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Gaslight Square
SCI Engineering, Inc. (SCI) received a National Finalist award for its brownfields work on the Gaslight Square redevelopment project in the Engineering Excellence Awards competition sponsored by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). SCI and the project were recognized at an event referred to as the "Academy Awards for the engineering industry."
The firm was permitted to submit the project to ACEC's national competition after it received the Grand Award in the environmental category from the Missouri Chapter of ACEC.
SCI served as primary environmental engineering consultant in the redevelopment of a block in midtown St. Louis known as Gaslight Square. Starting in 2003 and continuing into 2006, SCI provided a range of consulting services, including: Phase One and Phase Two Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs); negotiation and closure of the site through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program (B/VCP); geotechnical investigations; and construction testing and observation services.
Redeveloping the site as a new urban residential neighborhood has demonstrated what is possible with an older brownfield area that had been environmentally impacted. The site has proven to be a huge success and is widely noted as proof that new higher-end residential construction can be successful within the city.
The project has re-built and stabilized a key link between Grand Center and the Central West End. What had been a significant St. Louis neighborhood with national name recognition has been saved and, in the process, Gaslight Square has helped to restore a sense of pride to Midtown St. Louis, serving as a catalyst for growth that is continuing today.
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