Forum Drone Shows Vande East Development Update

Date Posted: February 7, 2023

Posted In: Drone, Projects,

This week Construction Forum drone pilot/photographer Louis Kelly of Drone Eagle LLC captures “Vande East,” which is Phase 2 of the City Foundry STL project.

The second, $125 million phase will feature a 14-story tower with 272 apartments. Also planned are an 83,000-square-foot office building, 25,000 square feet of retail space and a 481-car parking garage.

Steve Smith, principal of New + Found, is partnering with London-based industrialist Swraj Paul on the second phase. The pair invested in this Phase of the project. Greater St. Louis Inc., the region’s business group, also is an investor.

Lawrence Group is the lead architect for the project. ARCO Construction Co. is building the apartment building while Integrate Construction Partners is building the office building. Integrate Construction officials said the office building, constructed entirely out of wood, will be St. Louis’ first mass timber building.