The year 2006 saw downtown St. Louis and the St. Louis region
continue to thrive and make its mark, not only on the state,
but the nation as well with feature stories in USA Today, the
New York Times (three times) and on NPR.
In April, the St. Louis Cardinals opened their $365 million
baseball stadium showing the area that downtown St. Louis is
alive and well, capping nearly $4 billion in new downtown development
since 2000. In addition, groundbreaking for Ballpark Village,
a $700 million mixed-use retail, entertainment and residential
district is planned for early 2007. Add to that, the thousands
of lofts that continue to explode on the downtown scene, and
it’s apparent that our City is attracting lots of attention.
The mammoth $500 million investment in Highway40/I-64 will begin
in early 2007, lasting until 2010.
Commerce Magazine asked David Volk, president of Volk Construction
Company and 2006 President of the Associated General Contractors;
Bob Clark, CEO of Clayco; Pat Sullivan, executive vice-president,
Home Builders Association of Greater St. Louis and Eastern Missouri;
and Tom Dunne Sr., chairman and CEO of Fred Weber Inc., for
their views of the “State of the Industry” in St. Louis.
David
Volk, president,
Volk Construction Company |
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Robert
G. Clark, CEO,
Clayco |
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Pat
Sullivan, executive vice president,
Home Builders Association |
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Thomas
P. Dunne Sr., chairman and CEO,
Fred Weber Inc. |
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HOW DID THE COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FARE IN 2006?
VOLK: I think the industry continued to thrive with the
opening of the new stadium and the MetroLink leg to Shrewsbury/I-44
being completed. Healthcare construction continued to be a vital
component of the construction industry, and loft development
downtown continued to progress. All in all, I think 2006 was
a good year for construction.
CLARK: The industry is full speed ahead. I can’t remember
a time when St Louis was doing so well. We are currently doing
as well as any market in the nation. The political climate is
very good, with solid leadership from Mayor (Francis) Slay and
County Executive Charlie Dooley, and also solid cooperation
from the entire region, including Southern Illinois and west
of the Missouri River.
We have a tremendous amount of highway and bridge construction
underway at the state level. MetroLink invested heavily in 2006,
so those are a few real drivers. Plus, early in 2006, Express
Scripts built their new headquarters on the UMSL campus, and
Smurfit-Stone is building their headquarters in Creve Coeur.
SULLIVAN: “Infill” residential development continues
to be a growing segment of the home building market in St. Louis
and across the country. Sometimes individual new infill homes
are referred to as “McMansions,” because they are much larger
than the surrounding existing homes. Some neighborhoods have
imposed size restrictions, preventing the opportunity for renewal
in their neighborhood which would help keep it vibrant, healthy
and desirable—and keep property values up too.
Home building in the St. Louis region in general has cooled
slightly to what often is referred to as a “sustainable” pace.
While 2006 will not match the red hot record years for new homes
in 2004 or 2005, it will still be a solid home building year
and now is, without question, a great time to buy. A few weeks
ago, a national indicator (CNBC on MSN Money) forecast that
buyers are starting to seriously look more at new housing purchases.
Part of the reason is that even though interest rates have risen
a bit this year from their incredibly low levels, the rates
remain historically low, which allows buyers to get a lot of
new home—and the “wow factor” that comes with it—for their money.
DUNNE: We are not in the commercial construction industry,
but we service the commercial construction people. Commercial
has been good up until now, but it’s starting to come down.
Residential has been slow all year, and I don’t see any signs
of it picking up soon, especially here in St. Louis area, because
of high interest rates and things of that nature. I think it’s
really hurting us. Commercial asphalt—which is parking lots,
shopping centers, schools, and big areas like that—have been
very good asphalt and concrete-wise, but it’s also starting
to fall off. People are holding back until they see where the
money situation is, because you couple that with high prices
and material prices going up.
In Illinois, they’ve had a boom year. Our operations over there
have been very good, both residential and commercial, but Missouri
has been slowing down. When interest rates are wild and prices
rise, companies and major corporations tend to hold back until
they can get more bang for the buck. It’s the law of supply
and demand. Now, supply is there, but there’s no demand because
of high interest rates and higher prices.
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS MAJOR TRENDS IN THE INDUSTRY FOR 2007?
VOLK: It looks like it will be a bigger year. The big
story will be the Highway 40/I-64 project and the effect that
it will have on the overall highway network throughout St. Louis.
The Pinnacle project downtown, the Pfizer relocation, and Saint
Louis University’s new arena are some of other significant projects
that will be in full swing during the year. The Federal Reserve
Bank has decided to stay downtown and they’re going through
a major addition and renovation project also.
There’s certainly the hope that downtown will keep growing,
and I think that Ballpark Village will start and develop. I
think there still needs to be some improvement with the schools
and with ancillary grocery stores and gas stations to support
the movement back to downtown.
CLARK: We see continued strength and progress in the
area. There will be some stress on the local capacity, but overall
great progress. 2007 will be stronger than 2006 if there are
no shocks to the system.
The driving force in the market is the gaming industry. The
Pinnacle is a massive project in the City and adding fuel to
the fire. The downtown housing market is doing well. Saint Louis
University is building a $70 million research building and an
$80 million arena. Washington University is continuing to build
their medical campus and hilltop campus at a record pace. The
hospitals continue to expand, with BJC leading the investment
in the area with their new hospital in O’Fallon, Mo.
McEagle and Clayco will break ground on a 600-acre development
called North Park directly east of the airport in what was formerly
the Berkely/Kinloch development, and that will be driving a
good number of projects into the area.
SULLIVAN: In 2007, we should start to see a rebound in
new home building from the slight lull we have at present.
Buyers looking for new homes should be growing in numbers as
the year progresses.
Homes are on the market longer than would have been the case
one or two years ago. That same CNBC article I mentioned gives
an indication that there is light at the end of the tunnel,
that there will be a return, not early in 2007, but I would
anticipate that as we get deeper into 2007, the lull we’re experiencing
will be drawing to an end.
DUNNE: I think the commercial work in Illinois will be
good. A lot of things are still on drawing board. Missouri is
lagging behind considerably both from the residential and commercial
end, so we look at those two areas—one side of river stronger
and other getting weaker.
What we are looking at is the MoDOT design/build project coming
on for Highway 40/I-64. That is a big factor for next year,
because that will be the only project until it’s completed,
and that is basically in the St. Louis area until 2010. That
means that the rest of the construction for roads and improvements
to roads will be all but zero with very minor, only emergency
work.
WHAT ARE THE MAIN OBSTACLES THE INDUSTRY FACES IN THE ST.
LOUIS REGION?
VOLK: One of the things I’m looking at is the Highway
40/I-64 development. I think there is concern about general
movement of workers to the job site and what the impact this
project will have to the commuting of the industry. People are
looking at starting their jobs earlier and leaving earlier to
avoid some of the traffic delays. There may be a shift in start
and stop times for different projects just to avoid some of
the traffic that everyone is anticipating. While it might have
an impact on downtown, I think there are still a lot of different
arteries to get downtown, and people will utilize them. I don’t
see that impeding the construction progress of downtown St.
Louis.
An obstacle could be potentially a shortage of trained workers
to adequately man the projects that are scheduled for 2007.
It is always a concern to make sure that we continue to recruit,
develop and train new workers to handle the work load.
The Highway 40/I-64 project will be a big drain on the work
force. There are a lot of other projects, including Pfizer and
Pinnacle, and I think a lot of people are anticipating a shortage
of workers. We will probably be looking for some traveling workers
to shore up the potential shortage of trained skilled craftsmen.
One other obstacle is the fluctuation of material prices due
to a variety of reasons, such as foreign demand and some of
the material demands of some of these hurricane-ravaged areas.
I think material price fluctuations are still a concern of the
industry and it seems like it’s more volatile now.
A couple of years ago steel went up and came back down; but
there are definite inflationary pressures to push material prices
up due to supply and demand.
CLARK: Not enough capacity in the market to keep up with
demand and continued rising cost and material shortages. There
is a “real” shortage of crafts in the labor pool, and there
is a void in the number of people that want to enter the crafts.
Regarding the Highway 40/I-64 project, I think we’re stretched
period. I think we don’t have enough capacity in this market
in general, but you do have major projects that are finishing.
MetroLink will wrap up and that will add capacity for highway
40. Quite frankly, I think that highway and bridge work has
some capacity which hasn’t been utilized the past couple of
years because we haven’t been able to pass funding for quite
a while. So I think there’s pretty decent capability and capacity
on the highway side.
SULLIVAN: “Nice, but not necessary” government regulations
which drive up the cost of housing, making it unaffordable for
tens of thousands of households with more modest incomes. Local
government imposes many rules and regulations that are not really
intended for public health and safety purposes. It should be
government’s role appropriately to insure public health and
safety through proper adoption of public policy, through regulations
governing housing, but too often we find that a social agenda
of a completely different matter is being pursued. A perfect
example is the requirement of a high minimum lot size which
because of land costs, primarily drives up the cost of housing
to a point that a very large number of households within the
general public can no longer afford that home. Similarly, many
local cities have enacted large minimum square footage requirements
for the size of the home, again, what they have done is not
by market demand, or based upon what people can afford, but
by their opinion have prevented or prohibited a more modest
home to be built that might be brought in at a price point that
could be affordable, yet attractive for teachers, auto mechanics,
and others who can’t afford to live in $300,000 to $500,000
homes.
According to the Bureau of Census, every $1,000 increase in
housing prices means that an additional 300,000 families are
unable to purchase a home. So many people are in a tight money
position that a thousand dollar swing can have dramatic impact.
Another main obstacle is the availability of reasonably priced
land. High land prices also mean that a high percentage of
the working population has a very difficult time being able
to afford a home.
DUNNE: When Highway 40 comes online, that will be pretty
much it as far as road construction, and the sad part is that
there are no new increases coming out of the capital for funding
for future projects. There will have to be something, because
after 2010, funding for St. Louis and the outstate area will
be used up. If Missouri is going to go forward, there will have
to be some kind of tax increase between now and 2010. Or we’ll
have a zero program in this State. Illinois has a sales tax
on fuel and that propels it.
Another obstacle facing the region is that cement is up about
12 percent and oil is up 44 percent, and we have no idea where
the price of oil is going to go. We started out at about $260
per ton for liquid asphalt a year, and we’re now up to $375,
so when we bid, we have to have a crystal ball and hope we’re
right. So I think the thing that will be hard in all areas next
year is the price of materials.
WHAT IS THE STATE OF THE CONSTRUCTION CRAFTS IN ST. LOUIS,
PARTICULARLY WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WHO MAY JUST BE GRADUATING FROM
HIGH SCHOOL?
VOLK: In placing high school graduates, the AGC of St.
Louis Construction Career Center is primarily recruiting and
training city youth to focus on the construction industry. That’s
one way we’re addressing the issue.
The other issue is that in many of the trades, the average age
of joining is in the 20s instead of teens, and many times high
school graduates are not prepared to enter the construction
industry, either due to maturity factors or educational factors.
The required education to be a successful journeyman in most
trades is much more stringent than generally perceived. Math,
problem-solving, blueprint reading, and communication are just
a few of the skills necessary for an effective tradesperson.
Sometimes they will get additional education from a junior college.
Sometimes they will enter the trades, or work at Home Depot
or Lowe’s. The military is still an option for many high school
graduates. We have programs called Helmets to Hardhats, a program
that targets military personnel to get into the construction
industry. We are making more concerted efforts to target counselors
in schools to make them aware of the opportunities in our industry.
Every year, the Council of Construction Consumers puts on Construction
Careers Day. So, I think an effort is being made to again make
high school kids aware of the opportunities in our industry.
But they need to be educated in order to be effective in our
trades. The perception is that you don’t have to be as well
educated and that’s not true.
In the past, many kids followed their families’ path into construction,
but now many of those children are seeking other forms of work
and not necessarily following in their fathers’ or mothers’
footsteps into the trades, and there is a definite, tremendous
need.
CLARK: Generally the crafts do not draw from a pool of
high school graduates. It’s very difficult to recruit young
people that are getting used to technology and computers into
the trades. The industry has to do a better job of getting the
word out that the crafts are a great way to make an above average
living. We also must do a better job of recruiting from non-traditional
and more diverse potential labor markets. Minorities are still
being left out of the process and the time is ripe to align
those two issues.
With the exception of nepotism, that is, the father bringing
the son into the trades, there’s never been a market in the
crafts for kids coming out of high school. I think it’s the
perception of the trades. I don’t think people understand how
good a living it is. They look at it as hard work, being manual
labor, being out in the weather, which some people like, but
what people don’t perceive is that these are $60,000 to $100,000-a-year
jobs and they’re very steady, high paying jobs with very good
benefits, and pretty good protection in our market with the
union. So, I think there’s just generally a lack of good, clear
understanding about what a great way it is to make a living
in the crafts. My own employee base consists of great guys,
great solid family people. It’s an extraordinary way to make
a living compared to other alternatives. I think in the future
you’ll see unions doing more than they’ve ever done. We all
recognize that it’s a risk to our business. We have to go find
people and recruit them into our crafts, and we never had to
do that before. And there’s plenty of work.
SULLIVAN: The average age of many in the construction
trades has increased substantially over the years. Even though
there can be excellent pay and benefits, many young people today
who might have traditionally entered the construction trades
are opting instead to pursue other job possibilities. Efforts
in the past several years have been stepped up to inform school
counselors of the good opportunities awaiting young men and
women if they go into the construction trades, but much more
needs to be done. The demand has cooled temporarily in residential
construction, but when the market heats back up as it will eventually,
there will be a shortage of people in the construction trades
to meet the demand.
DUNNE: There are plenty of opportunities and work available
for trainees and young people. The unions have made a concentrated
effort to get young people and minorities to come in to the
field. We have a hard time doing it. We try to have speakers
go to school. There are no barriers for entry. The only barriers
now are if work is available once they get in, such as Highway
40. If they pulled the project, it would cause our company to
make a drastic cut in personnel, because we have a backlog maybe
through three-fourths of next year.
If Illinois gets their program together, we would be all right,
but Highway 40 is crucial to the entire area. One, it has to
be done and two, for the economics of the whole eastern part
of the state to keep going. But availability for young people
in the industry is the best I’ve seen it.
In Illinois, we think it will be booming with plenty of opportunity
for young people. But in Missouri, we have a tough row to hoe
and if we don’t get some kind of increase in funding for roads,
some kind of funding mechanism in this State, we’re in for some
real problems. I’m cautiously optimistic. I love this area,
love this region, but it’s amazing, night and day between this
side of the river and the other side.
AMC Theatre Westfield’s Chesterfield Mall
Location: 291 Chesterfield Mall, Chesterfield, MO
General Contractor: Walton Construction Company LLC
Developer: The Westfield Group
Engineer: Henderson Engineers
Cost: $6.8 million
Completion Date: January 2006
Size: 70,959 square feet
Architect: STK Architecture Inc.
Description: The new AMC Theatres in Westfield’s Chesterfield
Mall presented the project team with quite a few challenges.
The project consisted of a 70,959-square-foot facility, 14-plex
theater providing 2,558 auditorium seats with state-of-the-art
audio/visual technology constructed within the second and third
levels of the mall expansion.
The team, which consisted of multiple A/E’s with differing client
obligations, had to work closely to maintain a six-month, fast-track
schedule that interfaced with base-building construction, FF&E
installations and strictly adhered to critical project deadlines.
The site provided limited accessibility and lay down area with
site access through the operating mall facility. The team maintained
strict adherence to ADA standards and the highest level of finishes
and met the turnover deadline.
Subcontractors: Guarantee Electrical Co.
Ameristar
St. Charles Conference Center
Location: 1260 S. Main Street, St. Charles, MO
General Contractor: Walton Construction Company LLC
Developer: Ameristar Casino St. Charles
Engineer: Martin & Peltyn Inc.
Completion Date: Fall 2006
Size: 65,000 square feet
Architect: Berger, Devine and Yaeger
Description: As the perfect companion to the forthcoming
luxury hotel tower, Ameristar Casino St. Charles has completed
the 65,000-square-foot conference center. The new facility includes
55,000 square feet of main ballroom, junior ballroom and several
meeting rooms. It also includes a full service kitchen.
The project team faced some difficult logistical challenges
in getting men and material into the work place in the midst
of a fully functioning casino facility. Ameristar and Walton
Construction worked together to ensure the highest levels of
quality and finishes while respecting the security and operational
requirements of a very busy gaming facility.
The completed center includes the finest appointments, beautiful
imported finishes and sophisticated audio/visual capabilities.
Subcontractors: Murphy Company
Ameristar
St. Charles Hotel
Location: 1260 S. Main Street; St. Charles, MO
General Contractor: Walton Construction Company LLC
Developer: Ameristar Casino St. Charles
Engineer: Geotechnology Inc.
Cost: $8,217,000
Completion Date: November 2005
Size: 26-Story
Architect: Peckham, Guyton, Albers and Viets Inc.
Description: Geotechnology Inc. provided geotechnical
design and foundation construction inspection, including site
specific seismic response and liquefaction analysis for the
Ameristar Casino St. Charles expansion site. The expansion of
casino includes a 26-story, 400 all-suite hotel, and a nine-level,
2,200-space parking structure.
Due to the project’s site proximity to the river, challenges
include seismic design, adjacent wetlands protection, construction
adjacent to the existing facility, flood protection and riverbank
stability.
Geotechnology assisted the design team with foundation design
analysis and value engineering assessments. As a result of these
evaluations, the development utilized shallow foundations with
ground improvement. The design solution is unique to St. Louis
and provided the client with a $2.5 million cost savings over
the deep foundation alternatives. Completion is scheduled for
various phases throughout 2006 and 2007.
Barnes-Jewish
Hospital Surgery Department
Location: St. Louis, MO
General Contractor: S.M. Wilson
Engineer: Affiliated Engineers
Cost: $59 million
Completion Date: Phase 1: 2005; Phase 2: 2007
Size: 250,000 square feet
Architect: Christner Inc.
Description:
Most operating rooms on the South Campus of Barnes-Jewish Hospital
were originally built in the 1970s and were becoming increasingly
obsolete. Based on a planning process completed by Christner
Inc., a three-phase strategy was developed, using available
shell space to accelerate the schedule. The first phase of the
renovation relocated and enlarged the Cardiothoracic Intensive
Care Unit (CTICU) and added 28 new operating rooms, two post-anesthesia
care units, new case cart make-up areas, and created a new,
centralized registration and waiting area. The second phase
being completed now creates an additional 12 operating rooms
and a new central sterile processing facility. The final phase
will complete the construction of operating rooms for a total
of 48 and provide consolidated and upgraded staff support facilities.
The overall project will provide a platform for implementing
new surgical techniques and technologies.
Subcontractors:
Henneman Engineering
Bee Hat
Building
Location: 1021 Washington Avenue
General Contractor: PARIC Corporation
Leasing Represented by: Mambo Development
Developer: Matt Burghoff with Mambo Development
Engineer: KPFF
Cost: $10 Million
Completion Date: July 2006
Size: 36 units, seven-stories, 60,000 square feet
Architect: Rosemann & Associates P.C.
Description: Rosemann & Associates PC designed the Bee
Hat Building to incorporate downtown St. Louis’ trendy lifestyle
while paying homage to the building’s historic detailing.
Located in the Washington Avenue Loft District, the seven-story
structure includes six floors of residential apartments and
one floor retail space with Dubliner Restaurant and Paper Dolls
as tenants. Enhancing and highlighting the architectural details
of the building created a project that will stand the test of
time according to developer Matt Burghoff with Mambo Development.
The Bee Hat floor plans allow terrific window lines for all
units and effectively utilize open spaces in the building for
amenities and enhancements. The design challenge was to create
apartments imitating lofts. Rosemann enhanced the building’s
original elements, high ceilings and kitchens to create the
“loft-like” illusion.
Belleville Crossing — Phase I
Location: Belleville, IL
General Contractor: IMPACT Strategies Inc.
Leasing Represented by: The DESCO Group
Developer: The DESCO Group
Engineer: Kowelman Engineering Inc.
Cost: $50 million
Completion Date: October 2007
Size: 400,000 square feet
Architect: Nova Group Inc.
Description: Belleville Crossing Shopping Center will
include approximately 127 acres at the northeast and southeast
corners of Illinois 15 and Frank Scott Parkway in southwest
Belleville, Ill. This $100 million mixed-use development will
include approximately 850,000 square feet of commercial space
as well as residential space.
In the first of four phases, a 350,000-square-foot shopping
center on 57 acres will include Target, Home Depot, and small
businesses, specialty shops and restaurants. Phase I will open
in October 2007.
The second, third and fourth phases may include a mix of retail,
office space and residential units.
Public improvements will include improvements to the existing
roadway system, the development of additional roadways and signalization,
as well as improvements to the drainage system/storm system,
sanitary sewers and other public utilities to allow for commercial
development.
Subcontractors: SCI Engineering Inc. and Thouvenot, Wade,
& Moerchen Inc.
The Bogen Lofts
Location: Downtown St. Louis, MO
General Contractor: Paric Corporation
Developer: Jacob Development Group
Engineer: KPFF (structural), Murphy Mechanical and
Kent Plumbing (mechanical), Kaemmerlen (electrical), Fire
Protection Systems (fire protection).
Cost: $24 million
Completion Date: May 2007
Size: 270,000 square feet
Architect:
Rosemann & Associates P.C.
Description: Built as an industrial building at 1209
Washington Avenue 100 years ago, Paric is transforming the
structure into 126 condominiums. Each unit will feature modern
finishes and fixtures in a historic building with arched brick
windows, wood and plaster columns and tongue and groove wooden
ceilings. A tight grid of support columns, 80 per floor, will
be incorporated into the units while the first floor will
be occupied by retail storefronts.
Subcontractors: Envirotech Inc., Kaemmerlen Electric
Co., Murphy Company, Negwer Materials Inc., ThyssenKrupp Elevator,
and T.J. Wies Contracting Inc.
The Boulevard - Phase II
Location: Richmond Heights, MO
Leasing Represented by: Kristin Keane & Colleen O’Neill
Developer: Pace Properties Inc. and Prudential Life Insurance
Company Engineer: Stock & Associates
Completion Date: 2008
Size: Mixed-Use Development
Architect: The Lawrence Group and Christner Inc.
Description: The Boulevard—Saint Louis with its unique
mix of up-scale retail, fine dining, and luxury residences,
creates a vibrant urban village home to retailers and restaurants.
Phase II of The Boulevard—Saint Louis will encompass 120,000
square feet of added retail space and fine dining all to debut
early spring 2008. The Boulevard—Saint Louis has all the amenities
one could desire—state of the art elegance, comfort, flare,
convenience and class—and more style than one could imagine.
Casino Queen
Location: East St. Louis, IL
General Contractor: Clayco/Legacy Building Group LLC
Developer: Casino Queen
Engineer: Kuhlman Design (structural, electrical, mechanical);
Woolpert (civil); Manley Brothers (marine)
Cost: $50 million
Completion Date: Summer 2007
Size: 236,000 square feet
Architect: Friedmutter Group
Description: Clayco and Legacy Building Group LLC are
building the new $60 million Casino Queen gaming facility in
East St. Louis.
The two-level, tilt-up concrete building with a steel roof will
feature 22-foot-high ceilings, a new 38,000-square-foot gaming
floor (10,000 square feet larger than the current gambling area),
a buffet restaurant, a casual café, a steakhouse, a VIP lounge
and a stage bar. Featuring a southwestern theme, the entertainment
complex will replace the existing Casino Queen that is moored
along the eastern shore of the Mississippi River. The Casino
Queen will be the first landbased “boat in a moat” casino in
Illinois. The 236,000-square-foot facility is expected to open
for business during the summer of 2007.
The Center for Clinical Imaging Research
Location: Washington University School of Medicine Mallinckrodt
Institute
General Contractor: Volk Construction Co.
Engineer: William Tao & Associates Inc.
Cost: $6.5 million
Completion Date: March 2007
Size: 9,000 square feet
Architect: Ottolino Winters Huebner Inc.
Description: A 10 x 10-foot square hole in the West Pavilion
10th floor wall of BJC Hospital is the point of entry for ultra-high
precision equipment, such as a 64-slice computed tomography
(CT), three-dimensional ultrasound, high-resolution positrtonemission
tomography (PET), PET/CT, and Tesla magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI’s). Massive lead and steel shielding are being installed
in walls, ceilings and floors of all X-ray and radiation rooms,
and in adjacent patient and physician-occupied rooms. A new
chiller, to be crane-lifted to the roof, mand relocation of
radioactive exhaust systems are additional challenges; all work
is being done in an occupied facility.
In this center, researchers will take advantage of developments,
such as new compounds for molecular imaging, technologies for
functional imaging, and dramatic improvements in speed and resolution
of anatomic imaging in a centralized patient-based facility.
Subcontractors: Rock Hill Mechanical Corporation
The Center for Fine & Performing Arts
Location: Lindenwood University
General Contractor: Ben F. Blanton Construction Company
Engineer: McClure Engineering
Cost: $30 million
Completion Date: Spring 2008
Size: 135,000 GSF
Architect: Hastings & Chivetta Architects Inc.
Description: The Center for Fine & Performing Arts will provide
a new home for the departments of theater, instrumental and
vocal music, and costume and fashion design. It will be a fully
utilized teaching facility providing a world-class, hands-on
learning environment. Students will explore, through production,
the rich heritage of staging drama, broadcast television, opera,
musical theater, dance, and concerts while using the latest
technological, state-of-art scenic, lighting, and sound systems.
The 1,200-seat theater will have a full stage fly loft, grid
iron with a proscenium opening, and complete theater rigging.
It will house a vocal room, fashion design studios, dressing
rooms, over ten classrooms, performance and movement studios,
and television studio with edit suites and control room. A box
office, art gallery, computer labs, prep kitchen, and storage
space will also be included in the facility.
Subcontractors: SCI Engineering Inc.
Corporate Trail
Location: Earth City, MO
General Contractor: Duke Realty Corporation
Leasing Represented by: Jon Hinds
Developer: Duke Realty Corporation
Engineer: Stock & Associates
Completion Date: March 1, 2006
Size: 248,000 square feet
Architect: ACI Boland
Description: Duke Realty’s Corporate Trail complex is
a state-of-the-art “Class A” Type III warehouse facility. Located
directly off Interstate 70 at the Earth City Expressway, the
building is 248,000 square feet and is divisible to 83,000 square
feet.
Corporate Trail includes build-to-suit office space and 80 parking
spaces, with plenty of room to expand. The space offers 32‚
clear ceilings to give potential businesses additional space
to store products. It has 39 loading docks and 38 additional
trailer parking spaces, which means Duke’s Corporate Trail is
able to accommodate even the largest business truck fleet. There
are two additional drive-in doors for easy access. Corporate
Trail has a seven‚ sealed concrete floor slab that can withstand
4,000 PSI. The entire complex is fitted with an Early Suppression
Fast Response sprinkler system.
Culinary Arts Building—St. Louis Job Corps
Location: 4333 Goodfellow Boulevard, St. Louis, MO
General Contractor: McGrath & Associates Inc.
Cost: $3.7 million
Completion Date: March 2007
Size: 15,862 square feet
Architect: Mak Architects Inc.
Description: McGrath & Associates has begun construction
on the new $3.7 million cafeteria and culinary arts training
building for the St. Louis Job Corps Center. The project is
scheduled to be complete in 2007.
The goal of the project is to improve the corps center by providing
a modern cafeteria and culinary arts training center.
Challenges include the existing underground concrete structures.
Cupples Station #1
Location: 1000 Clark Street, St. Louis City
General Contractor: BSI Constructors
Leasing Represented by: Wendy Timm, Conrad Properties
Developer: Conrad Properties
Engineer: KPFF
Cost: $19.6 million
Completion Date: Summer 2007
Size: 78,240 square feet
Architect: The Lawrence Group
Description: Developer Conrad Properties is targeting
a summer 2007 completion of its $19.6 million renovation of
the six-story Cupples Station #1 building at 1000 Clark Street
in downtown St. Louis. Teaming with Conrad is equity partner
Rodgers Townsend, which will occupy 50,560 square feet on floors
three through six of the building originally occupied by Hammermill
Paper Co. Street level space, which Conrad is presenting to
various restaurateurs and that includes an open-air courtyard,
is not yet committed. Also available is 11,000 square feet of
office space on the second floor.
Subcontractors: Environmental Operations Inc.
Drury Plaza Hotel
Location: Chesterfield, MO
General Contractor: Drury Development
Developer: Drury Development
Engineer: Henneman Engineering
Completion Date: June 2006
Size: 275 Guest Rooms; Approximately 180,000 square feet
Architect: ACI/Boland Inc.
Description: Designed to be an upscale addition to the
Drury family of hotels and to provide a new gateway to the city
of Chesterfield, the architecture of the Drury Plaza Hotel marries
natural and synthetic materials to create a high-class facade
at an economical price. The lower two stories and canopy are
clad in natural stone with the balance of the building composed
of architectural panels. An accent color caps the building forming
a decorative cornice.
The floors are grouped by two-story curtain wall window systems
to aid in minimizing the building’s height in a primarily residential
area and earth berms and landscaping obscure the parking garage
and surface lots from view.
Ely Walker Lofts
Location: St. Louis, MO General
Contractor: Clayco
Developer: Orchard Development Group
Engineer: KPFF (structural); Bell Electric (electrical);
SystemAire (mechanical)
Cost: $35 million
Completion
Date: August 2007
Size: 372,300 square feet
Architect: Forum Studio Inc.
Description: Originally built in 1907, the 372,300-square-foot
Ely Walker Dry Goods warehouse at 1520 Washington Avenue will
feature 173 loft condominiums with a five-story atrium, as
well as 50,000 square feet of retail space and a new restaurant
at street level.
Residents will have several floor plan options, with prices
ranging from $130,000 to $300,000.
The seven-story masonry building will further include a fitness
center, a rooftop deck with a water feature, and a community
room.
Forum redesigned the building while maintaining certain historical
requirements from the National Park Service.
Clayco is marrying modern construction techniques with older
construction and making it work for the modern use intended
for this building.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Weldon Springs Building II
Location: Weldon Springs, MO
General Contractor: BSI Constructors
Developer: CRESA Partners
Engineer: EDM (structural), William Tao & Associates
(MEP), Pickett, Ray & Silver (civil), Code Consultants Inc.
(code)
Completion Date: Summer 2007
Size: 140,000 square feet
Architect: HOK
Description: Enterprise Rent-A-Car is building a 140,000-square-foot,
“Class A” office building on its campus in Weldon Springs, Mo.
Slated for completion in summer 2007, the St. Charles County
location will have the capacity to house about 800 employees.
In Building II, office space is provided on four office floors
supported by meeting/conference and dining space on the lower
level. IT space and organizational needs have shaped the planning
and design of this space. Office interiors are proposed to provide
a state-of-the-art space and are designed to facilitate maximum
flexibility and change over time.
It is planned to have the estimated 350 information systems
employees currently working in the existing 120,000-square-foot
data center on the campus move into the new building. The location
will also receive employees from other area Enterprise locations
as well as new hires.
Subcontractors: Murphy Company, PayneCrest Electric Inc.,
St. Louis Automatic Sprinkler Company Inc., and ThyssenKrupp
Elevator
Express Scripts Headquarters
Location: Normandy, MO
General Contractor: Clayco|Paric Joint Venture
Developer: NorthPark Partners
Engineer: Stock & Associates (civil), Larson Engineering
(structural), Sachs Electric (electrical), Murphy Company (mechanical)
Cost: $50 million
Completion Date: April 2007
Size: 325,000 square feet
Architect: Christner Inc.
Description: The joint venture of Clayco|Paric is general
contractor for the new Express Scripts headquarters. Express
Scripts, a Fortune 500 company, will move to its new 325,000-square-foot
facility adjacent to the University of Missouri- St. Louis campus
this spring. More than 1,100 corporate positions will relocate
and as many as 480 additional jobs will be created within the
next five years.
Subcontractors: Murphy Company and Sachs Electric
First Missouri Credit Union
Location: St. Louis, MO
General Contractor: Clayco
Developer: First Missouri Credit Union
Completion Date: May 2006
Size: 2,700 square feet
Architect: Forum Studio Inc.
Description: Clayco completed design-build in May 2006
on a 2,700-square-foot facility for First Missouri Credit Union.
Located in south St. Louis County, the new credit union allows
members to conduct transactions through personal video tellers.
Instead of waiting in a traditional line, members may conduct
their transactions through a screen that uses video conferencing
to connect them with a teller located somewhere else in the
building. There are still member service representatives in
the lobby, but the use of personal video tellers reduces the
threat of robbery, discourages fraud and allows tellers to verify
transaction information out of the member’s view. The facility
includes three personal video teller stations inside and two
outside, as well as, an exterior ATM drive-up. A clerestory
atrium provides a larger perception within the one-story building.
Gateway Industrial Power
Location: Collinsville, IL
General Contractor: IMPACT Strategies Inc.
Developer: Gateway Industrial Power
Engineer: Woolpert
Cost: Over $3 million
Completion Date: March 2006
Size: 32,540 square feet
Architect: EWR Associates Inc.
Description: A full service heavy-duty automotive facility
of concrete tilt-up construction with capacity to service more
than 20 trailers/trucks concurrently—home to both its refrigeration
sales/maintenance business and its newly acquired tractor trailer
sales business.
Subcontractors: Byrne & Jones Construction Co. Inc. and
St. Louis Automatic Sprinkler
Glazer’s Office and Distribution Center
Location: Fountain Lakes Commerce Center, St. Charles,
MO
General Contractor: Kadean Construction Company
Engineer: RH George & Associates, Houston, TX (MEP);
Pickett Ray & Silver (civil); Haynes Whaley Associates, Houston,
TX (structural)
Cost: $14 million
Completion Date: June 2007
Size: 234,000 square feet
Architect: Gromatsky Dupree and Associates, Dallas, TX
Description: Glazer’s Family of Companies, a national
distributor of wine and spirits, is consolidating its St. Louis
operations into a new state-of-the art office and distribution
center on a 23-acre site in the Fountain Lakes Commerce Center.
Kadean Construction is providing turnkey construction services
for the single-story, 234,000-square-foot concrete tilt-up facility.
The building includes 36,000 square feet of office and 26,000
square feet of cool storage area that can be expanded by an
additional 40,000 square feet.
Kadean offered value-engineering ideas that totaled nearly $500,000
in potential construction cost savings. The idea of using a
high-energy efficient HVAC system will also provide Glazer’s
with operational savings, estimated at $35,000 per month.
Based in Dallas, Glazer’s is one of the largest wholesale wine
and liquor distributors in the country operating in 11 states.
Subcontractors: Flooring Systems, Kaemmerlen Electric,
Lorenz & Associates, and P.M. Leach Painting
Hampton Inn & Suites
Location: 5650 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO
General Contractor: BSI Constructors Inc.
Developer: Balke Brown Associates
Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Cost: $13.5 million
Completion Date: May 2006
Size: 80,000 square feet
Architect: Gray Design Group Inc.
Description: Hampton Inn & Suites Forest Park is the
newest addition in the Highlands Development by Balke Brown
Associates. The building is located on the northeast corner
of the development, facing Highway 40.
The six-story, 126-room (including 42 suites) hotel successfully
captures the branded Hampton features while making an architectural
statement of its own. Rich colors and textures grace the façade
and an elegant interior makes business travelers and tourists
feel at home. A large meeting room, breakfast area, and indoor
pool are valuable amenities to guests. A separate restaurant
with outdoor dining space is also located on the site.
This signature hotel is a superb facility for the area and has
enjoyed a consistent level of occupancy stemming from surrounding
businesses, institutions and attractions in Forest Park.
Historic Fourth Street
Location: Chouteau’s Landing
General Contractor: JCI Construction
Leasing Represented by: NAI Desco
Developer: Chivvis Development
Engineer: Ladue Building & Engineering Corporation
Cost: $18.74 million
Completion
Date: Fall 2007
Size: three city blocks
Architect: The Lawrence Group
Description: A rare collection of 19th-century, commercial
buildings span Historic Fourth Street, testament to St. Louis‚
early commercial vitality. Located between the towering, southern-edge
of Highway 40 and the defining trellises of the MacArthur
Bridge, Historic Fourth Street is mere steps from the new
Stadium.
Comprised of original, two- and three-story brick buildings
that sustain many of their characteristic details, Historic
Fourth Street was home to a rich history of aspiring, small-business
entrepreneurs and is now being restored to new brilliance
with modern updates to existing structures and complementary
new construction that invokes the district’s strong historic
past.
Imaging Partners of Missouri
Location: 14825 North Outer Forty Road; Chesterfield,
MO
General Contractor: Walton Construction Company LLC
Leasing Represented by: Colliers Turley Martin Tucker
Developer: DCH ASC Services
Engineer: Guarantee Electrical Co.
Cost: $656,000
Completion Date: January 2006
Size: 2,330 square feet
Architect: The Lawrence Group Architects Inc.
Description: The project team completed the tenant finish
of this MRI suite in January of 2006. The design-build project
consisted of the interior finish of the imaging center, including
all electrical, plumbing, heating ventilation, air conditioning
and fire protection components.
One significant project challenge included altering the existing
floor, which was suspended concrete on a metal deck floor, to
support the approximately 6,500 pound MRI unit. The project
team completed this through the addition of structural steel.
Through a series of coordination meetings with the entire project
team, the MRI unit was moved out of one building and positioned
in the new building, all in one day’s time in order to adhere
to the schedule.
Subcontractors: Guarantee Electrical Company, Murphy
Company, and T.J. Weis Contracting
Lucas Lofts
Location: 1123 Washington Ave. St. Louis, MO
General Contractor: Paric Corp.
Leasing Represented by: Coldwell Banker Premier, Kathy
O’Neil
Developer: Patrick Stanley, Lucas Lofts LLC
Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers (structural), C.E.
Jarrell Mechanical Contractors, Trojahn Plumbing Company & FPS
(mechanical), Bell Electrical Contractors (electrical)
Cost: $16.8 million
Completion Date: August 2006
Size: 212,000 square feet
Architect: Rosemann & Associates P.C.
Description: The seven-story Cheerful House Building, built
in 1896, had been vacant for at least seven years. Paric renovated
and rehabilitated the 212,000-square-foot building into 103
condominiums as well as shops, a restaurant, business center,
gym, rooftop fountain, splash pool, sundeck and 103 indoor parking
spaces. The condominiums range in size from 691 to 2,700 square
feet and boast tongue and groove wood ceilings, exposed brick
walls and curved unit walls.
Subcontractors: Geotechnology Inc. and P.M. Leach Painting
Co. Inc.
Market at McKnight
Location: St. Louis, MO
General Contractor: Hensley Construction
Developer: Novus Development
Engineer: McGinnis & Associates
Cost: $30 million retail/$20 million residential
Completion Date: TBA
Size: 225,000 square feet. retail/216 residential units
Architect: The Lawrence Group
Description: Market at McKnight, Phase I The project
at the intersection of Manchester and McKnight, involves the
creation of a downtown including residential, anchor retail,
specialty retail and commercial space. The plan allows for
pedestrian use of the area. The shops feature dual frontage
for street front and access to rear parking.
Schematic
design for mixed-use redevelopment district includes: Phase
1:
36,000 square feet Anchor Retail
25,000 square feet Junior Retail
69,000 square feet Specialty Retail
Phase 2:
140 Condos/Apartments
16 Senior Townhomes
60 Senior Apartments
20,000 square feet Anchor
75,000 square feet Specialty Retail
Mercedes Benz of Progress Point
Location: Weldon Springs. MO
General Contractor: Clayco
Engineer: Stock Associates (civil) Alper Audi (structural)
Cost: $6 million
Completion Date: June 1, 2006
Size: 33,000 square feet
Architect: HDA (Holleran Duitsman Architects)
Description: Mercedes-Benz of Progress Point is the new
Mercedes-Benz Dealership in Weldon Springs, Mo. HDA was selected
to provide architectural services because of their reputation
and experience with car dealerships.
The 33,000-square-foot facility cost $6 million to construct.
The new look of this facility is the result of the Mercedes-Benz
prototype concept “Autohaus” used nationwide by dealers who
are renovating or building a new facility. Each dealer is expected
to incorporate the key design elements of the new concept. The
prototype focuses on distinct architectural elements (full glass
showroom facade, blue exterior columns, alucobond metal roof
edges, specific colors, interior configurations, furniture,
and signage).
Progress Point put special emphasis on their showroom and service
area by commissioning a local artist to paint a mural of Mercedes-Benz
history.
MetroLink Facilities 5
Location: St. Louis, MO
General Contractor: KCI Construction Co.
Developer: Metro
Engineer: HNTB
Cost: $36 million
Completion Date: May 2006
Size: 3 miles of light rail on bridges
Description: Southern-most portion of the Cross County
MetroLink line including three major bridges of which one spans
over Interstate 44. Also includes a park and ride parking lot
and Shrewsbury Station.
Subcontractors: Byrne and Jones Construction Co. Inc.,
Guarantee Electrical Co., and Kirberg Company
Moosylvania Marketing, Corporate Office Renovation
Location: Maplewood, MO
General Contractor: Tarlton Corporation
Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers; Alkemeyer & Associates
Cost: $4,129,642
Completion Date: January 2007
Size: 30,000 square feet
Architect: Klitzing Welsch Associates Inc.
Description: Tarlton has been transforming an 80-year-old
Baptist Church into new corporate offices for Moosylvania Marketing,
a local promotions and marketing firm.
The church will consist of three levels of open workspace and
conference areas. Tarlton will construct a new stairway to the
third level “loft” which will also house work space. The adjoining,
three-story school, built in the 1950’s, will be converted to
themed conference rooms and will house a focus group facility
and ideation center.
The lower level is also being fully renovated for additional
work space, a break area, full-size kitchen, and a new mechanical
room. Although Tarlton has been gutting both buildings, Moosylvania
has applied for state and federal historic-tax credits. Consequently,
a lot of the materials, such as the oak wood and stained glass
windows, will be salvaged and reused.
Subcontractors: Golterman & Sabo and Ravensberg Inc.
The Old Post Office
Location: 815 Olive Street
General Contractor: BSI Constructors Inc.
Leasing Represented by: The DESCO Group
Developer: St. Louis’ US Custom House and Post Office
Building Associates L.P.
Engineer: EDM
Cost: $42 million
Completion Date: December 2005
Size: 242,000 square feet
Architect: Trivers Associates
Description: The restoration of the Old Post Office in
Downtown St. Louis has brought back to life a magnificent piece
of architectural history of the City of St. Louis. Listed as
a National Monument, the restored Old Post Office is now home
to an impressive mix of public and commercial tenants, including
Webster University, the Missouri Court of Appeals, the St. Louis
Business Journal, FOCUS St. Louis, Teach for America, the Missouri
Attorney General, the Missouri Secretary of State, the Missouri
Arts Council, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services,
a branch of the St. Louis Public Library and a Pasta House Pronto
restaurant. In addition to being a truly beautiful and magnificent
structure, the renovated Old Post Office is now a grand centerpiece
in the ongoing redevelopment and revitalization efforts taking
place in Downtown St. Louis.
Subcontractors: Cardinal Environmental Operations Inc.,
Flooring Systems Inc., Golterman & Sabo Inc., and Tri Mech Development
Co.
Pinnacle Casino and Hotel
Location: 128 Carr Street; St. Louis, MO
General Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies
Engineer: Marnell Corrao Associates
Cost: $350 million
Completion Date: January 2008
Size: 220,000-square-foot casino; 200-room hotel; 1406-car
parking garage
Architect: Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum
Description: The Pinnacle Casino and Hotel sits on 7.3 acres
on the Landing in downtown St. Louis. The 75,000-square-foot
casino floor contains 2,000 slot machines and 40 table games.
The five-star luxury hotel has 200 guest rooms and an adjoining
luxury spa. There is also 22,000 square feet of convention/
meeting space within the hotel. A tunnel beneath Interstate
70 along the western edge of the site will provide a secure
pedestrian connection to the Central Business District, Edward
Jones Dome and America’s Center.
Subcontractors: Aschinger Electric Company, Guarantee
Electrical Co., Legacy Building Group, and Murphy Company
Pointe 400
Location: Downtown St. Louis
General Contractor: Brinkmann Constructors
Leasing Represented by: Balke Brown Associates
Developer: Balke Brown Associates and Pet Plaza Partners
LLC
Engineer: JR Grimes Consulting Engineers
Cost: $49 million
Completion Date: December 2006
Size: 258,000 square feet
Architect: The Lawrence Group
Description: The historic Pet Milk Building in downtown
St. Louis is being renovated to house 118 apartments designed
to reflect St. Louis’ most distinctive address—one with the
Gateway Arch and the new Busch Stadium as bookends.
Now known as Pointe 400, the building will host one- and multi-bedroom
apartments averaging 1,100 square feet. Amenities will include
a 24-hour health center; an outdoor spa; a library/lounge; business
center; and on-site parking.
The restoration of the building listed on the National Register
of Historic Places challenges Brinkmann to renovate with acute
attention to preserving the building’s architectural history.
In addition to interior renovations and installation of new
building systems, Brinkmann is replacing 1,180 window units
that replicate the distinctive look of the original windows—produced
by a company no longer in business.
Subcontractors: Allen Irrigation and Lawn Care Inc.,
Flooring Systems Inc., St. Louis Automatic Sprinkler Co., ThyssenKrupp,
and Western Construction Group
Principia Athletic Complex
Location: Elsah, IL
General Contractor: ARCO Construction
Developer: Principia College
Engineer: R. W. McNealy Engineering
Cost: $15 million
Completion Date: February 2007
Size: 92,000 square feet
Architect: Hastings + Chivetta
Description: ARCO Construction is building a new $15,000,000
athletic complex for Principia College in Elsah, Ill. This multifaceted
project will incorporate 92,000 square feet including a full
spectrum of indoor track and field facilities, basketball courts,
swimming pool, weight room and lockers.
Designed by Hastings + Chivetta, the complex will replicate
the existing campus architecture of deep red window frames and
earth-tone exteriors. Anchoring the complex will be a 54,000-square-foot
field house named the Coach Crafton Athletic Center after former
football coach, Jim Crafton. ARCO is also building a 15,000-square-foot
natatorium featuring an eight-lane pool with one and three-meter
diving platforms and a 23,000-square-foot core building connecting
the field house and natatorium.
Subcontractors: Aschinger Electric, Byrne & Jones, Geotechnology
Inc., Negwer Materials, and Flooring Systems Inc.
Provident Inc. Call Center & Building Addition
Location: 2650 Olive St., St. Louis, MO
General Contractor: Stocker Construction
Cost: $600,000
Completion Date: September 2006
Size: 2,700 square feet
Architect: Sutton Studio
Description: Stocker construction completed an interior
finish and expansion for Provident Inc., a local social service
organization focused on counseling, community services and social
enterprise. The steel and metal panel addition was built atop
the existing meeting rooms and includes a new call center with
a new conference room, a kitchenette and reception area. Construction
also includes interior entry stairs and ramp to the new second
floor, office renovations and exterior patio.
Subcontractors: Aschinger Electric, and Flooring Systems
Radiation Oncology Research Laboratory
Location: Washington University School of Medicine—Mallinckrodt
Institute of Radiology
General Contractor: Interface Construction Corporation
Engineer: Henneman Engineering
Cost: $2.5 million
Completion Date: January 2006
Size: 15,000 square feet
Architect: Chiodini & Associates
Description: The new Radiation Oncology Research Laboratory
is located at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology on the
campus of Washington University School of Medicine. The project
required the complete interior demolition and refit of the building’s
entire third floor. The new space includes state-of-the-art
laboratory research equipment and will contribute to the advancement
of cancer research in the St. Louis region.
In spite of the complexity and unforeseen structural issues,
the project was executed economically, safely, timely, and without
disrupting users in adjacent laboratories. The initiative, innovation,
and construction capability demonstrated on the Radiation Oncology
laboratory project is what WUSM has come to expect from Interface
Construction.
Subcontractors: Golterman & Sabo, Kirberg Company, and
PayneCrest Electric Inc.
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company
Location: 210 Maryville University Drive, St. Louis,
MO
General Contractor: Duke Leasing
Represented by: Duke/Colliers Turley Martin Tucker
Developer: Duke Engineer: Design Build
Completion Date: December 2005
Size: 40,000 square feet
Architect: Gray Design Group Inc.
Description: For their first relocation in 20 years the
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company wanted to infuse their new headquarters
with a “passion for sports.”
They used this opportunity to locate their marketing and red
teams in open areas attached to war rooms to generate excitement
and enthusiasm about the ongoing innovation of their products.
Rawlings also enlarged the showroom space so that customers
would be exposed to all of their products in a single area.
Rawlings also enlarged the showroom space so that customers
would be exposed to all of their products in a single area.
Throughout the space there is a consistent mixture of old and
new; the brick entry is reminiscent of ball fields of the past
combined with wood flooring using projection technology displaying
Rawlings logo as a symbol of their commitment to team sports.
The entire space was designed to reflect Rawlings‚ new tag line
“Innovation at Play.”
Subcontractors: Charles E. Jarrell Contracting Inc.,
Kaemmerlen Electric Company, and P.M. Leach Painting
Royal Banks
Location: Delmar at North and South, University City,
MO
General Contractor: Tri-Co
Engineer: DCE
Completion Date: September 2006
Size: 3000 square feet
Architect: Langton Associates
Description: The branch bank is located at a commercial
intersection in a residential neighborhood.
Project requirements for the small site included sufficient
public and staff parking, two drive up teller lanes, and an
ATM. Circulation is a one way system with entrances from both
streets. The building design was developed compatible with the
surrounding structures. The exterior of the building is brick
with a slate-like roof characteristic of the neighborhood.
On the interior, the conference, media center, open office areas,
and teller line open onto a large open lobby/waiting area with
a high stained wood ceiling.
Attractive materials were chosen for the low maintenance and
durability. Interior finishes include terrazzo, carpet, and
stained wood with granite, fabric and brass accents.
St. Charles Community College — Phase IV Expansion
Location: Cottleville, MO
General Contractor: Paric Developer: St. Charles Community
College
Engineer: Pickett Ray & Silver (civil), ABS Consulting
(structural), G&W Engineering (mechanical & electrical)
Cost: $13.1 million (Phase IV only)
Completion Date: August 2006
Size: 130,000 square feet
Architect: Saur & Associates
Description: Designed by Saur & Associates Architects,
the Daniel J. Conoyer Social Sciences Building, the visual arts
building and a café/bookstore provide much-needed new space
on this growing campus.
The 87,830-square-foot social sciences building includes classrooms,
computer lab, student lounge, multipurpose theater, faculty
area, and administrative suite. The 20,776-square-foot art school
accommodates a photo lab, metal- and wood-work, jewelry, painting,
drawing and ceramics. The 20,914-square-foot café/bookstore
significantly increases bookstore space and includes a full-service
kitchen, dining room and large outdoor dining areas. Walkways
link these buildings with the central campus, while additional
parking will balance campus traffic. The buildings anchor future
development of the campus around the lake, while design themes
and materials pull from the established campus buildings.
Subcontractors: SCI Engineering Inc., and T.J. Wies Contracting
Inc.
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Office Building
Location: Columbia, IL
General Contractor: Holland Construction Services Inc.
Engineer: Thouvenot, Wade & Moerchen, Inc. / SCI Engineering
Inc.
Cost: $5.11 million
Completion Date: July 2006
Size: 30,000 square feet
Architect: EWR Associates Inc.
Description: St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, based in Belleville,
Ill., opened the first urgent care center in Monroe County.
Located on four acres off Illinois Route 3 at County Road EE
between Columbia and Waterloo, Ill., the two-story, 30,000-square-foot
state-of-the-art medical facility includes space for urgicare,
lab testing, radiology/imaging, physical therapy, a sleep center
and physicians‚ offices. The radiology center gives patients
access to ultrasound, mammography, CT scan and MRI procedures.
Subcontractors: Golterman & Sabo
Saint Louis Art Museum Print Study Room
Location: One Fine Arts Drive; St. Louis, MO
General Contractor: Walton Construction Company LLC
Developer: Saint Louis Art Museum
Engineer: McClure Engineering Associates
Completion Date: March 2006
Architect: Solomon + Bauer and Dickinson Hussman Architects
Description: The Saint Louis Art Museum and Walton Construction
worked together to complete this renovation of a study room
for prints, drawings and photographs. The project included a
storage area and administrative office space on the third and
fourth floor of the historic Cass-Gilbert designed building
in Forest Park. Infrastructure modifications and upgrades were
also included. Although access to the projects was through public
areas, the project team performed the work while the Art Museum
continued normal operations, eliminating dust emissions to other
areas. Solomon + Bauer Architects served as project architect
on the renovation of the print study room and storage area.
Dickinson Hussman Architects served as project architect on
the renovation of the third floor office space.
Saint
Louis University Arena & Practice Facility
Location: St. Louis, MO
General Contractor: Clayco Developer: Saint Louis University
Engineer: Stock & Associates Inc. (civil); Alper Audi
Inc. (structural)
Cost: $80.5 million
Completion Date: March 2008
Size: 269,531 square feet
Architect: Mackey Mitchell Associates
Description: Clayco will oversee construction of a 10,600-seat
basketball arena, a practice facility and athletic department
offices and support facilities at Saint Louis University. The
Arena complex will be located near the intersection of Compton
Avenue and I-64/Highway 40 on the eastern end of SLU’s campus.
The 235,000-square-foot multipurpose arena will be home to Billiken
men’s and women’s basketball as well as concerts, family shows,
trade shows, commencements and many other events. An attached
36,278-square-foot practice facility will include a gymnasium,
locker area and offices. Construction of the arena complex is
scheduled to take 19 months and be completed in March 2008.
Mike Shannon’s Restaurant
Location: Market and 7th Street
General Contractor: H.B.D. Construction Inc.
Leasing Represented by: McGowan & Walsh LLC
Developer: McGowan & Walsh LLC
Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Cost: $3.7 million
Completion Date: March 1, 2006
Size: 14,000 square feet
Architect: The Lawrence Group
Description: Conversion of vacant building into a first-class
restaurant and banquet facility with outside seating and walk-up
bar. Operated by St. Louis favorite Mike Shannon. Project completed
in four months.
Subcontractors: CE Jarrell Mechanical Contractors, T.J. Weis
Contracting
Solae Global Headquarters
Location: St. Louis, MO
General Contractor: Clayco
Developer: Clayco
Engineer: Stock & Associates (civil); The Benham Group
Cost: $33 million
Completion Date: 2008
Size: 165,000 square feet
Architect: Cannon Design
Description: The Solae Company is relocating its global
headquarters to the Center of Research, Technology and Entrepreneurial
Expertise (CORTEX) with a new multi-million dollar research
center near Boyle Avenue and Forest Park Parkway.
Cannon Design is the programmer, planner, designer and architect
of record. Clayco is serving as the developer and general contractor
and will manage the project’s design and construction.
Solae anticipates completing the move in the second half of
2008. Approximately 400 Solae employees currently occupy space
in downtown St. Louis near Tucker and Chouteau and in Hazelwood’s
Lambert Point industrial park.
University of Missouri—St. Louis New Residence Hall
Location: St. Louis, MO
General Contractor: Kozeny-Wagner Inc.
Engineer: Kennedy Associates Inc.
Cost: $22 million
Completion Date: July 2007
Size: 133,000 square feet
Architect: KSQ Architects PC
Description: Oak Hall, the first residence hall on the
University of Missouri-St. Louis campus built from the ground
up is a six-story, 133,000-square-foot facility located on the
south end of the campus. The new residence hall includes 119
suite-style living units consisting of two and four bedrooms.
The new facility also features a pool, lounges, computer room,
convenient store, kitchen, community dining room, game room,
fitness center, mailroom, laundry facilities and storage areas.
Subcontractors: Golterman & Sabo, Professional Pest Control,
and Ravensberg Inc.
University Village Apartments
Location: St. Louis, MO
General Contractor: Paric Corporation
Developer: Bill Bruce, Rick Yackey and Rick Zimmerman
Engineer: Poehlman & Prost Inc. (civil), KPFF Consulting
Engineers (structural), Bell Electric Contractors (electrical),
C.E. Jarrell Contracting, Inc. (mechanical)
Cost: $30.5 million
Completion Date: May 2007
Size: 294,196 square-feet
Architect: Klitzing Welsch and Associates
Description: University Village Apartments near Saint Louis
University is being constructed from the shells of four existing
warehouses. Each building of the complex will feature restored
historically accurate windows, terra cotta signs, stone and
terra cotta parapet caps. One building will include a new two-story
atrium with skylights cut through an existing structure, approximately
200 feet long by 16 feet wide. The residential buildings range
from two-to-six stories high and total 294,196 square feet,
which will be converted into 241 living units, recreational
facilities and two retail spaces.
Subcontractors: C.E. Jarrell Contracting Co., Environmental
Operations Inc., St. Louis Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc., Terracon
Consultants Inc., ThyssenKrupp Elevator, T.J. Wies Contracting
Inc., and Western Construction Group
West County Christian Church
Location: Chesterfield, MO
General Contractor: The Korte Company
Developer: West County Christian Church
Cost: $5 million
Completion Date: March 15, 2006
Size: 35,000 square feet
Architect: Korte Design Inc.
Description: West County Christian Church is large religious
and educational complex that was designed and built by The Korte
Company.
The project is master planned to eventually contain up to 50,000
square feet. The overall site provides parking for over 400
cars, visitor parking, entry drop-off area, playground, and
outdoor soccer and baseball fields.
The first phase of the project contains the Family Life Center
that provides a place for worship, social, and recreational
functions including a large stage and balcony areas. In addition,
the rest of the complex provides space for church administrative
offices, second floor classrooms and meeting rooms, kitchen,
welcome center, nursery and toddler day care, pre-school, and
kindergarten instruction areas. The project used tilt-up concrete
exterior bearing walls and steel frame construction.
Subcontractors: Alper Audi Inc., Charles E. Jarrell Contracting
Inc., PayneCrest Electric Inc., and SCI Engineering Inc.
Westar Aerospace & Defense Group Inc. Headquarters
Location: St. Charles, MO
General Contractor: Paric Corporation
Developer: McEagle Properties
Engineer: Cole & Associates Inc. (civil), Alper Audi
(structural), Kaiser Electric Inc. (electrical), C&R Mechanical
Company (mechanical)
Cost: $13 million
Completion Date: January 2007
Size: 81,000 square feet
Architect: Holleran Duitsman Architects (HDA)
Description: Slated for completion in early 2007, the
new 81,000-square-foot Westar facility will be located next
to its current building on Research Park Drive, which the company
will continue to use to accommodate the growing needs of subsidiaries
Aerospace Filtration Systems Inc., and Westar Display Technologies
Inc.
Subcontractors: Geotechnology Inc., and T.J. Wies Contracting
Inc.
Wentzville Crossroads Marketplace West (Phase II)
Location: Wentzville Parkway and I-70 in Wentzville,
MO
General Contractor: Site work— Brinkmann Constructors;
building construction—S. M. Wilson & Co.
Leasing Represented by: THF Realty
Developer: THF Wentzville Development.
Engineer: Wolverton & Associates Inc.
Cost: $25 million
Completion Date: April 2007
Size: Phase II will add 47,500 square feet
Architect: Van Hooser Partnership and TR,i Architects
Description: In the fast growing St. Charles County community
of Wentzville, Mo. THF is growing Wentzville Crossroads Marketplace
in several phases. Phase I is expanding the existing Wal-Mart
to create a 220,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Super Center. Phase
II is adding a 30,000-square-foot Best Buy and 17,500 square
feet of attached retail to an existing Kohl’s Department Store
that debuted in 2005 along with Bob Evans, Bank of America and
Panera Bread. Phase II also includes an Auto Zone that opened
in Spring 2006 and a Ruby Tuesday, which will open in 2007.
Phase III has begun with the construction of a National City
Bank. Additional retail is planned.
Subcontractors: PayneCrest Electric & Communications
Westway at Gateway Commerce Center
Location: Edwardsville, IL
General Contractor: Contegra Construction
Leasing Represented by: Trammell Crow Krombach Partners
Developer: Trammell Crow Company
Engineer: Stock & Associates
Completion Date: 1st Quarter 2007
Size: 479,224 and 579,204 square feet
Architect: Mitchell + Hugeback Architects Inc.
Description: Gateway Commerce Center (“Gateway”), totaling
more than 2,300 acres, is the premier bulk distribution park
in the St. Louis area offering superior location, access, infrastructure,
transportation, labor, amenities, and economic incentives. Gateway
consists of more than nine million square feet of state-of-the-art
distribution facilities and has attracted an impressive list
of landlords and tenants; Unilever, Procter & Gamble, USF Logistics,
Dial Corporation, World Wide Technology, Inc., Owens & Minor,
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, ProLogis, H.S.A., Lanter Company, UBS,
TA Associates, and MEPT.
Phase I and II of Wildwood Town Center
Location: Highway 100 (Manchester Road) and Taylor Road,
Wildwood, MO
General Contractor: Brinkman Construction
Leasing Represented by: Koman Properties Inc.
Developer: Koman Properties Inc.
Engineer: Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers Inc.
Cost: $50 million
Completion Date: Phase I is entirely complete. Phase
II will be completed in its entirety in the spring of 2007.
Size: 88,000 square-feet
Architect: TRI Architects
Description: Wildwood Town Center is bringing new urbanism
to West St. Louis County with this new $50 million, mixed-use
development.
Phase I, completed in the fall of 2005, includes a Walgreens,
Starbucks Coffee, Amante Jewelers, Hair Saloon for Men, U.S.
Cellular, and Cold Stone Creamery.
Phase II is currently underway and will feature a two-story,
40,000-square-foot premier mixed-use office/retail building
with corner restaurant space overlooking the building’s terraced
landscaped plaza, opening fall 2006.
Two additional mixed-use buildings (an additional 24,000 square
feet) broke ground in August with an anticipated opening in
January 2007. In the heart of the development will be a sparkling
fountain that will add to the ambiance. This phase is slated
for completion in the spring of 2007.
A 112-room Clarion Collection hotel is also under construction
by Wildwood Town Center Hotel LLC.
