Twenty-five extraordinary developments from around the world have been selected as finalists for the 2017 Global Awards for Excellence as selected by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) for the best development and use of urban land. Two of these twenty-five projects had major construction participation by one long time St. Louis area construction firm – Blanton Construction.
The two projects that were in this elite listing from around the globe are Ballpark Village, adjacent to Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Baseball Cardinals in downtown St. Louis and Brickell City Centre in Miami. The stats on these projects are as follows:
Ballpark Village – Developer: The Cordish Companies, Designer: Design Collective, Jeffrey Beers International. On this project Blanton Construction was responsible for over half of the interior finish. The venues completed by Blanton are: Live Nation, the centerpiece and main gathering area; Fox Sports Midwest; PBR a Cowboy Bar; the Budweiser Brew House Restaurant and the Budweiser Beer Garden and Roof Top Deck.
Brickell City Centre- Developer: Swire Properties, Inc. Designer: Arquitectionica. This entire development was estimated to be worth over one billion dollars when complete and encompass 5.4 million square feet including 565,000 square feet of retail shopping. Blanton Construction completed the gorgeous 105,000 square foot, three story flagship Saks Fifth Avenue store which is the retail anchor and opened in November of 2016.
Blanton was thrilled to work with such prestigious architects and designers on these two properties and everyone will be anxious to see the winners when they are announced in October 2017 at the ULI Fall meeting in Los Angeles. To more fully appreciate the splendor of these amazing projects, please visit www.blantonconstruction.com to see how Blanton Construction’s dedication and expertise helped to bring these incredible visions into reality.