Tower Grove Park Breaks Ground on Two Projects
Date Posted: September 30, 2025
Posted In: Projects,
From Spectrum News: Tower Grove Park (TGP) broke ground today (Sept. 25) on two projects, the Facilities Core project and the 4 Pavilions Restoration Project.
Construction for the new building and the reimagined garden is expected to be complete in 10-12 months and it will match the Victorian style of the historic Piper Palm House.
“For this park, it’s a little bit trickier of an endeavor because we are a National Historic Landmark,” said Bill Reininger, Exec. Dir. for TGP. “There’s guidelines that we have to follow as we renovate existing structures or bring new ones in. So this facility mirrors the existing buildings as far as scale and a lot of the aesthetics but it’s a different building material to make sure that people can easily identify that it is not a historic building.”
Facilities Core Project
The event support building will have new public restrooms, an expanded catering kitchen, storage space, a bike service station and a concession stand.
“This is going to bring some new amenities to the park. It’ll have six neutral, gender neutral restrooms available to the public, as well as a concession stand.”
TGP already hosts many weddings and events.
“Having restrooms here is going to be really important to support those events. The concession stand, we always get walkers through the park who would love a cup of coffee in the morning or snacks for their kids.”
The plaza around the building will be renovated for better pedestrian access and more versatility. With curated plantings and overhead catenary lighting, they plan to host farm-to-table dinners, educational programs, weddings and other special events.