By Jim Baer
For four years, Commerce Magazine has presented a Construction Roundtable as part of the Construction Industry special issue. This year, that group has been expanded to panels in construction and green issues with questions designed to be pertinent to each particular category.
Participants in 2008 are industry leaders, the likes of Michael Zambrana, president, Pangea Group; Derek Glanvill, president and chief operating officer, McCarthy Building Group Inc.; Joseph McKee III, president and CEO, Paric Corp;
Stephen Schoemehl, business manager, Local One, IBEW; Patrick Kellett, business manager, Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local 562; Tracy Hart, president, Tarlton Corp; Daniel Jay, managing principal, Christner Inc.; and Clark Davis, vice chairman, HOK. This is the insight these leaders have offered to the state of the construction industry in 2008 and looking towards 2009:
construction panel:
Michael Zambrana, Derek Glanvill, Joseph Mckee III, Steven Schoemehl & Patrick Kellett
How did the commercial industry fare in 2008?
McKee: While Paric is doing fine, some local firms have felt the effects of the credit crunch and a slower economy this year. The opportunities are still out there. You just need to look harder and work smarter to find them today.
Glanvill: The past four years of regional construction growth has undoubtedly slowed in 2008. This change was due to the national credit crunch affecting all industry market sectors. The national slowdown in residential markets and consumer spending impacts Wall Street and investor confidence, combined with a national election year causing local/national focus to be distracted from business to other issues.
The issues facing many contractors are not necessarily their revenues for 2009, but sales that will drive their work programs for 2010 and 2011. This is because many contractors are still working off very large backlogs that were developed through strong sales in 2006 and 2007.
Schoemehl: 2008 was a decent year, but not a good or a great year. Construction spending stepped up which resulted in full employment for several months during the summer. Our residential members have suffered and will continue to suffer due to the mortgage industry and the resulting crash in residential building.
Zambrana: Commercial construction was steady to higher in markets of institutional/healthcare and industrial/power. Certain large projects in the region will keep some of the workforce committed for the next few years. There are other commercial market sectors that have not fared as well.
We have seen a significant interest in green building by our larger clients. However, at this time, Pangea still sees price sensitivity for renovation or smaller upgrades to existing facilities. New and larger projects are likely to follow through with the LEED techniques and certification.
What do you see as major local construction/labor/green construction trends in the industry for 2009?
Zambrana: Green; i.e., construction recycling, sustainability strategies. Minimizing and improving the quality of the storm water run-off through innovative water collection and management techniques has immediate payback. Construction costs and future operating costs can be lowered in some respects by using passive detention, native plants that provide for greater interception, and by providing more direct storm water infiltration into the ground through various design approaches. Clients are now asking Pangea Engineering for this specifically with MSD storm water fees rising.
Glanvill: Signs within the broader “choppy” economy provide little but some hope for a near-term rebound in growth trends. Continued weakness will ultimately derail capital investment decisions, particularly within a more restrictive financing environment. Yet economic declines and recessions are not evenly distributed across market sectors and there are some markets where there is growth. The St. Louis region’s economic development and job growth initiatives appear promising. The current focus is in the distribution, heavy industrial, biotech process and manufacturing as well as potentially relocated financial services firms from high-lease markets on the east coast.
Schoemehl: In 2009 the construction industry should remain stable at best. The national election and recent financial failures of major companies, coupled with the downward spiral of the market could have devastating effects on the industry and increase unemployment.
Kellett: When designing a new building or remodeling an older facility most owners rely on the Architects, Engineers, Mechanical Contractors Association contractors and Plumbing Industry Council contractors to advise them on what is available to help make their facility a successful green project. The Plumbers and Pipefitters of Local 562, along with the United Association, have training departments that are dedicated to green building and development practices with education for their members in the pipe trades which includes heating systems, air conditioning, refrigeration, high efficiency plumbing fixtures and appliances, and building energy management.
Highly skilled plumbers and pipefitters will play an important role as business and industry move toward green and find new ways to maximize the use of traditional
resources, and train our members on the new technology that will produce new sources of energy. Many companies will install or replace new energy saving process equipment over the next five years to save energy, and a quality installation is vital to its operation.
The Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562 and the United Association have played an important role in the building and fabrication of ethanol and biodiesel facilities in Missouri, Illinois, and across the Midwest.
Industry is the driving force in St. Louis and across the United States for economic development, and the Plumbers and Pipefitters of Local 562 and the United Association are ready to meet the challenges for whatever new technologies are required by industry and business for oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, biofuels, coal to liquids, hydrogen, gas to liquids, geothermal and LEED.
McKee: Energy and infrastructure markets look good going into 2009. While we have been interested in sustainable buildings for some time and have built LEED-certified structures in almost all of our markets, clients are now feeling more pressure than ever to provide sustainable-friendly structures. While we’ve always been sensitive to costs, we continue to see more concern with life cycle costs for buildings. Technology has finally taken hold of our industry as well, with more and more construction firms using building information modeling (BIM) to generate and manage building data. Three-dimensional, real-time building information software helps to increase productivity in building design and construction.
What are the main obstacles the local
construction/labor/green construction industry
faces in the St. Louis region?
Zambrana: Escalating costs and labor issues are both obstacles in our region. Diversity, labor costs and jurisdictional issues are all issues that are chronic. Green building trends for new construction techniques and technology creates more jurisdictional issues.
Glanvill: St. Louis region faces the same national economic pressures, as do most cities. For most development projects, there are difficulties in making project financial proformas work in all sectors.
A much anticipated stabilizing of materials and equipment prices from the dramatic roller coaster of the past few years may become a reality in 2009. For now, inflated construction material costs continue to be a hindrance and an affordability challenge.
The commodity markets are anticipated to stabilize, yet hurricane events recently appear to not encounter much damage to refineries as expected, but the oil markets volatility makes providing uncertainty in petroleum based product prices for 2009.
McKee: Paric has been involved in the revitalization of the City for some time and there is momentum now in the growth of St. Louis. That is important, but from my perspective, in order to be successful as a community we need to look at the bigger picture and realize that we are competing in a global economy. It is critical for the success of us all that the entire St. Louis region work together—Illinois and Missouri. We need to identify and support efforts, such as the China initiative to increase the size of the pie. That’s the only way we can continue to grow and create enough opportunities for all of us.
Schoemehl: The perceived bad reputation of construction labor organization will be a problem. This reputation is perpetuated by a group of people, who have a serious dislike for organized labor, also by people who do not understand the industry has really changed and prefer to hold onto outdated thoughts and ideas. There are a few misguided labor leaders in our industry who believe that criticizing other labor organizations perpetuates jurisdictional problems and that may destroy labor harmony within our industry.
What is the state of the construction
crafts in St. Louis? Particularly with
young people who may just be
graduating from high school?
McKee: The St. Louis construction industry will continue to provide opportunities to qualified workers, even if the economy slows. While we’re currently in decent shape with the number of construction trades available to us, there is a cloud on the horizon. There will be a shortage in the future if we don’t encourage younger, talented people to enter the field. We have a great opportunity here in St. Louis with the AGC Construction Career Center High School that allows these kids an opportunity to begin early in their careers to choose a trade. As good community stewards, we need to continue to support these opportunities.
Zambrana: More emphasis has been put on outreach and training from some of the trades. I see more union advertising on sports programs and the stadium. An outreach program is being executed by Washington University and the St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers Diversity Committee to let young people see what is available first hand from various types of craft labor to estimating to construction management and engineering. Specific owners such as BJC HealthCare and Ameren have taken the lead on asking for apprentices, especially minorities on their jobs.
Glanvill: The St. Louis crafts remain strong with a deep qualified workforce. The pressure in the residential sector has fueled an additional pipeline for non-residential trades. Certain trades have a shortage of work and others, such as the mechanical and electrical trades are stressed—driven by large industrial projects in the region.
It is one of the best times ever for young people to get into the construction industry due to the clear demographic shift of older craftsmen retiring, with limited qualified replacements in a high paying industry.
Schoemehl: Local One, IBEW is extremely fortunate in attracting young men and women into the electrical industry. I certainly believe we work in the best trade and the number of applicants to our three apprenticeship programs reflects that. We typically interview approximately 500 to 600 (candidates) twice a year for what is sometimes a class of only 40 apprentices. We don’t have a problem attracting people. We just have to select the very best from a very large list.
Kellett: On behalf of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562, we feel the need for highly qualified plumbers and pipefitters is vital to the St. Louis region. Training is crucial to maintaining a high standard of quality and craftsmanship. The apprenticeship program that we have in place is a five-year program accredited with the
U.S. Department of Labor. The construction industry provides challenging jobs and continuing education combined with benefits and good pay.
There are approximately 400 applicants per year applying for the Plumbers and Pipefitters apprenticeship training programs. We are also working with the St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers along with other building trades unions to promote the
St. Louis Building Trades for students who may be interested in the construction field.
green panel:
Clark Davis, Tracy Hart & Daniel Jay
How did the commercial construction industry
fare in 2008?
Davis: The non-residential design and construction industry has been healthy into mid-2008, but the national credit crisis—which got much worse in late September—will certainly affect many segments of the market in months ahead. Office, retail, mixed-use development will be particularly vulnerable. Corporate investment remains relatively stable outside of the financial services industry.
Jay: Consistent with national trends, the sustainable design and construction movement has transformed the St. Louis construction industry. The best benchmarks for this are the rate of adoption of the LEED rating system, a voluntary certification involving modest additional investment for third party certification. At this point in time, the region has 24 buildings, which have been certified, at some level of LEED and an additional 80 registered in the pipeline. While 104 buildings over a five-year period is still a fraction of construction activity, it represents the top tier of projects, and these have the ability to transform the design and construction market place with education, training, improved manufacturing and construction practice, and of course improved design.
Hart: Overall, there were significant projects that were completed or are in the final stages of completion. Pinnacle’s Lumiére Casino and Four Seasons Hotel, Washington University’s Danforth Center, Village East and Siegel Hall, Pfizer’s new research building, Chaifetz Arena are among those. What we are seeing is a continued push to incorporate sustainable elements into projects and a growing desire to build buildings such as Wexford Science and Technology’s new buildings at the Danforth Plant Science Center, with LEED certification in mind.
What do you see as major local construction/labor/green/construction trends in the industry for 2009?
Davis: The commercial sector of the design and construction market will be slow until we experience overall economic recovery—which many say will be in late 2009 or the first half of 2010. Public projects may be threatened by lower state and local tax revenues.
Jay: While three years ago the pioneers were willing to experiment with LEED, we now see institutional, corporate and government clients mandating LEED for their projects. As LEED becomes mainstream the entire construction industry supply and waste stream becomes comfortable with the constant demand for LEED performance scorecards. In the process, what were once unique sustainable features or services are becoming normal practice. Service organizations and NGO’s are cropping up to advocate, educate, and even aid the market in recycling, energy conservation, renewable energy and water treatment.
As demand for LEED certification increases the market is also being impacted by regulatory and economic forces. The EPA mandates for storm water management, which have always been part of LEED, are now being enforced by MSD. While our regional electrical costs continue to be level, these will follow gasoline and natural gas costs and radically change the economics of energy conservation in building design. Home heating costs will jump significantly this winter.
Hart: The trend towards greener buildings will continue as we learn to better use our resources more efficiently. St. Louis, which has not traditionally been hit hard by peaks and valleys in activity, is seeing increased interest by companies on either coast as a place to do business more economically. Workforce shortages will continue to challenge us, as will increased pricing for commodities. The federal highway program’s deficit will definitely negatively impact our infrastructure programs and the economic growth that surrounds it. And then there is the unknown of our local and national government structures.
What are the main obstacles the local construction/labor/green construction industry faces in the
St. Louis region?
Davis: Over the long term, availability of a talented and trained workforce may be our largest challenge. The design and construction industry will continue to grow; despite the flat patch we’re experiencing right now. This is illustrated by the basic premise of the “2030 challenge” toward carbon neutrality in buildings and infrastructure: specifically 75 percent of our buildings in 2030 will be new or substantially renovated relative to the assets we have in 2008.
Jay: The obstacles remain the fear of change. Skeptics and some trade unions have raised objections to some “sustainable practices.” This is neither unreasonable nor unexpected. The market transformation and the “march of the mandates” will bring even the skeptics along. With the transformation the cost objections become less constraining: premium products and services become mainstream. Ultimately, change brings opportunities for all players.
Hart: With the downturn in the economy, particularly in the residential market, the construction trades are experiencing a decrease in hours. We do not want the downturn to negatively impact our recruitment efforts. Our tradesmen and engineers are retiring quickly and it is imperative that we reach out and attract people in our industry.
St. Louis is a relatively easy place to navigate with many natural resources—that is probably our biggest obstacle to green initiatives. Natural economic trends like increased gas prices and commodities are helping us to be greener in our approach to construction. Overall, I don’t see many obstacles. It is a place many clients want to be.
What is the state of the construction crafts in
St. Louis? Particularly with young people who may just be graduating from high school?
Jay: Speaking for the design profession, the young architects and designers are embracing the market change faster than their older mentors. As sustainable design enters the professional school curriculums graduates emerge into the market place looking to apply their knowledge and skills.
Caution would be the phrase word among all local construction industry leaders approaching the growth and prosperity of 2009 and beyond. These experts should know, they’ve been through trying times before.
Davis: Historically we’ve enjoyed great construction craft traditions in the St. Louis area. We need to continue to attract young people to the industry—and make a special effort to introduce minority students to design and construction careers.
2008 Construction Roundup
Arnold Commons
Location: Arnold, Mo.
General Contractor: Brinkmann Constructors
Leasing Representative: THF Realty Inc.
Developer: THF Arnold Development, LLC
Engineer: Wolverton & Associates
Cost: $62.8 million
Completion Date: October 2008
Size: 325,000 square feet
Architect: TR,i Architects
Description: Anchored by Lowe’s, Dierbergs, PetSmart and Office Depot, this is a premier retail center for the area.
Ashley Furniture Distribution Center
Location: Green Park Commerce Center, South St. Louis County
General Contractor: ARCO Construction Co.
Developer: Ashley Furniture Inc.
Engineer: Grimes Consulting Inc.
Cost: $7.6 million
Completion Date: Winter 2008
Size: 118,800 square feet
Architect: ACI/Boland
Description: Ashley Furniture Co. is more than doubling the size of its distribution center and moving its headquarters from Kirkwood to South St. Louis County where it will add 30 new jobs, bringing the local workforce to more than 300 people. Ashley is Missouri’s largest retailer of the items produced by Arcadia, Wisconsin-based Ashley Furniture Industries Inc., the nation’s largest home furniture maker.
Emerging from a 5.5-acre site, the single-story, steel-framed building is being built using beige tilt-up concrete panels and will feature a 100,800-square-foot warehouse zone for rack storage of furniture, including a refinishing shop, and 18,000 square feet of office space. The warehouse will have 38-foot clear-height ceilings, 19 docks doors, a state-of-the-art covered customer pick up zone, energy efficient lights and an in-rack sprinkler system.
BJC Institute of Health at Washington University
Location: Central West End, St. Louis
General Contractor: S.M. Wilson
Developer: BJC HealthCare
and Washington University
School of Medicine
Engineer: Geotechnology Inc.
(geotechnical)
Cost: $235 million
Completion Date: Late 2009
Size: 700,000 square feet
Architect: Cannon Design
Description: The BJC Institute of Health is the largest building to be constructed on Washington University’s School of Medicine campus. The 11-story facility, which spans over MetroLink, is a joint project between Washington University School of Medicine and BJC HealthCare. The facility will house academic departments, support operations of Barnes-Jewish hospital and BioMed 21, a multi-disciplinary initiative to speed research developments into new treatments. The building is being constructed with 8,210 tons of steel, which is being inspected and tested by Geotechnology. The firm began working with the project team in October 2007 providing geotechnical engineering for foundations. Geotechnology completed pre-construction probing to determine drilled pier bottoms, which enhanced project schedule and safety, and observed drilled pier installations for the approximately 140 rock-bearing drilled pier foundations.
Brown Shoe
Location: Clayton, Mo.
General Contractor: Clayco
Leasing Represented by: Hutkin Development
Developer: A US Equities/Clayco JV
Engineer: Stock & Associates (civil)
Completion Date: Fall 2010
Architect: Forum Studio Inc.
Description: Clayco Inc. was recently named design-builder for a new world headquarters in Clayton, Mo., for Brown Shoe Company Inc. In joining its Madison, Wisconsin-based retail and St. Louis-based divisions, Brown Shoe’s new headquarters is expected to foster collaboration and strengthen sales. Brown Shoe currently owns a 12-acre property in downtown Clayton, a suburb of St. Louis, which houses its current headquarters and approximately 650 employees. According to Brown Shoe’s Chairman and CEO Ron Fromm, there will be approximately 900 employees by the time the new headquarter opens in 2010. And an additional 250 to 400 new jobs over the next several years. The new campus will consist of an 18-story and a five-story office building, with a connecting atrium. The state-of-the-art facilities will boast commanding views of Shaw Park and downtown Clayton. Forum Studio Inc. is the architect for the new headquarters, which is being designed to achieve certification in the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Green Building Rating System.
Bryan Cave
Location: 211 N. Broadway, St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: ISC Contracting
Engineer: HOK
Cost: Multi-million dollar project
Completion Date: March 2008
Size: 225,000 square feet
Architect: DMJM Rottet
Description: An extensive two-year project divided into six phases that included renovation of six existing floors, build out of three new expansion floors, extension of existing interior stairwell and complete renovation of the existing stairs. The biggest challenge was getting the phases complete in the time frame given. There were a lot of long lead item finishes to contend with. Two floors were renovated at a time and the interior stairwell alone took 10 months to complete due to the complexity of the materials. The focal floors (35, 36) include marble flooring and Bubinga millwork throughout. The 36th floor is also the conferencing floor along with dining area, library and two-story atrium opening between floors, which provides a spectacular view of the riverfront.
Cambridge Place
Location: St. Louis, Mo. (near downtown)
General Contractor: KAI
Leasing Representative: McCormack Baron Ragan
Developer: KAI
Architect: KAI
Description: Housing development replacing Cochran Gardens public housing.
Central Park Square II
Location: The 16000 block of Chesterfield Parkway West, Chesterfield, Mo.
Leasing Represented by: Jamie Marx, Sarann Leonard,
Sachs Properties
Developer: Sachs Properties
Completion Date: 2010
Size: 150,000 square feet
Architect: HOK
Description: Central Park Square II will be the second office building to emerge at Sachs Properties’ Downtown Chesterfield—the latest phase of Sachs’ 1,500-acre Chesterfield Village master planned community. The six-story, Class A office building will form an impressive backdrop to 26,000 square feet of planned pedestrian oriented retail in a park-like setting that includes two large lakes. It will complement Central Park Square I, a five-story, 100,600-square-foot Class-A office building that opened this year and is now more than 84 percent leased. Subsequent phases of Downtown Chesterfield will involve residential, cultural, retail and office development on more than 200 adjoining acres.
Comprehensive Behavioral
Health Center of
St. Clair County Inc.
Location: East St. Louis, Ill.
General Contractor: The Korte Company
Owner’s Representative: Sitton Consulting Group
Engineer: Hoelscher Engineering (civil);
Larson Engineering (structural)
Cost: $13 million
Completion Date: January 2009
Size: 73,000 square feet
Architect: The Korte Company
Description: A new, $13 million behavioral healthcare facility on an expansive 73,000-square-foot campus at 8th Street and Trendley Avenue in East St. Louis, Ill., that will facilitate the consolidation of all of The Center’s programs and services, with the exception of its residential facilities, into one location.
Desloge Outpatient Services Building at
St. Luke’s Hospital
Location: St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies Inc.
Engineer: Heidemann & Associates
Cost: $33 million
Completion Date: February 18, 2008
Size: 154,000 square feet,
5 level with one level below grade
Architect: ACI-Boland Inc.
Description: Structural Steel building with masonry and curtain wall exterior skin housing Sports and Wellness Program, Outpatient Cardiology, Imaging and medical office space.
Edward Jones Office/Training Facility
Location: Maryland Heights, Mo.
General Contractor: McCarthy
Developer: Edward Jones
Engineer: Henneman Engineering, Alper Audi, Jacobs, Waveguide
Cost: $94 million
Completion Date: September 2009
Size: Nine floors, 372,000 square feet
Architect: Arcturis
Description: The Edward Jones Office/Training Facility, designed by Arcturis, is the centerpiece of a $260 million plan to create a corporate campus setting for Edward Jones. The project includes a nine-story training and office tower, a four-story training building, and a multipurpose space, all organized around a four-story atrium. The facility will house approximately 800 Edward Jones associates and accommodate events for up to 600 people. Innovative design concepts include a retractable seating system, an open floor plan, and special role-playing training suites that are monitored from a central control room. Distinctive architectural features include sun shelves to maximize light penetration, high quality, durable materials such as terrazzo floors, and stone, zinc and terra cotta materials that tie together the building’s interior and exterior design to create a harmonious visual appeal.
825 Maryville
Location: Town & Country, Mo.
General Contractor: Clayco
Developer: Lester Miller
Engineer: Stock & Associates (civil);
Alper Audi (structural)
Cost: $9.7 million
Completion Date: Fall 2008
Size: 80,000 square feet
Architect: Forum Studio Inc.
Description: Lester is developing an 80,000-square-foot speculative office building at the corner of South Outer 40 and Maryville Centre Drive. Clayco is design-building the shell and core for the three-story Class-A office building. Constructed of pre-cast concrete with exterior curtain wall and strip windows, the facility will include various elements of fenestration and extensive landscaping. It will be adaptable for single or multiple tenants. Employees facing the north on the first floor will have garden views, while the south entrance will open at the second level. On the interior, lobbies will feature a combination of stone, carpet and glass. An ornamental, open glass staircase will encourage employees to walk instead of using the elevator.
Subcontractors: Otis Elevator
Elsevier Build to Suit
Location: Maryland Heights, Mo.
General Contractor: Duke Construction
Leasing Representative: Whitaker Varley
Developer: Duke Realty Corporation
Engineer: Stock & Associates
Cost: $24 million
Completion Date: Summer 2009
Size: 146,000 square feet
Architect: Gray Design
Description: Duke Realty Corporation is developing a three-story, 146,000-square-foot, suburban office building for Elsevier Inc., an Amsterdam, Netherlands-based global publisher. This build-to-suit project brings together Elsevier’s multiple locations around St. Louis. Located in Riverport Business Park in Maryland Heights, the building will have a corporate campus feel, featuring a wing design and a large common entry in the middle. Efficient 48,000-square-foot floor plates are being used. On-site amenities include a cafeteria with an outside dining patio, well-landscaped grounds, and 825 parking spaces. Sustainable practices and materials are being used in the building, with a goal of receiving LEED Certification—the first facility for Duke in the St. Louis area designed to these standards. Construction on the building began in summer 2008 and completion is expected summer 2009.
Harris-Stowe State University, Early Childhood Development and Parenting Education Center
Location: St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: Kozeny-Wagner (GC); KWAME Building Group (CM)
Engineer: Alper Audi Inc. (structural); Grimes Consulting Inc. (civil)
Cost: $16 million
Completion Date: June 2009
Size: 47,885 square feet
Architect: KAI Design-Build
Description: Kozeny-Wagner is currently working on a new state-of-the-art Early Childhood Development & Parenting Education Center for Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU). The facility provides two functions: a Child-Development Center (CDC) designed to serve up to 120 children, and a Higher Education (HE) college-level classroom area with capacity for 340 students. The two-story facility presents the CDC at ground level, with a children’s playground located in the center for enhanced security, and the HE facility above. A key functional component linking the two facilities is an audio-visual system that provides real-time electronic access to the CDC from the HE classrooms, providing an additional teaching tool for HE students. Other elements in the space include an activity room, conference rooms, kitchen, offices and storage space. This project is designed as a LEED SILVER building.
Hazelwood Logistics Center
Location: Hazelwood, Mo.
Construction Manager: Paric Corp.
Leasing Representative: McEagle Properties LLC
Developer: McEagle Properties LLC
Completion Date: First building completed May 2008
Size: Building: 405,000 square feet; Development: 151 acres
Description: The first building, the 405,000-square-foot Hazelwood Distribution Center, was completed this past May at the Hazelwood Logistics Center, a 151-acre office development bounded by Phantom Drive, Missouri Bottom Road and Lindbergh Boulevard in Hazelwood, Mo. The developer is McEagle Properties, LLC and Paric Corp. served as construction manager. The business park enjoys excellent highway access to major Interstates 70, 170 and 270. It is located within close proximity to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. The Norfolk Southern Railroad also serves the Center. The location makes it one of the best sites in the St. Louis Metropolitan area for an industrial/distribution park. A retail component fronting Lindbergh Boulevard is also included in the development plans. Besides its proximity to the airport, the Center is convenient to a number of large organizations, including General Motors, Covidien, Boeing, and GKN Aerospace.
Hazelwood School District Renovations and Additions
Location: Florissant, Mo.
General Contractor: Walton Construction Company, LLC
Engineer: KAI, CDI, Ibrahim Engineering
Cost: $21.9 million
Completion Date: August 29, 2008
Size: 93,000 square feet
Architect: Thomas Roof Inc.
Description: Walton Construction completed a $22 million renovation and expansion project for the Hazelwood School District. The 93,000-square-foot project included a new learning center with classrooms for students with special needs and office space for administrative staff. Walton also built a new library at Central High School and additional classrooms and office space at Brown Elementary, all located on the same campus. Since the construction took place around an active learning environment, Walton had to carefully construct a schedule that ensured daily-learning activities would not be interrupted.
Subcontractors: T.J. Wies Contracting
Highlands Plaza III
Location: St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: SM Wilson + Co.
Leasing Representative: Balke Brown Associates
Developer: Balke Brown Associates
Engineer: Stock + Associates (civil);
KPFF Consulting Engineers (structural)
Cost: $8.4 million
Completion Date: May 2008
Size: 86,230 square feet
Architect: Gray Design Group
Description: Highlands Plaza III is the newest addition to the Highlands mixed-use development on Highway 40 adjacent to Forest Park. The four-story medical office building is occupied on its first two levels by Mid-America Transplant Services. Metallic metal panels used in a blend of colors and textures above a base of brick and glass provide a strong presence at the edge of the plaza. Visitors utilize a large covered drop-off area to access the building and are greeted by a contemporary lobby with dramatic finishes and lighting. MTS’ surgery center is positioned in the “partially below grade” lower level to naturally address the challenges presented by the site’s sloping grades. A combination of location, performance and aesthetics are sure to make Highlands Plaza III a success.
Kuna Foodservice
Location: Dupo, Ill.
General Contractor: Kadean Construction Company
Cost: $8.1 million
Completion Date: July 2, 2008
Size: 90,000 square feet
Architect: Food Tech Structures, Rockland, Mass.
Description: Kadean Construction Company recently completed a new office/distribution center for Kuna Foodservice in the new South Point Commerce Center located in Dupo, Ill. Kuna Foodservice, is St. Louis’ largest privately owned independent foodservice company and has served the states of Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma for over 90 years. The new 89,200-square-foot concrete tilt-up facility has 12,700 square feet of finished office and 76,500 square feet of warehouse and dock space. The warehouse contains a 16,300 square feet -10oF freezer and a 3,400-square-foot USDA Processing Area. Nearly 73 percent of the warehouse area is kept at precise temperatures by a state-of-the-art refrigeration system, with temperatures ranging from -10oF in the freezer to 55oF in the cooler.
Lamborghini St. Louis
Location: Nine Arnage Drive, Chesterfield, Mo.
General Contractor: ARCO Construction Co.
Developer: St. Louis Motorsports
Engineer: Stock & Associates
Consulting Engineers Inc.
Cost: $3.8 million
Completion Date: June 2008
Size: 22,100 square feet
Architect: ACI/Boland
Description: St. Louis Motorsports’ Lamborghini dealership in Chesterfield, Mo. is the 100th Lamborghini dealership worldwide and the first in the St. Louis area. ARCO engineered a fusion of retail and entertainment in the luxury car dealership. Designed as a glimmering “jewel box,” the showroom features enhanced visibility and borders a raised
60-foot-by-10-foot catwalk platform that can hold up to four automobiles.
The sales center entrance is marked by a stone pillared porte cache, while an elaborate 25-foot fountain with inlayed stone and fire features adorns a motor court that unites the Lamborghini dealership with the Bentley and Maserati dealerships. Since its opening in June 2008, the dealership has played host to multiple business and charity events.
Manchester Highlands
Location: The intersection of
Manchester Road and
Missouri Highway 141, Manchester, Mo.
General Contractor: Brinkmann Constructors
Leasing Represented by: Pace Properties Inc.
Developer: Pace Properties Inc.
Engineer: Stock & Associates
Consulting Engineers Inc.
Cost: $120 million
Completion Date: Fall 2008
Size: 550,000 square feet
Architect: TR,i Architects
Description: Manchester Highlands is taking shape on an enormously challenging site, but one well worth the investment given its location in the heart of the central St. Louis suburbs. It has relied heavily on the creativity of engineering to manage a steep, rocky grade with a 100-foot drop in elevation from one end of the 70-acre site to the other. To transform this challenging site and keep the project within budget, Brinkmann Constructor has built three stacked shopping terraces, all linked by an internal road system and walking trails. It features 10 retaining walls, to define each shopping terrace. The project has reaped $300,000 in savings by using 17,000 square feet of rock mined at the site to help form a landscaped berm. The shopping center is anchored by Wal-Mart Supercenter and Costco Wholesale Club and features six free-standing buildings and parking for approximately 2,500 vehicles.
Maverick Technologies Headquarters
Location: Columbia, Ill.
General Contractor: The Korte Company
Cost: $4.7 million
Completion Date: December 2007
Size: 34,712 square feet
Architect: Korte Design Inc.
Description: The world headquarters for Maverick Technologies was designed and constructed by The Korte Company. The 35,000-square-foot, tilt-up office building features three simulation labs, a hardware integration facility, a dining area, 30 offices and more than 75 workspaces. The headquarters houses a boardroom and a range of meeting spaces, including seven uniquely designed conference rooms. Additionally, a Learning Center, equipped with a state-of-the-art A/V system, was designed to accommodate 50 people. To promote a creative and collaborative work environment, the overall plan integrated open areas and natural lighting throughout the space.
Mayfair Plaza
Location: North St. Louis County
General Contractor: HBD Construction Inc.
Leasing Representative: Koman Properties
Developer: Koman Properties
Engineer: Stock & Associates Consulting
Cost: $15 million
Completion Date: Spring 2009
Size: 65,000 square feet in retail and outlots
Architect: TR,i Architects
Description: Koman Properties is currently working on a $15 million redevelopment of Mayfair Plaza located at the corner of Highway 367 and Parker Road. Anchored by a newly renovated Shop ‘n Save, this retail center, which currently houses Citi Financial, Blockbuster, Check ‘n Go, Jackson Hewitt, Geoffred’s Hair Salon, May’s Nails, King Beauty, Hot Fashions and a new Bank of America branch, started renovations in 2007 with a new façade, street improvements, resurfaced parking lot and landscape enhancements. Next up is the addition of 14,000 square feet of retail space to be completed in the spring of 2009. Outlots well-suited for dining establishments and retailers are also in the works.
The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis
Location: Lake Saint Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: Brinkmann Constructors
Leasing Represented by: Davis Street Land Co.
Developer: Davis Street Land Co.
Engineer: Stock and Associates Consulting Engineers Inc., Alper Audi Inc., and Durrant
Cost: Phase 1 - $33 million
Completion Date: August 2008
Size: 60 acres
Architect: M+H Architects
Description: The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis is a one-of-a-kind lifestyle center development located within Lake Saint Louis, one of the fastest growing suburbs of St. Louis. The Meadows is designed as an open-air center with an atmosphere and shopping environment distinctive from traditional enclosed malls featuring easy street front parking, outdoor gathering areas and the country’s leading specialty retailers and restaurants. SWT Design provided leadership in the development and design of the overall 60-acre site plan, creating not only a pleasant shopping experience, but also public open spaces for community gathering space where special events, concerts, and fairs will be held throughout the year. Planters, benches, decorative lighting, and ornamental wrought iron adorn the tree-lined boulevards and brick-paved walkways bringing human scale to the upscale pedestrian-friendly shopping experience.
Subcontractors: SWT Design Inc. and Alper Audi
Millipore Corporation Building 15 Research
and Development Laboratory Expansion
Location: St. Charles, Mo.
General Contractor: Tarlton Corporation
Engineer: Ross & Baruzzini Inc.
Cost: $3.5 million
Completion Date: June 2008
Size: 15, 000 square feet
Architect: Ross & Baruzzini Inc.
Description: Millipore Corporation’s Building 15 Laboratory Expansion project was initiated to support the growth of the BioPharma Services business, making room for additional key scientists in the area of drug discovery research. The completion of the project allows the continued growth of the St. Charles facility, which is situated on a 14-acre campus within the Missouri Research Park. The $3.5 million renovation project finished an existing 15,000-square-foot shell space to include new laboratories, additional office space, and an expanded lunchroom. New parking and upgraded facilities infrastructure such as a back-up generator have also been installed as part of this project. The project was completed on a fast-track design and construction schedule and existing facility operations were maintained throughout construction. The renovation for Building 15 has been designed and constructed pursuant to the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design principles.
Missouri American Water
Central Plant Improvements
Location: Maryland Heights, Mo.
General Contractor: Kozeny Wagner, Guarantee Electric and Sachs Electric
Engineer: Missouri American Water staff, HDR and Ross and Baruzzini
Cost: $7.78 million
Completion Date: September 30, 2008
Description: Starting in 1904, Missouri American Water’s Central Plant has grown steadily with St. Louis County’s population, becoming one of Missouri’s largest water treatment plants. One of four water plants serving St. Louis County, it can produce up to 217 million gallons of water per day—almost 60 percent of the system’s total capacity. Missouri American Water continually invests in plant upgrades. A recently completed
$7.78 million improvement program is helping maintain service reliability and award-winning water quality. The program includes: rebuilding one of the plant’s fourteen large basins and replacing the 50-year-old water treatment equipment; upgrading the plant’s incoming electrical switchgear and motor control center to maintain electrical service reliability; replacing several pumps that bring Missouri River water to the plant.
Novus International Corporate HQ
Location: St. Charles, Mo.
General Contractor: Clayco
Developer: Clayco
Engineer: Alper Audi (structural); Solutions AEC (electrical)
Cost: $20 million
Completion Date: Fall 2008
Size: 90,000 square feet
Architect: Forum Studio Inc.
Description: When completed, the 90,000-square-foot facility, a $20 million investment, will consolidate Novus’s headquarters and the Novus International Research Center into a single, flagship global facility. In addition to office space, the building will include 10 research laboratories, a state-of-the-art employee and customer training center, a fitness center, and a library. The Novus global headquarters is being designed within the environmentally focused framework of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. The highest level of LEED certification is platinum, and the Novus facility is designed to achieve this status.
Subcontractors: Flooring Systems
O’Fallon Township High School-Milburn Campus
Location: O’Fallon, Ill.
General Contractor: Holland Construction Services
Cost: $37.5 million
Completion Date: August 2009
Size: 160,000 square feet
Architect: William B. Ittner Inc.
Description: This new 9th grade center will consist of a 160,000-square-foot structure containing a gymnasium, multi-purpose room, cafeteria, library, administrative services, building support, operations and maintenance, and academic spaces. The development will also include a 20,000-square-foot, 740-seat auditorium. The 100-acre site will feature soccer and baseball fields, green space, parking and student commons.
Oliva
Location: The Hill, St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: Rhodey Construction
Developer: Catering St. Louis
Cost: $730,000
Completion Date: June 2008
Architect: Space LLC
Description: Renovation of the old Space Restaurant on the Hill into an event space for Catering St. Louis.
Opus Corporate Park I & II
Location: Chesterfield, Mo.
General Contractor: Opus Northwest LLC
Leasing Representative: Colliers Turley Martin Tucker
Developer: Opus Northwest LLC
Engineer: Stock & Associates
Cost: $80 million, Phase I & II
Completion Date: Spring 2009, Phase I
Size: 175,000 square feet Phase I;
175,000 square feet Phase II
Architect: ACI/ Boland;
Opus Architects and Engineers
Description: Opus Corporate Park I & II at the Kraus Farm Office Center are each 175,000 square feet five-story Class-A office buildings located on I-64 at the Timberlake Manor Interchange. The first building will open in spring 2009 and both are available for either multi-tenant or build-to-suit. Opus Corporate Park I is marketed by Collier Turley Martin Tucker at $29.50/ square feet and offers over 4/ 1,000 parking, 60 percent covered. The building exterior will be a mix of pre-cast, glass and metal. The building will be LEED Certified and the site will include considerable landscaping and water features. Given the success of its recent project, One Chesterfield Place, Opus believes that the Opus Park I and II will do very well in the tenant and investment markets.
Park Plaza Development - Phase 1
Location: Edwardsville, Ill.
General Contractor: IMPACT Strategies
Leasing Representative: Joseph E. Meyer & Associates
Developer: Joseph E. Meyer & Associates
Engineer: Sherrill Associates
Cost: $4 million
Completion Date: June 30, 2008
Size: 36,000 square feet
Architect: Hurford Architects
Description: Developer Joseph E. Meyer & Associates is introducing high-end lifestyle opportunities to downtown Edwardsville. Park Plaza, a 70,000-square-foot mixed-use development, will include new retail, office and loft apartment structures that will replace a number of old, abandoned buildings in the area. Leading this landmark transition is IMPACT Strategies, tapped by Meyer to construct the project’s first phase, which is scheduled to open in early 2008. When completed, the $12 million project will be a highly sought after destination for those who desire to live, work and play within Edwardsville’s thriving downtown district.
Pepose Vision Institute
Location: Chesterfield, Mo.
General Contractor: SM Wilson
Engineer: kpff (structural);
Heideman (MEP); Stock (civil)
Cost: $8 million
Completion Date: November 2007
Size: 37,500 square feet
Architect: ACI/Boland Inc.
Description: This two-story premiere vision correction facility functions as both a surgery center and medical office building. Patients and visitors are welcomed by a covered porte cochere leading to a dramatic two-story atrium lobby/community lecture space. The first floor design includes an Ambulatory Surgery Center complete with procedure rooms, laser surgery suites, family viewing area, exam rooms, and a Zen room. Located on the second floor is an administration suite with a call center, physician offices, conference room, resource library, optical exam clinic, optical display areas and a laboratory. The exterior of the building features a two-story curtain wall, while the balance of the building is composed of brick with stone accents with reflective glass windows.
Rodgers Townsend
Corporate Headquarters
Location: St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: BSI Constructors
Leasing Representative: Conrad Properties
Developer: Conrad Properties
Engineer: Schaefer Electric (electrical); KPFF Consulting Engineers (structural); Wiegmann Associates (mechanical)
Cost: $1.75 million
Completion Date: December 2007
Size: 48,000 square feet
Architect: Lawrence Group
Description: Rodgers Townsend approached Lawrence Group with a single goal for their new corporate headquarters—layer the future with history. Using historic Cupples Station Building One as a backdrop, Lawrence Group accommodated the 150-person advertising agency on four floors totaling 48,000 square feet. Open systems furniture, glass partitions, and partial height walls all contribute to the open office environment, creating a link from the building’s past as a warehouse for goods, to its future as a warehouse for thought. Open break out areas, coffee bars, and open source technology all provide opportunity for thought to cross-pollinate within the agency.
SSM St. Clare Health Center
Location: Fenton, Mo.
General Contractor: Alberici Enterprises
Engineer: KJWW Engineering Consultants
Cost: $147 million
Completion Date: January 2009
Size: 425,000 square feet New
Architect: HGA;
Mackey Mitchell & Associates
Description: SSM St. Clare Health Center is an innovative healthcare campus, currently under construction in southwest St. Louis County. The 54-acre campus will include the full-service hospital that will replace the current SSM St. Joseph Hospital of Kirkwood. It will be the hospital of the future, with the latest in information and clinical technology, along with a forward-thinking service delivery approach that will offer an unsurpassed level of patient care, convenience, comfort and safety. The overall campus design is centered on convenience, accessibility and patient safety, while also keeping the needs of physicians, staff and visitors top-of-mind. The facility was designed and constructed using Lean Construction practices to optimize the building’s efficiency, cost effectiveness and construction schedule.
Shoppes at Lakeside Crossing
Location: Maryland Heights, Mo.
General Contractor: Helmkampf Construction
Leasing Representative: Colliers Turley Martin Tucker
Developer: Tallbrooke Wesport, LLC
Engineer: Frontenac Engineering
Completion Date: 2009
Size: 21,200 square feet
Architect: TAO + LEE Associates Inc.
Description: New 21,200-square-foot retail center at Page Avenue and Ball Drive.
South Campus
Parking Garage
Location: St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: SM Wilson
Developer: University of Missouri-St. Louis
Engineer: PB and SSE Inc.
Cost: $5.6 million construction
Completion Date: August 2008
Size: 300-car parking garage
Architect: PB (Tom Brooks-Pilling Architect of Record)
Description: Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) was retained by the University of Missouri System to provide basic architectural and engineering services for the new 300-car parking structure that will serve the Nursing Administration Building and residence hall located at the southern end of the University of Missouri-St. Louis South Campus. The site is located east of the Nursing Administration Building and is bounded by East Drive to the west, a wooded creek bed to the south, MetroLink rail tracks to the east, and woods to the south and southwest. Services began in March 2006 and the parking structure will be complete and operational in August 2008.
Town & Country Crossing
Location: Town & Country Crossing Drive – formerly 1111 Woods Mill Road
General Contractor: Brinkmann Constructors
Leasing Represented by: Wm. Boudoures Co.
Developer: TNC Investors Inc.
Engineer: Stock & Associates
Consulting Engineers Inc.
Cost: $50 million
Completion Date: July 2008
Size: 310,000 square feet
Architect: TR,i Architects
Description: Brinkmann Constructors deployed a “green” touch to create Town & Country Crossing retail center. Engulfed in a park-like setting complete with a three-acre lake, it features landscaped flowerbeds and two 50-foot fountains flanking the entrance. More than 2,500 square feet of brick-paved walkways guide shoppers to shops, which include Target and Whole Foods, which debuted in August, and seven other retailers slated to open in the comings months. Adding to the ambiance are custom designed benches and fencing featuring stainless steel medallions. In creating Town & Country Crossing, Brinkmann reduced landfill waste by recycling more than 5,000 truckloads of asphalt and concrete. Much of the material was used to create floor slabs for retail spaces and to provide the rock base for paving the 1,945 space parking lot.
Subcontractors: Vee-Jay Cement
Contracting Co.
Troop C Highway Patrol
Headquarters
Location: Weldon Springs, Mo.
General Contractor: Brinkmann Constructors
Developer: State of Missouri
Engineer: J.R. Grimes Consulting Engineers Inc.
Cost: $5.4 million
Completion Date: May 2008
Size: 34,000 square feet
Architect: TR,i Architects
Description: The new Missouri Troop C Highway Patrol Headquarters for the State of Missouri features expanded office and storage space as well as training facilities. The building was constructed with concrete tilt-up panels fitted over a steel frame. It features a 1,700-square-foot communications room with radio dispatch area and a 4,900-square-foot shooting range with 10 target lanes. The 2,000-square-foot foyer and lobby space evokes a welcoming environment that includes a new memorial plaque honoring the troop’s fallen officers.
To optimize the site’s need to accommodate more parking for the Highway Patrol, Brinkmann and TR,i reconfigured and engineered slopes in lieu of retaining walls, to increase parking availability by 40 percent.
Subcontractors: Vee-Jay Cement
Contracting Co.
The Tudor Building
Location: 1900 block of Washington Ave. in St. Louis
General Contractor: Paric Corp.
Leasing Representative: Robert Wood Realty
Developer: Tudor Development L.P.
Engineer: Bell Electric;
Franklin Mechanical & Plumbing
Cost: $16 million (residential and retail)
Completion Date: June 2008
Size: One city block;
two levels, 104,820 square feet
Architect: Klitzing Weigh & Associates
Description: Paric Corporation has completed adaptive reuse of an entire city block with the historic renovation of the Tudor Building, which covers the 1900 block of Washington Avenue in the City of St. Louis. The renovation and recycling of this 83-year-old property is an example of the ultimate green development and the ultimate construction challenge, bringing new use to a building that was vacant for almost 20 years, and new residential and retail life to an evolving area of Washington Avenue. The $16 million, 104,820-square-foot project was completed within budget and more than two months ahead of schedule. Paric rebuilt the interior of the former Wrought Iron Range Company building, which had been used for a stove showroom, into 64 residential loft units and 14 street-level retail spaces. Lofts feature original brick interior walls, polished concrete floors and lots of light from skylights and sun tunnels. Retail spaces feature tin ceilings and clerestory windows.
Vatterott College
Location: Quincy, Ill.
General Contractor: Maas Construction
Developer: Marx Development Co.
Cost: $3.7 million
Completion Date: November 2007
Size: 33,000 square feet
Architect: HDA Architects
Description: HDA Architects has just completed a 33,000-square-foot facility for Vatterott College in Quincy, Ill. The facility cost $3.7 million to construct and includes some of the following building materials: precast concrete panels, punched windows, Alucabond panels and reveals, and glass curtainwalls. HDA Architects also designed their facilities in
St. Louis, Mo. and Des Moines, Iowa.
Villa Lighting
Location: St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: Clayco
Engineer: HF Lenz Company (civil);
Alper Audi (structural)
Cost: $3.5 million
Completion Date: December 2008
Size: 222,573 square feet
Architect: Forum Studio Inc.
Description: Clayco is design-building a 222,573-square-foot office/warehouse structure for Villa Lighting. Located on a 10.40-acre site in south St. Louis, the new structure will serve as the headquarters for the commercial lighting company. The “high-cube” warehouse will feature 32-foot clear-height ceilings, 24 dock doors, two drive-in doors and ESFR sprinkler system. The building is scheduled for completion by the end of 2008.
Washington University-South 40
Housing Redevelopment
Location: St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: Clayco
Engineer: ASDG, LLC (structural);
McClure Engineering Associates (MEP); Austin Tao & Associates (landscape)
Cost: $106 million
Completion Date: July 2010
Architects: Mackey Mitchell Associates
Description: The Redevelopment consists of several interconnected projects with a final outcome that is intended to begin a transformation of the main residential and dining area of the Washington University campus known as the South 40. It includes the phased demolitions of four buildings and the relocation and upgrade of the police station. One key component involves an extensive rework of the underground utilities that serve the South 40 and connect to the main Danforth Campus. The largest part of this project consists of a variety of new replacement buildings that will be phased in conjunction with the demolition of existing structures. There will be six different buildings incorporating student housing, a new kitchen with multiple dining options, other food service and retail venues, a meeting facility, an auditorium and outdoor spaces highlighted by a central pedestrian “European Streetscape.” There will be two phases to this project, Phase 1 is scheduled for July 2009 completion and Phase 2 completion in July 2010.
Subcontractors: Castle Contracting, Flooring Systems
Wexford Lab Building 1,
Danforth Plant
Science Center
Location: Creve Coeur, Mo.
General Contractor: Tarlton Corporation, Construction Manager
Leasing Representative: Wexford Science + Technology
Developer: Wexford Science + Technology
Engineer: William Tao & Associates
(engineer of record); Alper Audi Inc. (structural); Clayton Engineering (civil)
Cost: $19.5 million GMP (core and shell)
Completion Date: 2009
Size: 118,000 square feet
Architect: Mackey Mitchell & Associates, Architect of Record / Gaudreau Inc., Conceptual Architect
Description: Tarlton was tapped by Maryland-based Wexford Science + Technology to manage construction of the core and shell of a four-story, 118,000-square-foot research office building in the Bio Research and Development Growth Park at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. This is a LEED registered project. The first of three buildings being developed to support the needs of emerging life science companies, it will encompass wet laboratories and adjoining office space, allowing start-up businesses to efficiently conduct research and develop their products, with access to Danforth Center scientists and resources. The $36.1 million, multi-tenant building’s façade is a mixture of masonry, flat metal panel and aluminum curtain wall veneer with custom aluminum sun screens. The state of Missouri supported the project through a contribution of $1 million in state tax credits.
Woolworth Building/Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Eastern Missouri
Location: 501 North Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, Mo.
General Contractor: S.M. Wilson & Company
Leasing Representative: McCormack Baron Salazar Inc.
Developer: McCormack Baron Salazar Inc.
Engineer: G&W Engineering (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection); KPFF Consulting Engineers (structural)
Cost: $9.1 million
Completion Date: July 2008
Size: 47,000 square feet
Architect: Trivers Associates
Description: The Woolworth Building is the complete adaptive reuse of a 1932 structure in the nationally registered Midtown Historic District of St. Louis. The building, previously the Woolworth drug store, had been vacant for years. The building now houses several tenants, including the Eastern Missouri headquarters for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS), the Kranzberg Cultural Arts Center, and unassigned restaurant and office space. A lobby was developed that can be accessed by all tenants. All windows and storefronts were replaced and the limestone and brick were cleaned and repaired. The existing marquee was replaced in some areas and restored in others. New neon letters were added to the top of the building and were illuminated with LED lighting.
Worden Elementary School
Location: Worden, Ill.
General Contractor: Morrissey Construction Company
Developer: Woolpert Inc.
Engineer: Alper Audi Inc.
Cost: $8.3 million
Completion Date: July 2008
Size: 43,000 square feet
Architect: Woolpert Inc.
Description: Work on this project involved the addition and renovation of the new Worden Elementary building. The addition to Worden consisted of 14 additional classrooms to the existing Worden Alternative School, a new multi-purpose room that will serve as gymnasium and cafeteria, a food preparation kitchen, media center, and an administrative office. The classroom portion is a structural steel frame with an elevated concrete slab. The multi-purpose room was framed with precast concrete walls. The new building totaled 43,000 square feet.
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