Local Experts in St. Louis Urban Development
With its high livability metrics, strong employment rate, affordable housing market, and ongoing transformative infrastructure efforts, St. Louis is being recognized by real estate investors nationwide as a financially-incentivized opportunity for profitable urban revitalization. The city’s existing building stock is characterized by impressive cultural heritage and architectural significance, offering developers a unique opportunity to advance the rich legacy of these notable structures toward their highest and best modern use.
The Metropolitan Build team has lived in, worked in, and been part of revitalizing St. Louis for decades, and we are passionate about helping our home and community thrive. Our extensive expertise with historic building conservation, renovation, preservation, and adaptive reuse make us the ideal partner to facilitate your investment interest in our historically rich city.
Our redevelopment services
Consultation on revitalization trends and policies
Effective urban development must begin with a solid understanding of the financially-incentivized trends in revitalization and conservation underway in the city. Local and out-of-state investors need experts who can consult on the neighborhoods and areas with the greatest potential for profitable investment that aligns with current development momentum.
With a deep understanding of every corner of this city and an extensive network of local resources, investors, and construction professionals, we facilitate the strategic investment planning process to ensure that developers maximize their opportunities for successful and sustainable projects.
Program development
We combine our St. Louis commercial real estate expertise with your goals and vision to create a comprehensive program document. The project program, including the functional and performance requirements of the completed building, required timelines and funding sources, and a phased plan for future expansions and facility improvements, serves as design direction throughout the entire construction, renovation, or adaptive reuse process.
Site discovery and selection
We use data-driven insights to develop robust feasibility studies that identify and evaluate site candidates. We take all site-specific factors into account, including whether necessary infrastructure is in place, the degree of renovation required, and whether additions are necessary or desirable to fulfill the project program.
Once site(s) and structure(s) are identified, we provide a comprehensive assessment of their unique advantages and challenges to be met before they can achieve their desired converted use.
Project financing
Whether it’s historic preservation tax credits, energy credits and PACE funding, or state-specific incentives for adaptive reuse, we have the St. Louis expertise to secure the maximum amount of additional funding possible for your project. Our goal is to fully realize the potential of your transformed structure and reimagined space, and we leverage every financial incentive and analysis possible to achieve that goal.
Environmental, architectural, engineering, and holistic project support
The sequential stages of development must be accompanied by expert environmental, architectural, engineering, and design work. By partnering with developers from the very onset of project planning and connecting them with our extensive network of local construction professionals, we coordinate and perform sequentially phased design and planning work that is essential to the urban conservation process.
All phases of design and development require commensurate budgetary and scheduling documents to guide investors toward optimal project results, while avoiding costly rework.
Existing building renovation, expansion, and preservation
Once the project is qualified for supplemental funding, financed, permitted, and approved to proceed, we serve as the general contractor and construction manager all the way through to final completion and warranty period. We have decades of experience as St. Louis renovation and historic preservation contractors, with special expertise in design-build construction.
Why partner with Metropolitan Build for St. Louis urban development?
You need a local expert who can serve as your boots-on-the-ground representative for every phase of your investment project. Here are a few reasons to choose Metropolitan Build as your partner: