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COMMERCIAL
CONSTRUCTION ROUNDUP
A sampling of the region’s commercial construction
projects.
From new office
buildings to warehouse expansions to educational institutions,
the region’s building boom continues. St. Louis Commerce Magazine’s
annual “Commercial Construction Roundup” offers a sampling of
projects. Information for this section was supplied by RCGA-member
engineers, architects and general contractors. Only RCGA members
are listed in the subcontractors category.
Regency Center
1551 Wall Street
Location: St.
Charles, Mo.
General Contractor: United Construction
Leasing Represented by: Sansone Group
Developer: Greater Missouri Builders
Completion Date: December 1, 2000
Size: 77,000 square feet
Architect: Aedis Inc.
Description: The address of the new post modern, four-floor
Regency Office Building in St. Charles’ Regency Center will
be 1551 Wall Street. It will owe a high-tech appearance to an
exterior of stepped and recessed EIFS panel (insulated stucco-like
exterior panels) and blue-tinted glass/aluminum windows. The
resulting depth of surface articulation will add visual interest
and reinforce the predominance of horizontal line. Providing
dramatic contrast, the front entrance curtain wall system with
highlighted vertical frame will supply an upward thrust that
culminates boldly in a fourth floor extended arched entry roof.
The interior will be further enhanced by a patterned concrete
entrance court, a two-story lobby finished in marble and granite,
Argyle Parking
Facility and Schaefly Branch Library
Location: Intersection
of Lindell & Euclid, Central West End
General Contractor: CMR Construction
Engineer: Desman Associates
Cost: $6.6 million
Completion Date: July 2000
Size: 183,000 square feet, 457 parking spaces
Architect: Trivers Associates
Description: A multi-level parking facility that houses 457
parking spaces and retail space on the ground level combined
with a branch of the St. Louis Public Library. The facility
is designed to blend with the adjacent buildings without imitating
their design. A 25,000-square-foot space of the ground level
was designed to accommodate a branch of the St. Louis Public
Library in addition to a 5,000-square-foot retail space. The
Schaefly Branch Library and retail spaces were added as a way
of addressing the pedestrian and retail use in the neighborhood.
Subcontractors: Leonard Masonry Inc.
New Belleville
West High School and Renovation/ Addition of Belleville East
High School
Location: Belleville,
Ill.
Engineer: Woolpert LLP
Cost: West—$52 million, East—$11.5 million
Completion Date: 2002
Size: West—342,000 square feet,
East—43,000 square feet
Architect: Woolpert LLP
Description: The new Belleville West High School will be a 2,400-student
campus on a 113-acre site. The campus will include general classrooms,
science labs, music spaces, art rooms, physical education and
competition athletic facilities including a 2,500-seat varsity
gym, a library /media center, computer labs, a 700-seat auditorium,
a 600-seat student common area and outdoor athletic facilities.
Each classroom will have networked computer stations.
The renovations and additions to the Belleville East High School
campus include renovation of science labs and adjacent classrooms,
an 11,000-square-foot science and technology building, a 700-seat
auditorium and music rehearsal space, a two-court gymnasium,
handicapped accessibility improvements, as well as electrical
and technology systems.
Construction
Industry Maintains Momentum
By Peter Downs
PRIDE of St. Louis, the construction industry labor management
group, hailed the 1990s as the most productive decade of building
ever in metropolitan St. Louis, and 1999 was the best year ever.
The decade closed with the dollar volume of construction at
a record $3.7 billion, and employment in the industry at a record
72,300 people. “Construction employment grew by 26 percent in
the 1990s,” says Gerald Feldhaus, labor co-chairman of PRIDE.
St. Louis Commerce Magazine asked five leaders in the industry
to reflect on the boom, and what it takes to feed it. They are
Tracy Elsperman Hart, president, Tarlton; Patrick Kozeny, vice
president, Kozeny-Wagner, Inc.; Kem Mosley, president of Mosley
Construction; Larry Chapman, vice president of TriStar Business
Communities, and Steve Brown, president of Balke Brown Associates.
1999-2000 was another great year for the region’s commercial
construction industry. Is this going to continue?
Brown: The economy is still strong, and companies are still
demanding more efficient work spaces. There definitely will
be pockets of softness where everyone builds too many buildings
at once, as in Clayton, but the overall market is very healthy.
There is still the trend for St. Louis companies to become more
efficient—space is the second most expensive thing in business
after people—and that is what is driving construction.
Chapman: The good times appear to be on a path to continue,
at least in the near future. Most commercial construction projects
result from the need to replace obsolete buildings, plants or
equipment, or in response to growth or relocation needs to meet
market demands. As long as those options are more economical
than staying in existing facilities, strong demand for construction
should continue. At some point, if interest rates continue to
go up or inflation and the cost of construction increases significantly,
a slowing should occur.
Hart: Architects are busy, so the next year or two will still
be strong, though speculative projects are getting a little
more scrutiny. Conrad Properties canceled a big project in Clayton,
for example. So, developers are taking a second look at what
they may or may not be undertaking, and whether a project will
meet its pro forma. But the corporate side of market is capitalizing
on the economy, and that means they need more space.
Kozeny: Businesses are modernizing existing facilities to accommodate
new technologies and building new facilities. Our current backlog
of projects in the planning and preconstruction phase is remarkable,
considering the steady rise in the interest rates. Mosley: I
see it continuing for another 18 months to two years. Many industries,
such as insurance, high tech, and stocks, are spending money
and building structures and facilities, and that is what is
driving us right now.
What are the obstacles facing the industry, if any?
Brown: If interest rates keep going up, it could put a damper
on new construction. We haven’t seen labor shortages driving
up costs. We are still getting very competitive bids.
Chapman: I would have to say at the current level of demand
for new construction, finding a qualified work force in sufficient
numbers to keep up with demand, is the most difficult obstacle.
Many of the larger companies are not doing smaller projects
they would have gladly done a few years ago, because work force
constraints dictate they use their manpower to work only on
the best and most profitable jobs.
Hart: The shortage of qualified manpower both in the office
and in the field is the biggest issue, and it affects productivity.
Right now the electricians need more electricians. Does that
mean the next one to come into the hall is the best? I would
guess the best electricians are already working, so if I were
a contractor putting together my bid, it might be higher, because
the productivity factor is not there. That’s true for all the
trades. It is not unusual for tradesmen to work 10 hours a day,
six days a week to meet schedule, and that affects productivity.
That makes management of the schedule more important. We got
a letter from a subcontractor saying it was going to give priority
to general contractors that are able to meet its schedule. In
other words, to the degree I hold to my schedule, that sub says
“I will service you first.” They are saying “If you knew a week
ago you weren’t going to need me, you should have told me.”
That means communication is critical.
Kozeny: An important hurdle for construction service providers
is time. We are forced to develop innovative incentive/disincentive
programs on projects that require our fast-track delivery system.
Mosley: There are many obstacles, but the first is manpower.
The shortage of skilled labor in our trades and too few in training
are our immediate problems. And I think owners have put some
undue stress on their projects by making them so fast. Our main
superintendents and project managers are having one fast track
job after another with no lay off. We will pay for that eventually.
The biggest resource for filling the manpower need, the most
underused group of people, is 25 to 44-year-old African American
men. Part of the problem is for them to get into skilled trades
and be trained while working. The training is what is missing.
Apprentice programs are set up for young people with support
systems, that is people who already have some knowledge of how
trades work. This group hasn’t been in the trades, but they
have responsibility, and they are willing to work their tails
off for the wages that are in construction. They are a tool
that is there for us, but it will be fought by people already
in the trades. They’ll say: “Here we go with race again,” and
complain of preferential treatment. We need to step over those
boundaries to make it happen, and I wish I knew how. We all
live here together. We will all profit in the economic pool
if we put these people to work.
What trends do you see in the construction field?
Brown: People want to be on more of a contiguous layout, instead
of on five, 10,000-square-foot floors, for example, they want
to be on two, 25,000-square-foot floors. So the trend is towards
more horizontal use instead of vertical use. The buildings we’re
constructing at the Highlands have 30,000-square-foot floor
plates, which are bigger plates then others in the market. So
the trend is towards larger floor plates, more column-free space,
higher parking ratios as space gets more efficient, and more
electrical access to service the denser layout. Larger users
also like campus layouts, because it gives them options to expand
in the future.
Chapman: I would have to say the major trends in commercial
construction are speed and function. Occasionally we see construction
projects where form is more important than function, buy the
vast majority of projects today are putting function first as
the most important component in design. In addition, the level
of professionalism in the construction industry has risen to
exceptional levels. This high level of professionalism and
the efficiency that comes with it, combined with the improved
technology and availability of information, has allowed construction
companies all over our region and throughout the Country to
construct projects on much faster and efficient schedules than
has ever been attained before. I see technology allowing this
trend to continue
Hart: The big trend is in sophisticated delivery systems. They
are bringing people on board earlier, whether as design-builders,
construction managers, or construction managers at risk. Technology
is booming, too. If you don't have e-mail you are missing the
boat. Web-based software programs are making a huge impact in
terms of facilitating a contractor’s needs. Web-based project
management isn’t quite there. The really big projects are embracing
it, but it is a big up-front expense. A lot of times our best
bet is to use e-mail and post on our own web site in a client
section information germane to the project instead of going
to full-blown software. I know material purchasing is another
big issue. I think web-based purchasing will have a big impact.
Kozeny: Single sourcing is the big trend. Owners want to deal
with one entity during the whole project, and prefer project
delivery methods that let them do that, such as construction
management, design-build, or program management. We are developing
construction programs for clients that incorporate program analysis,
design, construction and facility maintenance all in one package.
Mosley: I like to think owners are going to do more design-build
projects, especially if errors and omissions are not more stringently
adhered to. Without getting into a fight with the architects,
sometimes some of the components are missing in their drawings.
That puts more time on the project. If you can design when you
build there is more value to the owner, some value to engineers
and the contractor, and everybody wins.
What type of project has the most impact on the region, and
what can regional leaders do to get more of them?
Brown: I think one of the most important projects in the region
is the renovation of Forest Park. Our success at the Highlands
is tied directly to that. To have $80 million go into Forest
Park will have a dramatic change in that asset to the community.
It will be able to serve as a centerpiece for the region. All
types of people use it. It is one of the few places in St. Louis
where there is real diverse use. Right now we are fractured
by race and economics. We have segregated housing and a segregated
education system. Anything that brings people together will
make a big change. If I had to pick one thing as a project,
it would be that.
Chapman: The need for continued progress through construction
projects on infrastructure like roads, highways, and transportation
projects is critical to allow growth. The need to hard wire
people through roads and transportation enhances the ability
to move around within the community efficiently, and to not
do so would make St. Louis a less desirable place to work and
live.
Hart: The projects with the biggest impact are projects that
put a lot of people to work, and are enduring in their functions.
Industrial plants typically are enduring, I don't know how enduring
office buildings or service centers are. The purchase of Brooks
Fiber means we still have a beautiful building, but they don't
have a tenant yet, and it isn’t sold.
Kozeny: Solidly funding our region’s infrastructure needs must
be a top priority. Without the proper development and support
of highway, airport, and transit projects, our region will not
attract or retain the industries that make St. Louis the great
community it is today.
Mosley: What our region needs most is manufacturing. Even though
housing is an important piece, we spend a little too much time
on subsidized housing. It is not the answer. We want market
rate people to buy market rate homes and have market rate jobs,
and manufacturing does that. We have to turn some of the land
in the city over to manufacturing.
Other comments?
Chapman: As I reflect on job growth over the last decade, the
vast majority of the jobs that have been created appear to be
based on technology and handling information. These workers
most often end up in workstation environments in office or quasi
office environments. It would seem natural to me that job growth
in this environment would suggest that the office market is
alive and well although in a more hybridized environment of
workstations as opposed to private office construction. Also
because we are a consumer-oriented economy, a continued need
to house the stuff we buy in the form of warehousing and distribution
centers will continue to dominate the landscape. All of this
type of construction together with affordable housing helps
maintain the momentum by creating environments where we can
attract the primary drive in any economy, which is the work
force or the people. Because of the shortage of good, qualified
workers to meet the current employment demands it suggests to
me that the economic momentum for our region may be most enhanced
by creating a better quality of life, i.e. attracting workers
from other markets to our market and to focus energies on improving
the education of that remaining portion of the work force either
still unemployed or first emerging into the work force (i.e.
youths).
Cape Albeon
Location: Intersection
of Big Bend Boulevard and Doughtery Ferry Road, Southwest St.
Louis County, Mo.
General Contractor: Paric Corp.
Developer: St. Andrew’s Management Services
Engineer: Pickett, Ray & Silver
Cost: $18.2 million
Completion Date: Spring 2000
Size: 231,829 square feet
Architect: Pfaff Partnership
Description: A 49-foot-high lighthouse is the signature architectural
feature of the senior living complex, which will consist of
two independent living formats as well as an assisted-living
option. The complex has 110 one- or two-bedroom independent-living
apartments; 34 ranch-style cottage homes; and 70 assisted living
studio or one-bedroom units.
Recreational amenities include a heated, indoor swimming pool
with an adjoining massage/fitness center; a 114-seat restaurant-style
dining room; a beauty shop; a chapel/multi-purpose room; a garden
room; a library; and multiple activity centers for billiards,
dancing and the like.
Central Cooling
Plant Replacement, St. Louis
Location: Clayton,
Mo
General Contractor: HVAC - Haberberger
Engineer: The Richardson Engineering Group, Inc.
Cost: $1.2 million
Completion Date: May 1999
Size: 550,000 square feet
Description: The St. Louis County Government Center consists
of a 10-story Administration Building, a six-story Court House
and other ancillary areas. A central chilled water plant serviced
the Government Center. Since the existing chillers were 30 years
old and used an ozone depleting type of refrigerant it was decided
to replace the large chillers with high-efficiency machines
using a new refrigerant with low ozone depletion and global
warming potential. The new units have been upsized for future
capacity and the old chiller was replaced with a plate and frame
heat exchanger served by its own cooling tower, for winter-free
cooling.
Central Institute
for the Deaf School and Research
Location: 4560 Clayton Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: S. M. Wilson & Co.
Engineer: Alper Ladd Inc.; Facility Control Systems, Inc.; Geotechnology,
Inc.; HERA; Stock & Associates; TelCon Associates; William Tao
& Associates; Engineering Dynamics International
Cost: School—$9 million, Research Facility—$15.4 million
Completion Date: School—December 1999, Research Facility—Late
fall 2000
Size: School—41,975 square feet, Research Facility—66,665 square
feet
Architect: Mackey Mitchell & Associates
Description: The school and research facility are all-new metal-frame
masonry construction. The school includes 20 classrooms, administrative
and faculty offices and work areas, library, gymnasium, family
center, music and drama room, art and discovery rooms, computer
lab and storage areas. The research facility will include the
main lobby and administrative offices for CID, a cafeteria,
museum, 27 modular biological research laboratories with a shared
equipment core, and will be connected to the original school
building soon to undergo renovation for additional laboratory,
office and professional education classroom space.
The school exceeds standards for quiet schools established by
the Acoustical Society of America and the American-Speech-Language-Hearing
Association.
Subcontractors: Big Boy’s Steel Erection, Inc., Corrigan Co.,
C&R Mechanical Co., Aschinger Electric Co.
Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center
for the Washington University John M. Olin School of Business
Location: Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: Tarlton Corporation
Engineer: Civil—William Tao & Associates, Structural—Alper Ladd,
MEP—William Tao & Associates, Geotechnical—Shannon & Wilson
Cost: $33 million
Completion Date: April 2001
Size: 130,000 square feet
Architect: Kallman, McKinnel & Wood Inc.
Description: This five-level, concrete frame building will house
education programs for mid through senior-level executives.
The building will contain classrooms, group study rooms, dining
facilities, lounges, a distance-learning studio and 65 overnight
lodging units for executives enrolled in degree and non-degree
programs
Subcontractors: Haberberger Mechanical Contractors, Rock Hill
Mechanical
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
Location: Ellisville, Mo.
General Contractor: HBE Financial Facilities
Engineer: HBE Financial Facilities
Cost: $1.2 million
Completion Date: June 1999
Size: 3,600 square feet
Architect: HBE Financial Facilities
Description: This new one-story, 3,600-square-foot branch features
one ATM drive-up lane and four head-on drive-up lanes. There
are two drive-up tellers and three lobby tellers. The contract
included architecture, engineering, interiors and fixtures,
site work and general construction.
Subcontractors: Interior Construction Services, Geotechnology,
Inc., Abna Engineering, Inc.
Corporate Woods III
Location: Corporate Woods Office Park, Earth City, Mo.
. General Contractor: Clayco Construction Co.
Developer: TriSTAR Business Communities
Engineer: Stock and Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Cost: $20 million
Completion Date: Spring 2000
Size: 148,000 square feet
Architect: Mackey Mitchell Associates
Description: Corporate Woods III is the third and final building
to finish out Corporate Woods Office Park—the first 100% tilt-up
concrete office park in the St. Louis area. Designed for high-density
employers seeking top-quality, highly functional office space
at an economical price, the building is a contemporary-styled
structure with an exterior of buff-colored concrete. The building
is ringed by bands of green-tinted punch windows and ornamented
by four green reflective glass curtain wall systems—one on each
and two at the center of the building. Fourth floor windows
are topped by clear anodized sunshades. Inside, exceptional
systems serve the building’s highly-efficient and flexible floorplates
of 37,000 square feet.
Subcontractors: Crest Electrical
Crazy Bowls & Wraps
Location: 3852 Lindell Boulevard
General Contractor: Helmkampf Construction
Engineer: A.P. O’Brien
Cost: $200,000
Completion Date: 1999
Size: 1,800 square feet
Architect: Tao + Lee Associates, Inc.
Description: The design for Crazy Bowls & Wraps used simple
materials in a fun, creative manner to transform /renovate a
run-down city building into a branch of the popular restaurant
chain.
Crystal Springs Quarry
Location: 12163 Prichard Farms Road, Maryland
Heights, Mo.
General Contractor: Fred Weber, Inc.
Developer: Fred Weber, Inc.
Engineer: Kuhlmann Design Group
Cost: $3 million +
Completion Date: Summer 2000
Size: 167 acres
Architect: Kuhlmann Design & Roger Null
Description: The Crystal Springs Quarry Golf Club project included
the expansion of the existing nine-hole golf course to 18 holes,
the construction of a golf driving range/practice facility and
the construction of an 18-hole miniature golf course.
Subcontractors: Bell Electric
Designed Telecommunication Services, Inc.
Location: Spirit Trade Center, Chesterfield,
Mo.
General Contractor: Keystone Construction Company
Engineer: Structural—McNealy-Bumberry Engineering, Civil—J.
R. Grimes
Cost: $2.5 million
Completion Date: December 2000
Size: 40,000 square feet
Architect: David W. Dial Architects
Description: The new facility for Designed Telecommunication
Services, Inc. will house the company’s engineering and management
offices and its product assembly shop. The two-story, tilt-up
concrete structure will feature a full height glass curtainwall
at the entry spanning 75' in width and 30' in height. A freestanding,
curved concrete colonnade in the entry plaza that will be reflected
in the glass curtainwall will further highlight the entry.
The project’s challenge was to be creative with tilt-up while
adhering to the owner’s budget. The design/build process delivered
a unique structure with the curved concrete colonnade as well
as rounded building corners.
Development – Training Center, Edgewood Children’s
Center
Location: Webster Groves, Mo.
General Contractor: Korte Construction Co.
Engineer: Civil—Farnsworth Polk, Inc.,
Structural—SS&E, Inc.
Cost: $4 million
Completion Date: Summer 2000
Size: 6,000-square-foot multipurpose building; 15,000-square-foot
residential building; 7,000-square-foot addition to school
Architect: Christner, Inc.
Description: A one-level residential building with 40 rooms;
a multipurpose building with large community room, kitchen,
offices and resource center; and an addition and renovation
to the Lehman education building, including offices and classrooms.
Donald Danforth Plant Science
Location: Creve Coeur, Mo.
General Contractor: McCarthy
Developer: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Engineer: Ove Arup and Partners of London
Cost: $52 million
Completion Date: Fall 2001 Size: 170,000 square feet, 40-acre
site
Architect: Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners - London, England, Hellmuth,
Obata + Kassabaum - St. Louis, Mo.
Description: The 170,000-square-foot center will house a laboratory,
plant growth rooms and chambers, greenhouses and a headhouse,
as well as meeting spaces, conference rooms, an auditorium,
library and dining facilities.
Subcontractors: Sachs Electric, Ahal Contracting Co.
Dierbergs Fenton Crossing
Location: Highway 141 & Gravois Road, Fenton,
Mo.
General Contractor: HBD
Developer: Sansone Group
Engineer: The Clayton Engineering Company, Inc.
Cost: $22 million
Completion Date: August 2000
Size: 128,865 square feet
Architect: TRI Architekts, Inc.
Description: This new center is anchored by Dierbergs Market
with additional tenants, including The Natural Way, Campus Hair,
Tin Cup, Creative Nails, Mail Boxes, Etc., Quiznos Classic Subs,
Great Clips, American Cleaners, St. Louis Tan, Dentist Office,
B. Donovans and other available spaces.
Emerson Electric Center
Location: Missouri History Museum, Forest Park, St. Louis,
Mo.
General Contractor: BSI Constructors, Inc.
Engineer: David Mason and Associates, Booker Associates
Cost: $30 million
Completion Date: February 2000
Size: 92,000 square feet (including 18,000 square feet of gallery
space and a 4,000-square-foot Grand Hall)
Architect: Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc.
Description: The addition to the Missouri History Museum has
quadrupled the museum’s exhibition space and allows it for the
first time to host traveling exhibitions. It is a three-story
glass and masonry addition to the original 1913 Jefferson Memorial
Building, connected on its central axis by a Grand Hall and
on the ends by walkways, creating two, 40-foot-wide courtyards.
The addition includes four exhibition galleries, an expanded
museum store, a restaurant overlooking Forest Park, a 347-seat
auditorium, three classrooms and a resource center. Glass curtain
walls allow in natural light and a view of the park.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Data Center/Disaster
Location: Weldon Spring, Mo.
General Contractor: Paric Corporation
Developer: Pace Corporate Services
Engineer: MEP—William Tao & Associates,
Structural—EDM Engineers, Civil —Picket, Ray & Silver
Completion Date: 2001
Size: 167,000 square feet
Architect: Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum
Description: The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Data Center consists
of a two-story facility that will house data center functions
and field support. It is located on a 15-acre site in the Missouri
Business Park at Highways 40/61 and 94.
Express Scripts Headquarters Building
Location: Riverport Business Center, Maryland Heights, Mo.
General Contractor: Duke-Weeks Construction L. P.
Developer: Duke-Weeks Realty Corp.
Engineer: Stock & Associates
Completion Date: May 1, 1999 Size: 147,405 square feet
Architect: Henderson Group
Description: This three-story, Class A office building headquarters
facility has an award winning atrium/communication stairway.
Additional features include a full-service kitchen/cafeteria,
six parking spaces per 1,000 square feet and an open office
floor plan. Subcontractors: Kirberg Roofing, Guarantee Electrical
Company, Flooring Systems, Inc., Bommarito Industrial Sales,
Inc.
GLA International
Location: 555 Winghaven Boulevard, O’Fallon, Mo.
General Contractor: Paric Corp.
Developer: McEagle Development
Engineer: Structural—EQE International, Civil—Pickett, Ray &
Silver
Cost: $7.2 million
Completion Date: January 24, 2000
Size: 75,000 square feet (three levels)
Architect: Gray Design Group, Inc.
Description: A three-story office building of architectural
pre-cast panels rendered in blended shades of gray and red aggregate.
Curtain walls of reflective glass brighten its west and south
faces. A combination of surface and underground parking will
accommodate 406 vehicles. The interior elements are subdued,
with fresh neutrals of butter cream, taupe and black.
Subcontractors: Charles E. Jarrell
Gravois - Bluffs
Location: Highway 141 and Highway 30, Fenton, Mo.
General Contractor: R.G. Ross Leasing Represented by: Gary Grewe/Bill
Appelbaum/ Michael Grewe
Developer: G.J. Grewe, Inc.
Engineer: Pickett, Ray & Silver
Completion Date: March 15, 2001
Size: 600,000 square feet
Architect: TRI
Description: As of March 29, 2000, this shopping center has
leases signed for Lowe’s, Shop ’n Save, Linens & Things, Kohl’s,
T.J. Maxx, Michaels and Red Robin Restaurant.
Guitar Center
Location: Orchard Bend Shopping Center, St. Charles Rock
Road, Bridgeton, Mo.
General Contractor: Shanfeld Construction Services
Developer: Follman Properties - ONCOR International
Engineer: Kuhlmann Design Group
Cost: $1.1 million
Completion Date: November 18, 1999
Size: 15,007 square feet
Architect: Rangwala Architects
Description: This new addition to the Orchard Bend Shopping
Center is the second location for Guitar Center in St. Louis.
Hastings & Chivetta Architects Corporate Office
Relocation
Location: Clayton Corporate Park
General Contractor: Interior Construction Services
Completion Date: March 1, 1999
Size: 9,751 square feet
Architect: Hastings & Chivetta Architects, Inc.
Description: This new office space opens with a dramatic lobby,
the focal point which is a painted accent wall of corporate
blue layered with a large glass panel etched with the corporate
logo. Lower accent walls in the lobby feature a wainscot of
cherry veneer panels with black enameled anchors. An asymmetrical
reception station is constructed of maple and cherry veneers
with a polished solid surface top. A separate seating area provides
visitors with a view of cherry-framed photographs of the firm’s
recent projects.
The Highlands at Forest Park
Location: Oakland Avenue and I-64, St. Louis City
General Contractor: Clayco Construction Co.
Developer: Balke Brown Associates
Engineer: Stock and Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Cost: $150 million
Completion Date: Phase I—End of 2000
Size: 1 million square feet
Architect: Mackey Mitchell Associates
Description: This project will convert the old Arena site into
a 26-acre high-tech regional office campus. The first phase
involves the construction of the Highland Plaza One. It is a
$22 million, five-story, 145,000-square-foot structure marked
by green-tinted glass bays, sunscreens and a sweeping, curved
roofline. A vine- and greenery-covered tri-level parking deck
will connect to the building. The Highlands campus calls for
the creation of up to one million square feet of Class A office
space in seven mid- and low-rise buildings, a hotel and parking
garages. A $2 million, three-acre landscaped park—ornamented
by a fountain and cascading waterfall—will center the development
that will have 30 percent green space and a pedestrian bridge
across I-64 linking it to Forest Park.
MasterCard International Global Technology
and Operations (GTO) Headquarters
Location: WingHaven Development, O’Fallon, Mo.
General Contractor: Paric Corp.
Developer: McEagle Development
Engineer: Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum
Cost: $135 million
Completion Date: 2001
Size: 560,000 square feet
Architect: Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum
Description: MasterCard’s complex will serve as the company’s
global data operations center – processing 20 million card-related
transactions a day. It will consist of three, four-story office
wings served by an attached three-story data/command/energy
center. The skin of the buildings is clad with horizontally-banded
red and beige brick, which will frame a series of punched ribbon
windows and a glass curtain wall. A walkway of native Missouri
granite will guide pedestrians into the second floor lobby through
a glass front vestibule.
McDonnell Athletic Center and Field
Location: Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS),
Ladue, Mo.
General Contractor: Clayco Construction Co.
Developer: MICDS
Engineer: Stock and Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Cost: $7.6 million
Completion Date: Fall 2000
Size: 80,000 square feet
Architect: Mitchell and Hugeback Architects, Inc.
Description: The McDonnell Athletic Center and Field House is
a metal-roofed, brick-clad building that contains three multi-purpose
tennis/basketball/volleyball courts; a 200-meter track; long
jump and pole vault approaches and pits; two batting cages;
complete locker room facilities; 9,000 square feet of office,
conference and storage space; a glass-walled, third-floor 3,500-square-foot
fitness center that will link the field house to the Middle
School Gymnasium and Shoenberg Hall. There is also an elevator-served
atrium, lobby.
Subcontractors: William Tao and Associates, Reitz & Jens, C&R
Mechanical
McDonnell Pediatric Biomedical Lab
Location: 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: Sverdrup
Cost: $58 million
Completion Date: 2001
Size: 226,000 square feet, 10-story lab building
Architect: Perkins and Will, Mackey Mitchell Associates
Description: The new building will house generic labs, support
space and offices for pediatric research, molecular biology
and a variety of other departments. A repetitive lab plan creates
maximum future flexibility. All researchers will have direct
access to animal facilities and clinical services in St. Louis
Children’s Hospital through connections at every level.
MCI WorldCom National Service Center
Location: Weldon Spring, Mo.
General Contractor: R.G. Brinkmann Construction Co.
Developer: Amend Group Engineer: J. R. Grimes Consulting Engineers
Completion Date: Summer 2000
Size: 385,000 square feet
Architect: Amend Group
Description: MCI WorldCom’s National Service Center is a three-building
office campus that will enable the telecommunications giant
to consolidate local operations. Each three-story building will
be clad in copper-colored brick banded by blue-tinted ribbon
windows and linked to its neighbor by a glass-enclosed, third-floor
walkway. Walkway glass will be a lighter shade of blue to create
contrast. Architectural metal panels will add depth and strengthen
the horizontal look of the complex. The high performance space
plan positions higher-density, open work areas along the perimeter
of each floor to expose a maximum number of people to natural
light and to views of the surrounding countryside. Private offices—with
walls marked by a profusion of glass—will be situated in the
interior.
MCI Worldcom Regional
Location: Highway 40/64 near 94
General Contractor: R.G. Brinkmann Company
Developer: The Amend Group, Dallas, Tx.
Engineer: Civil—Brockette, Davis & Drake, Dallas, Tx., Geotechnical—SCI
Engineering, Inc.
Cost: $80 million
Completion Date: Late Summer 2000
Size: 500,000 square feet with 2,500 parking spaces
Architect: HKS, Inc., Dallas, Tx.
Description: The MCI Regional Headquarters consists of three
buildings. The facility sits on a prominent 40-acre tract along
the U.S. Highway 40/Interstate 64 corridor that links St. Louis
and St. Charles counties. The planned construction will total
roughly a half-million-square-feet of Class A office space surrounded
by 2,500 ground-level parking spaces and lush landscaping.
Subcontractors: SCI Engineering, Inc.
McKendree College New Academic Building
Location: Lebanon, Ill.
General Contractor: Paric Construction
Engineer: Cannon Design
Cost: $4 million
Completion Date: April 2000
Size: 27,000 square feet
Architect: Cannon Design
Description: The McKendree College Academic building will include
state-of-the-art multi-media equipped classrooms, faculty office
suites, the Admissions Department and a commons space that will
become the ‘living room for the campus.” The building is designed
to enhance the existing campus aesthetic, while providing thoroughly
modern accommodations.
McLeod USA Missouri Bluffs
Location: Missouri Research Park, St. Charles, Mo.
General Contractor: The Korte Company
Developer: R&D Property Group, L.L.C.
Engineer: Lockwood, Jones & Beale Corp.
Cost: $99 per square foot
Completion Date: August 1, 1999
Size: 79,760 square feet
Architect: Korte Design, Inc., Architectural Design Consultant—OPN
Architects
Description: The new telecommunications and area operations
facility includes 41 building panels, three hanging panels and
six screen wall panels, comprising a total of 545 cubic yards
of tilt-up wall panel concrete. This project is significant
to the tilt-up industry in that it is another success story
for this method of construction. It provided for a very short
building shell construction time period, which allowed the overall
project schedule to be maintained. It was very economical, despite
some difficult project restraints, which allowed the overall
project to stay within the budget. Finally, it was integrally
designed with other building components creating a beautiful
new corporate operations facility for a fast growing telecommunications
company.
Subcontractors: Abna Engineering, Inc., Geotechnology, Inc.
McMillen Hall Lab Renovations
Location: One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: Volk Construction Company
Engineer: Ross & Baruzzini
Cost: $3.6 million
Completion Date: March 2000
Size: 20,000 square feet
Architect: Ross & Baruzzini
Description: The interior renovations of the 4th and 5th floor
labs at McMillen Hall included major HVAC upgrades for the entire
building to accommodate the increased number of Fume Hoods (59
total). The first floor equipment room houses two new air handlers.
A new exhaust fan was added to the roof.
Subcontractors: Rock Hill Mechanical Co.,
Metro Imaging
Location: 4750 Mexico Road, St. Peters, Mo
General Contractor: Spiegelglass Construction Co.
Developer: Metro Imaging
Cost: $2.9 million
Completion Date: March 2000
Size: 16,000 square feet
Architect: ACI Boland, Inc.
Description: A two-story medical building. Subcontractors: Custom
Steel, Crest Electrical
New Tertiary Filter at Advanced Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Location: Collinsville, Ill.
General Contractor: Plocher Construction Co., Inc.
Engineer: WVP Corporation
Cost: $800,000
Completion Date: June 2000
Size: Capable of treating wastewater from 41,000 people
Description: The original Treatment Plant was constructed in
1972 and updated in the early 1990s, except for the Filter System.
The city applied for and received a State Revolving Loan in
1999 to add a new enclosed Tertiary Filter to the existing three
units. These Filters catch the fine particles that do not settle
in the Final Clarifiers before discharging into the receiving
stream.
O’Fallon Commons
Location: 101-123 O’Fallon Commons Drive, O’Fallon, Mo.
General Contractor: Shanfeld Construction Services, Inc.
Leasing Represented by: McKelvey Properties
Developer: Wolff Properties
Engineer: Bax Engineering
Cost: $1 million
Completion Date: Phase I—March 2000, Phase II—March 2001
Size: Phase I—13,200 square feet, Phase II—Approximately 6,000
square feet
Architect: Archimages
Description: Phase I of O’Fallon Commons is a newly constructed
retail shopping center comprised of 13,200 square feet made
of red brick with white columns and a gray slate roof. Phase
II will be a free-standing building with approximately 6,000
square feet for retail and/or office use.
The Pageant Building
Location: 6161 Delmar, St. Louis County
General Contractor: ARCO Construction Co.
Developer: Joe Edwards
Engineer: J. R. Grimes Consulting Engineers Inc.
Cost: $5.6 million
Completion Date: September 2000
Size: 50,000 square feet
Architect: Stewart-Schaberg Architects
Description: The three-story Pageant Building will consist of
four components: The Pageant—a live music nightclub; The Halo
Bar—a gathering place for up to 180 patrons; 14,000 square feet
of office space; and two street level retail stores. The building
will capture the 1920s style architecture prevalent in the University
City Loop area. The Pageant music nightclub will feature multi-tiered
seating on the first floor, including table seating. The second
floor offers theater-style seating in a large balcony that overlooks
the stage.
Subcontractors: Charles E. Jarrell
Park Express
Location:9050, Natural Bridge, Gel-Ridge, Mo.
General Contractor: United Construction
Developer: The Medve Group, Inc.
Engineer: Structural—SSE, Civil—SCI
Cost: $8 million
Completion Date: November 1, 1999
Size: Approximately 300,000 square feet with 1,300 parking spaces
Architect: Thomas Roof, Inc.
Description: Park Express is an airport parking facility designed
to provide a high level of amenities along with prompt shuttle
service to and from the airport every three minutes. It features
three levels of covered parking and several elevators that bring
travelers to a shuttle stop containing free beverages. Internet
access, an ATM, a fax machine, a copy machine, telephones and
meeting rooms are also available free of charge to customers.
To provide quick entry and exit, Park Express offers state-of-the-art
gate equipment. Frequent parking and corporate parking programs
are also available for express service, including ticketless
entry and exit.
Subcontractors: Charles E. Jarrell Contracting & Service Co.,
Inc.
The Plaza In Clayton
Location: Carondelet Boulevard and Hanley Road
General Contractor: Clayco Construction
Developer: Alan Bornstein
Engineer: Stock & Associates
Cost: $150 million
Completion Date: August 2001
Size: Office—300,000 square feet, Retail—23,000 square feet,
Condominiums—413,000 square feet
Architect: Smallwood Reynolds Stuart & Stuart
Description: The Plaza In Clayton is an exclusive office, retail
and condominium development. It offers generally proportioned
and classically appointed condominium residences. The office
building is “state-of-the-art,” serving all tenant needs and
desires.
Renaissance Place
Location: Highland Park, Ill.
General Contractor: Tarlton Corporation
Developer: Davis Street Land Company
Leasing Represented by: Davis Street Land Company
Cost: $40 million
Completion Date: Spring 2000
Size: 200,000 square feet
Architect: Suttle Mindlin
Description: This project enables a traditional mix of uses—retail,
housing, offices, restaurants, and cinema—to succeed because
of a careful placement of retail, commercial addresses, and
amenities to create a successful “economic engine” that will
support the local community. Consistent with traditional planning
(new urbanism), this project does not take on the look of a
big “development.” It includes a series of buildings designed
to respect the existing vernacular; a planning foundation that
can “inform” and link future development, 550 parking spaces
below ground with additional parking on grade, important public
spaces and a mid-block walkway with the right mix of supporting
uses, extensive streetscape development and is anchored by a
Saks Fifth Avenue “mainstreet” store.
Renex Corporation
Location: St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: G.T. Lawlor
Engineer: Ross & Baruzzini
Cost: $800,000
Completion Date: 1999
Size: 7,200 square feet
Architect: Ross & Baruzzini
Description: The existing building was renovated to provide
out-patient dialysis services to the residents of St. Louis
city. The design of this 20-station dialysis center refined
the image and functionality of the standard Renex facility.
By standardizing the floor and wall finishes, along with solid
surfacing wall protection, an economical and long-term solution
to ongoing repair costs experienced at existing facilities was
provided.
Richardson Crossing
Location: Arnold, Mo.
General Contractor: R. G. Brinkmann Construction Co.
Developer: The DESCO Group
Engineer: Kuhlmann Design Group
Completion Date: Fall 2000 Size: 83,000 square feet
Architect: Kuhlmann Design Group
Description: A 62,000-square-foot Schnucks Supercenter will
anchor Richardson Crossing, which is being built on 12 acres
on the newly constructed Vogel Road north of Richardson Road.
The development also includes 21,000 square feet of retail shops
that will be attached to the east side of the grocery store.
Retail space will range from 1,200 square feet to 4,800 square
feet with the potential for up to 4,630 square feet.
Schnucks Des Peres Renovations
Location: Des Peres, Mo.
General Contractor: Kozeny-Wagner, Inc.
Cost: $1.6 million
Completion Date: Projected July 2000
Size: 54,000 square feet
Architect: Kuhlman Design Group
Description: Major interior renovations to a 54,000-square-foot
grocery store, including demolition of the Schnucks Station
Restaurant, making way for additional retail space. The project
also includes exterior renovations to the front elevation of
the entire shopping center.
Southwest Bank
Location: 13205 Manchester Road, Des Peres, Mo.
General Contractor: Paric Corp.
Developer: Hutkin Development Company
Engineer: Volz Incorporated, Dames & Moore, Murphy Company Mechanical
Contractors and Engineers Inc., Crest Electrical Company
Cost: $16.5 million (construction cost)
Completion Date: September 1999
Size: 72,000 square feet
Architect: Chiodini Associates
Description: The new Southwest Bank is a four-story structure
with a curved domed front entry and turret in the back. The
exterior is polished granite accented with thermal finished
bands. A seven-foot-tall sculpted eagle is perched atop a 12-foot
diameter clock on the base of the front entry’s domed roof.
Subcontractors: Leonard Masonry
Spirit Center I
Location: Northeast corner of Spirit Drive and Chesterfield
Airport Road
General Contractor: Paric Corp.
Developer: Solomon Brothers
Engineer: Stock & Associates
Cost: $4.5 million
Completion Date: August 1, 2000
Size: 36,700 square feet
Architect: ACI Boland
Description: Spirit Center I is a single-story office/warehouse
structure. The building features a concrete tilt-up and glass
tech showroom.
State Street Development: State Street Shopping
Center, Walgreens and Blockbuster Video
Location: 25th & State Street, East
St. Louis, Ill.
General Contractor: L. Wolf Company
Developer: Koman Properties, Inc.
Cost: $4.5 million
Completion Date: April 2000
Size: 48,200 square feet
Architect: TRI Architects
Description: The State Street Development is the first commercial
shopping center in East St. Louis, Ill. in 40 years.
Sunrise Assisted Living Community
Location: 1880 Clarkson Road, Chesterfield, Mo.
General Contractor: Paric Corp.
Developer: Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc.
Engineer: Wind Engineering Co.
Cost: $10 million
Completion Date: Fall 2000 Size: 56,000 square feet
Architect: Berry, Rio & Associates, Springfield, Va.
Description: This is Missouri’s first Sunrise Assisted Living
Community. The L-shaped structure will impart a homelike feel
by blending brick with lap siding and white frame windows. A
Mansard roof and old-fashioned covered porch will wrap the building.
Amenities include a two-story grand foyer, a bistro, a library
with fireplace, activity, hobby and theater rooms and a formal
dining area served by a commercial grade kitchen. Interior finishes
sustain the grand Victorian theme with rich carpeting and tasteful,
traditional wall finishes and furnishings. Residents will have
their choice of studio, one- or two-bedroom suites.
Timberlake Corporate Center
Location: Chesterfield, Mo.
General Contractor: S. M. Wilson
Developer: Miller Global Pauls
Engineer: Structural—Alper Audi, Inc.
Cost: $35 million
Completion Date: March 2000
Size: 350,000 square feet and 3 parking structures on 27 acres
Architect: Holleran Duitsman Architects, Inc.
Description: The Timberlake Corporate Center offers Class A
office space in three five-story buildings on 27 landscaped
acres. The architecture uses curved curtainwall, precast and
monumental columns throughout the entire building. The two-story
atrium lobbies are made of granite and wood paneling. For maximally
efficient space planning, there are 23,000-square-foot floor
plates with up to 40' column free bays.
Subcontractors: Sachs Electric
UniGroup World Headquarters Campus
Location: Fenton, Mo.
General Contractor: Kozeny-Wagner
Cost: $18 million
Completion Date: February 1999
Size: 189,000 square feet
Architect: Mitchell + Hugeback Architects, Inc.
Description: The campus expansion included three stories, 155,300
square feet of office space plus 47,000 square feet of basement
storage and compatible design & construction with the existing
World Headquarters. Additional features include relocated and
enlarged parking for 75 tractor-trailers and 600 cars, an enlarged
stormwater detention pond and drainage system and provisions
for future additions of parking structures and offices.
Subcontractors: Sachs Electric
Universe Corporation
Location: 3333 Foerster Road, Earth City, Mo.
General Contractor: Duke-Weeks Construction
Engineer: Civil—Stock & Associates
Cost: $4.3 million
Completion Date: November 1999
Size: 61,000 square feet
Architect: Mitchell & Hugeback Architects, Inc.
Description: The Universe Corporation building is located on
a highly visible site in Earth City. The building’s exterior
incorporates Universe’s metal clad wall systems and glass/glazing
products. The site plan is designed to allow future expansion
in an efficient cost-effective manner.
Vogel Building
Location: 4502 Telegraph Road, St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: Emmenegger Properties Leasing Represented
by: Vogel Group LLC
Developer: Vogel Group LLC
Completion Date: February 2000
Architect: Nickolas J. Zeveski, Architects Office, Inc.
Description: This one-story cream-colored brick and green hip-roofed
building sets into the surrounding residential community as
if it were a part of the landscape. The tenants, a combination
of medical and business professionals, enjoy the covered and
railed walkway that runs the full length of the façade. Tom
Vogel the lead partner in the Vogel Group, L.L.C. anchors the
building with his American Family Insurance Agency.
Washington University Brown Hall Renovation
Location: University City, Mo.
General Contractor: Fru-Con/Mosley (Construction Joint Venture)
Cost: $2.5 million
Completion Date: October 1999
Architect: Paradigm Architects
Description: The renovation of Washington University’s School
of Social Work Brown Hall building was a joint venture that
achieved 60% minority participation.
Subcontractors: Corrigan Co.
Wehrenberg Theatres
Location: Lindbergh Boulevard and Baptist Church Road
General Contractor: Dar-Beck, Inc.
Completion Date: April 2000
Description: Dar-Beck’s role on this project was to help create
the nostalgic look back at the 50s. Inside the lobby of the
multiplex, the drive-in looks, and feels like a drive-in theatre
from 50 years ago. Classic cars, including a pink Cadillac and
a ’57 Chevy, offer ambiance to the drive-in, as well as the
booths for restaurant tables. A screen featuring cartoons and
old movie clips entertains guests as they get their fill of
drive-in favorites, such as burgers, hot dogs, fries, shakes
and more.
Wehrenberg Theaters— Mid River’s
Location: Mid Rivers Shopping Mall
General Contractor: Westfield Corp.
Developer: Westfield Corp.
Engineer: Heideman Associates
Cost: $4.2 million
Completion Date: December 1999
Size: 14-Screen theatre, approximately 50,000 square feet
Architect: Rataj-Krueger Architects, Inc.
Description: This 14-screen theatre was an addition to the existing
Mid Rivers Mall. It features the first “full stadium seating
theatre design” in the Midwest. The theatre also has high-back
seats, state-of-the-art acoustics, a mall focal point box office,
curved screens and a digital sound system.
Subcontractors: Guarantee Electric, Charles E. Jarrell Contracting
& Service
Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action
Location: St. Charles County, Mo.
General Contractor: Morrison Knudsen
Engineer: Morrison Knudsen
Cost: $905 million
Completion Date: September 2002
Size: 1.5 million cubic yard disposal facility with 1,000 warranty
Description: The WSSRAP is a U.S. Department of Energy environmental
remediation and restoration project tasked with the clean-up
of a 217-acre former World War II explosives manufacturing plant
and an Atomic Energy Commission uranium processing plant. The
clean-up includes the remediation and restoration of a nine-acre
limestone quarry.
Subcontractors: Jacobs Sverdrup, McCarthy, Guarantee Electric
Wentzville Commons
Location: Wentzville, Mo.
General Contractor: R. G. Brinkmann Construction Co.
Developer: The DESCO Group
Engineer: Kuhlmann Design Group
Completion Date: Fall 2000
Size: Phase I—77,800 square feet
Architect: Kuhlmann Design Group
Description: Phase one of this project will feature a new 62,000-square-foot
Schnucks Supercenter to replace an existing smaller store. The
new store is a combination food and drug store and will feature
a pharmacy, video department and much larger departments compared
to the existing store. In addition to the Schnucks, there will
be 15,800 square feet of retail shops. Several separate parcels
will be leased or sold to other businesses.
Westminster Christian
Location: 10900 Ladue Road, Creve Coeur, Mo.
General Contractor: L.A. Schaefer
Cost: $8 million +
Completion Date: December 31, 1999
Size: 54,000 square feet
Architect: Mitchell Hugeback
Description: The major addition and renovations to the campus
included a 40,000-square-foot, two-story gymnasium/science addition;
a 14,000-square-foot, two-story classroom administration addition;
the enclosure of an existing breezeway and renovation to the
5,900-square-foot student commons area. It also included a new
gateway entry element, concrete walkways, canopies and sitework.
West Pointe Bank & Trust
Location: Belleville, Ill.
General Contractor: Holland–Hinrichs Construction, Inc.
Engineer: Kuhlmann Design Group
Cost: $3 million
Completion Date: June 2000
Size: 15,600 square feet
Architect: Kuhlmann Design Group
Description: This new two-story bank has split-face block and
brick veneer exterior with EIFS and ceramic tile accents, 7/12
pitch roof with architectural shingles and standing seam metal
dormers. Features include a full basement, four walk-up teller
stations and a 1,950-square-foot drive-up canopy with five drive-up
lanes and one ATM lane.
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