St. Louis Construction News and Real Estate (CNR)
Walt Disney's plan for the St. Louis Riverfront was rejected by St. Louis civic leaders

The St. Louis Riverfront: What’s the Attraction?

In 2005 Mayor Slay asked the Danforth Foundation for bold plans to transform the St. Louis Riverfront. Danforth explored several options and decided that nothing could be done without changes to the Arch grounds. Recently the National Park Service announced that it was open to considering that possiblity. What follows are ideas for the St. Louis riverfront that CNR solicited from architects and planners who have thought deeply about the subject.

 

Local Officials Can Learn “Nuts and Bolts” of Brownfields, July 21-25

The "Nuts & Bolts of Redeveloping Brownfields for Local Government" training course, scheduled for July 21-25, addresses the issues and obstacles to redeveloping contaminated properties for productive reuse. 05/19/2008 | Read More

P&G Leases 1.2 Million Square Feet at Gateway Commerce

Proctor & Gamble has signed a 1.2-million-square-foot lease at Gateway Commerce Center's Westway III building. 05/18/2008 | Read More

KCI Sold to Three Key Employees

On May 1 KCI Construction Company owner Doug Jones completed a deal with three key employees to transfer company ownership to them. 05/18/2008 | Read More

Coldwell Banker Commercial Announces Sales and Leases

Coldwell Banker Commercial CRA LLC has announced the following new transactions: 05/16/2008 | Read More

First Quarter Commercial Real Estate: Vacancy rate decreases in office market, but increases in industrial market

CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has released its first-quarter 2008 market analysis for the St. Louis area, which shows availability rates on the rise in the industrial market but vacancy rates decreasing in the office secto 05/14/2008 | Read More

Aschinger Electric Company Names Martin As President

Aschinger Electric Company, one of the largest electrical contracting firms in St. Louis, is making an unusual transition to a fourth generation of family management. 05/14/2008 | Read More

Green Building/Sustainability Conference Comes Here

Greening the Heartland, the premier annual conference on green building and sustainability in the Midwest, will be held June 22-24 at America’s Center in downtown St. Louis 05/08/2008 | Read More

ASA Hosts “Seal the Deal” Construction Sales Seminar June 5

Tom Woodcock, a nationally-known construction sales consultant, which teach his "Seal the Deal" seminar June 5 at the St. Louis Masonry Centre. 05/20/2008 | Read More

Home Builders Donate to Rainbow Village

The Home Builders Charitable Foundation donated $6,768 to Rainbow Village 05/20/2008 | Read More

Geotechnology Wins ACEC Award

Geotechnology Inc. has received a "Grand Award" from ACEC-Missouri (American Council of Engineering Companies) for its Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) program for MoDot's Safe and Sound Bridge Improvement Program... 02/14/2008 | Read More

NAWIC and MOWITT Host Activities to Celebrate Women in Construction Week

The St. Louis chapter of National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) is partnering with Missouri Women In Trades (MOWIT) to celebrate Women in Construction (WIC) Week March 2-8 with a variety of activities... 02/05/2008 | Read More

ACI Soliciting Information on Notable Concrete Use in St. Louis Area

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) will hold its international convention in St. Louis from Nov. 2-8. In preparation the local ACI Committee 124 is preparing a compendium of notable concrete in the Metropolitan St. Louis area... 01/30/2008 | Read More

ACI Soliciting Papers on Uplifting Concrete in Museums, Churches, and Civic Architecture

ACI Committee 124, Concrete Aesthetics is requesting presentations on the use of exposed concrete in buildings and other structures that engage, elevate, and enhance the human spirit. The papers will become part of a technical session during the Fall 2008 ACI Convention in St. Louis, Missouri, Nov. 2-8, 2008 01/30/2008 | Read More

Mary Daniels of Woodard Cleaning and Restoration Named BOMA Member of the Year

The Building Owners and Managers Association of St. Louis (BOMA) recently presented its annual "Todd Arnold Member of the Year" Award to Mary Daniels of Woodard Cleaning & Restoration. 01/22/2008 | Read More

Walton President Heads Leukemia/Lymphoma “Light the Night” Walk

Steve Biderman, president of Walton Construction, has signed on as corporate chairman of the 2008 "Light the Night Walk". 05/20/2008 | Read More

Hanneke Nails “Golden Hammer”

St. Louis' Hanneke Hardware will receive national recognition May 6 at the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas. 05/01/2008 | Read More

Negwer Adds New Materials Division

Negwer Materials Inc. has created NM Specialties, a new division that offers a one-stop shop for CSI Division 10 specialty products... 02/17/2008 | Read More

Mitchell and Hugeback Architects Changes Name to M+H Architects, Announces Project Completions

Mitchell and Hugeback Architects, Inc., has changed its name to M+H Architects and moved to Creve Coeur Corporate Center I... 02/14/2008 | Read More

Geotechnology Wins ACEC Award

Geotechnology Inc. has received a "Grand Award" from ACEC-Missouri (American Council of Engineering Companies) for its Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) program for MoDot's Safe and Sound Bridge Improvement Program... 02/14/2008 | Read More

Kaiser Brothers Sell 70 Percent of Stock in Kaiser Electric Inc.

For more than 50 years, Kaiser Electric Inc. has been a family-owned and run business. But on January 1, the company's three owners, brothers Robert, James and John Kaiser, sold 70 percent of their stock in the company to five long-time and trusted Kaiser employees... 02/05/2008 | Read More

Bruce Development Company Jumps into Clayton Office Market with $35 Million Purchase of Old Town Office Portfolio

Bruce Development Company, a St. Louis-based development, investment and management company has purchased the 185,000 square foot Old Town Executive Center, a three building office complex located at 150,165 and 168 N. Meramec 02/04/2008 | Read More

Kevin Poettker Named Business Development Director at Poettker

Poettker Construction Company has added Kevin Poettker as Director of Sales and Business Development. 05/16/2008 | Read More

New Hires at Vessel Architecture

Vessel Architecture has announced three new staff additions... 02/05/2008 | Read More

Franquemont and Cochran Join Haberberger

Mechanical contracting firm Haberberger, Inc. today announced the recent addition of Dan Franquemont and Jaime Cochran to the Affton-based company... 02/03/2008 | Read More

Clayco Adds Bruns to Marketing and Communications Group

Allison Bruns has joined Clayco Inc. as a market research and development/communications specialist... 01/24/2008 | Read More

Groves Joins Byrne Jones Construction as Project Manager/Estimator

Matthew Groves has been named project manager/estimator for Byrne Jones Construction, the largest commercial asphalt paving company in metro St. Louis. 01/22/2008 | Read More

Sandza Promoted To Associate

Ottolino Winters Huebner (OWH) has announced that Jerry Sandza has been promoted to Associate. 01/22/2008 | Read More

Mary Daniels of Woodard Cleaning and Restoration Named BOMA Member of the Year

The Building Owners and Managers Association of St. Louis (BOMA) recently presented its annual "Todd Arnold Member of the Year" Award to Mary Daniels of Woodard Cleaning & Restoration. 01/22/2008 | Read More