East Fox Homes Wins 2018 Building St. Louis Award
3.23.2018
Last night, East Fox Homes won the 2018 Building St. Louis Award in the category of Renovation – more than $5 million. The event, hosted by the St. Louis Business Journal, was held at Windows on Washington on 3.22.2018. Mark Stroker, Director Real Estate at Rise, and Chris Shearman, Executive Director at Lutheran Development Group were on hand and Chris Shearman accepted the award on behalf of the development.
Other contenders in the category were: Beatrice Lofts, Beyond Housing, and Clayton on the Park. The development is the result of a partnership between Lutheran Development Group, Messiah Lutheran Church, and Rise. We would like to send out a big thanks to all of the partners and to the St. Louis Business Journal!
Other partners include:
Messiah Lutheran Church – Developer
Rise Community Development – Development Consultant
Lutheran Church Extension Fund – Predevelopment Lender
Landmark’s Association – Predevelopment Lender
PNC Bank – Investor
Sugar Creek Capital – Investor
EM Harris Construction – Contractor
Urban Werks Architecture and Urban Design – Architect
Fox Grove Management – Property Manager
Sterling Bank – Lender
MHDC – Tax Credit Provider, Lender
City of St. Louis Community Development Administration – Lender
City of St. Louis Affordable Housing Commission – Lender
City of St. Louis Industrial Development Authority – Bond Issuer
Gilmore & Bell – Bond Counsel
Bank of NY Mellon – Bond Trustee
Missouri Department of Economic Development
Missouri State Historic Preservation Office
National Parks Service/Department of the Interior
First American Title Company – Title and Disbursing Agent
Rosenblum Goldenhersh – Borrower’s Counsel
American Family Insurance – Insurer
City of St. Louis Cultural Resources Office
Maurice Benjamin Company – Environmental
Gelateria Del Leone – espresso provider