ST. LOUIS | The 314 | 29 FLOORS | 317 FT

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The 29-Story Timber Skyscraper ‘Energizing’ Downtown St Louis

AHM Group has secured $171 million in bonds for its $232 million City Commons scheme — and says faster leasing on comparable US mass timber projects has given it the confidence to proceed with The 314.

The developer of a new 29-story plyscraper in downtown St. Louis, hoping to put the city on the map for tall timber construction, is planning to break ground late, pending development approval this year. That is according to Brian Pratt, AHM managing principal and partner, who said the 314 — a 287-apartment, 15,000-square-foot mixed-use tower at 2100 Locust Street overlooking Energizer Park — will be a “great marquee landmark for Downtown West.”

The project cleared a critical financing hurdle late last year after the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority approved $171 million in bonds and a construction sales tax exemption for the broader $232 million, five-phase scheme — putting AHM Group in a position to finalise its design, secure remaining funding and select a general contractor before construction commences.