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Byrne &
Jones to Build First Phase of Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Above:
The Missouri River emerges from behind the Columbia Bottoms Conservation
Area (left in the background) in north St. Louis County before spilling
into the Mississippi River above the sandy Duck Island. This June,
Byrne & Jones Construction Co. began building a scenic overlook
at the confluence of the rivers, as well as other improvements to
the conservation area.
Byrne & Jones Construction Co. is targeting a year-end completion
for the first phase of the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area at
the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. The $2.85
million project will create roads, structures and public use facilities
for the 4,318-acre conservation area along a flood plain in northeast
St. Louis County.
“The Columbia Bottom Conservation Area will help celebrate the upcoming
2004 bicentennial of the Lewis & Clark Expedition,” says Shannon
Cave, outreach and education director for the Missouri Department
of Conservation. “In addition to outdoor recreational activities,
a large viewing stand will give the public unobstructed views of
the planned May 2004 reenactment of the epic journey as the explorers
entered the mouth of the Missouri River.”
The department of conservation purchased the land from the city
of St. Louis in 1997. The area includes more than 6.5 miles of river
frontage, 800 acres of forest, a 110-acre island, 3,300 acres of
cropland and views of the merging of America’s two largest rivers.
HOK Designs Flexible, Efficient Space for University of Illinois
Research Park
Above: St.
Louis-based HOK Inc. designed a new $8 million technology incubator
for the University of Illinois’ Urbana–Champaign campus.
By the end of 2002, University of Illinois will open a new $8 million
technology incubator to lure emerging businesses to the school’s
technology park on the Urbana-Champaign campus. St. Louis-based
HOK Inc. designed the 43,000-square-foot building to reflect traditional
elements in the existing campus architecture while conveying a sense
of the progressive work inside.
The incubator will offer flexible and affordable space to a variety
of technology firms interested in tapping into the university’s
research environment. In addition to facilities such as labs and
offices, the incubator will offer resources to assist early-stage
technology companies.
Kadean Construction Completes Two Creve Coeur Office and Retail
Buildings
Above:
The distinctive exterior of the new Michael Genovese Jewelers
is clad with red brick and glass. Kadean Construction Co. recently
completed this $2.6 million building at 12460 Olive Blvd. in Creve
Coeur, along with an adjacent building for Missouri State Bank.
Kadean Construction Co. has completed two buildings on Olive Boulevard
in Creve Coeur. Lighthouse Architects Inc. designed the new home
of Michael Genovese Jewelers, a three-level structure with more
than 21,000 square feet.
Genovese occupies the first floor and lower level of the $2.6 million
building, while the third floor is leased as office space.
Concurrent with the Genovese project, Kadean also built an adjacent
location for Missouri State Bank. The 11,425-square-foot building
complements the architecture of the Genovese building.
United Industries Moving to New Headquarters in Maryland Heights
Above: TRiSTAR
Business Communities is developing a new $12 million headquarters
for United Industries Corp. in Maryland Heights. United will move
into the new 80,000-square-foot building by the end of 2002.
St. Louis-based United Industries Corp., a manufacturer and marketer
of pesticides and lawn-care products, is planning to move into a
new headquarters at the end of the year. TRiSTAR Business Communities
is developing the two-story, $12 million building on a 5.8-acre
site at Page Avenue and Schuetz Road.
Forum Studio designed the 80,000-square-foot building for United’s
headquarters. General contractor for the project is Clayco Construction
Co.
United will be moving 175 employees from its existing leased headquarters
at 8825 Page Avenue in Overland, Mo. Company-wide, United employs
about 1,000 people.
McGrath Completes Reliance Bank Location in Hazelwood
Above:
McGrath & Associates recently completed the new 4,000-square-foot
Reliance Bank in Hazelwood. The brick exterior houses a full-service
bank location with offices, conference room, lobby and teller area,
vault, drive-through facility and an ATM.
General contractor McGrath & Associates Inc. has completed the new
Reliance Bank facility in Hazelwood.
Located at Howdershell and Riverwood Trails, the 4,000-square-foot
building was designed by the architecture firm, Chiodini Associates.
The $740,000 project required extensive site work to accommodate
the building in the available space. Construction was completed
in about five months.
Metropolitan Converting 8th Street Building into Lofts and Commercial
Space
Above:
The six-story building at 312 N. 8th Street was once owned by
L&N Railroad. Today, Metropolitan Design & Building is converting
the upper floors to residential lofts and the lower floors to commercial
space.
The latest project of Metropolitan Design & Building Co. Inc. is
conversion of the 312 N. 8th Street building. Metropolitan has completed
the design, and construction is underway to convert the upper floors
into 3,000-square-foot lofts. The ground floor and mezzanine levels
will be remodeled for a commercial tenant.
Architect Isaac Taylor designed the six-story building for L&N Railroad
in 1888. The last tenant, United Missouri Bank, moved out in the
early 1990s. Purchase of the building last year kicked off redevelopment
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