/tags/buildings Buildings en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-06-05/what-safety-assessment-stickers-mean-for-homeowners-and-renters-affected-by-the-tornado After the May 16 tornado, affected residences received color-coded safety assessment tags on their front doors. Here’s what they mean for residents and what happens next. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-06-05/what-safety-assessment-stickers-mean-for-homeowners-and-renters-affected-by-the-tornado Emily Woodbury /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-05-29/st-louis-tornado-recovery-bricks North St. Louis residents and volunteers report unfamiliar trucks looking for loose bricks and other building materials in neighborhoods affected by the tornado. Thu, 29 May 2025 20:24:48 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-05-29/st-louis-tornado-recovery-bricks Emily Woodbury /economy-business/2025-05-08/vacant-buildings-st-louis-decreasing-slowly An early look at the Vacancy Strategy Initiative Report shows the number of vacant properties in the city decreased by 4% since 2018. Thu, 08 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-05-08/vacant-buildings-st-louis-decreasing-slowly Lacretia Wimbley /economy-business/2025-04-29/mayor-cara-spencer-pulls-the-plug-on-an-embattled-building-stabilization-program The Stable Communities STL pilot program used federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars to hire contractors to repair vacant or neglected buildings and then pass on those costs to building owners Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:25:06 GMT /economy-business/2025-04-29/mayor-cara-spencer-pulls-the-plug-on-an-embattled-building-stabilization-program Eric Schmid /economy-business/2025-04-14/downtown-st-louis-turnaround-million-incremental-steps-vacancy The city has made progress on two prominent vacant buildings in the past year, but rebounding from a “real estate nightmare” will take many more years. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-04-14/downtown-st-louis-turnaround-million-incremental-steps-vacancy Eric Schmid /economy-business/2025-03-26/huge-vacant-downtown-offices-converted-apartments-study A study released Wednesday by the Brookings Institution examines how St. Louis could reverse the perception of downtown as a "real estate nightmare" by converting office buildings to residential uses. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:05:06 GMT /economy-business/2025-03-26/huge-vacant-downtown-offices-converted-apartments-study Eric Schmid /economy-business/2025-02-24/st-louis-vacancy-long-war It’s a problem that metastasized over decades, making it unrealistic to expect a speedy solution to the roughly 25,000 vacant buildings and lots inside city limits. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-02-24/st-louis-vacancy-long-war Eric Schmid /news-briefs/2025-01-03/railway-exchange-building-priced-at-4-75-million-in-eminent-domain-case It comes in a Commissioners’ Report filed Friday as part of the eminent domain case involving the prominent and long-vacant downtown building. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:48:14 GMT /news-briefs/2025-01-03/railway-exchange-building-priced-at-4-75-million-in-eminent-domain-case Eric Schmid /news-briefs/2024-12-17/st-louis-tishaura-jones-building-division-investigation St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones called for investigations into the city’s building division after corruption allegations against inspectors. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:10:29 GMT /news-briefs/2024-12-17/st-louis-tishaura-jones-building-division-investigation Chad Davis /economy-business/2024-03-15/what-a-row-of-crumbling-kingshighway-homes-can-tell-us-about-st-louis-vacancy St. Louis has roughly 20,000 vacant properties, most of which are in north city and have no buildings on them. Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-03-15/what-a-row-of-crumbling-kingshighway-homes-can-tell-us-about-st-louis-vacancy Eric Schmid