City Authorizes Additional Repairs on Downtown Parking Garage

Date Posted: April 24, 2025

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On Tuesday (April 22) the St. Louis Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority voted to authorized an increase in the contract cap from $2.85M to $6.9M for work on a Downtown parking structure.

The increase will pay for in additional work by Western Specialty Contracting and CDG Engineers on a parking structure 400 N. Sixth Street. The two firms have been working on the garage for over a year.

The 1,500-space St. Louis Centre East garage is located near The Dome and America’s Center. It is adjacent to the Stifel Building which has an address of 501N. Broadway and spans the block between Sixth and Broadway. Stifel Financial partially leases the garage.

Western Specialty was given the green light to begin $2M worth of work in January of 2024.  The 40-year-old garage was exhibiting visible signs of deterioration, which includes cracked and spalled concrete, exposed rebar, water damage and other structural issues.

The scope of work included restoration of the curbs, columns, beams and ceiling; partial- and full-depth deck repairs; intricately designed shoring installation; post tension investigation and repair; and removal of existing coating and application of new coating.

The resolution passed Tuesday authorized an amendment to the contract with Western which capped at $2,850,000, to a new cap of $6,900,000.

Additionally, the resolution authorized an amendment to the existing engineering design contract with CDG Engineers who will design the improvements. The previous cap of $417,130 on engineering services was increased to $700,500.

City officials said that the garage’s reserve account will fund the additional repairs.