McBride Homes Pays Liens Filed by Builder’s Bloc
Date Posted: June 26, 2025
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From Leader Publications: McBride Homes announced June 18 that it has paid $10 million to cover the approximately 400 mechanics’ liens its former subcontractor, Builder’s Bloc, placed on homes in Eureka, Fenton, House Springs and Imperial, and elsewhere in the St. Louis area.
According to a written statement from the Chesterfield homebuilding company, McBride decided to pay off the liens to “put a stop to the continued harassment of its homeowners by Builder’s Bloc.”
More than 100 Jefferson County homes in McBride subdivisions were tied up in a legal battle between McBride and its subcontractor, Builder’s Bloc, a construction company based in Chesterfield. The two companies have worked together for the past 10 years to build homes in the St. Louis area. However, McBride fired Builder’s Bloc in February, alleging in an April 11 lawsuit that the subcontractor breached its contract, failing to complete homes on time and costing the company $13 million in delays.
On April 18, McBride amended the lawsuit, asking for a restraining order to prevent Builder’s Bloc from filing the liens. On June 5, Judge Richard Stewart with the St. Louis County Circuit Court declined to issue the restraining order, allowing Builder’s Bloc to continue filing the liens.
“McBride has paid all liens and threats of liens that Builder’s Bloc has improperly been filing on homes built by McBride,” the homebuilding company said in a written statement.