Category: Facilities Operations Update

Sent on behalf of Forest Park Forever. Forest Park’s prescribed burn season is from October 15, 2024, to April 15, 2025. The priority burn locations for the 2024-2025 burn season are on the map. In partnership with the City of St. Louis, Forest Park Forever is happy to report that we have had over ten […]

Sent on behalf of Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Two and a half years ago, two tower cranes were erected along Kingshighway Blvd. to lift and move equipment and supplies to construct Plaza West Tower, the 16-story inpatient facility at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Those cranes have lifted and placed tons of materials and supplies. One of the tower cranes […]

From October 23-28, we will close the 4444 Forest Park Building restrooms for floor refinishing. One set of restrooms will be inaccessible from 4 pm to 7 am from October 23 – October 28. If you have any questions, please contact Mario Turner, Director of Facilities Operations Custodial & Department Planning.

Crane picks are scheduled for Wednesday, October 16th and Thursday, October 17th. To avoid vehicular and pedestrian traffic on Scott Avenue, all crane picks will occur from the service alley on the north elevation of the building. The last crane pick is scheduled for 8 hours on November 4th. Workers began the replacement of the […]

Contractors will turn off the air handler serving the lower level to make necessary repairs. During the above-noted dates and times, the lower level will notice fluctuations in temperatures and airflow.

Workers began the replacement of the East Building’s roof on September 9th. The demolition phase has been completed. The roof replacement is scheduled for October 7th – November 4th, during the hours of 7 am – 5 pm. There will be a series of crane picks throughout the project. All crane picks will occur from […]

McKinley Avenue will close on October 19th and 20th between the 4522 McKinley building and the 718 S. Euclid parking lot entrance. This closure will allow for a crane to remove air-handling equipment from the roof of the McDonnell Science Building. A flagger will direct traffic at the corner of McKinley and S. Taylor. There […]

Wohl Clinic and Wohl Hospital restroom upgrades will occur between Monday, September 30 and Friday, November 29th. This project will require a dumpster on the north side of BJCIH (see the diagram). United Construction will place a dumpster in the highlighted section below for the project’s duration. The dumpster will not impede traffic and should […]

Starting on October 7th, construction fencing will be installed around the BJCIH utility vault on the east side of the building (see map). This will facilitate the addition of a new roof over the vault to address persistent leaks into the Metrolink tunnel. This work will take approximately four months. Thank you for your cooperation […]

Midwest Elevator will be completed with Clayton Garage elevator #60 on October 31st, finishing the north group of elevators. Immediately thereafter, the Clayton Garage south group of elevators #58 and #59 will begin remodeling one at a time. Each elevator will take ~17 weeks to remodel. The South group of elevators will be under construction […]