5 million in Brownfield Redevelopment Program remediation tax credits to redevelop the former Cheerful House Building. The project, at 1113 to 1129 Washington Ave. is a mixed-use redevelopment expected to create several housing units and 56 new jobs downtown.   more »

Monday August, 01 2005
Washington Avenue boosts condo popularity in region
Construction of condominiums in the St. Louis area is on the upswing, increasing by 26 percent this year. "They found a niche in the market finally, driven in no small measure by the Washington Avenue phenomenon, which is creating a lot more condos than some of us ever dreamed. That's pushing out into other communities like Kirkwood, Webster Groves and even Creve Coeur," said Bob Lewis of Development Strategies Inc., a St. Louis consulting firm.   more »

Friday, July, 29 2005
LA developers revive downtown's A.D. Brown building
After renaming the A.D. Brown building and advertising it as a premier spot for city living, a Los Angeles group is about to revive what's now called the Meridian with 93 condominiums and street-level retail on Washington Avenue. Already, nearly half the condos are reserved in the 107-year-old building, said Jeff Crossland, one of the building owners.   more »

Thursday, July, 21 2005
Neighborhood Gardens Apts. get $10.5 million makeover
The Neighborhood Gardens Apartments, which opened in 1935 as the city's first low-income housing community, has languished for years on the northern edge of downtown. But no longer. Workers are clearing out, tuckpointing and starting to renovate the historic three-story brick buildings, long treasured by preservationists because of their design and exceptionally fine brickwork.   more »

Monday, July, 18 2005
Lawrence Group, Parkside team up for Union Pacific Building
Construction is targeted to begin next year with the construction schedule spanning 18 months and pre-leasing to begin in spring 2006. Parkside will build approximately 200 units of "non-loft" style condominiums in the building with prices ranging from $175,000 to $750,000.   more »

Monday, July, 11 2005
Dogtown loses some history, gains development
Lehman Hardware, its tin ceiling and a lot of Dogtown neighborhood history is coming down. Fourteen apartments and several retail units will be built on the site, to be called Lehman Place. The store, owned by the Lehman family for nearly a century, went out of business two years ago this month.   more »

Sunday, July, 10 2005
Bauer touts new home projects in Franz Park
Tom Bauer wants to bring a little bit of Chicago's "Gold Coast" to Franz Park in the form of seven brownstone row houses being developed on Fairmount Avenue by a company called Dogtown Investment. Planning consultant Larry Wurm said the property for the row houses in the 1500 block of Fairmount Avenue would have three floors of living space with a two-car basement garage. He said they would sell for a starting price of $399,000.   more »

Monday, June 20, 2005
Developer seeks a sweeter view for old Switzer Licorice Bldg.
A group led by developer Pete Rothschild is ready to move forward with renovating the long-vacant Switzer Candy Company building on Laclede's Landing with condominiums and retail. There's one glitch: a proposed six-story parking garage that would rise just east of the five-story, 131-year-old Switzer building, blocking river views.   more »

Wednesday, June 15, 2005
More condos will nest on Washington Avenue
What's coming next to Washington Avenue is more condos - and likely a bowling alley operated by developer Joe Edwards. The bowling alley, similar to Edwards' Pin-Up Bowl in the Delmar Loop, would be on the ground floor of an empty, seven-story building at 1123 Washington Avenue. Developer Patrick Stanley plans to renovate the structure with 103 condos and call it the Lucas Lofts.   more »

Monday, June 13, 2005
4545 Lindell is Conrad’s high-caliber condo
The building, located midway between Taylor and Euclid avenues, will have 34 homes including three penthouse opportunities. Prices start in the $400,000s.   more »

Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Couple plans new homes for Truman Center site
New homes will soon take the place of a large, empty building that once housed the Truman Restorative Center in the Southwest Garden neighborhood. Mark Benckendorf and his wife, Laura, have purchased the property at 5700 Arsenal and will soon have the existing building torn down and have 58 residences built on the 8.76-acre site. Thirty-six of these will be single-family homes and 22 will be duplexes.   more »

Tuesday, May 31, 2005
New downtown condos are all about the river
Downtown St. Louis is about to get something it never has had before: a condominium building overlooking the Mississippi River. What's coming also will be the first new vertical residential building constructed in downtown since Mansion House opened in 1966.   more »

Tuesday, May 31, 2005
New downtown lofts stay 'true'
Developer Andy Hillin says "true loft spaces" - spacious floor plans, high ceilings and open ductwork - are in the works for his newest property, 1635 Washington Avenue. Hillin bought the building Tuesday from developer David Jump, who owns a handful of properties along the street. Hillin declined to say how much he paid.   more »

Friday, May 27, 2005
New "6 North" Development Gets It Right
Developer McCormack Baron Salazar has recently finished a mixed use development at the NE corner of Sara & Laclede (map.) This project is easily recognized as new construction yet it is complimentary to the surrounding neighborhood. So many new projects simply mock historic architecture and thankfully MBS has avoided that fate.   more »

Monday, May 16, 2005
Cassilly builds on success with lofts atop City Museum
Three years after taking the City Museum private, Bob Cassilly's eclectic creation has become a self-sustaining business. Above the museum, new customized lofts built with salvaged materials and large doses of Cassilly's imagination are generating high demand. With both enterprises, Cassilly has turned the International Shoe Co. building downtown into his own unique world of success.   more »

Monday, May 16, 2005
Three developers team on $60 million midtown rehab
About 20 percent of the apartments are pre-leased at the University Village Loft Apartments, part of a historic rehab project in midtown St. Louis. A block of warehouse space just southwest of Saint Louis University is about to become home to the 242-unit apartment complex and the Aquinas Institute of Theology.   more »

Thursday, May 12, 2005
New building is planned at Washington, Tucker
New construction might soon join early 20th century masonry along the Washington Avenue corridor in downtown St. Louis. Tony Thompson, president of Kwame Building Group, said Thursday he's in the planning stages for a four-story, mixed-use building on the southwest corner of Washington Avenue and Tucker Boulevard.   more »

Thursday, May 12, 2005
Bardenheier Winery Project would create 100 lofts and more
Plans to redevelop the former Bardenheier Winery on the St. Louis-Wellston border into more than 100 lofts plus a restaurant and commercial space could be thwarted if Wellston will not grant a temporary property tax abatement, says the head of Restoration St. Louis Inc. More than 95 percent of the site in the 1000 block of Skinker Parkway is in St. Louis' 25th Ward.   more »

Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Developers hope third time's a charm
The building in Soulard, now named The Cloisters, started out as a nunnery, then a nursing home. After a $4.8 million renovation project, it now houses 22 units. Tucked away on a back street in Soulard, a 19th century nunnery that saw a second life as a nursing home has been resurrected a third time as apartments.   more »

Monday, May 01, 2005
Rothschild selling LaSalle Building floor by floor
Real estate developer Pete Rothschild is planning to bring a live/work opportunity to the LaSalle Building at 509 Olive, on the corner of Broadway and Olive. Rothschild plans to transform and sell all of the 13-story office building, floor by floor. The idea is to have businesses own individual floors with the option of creating residential lofts.   more »

Monday, May 01, 2005
150 residential units in the works at Gaslight Square
Development in St. Louis' Gaslight Square -- mostly condominiums, plus a smattering of single family homes -- continues to pick up steam. A total of about 150 units are planned, some 50 percent of which will be developed in the next six months and the remainder as the market unfolds.   more »

Monday, May 01, 2005
Lawrence Group partners up on South Side
The Lawrence Group is partnering with West End Realty Inc. on the $7.5 million renovation of the former South Side National Bank building at Grand and Gravois into commercial and residential space.   more »

Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Developers break ground on Majestic Stove Lofts, Park East
On April 21 ground was officially broken on the city’s first residential high-rise building in 30 years, and the following day a loft project on the western edge of downtown was kicked off. The projects, when complete, will represent $70 million of investment between them.   more »

Thursday, April 21, 2005
Central West End Welcomes Park East Tower High-Rise
For the first time in over 30 years, a luxury, 26-story, high-rise condominium is being built in the heart of St. Louis at Euclid and Laclede in the Central West End.   more »

Wednesday, April 20, 2005
New condos overlook Willmore Park
A redeveloped site on Sunshine Drive has become home to a development housing 24 condominiums that recently became available from Lindbergh Properties. Each condo is a two-bedroom, two-bath unit. The condos run from 1,100 square feet to 1,800 square feet and feature nine-foot ceilings.   more »

Wednesday, April 13, 2005
South Side National Bank development might include TIF
An undetermined amount of tax increment financing (TIF) will help support a $7.4-million project to convert the old South Side National Bank into a commercial-condominium development.   more »

Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Condos will go up on site of former Shoney's Restaurant
Where waitresses once served pancakes and sausages, a 36-unit condominium development will rise. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Compton Gate Condominiums was held Thursday at 2201 S. Grand Boulevard, the site of a shuttered Shoney's restaurant. The $10 million development will be at the edge of the Shaw neighborhood and across the street from the gates to the Compton Heights neighborhood.   more »

Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Sherman Assoc., LoftWorks get nod to develop Syndicate Trust
The city's Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority (LCRA) unanimously chose Sherman Associates and LoftWorks Tuesday to develop the Syndicate Trust Building downtown following the recommendation of a selection committee.   more »

Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Developer picked to renovate Syndicate Trust Building
Local developer Craig Heller of Loftworks and Sherman Associates, based in Minnesota, have been selected by the city’s development arm to bring muscle back to the Syndicate Trust building.   more »

Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Balke Brown Associates to unveil premium lofts
Motorists passing along Highway 40 near Forest Park can't miss seeing the two large apartment complexes under construction just south of Oakland Avenue. BalkeBrown and Associates, which completed work in 2001 on the Highlands Plaza One office complex, is nearing completion on the Lofts East and Lofts West on the same property.   more »

Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Condos will rise on river bluff along Broadway
An eight-acre site on the river bluff in Carondelet will be the scene of a major condominium development. Developer Michael Curran plans to build about 150 condominium units on the site of the former Good Samaritan Home at 5200 Broadway.   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 »

Monday, March 14, 2005
Committee to pick Syndicate Trust proposal by month's end
A committee made up of community leaders is expected select the developer and new owner of the Syndicate Trust building downtown by the end of March. The committee heard presentations from three prospective developers over the last three weeks.   more »

Monday, March 14, 2005
Park East Tower Construction Begins
The construction of the first new high-rise condominium project in St. Louis City in 30 years is now underway. Opus Northwest, developer of the highly anticipated Park East Tower, has commenced construction of the $50 million mixed-use residential and retail project located at Euclid and Laclede in the City’s eclectic Central West End and will be quickly transforming the site into an upscale living opportunity.   more »

Monday, March 14, 2005
Three firms vie to renovate 98-year-old building
Competition to renovate the Syndicate Trust Building downtown moved into its final stages Monday, as the last of three groups of developers presented plans to the city to convert the building into retail and condominium units.   more »

Monday, March 07, 2005
Park East Tower condominiums gets off the ground
Construction trailers at the corner of Laclede and Euclid avenues in the Central West End are a good sign that work will begin soon on the luxury high-rise condominiums planned for the site.   more »

Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Roberts Lofts on the Plaza Revitalizes Board of Education Bldg
The cityscape around the historic Old Post Office in downtown St. Louis has changed dramatically in the past few years. Construction equipment and work crews are now a very active part of the scene.   more »

Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Falstaff Brewery will get $15 million makeover
Developer McCormack Baron Salazar is pumping $15 million into what's now known as St. Louis Place Brewery for updates to the apartments, lofts and row houses. The complex, at 2000 Madison Street, is owned by a limited partnership, St. Louis Brewery Apartments, which purchased the property in January for $4.3 million.   more »

Monday, February 28, 2005
Developers snap up two properties on Washington
Developers grabbed two Washington Avenue properties and plan $32 million worth of redevelopment. The Bee Hat building at 1021 Washington Avenue is to be renovated into a restaurant and apartments, while a loft/commercial redevelopment is planned for the three linked buildings comprising the Cheerful House, at 1113-1129 Washington Avenue.   more »

Monday, January 31, 2005
Motor Parts building to get $12 million redevelopment
McGowan|Walsh Historic Renovators is planning the $12 million residential/commercial redevelopment of a 116,000-square-foot building at 2201 Washington Avenue.   more »

Monday, January 31, 2005
Robinson, Ulmer invest in north St. Louis projects
Marteese Robinson and Dan Ulmer are among the individuals investing their money in redevelopment efforts in near north St. Louis neighborhoods -- an area many call the next hot area for revitalization.   more »

Monday, January 31, 2005
Gills invest $17 million in Moolah building restoration
Amy Gill spotted pictures of the former Moolah Temple in a book for sale at a fair shortly after she and husband and business partner, Amrit Gill, purchased the building in 2002.   more »

Monday, January 31, 2005
Regional housing alliance planning two new projects
Regional Housing and Community Development Alliance (RHCDA), a not-for-profit developer and developing consultant, has contributed 395 housing units over the past five years to underdeveloped and forgotten urban areas surrounding St. Louis.   more »

Monday, January 24, 2005
$20 million spread on Syndicate proposals
The Pyramid Companies' $80 million proposal for the Syndicate Trust building weighs in as the most expensive of the three submitted for the historic building in the Old Post Office district.   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 »

Thursday, January 13, 2005
Bankers Loft project gets $1.7 mln in state tax credits
The Bankers Loft project in downtown St. Louis has been approved for nearly $1.7 million in state tax credits through the Brownfield redevelopment program.   more »

Thursday, January 13, 2005
Two developers bid on Syndicate Trust
Two local developers bid Thursday to convert the historic Syndicate Trust Building in the heart of downtown into a mix of condominiums, apartments and shops.   more »

Monday, January 10, 2005
Opus has CWE site under contract for possible high-rise
Opus Northwest Corp. has the American Heart Association building in the Central West End under contract and plans to build a high-rise residential project on the site, according to people in the real estate community.   more »

Monday, January 10, 2005
$6.8 million Linen Lofts project set near SLU arena
Integration LLC has begun work on the Linen Lofts, a $5.5 million redevelopment of the former Morgan Linen Supply building at 3124 Olive in midtown near Saint Louis University.   more »

Monday, January 03, 2005
HRI closes on $42 million Cupples Station apartment deal
Redevelopment of the Cupples Station warehouse complex took a major step forward just days before Christmas. HRI Properties closed Dec. 23 on financing for the $42 million redevelopment of a Cupples building clearing the way for other developers interested in the remaining four buildings.   more »

Monday, January 03, 2005
Wood cooks up apartment loft plan for Majestic Stove
After six years of assembling property and arranging financing, real estate investor and developer Bob Wood is about to close on his biggest deal to date: a $25 million conversion of a former manufacturing site west of downtown St. Louis into 120 loft apartments.   more »