This week Shemika teams up with Consumer Choice Construction, one of our main contractors in Cleveland. We get to meet the whole team and see them at work on a new refurbishment project which is currently taking place.
This week Shemika and Bader meet up with Russ Abrams from First Meridian Title Agency. Russ gives an insight into the US buying process and discusses the key role a title company play in the purchase process.
St. Louis had a huge year for construction in 2018. The number of building permits issued saw an increase in nearly every neighbourhood and the value of new projects last year totalled more than $1 billion. As a result, dozens of projects are now breaking ground in 2019. In the past few years the St. Louis area has seen $6.6 billion in planned and in-progress construction projects across the 25 largest projects. Here are some of the most significant developments to be excited about in St Louis: Green Street Development is spending $90 million to bring restaurants, bars, a pool and a wellness center to the derelict St. Louis Armory. A $97 million project from Lodging Hospitality Management will turn St. Louis Union Station into an entertainment complex with food trucks, an aquarium and a Ferris wheel. And a $134 million Lawrence Group development at the former Century Electric Co. foundry in Midtown will include bars, restaurants, office space and an Alamo Drafthouse cinema. St. Louis has been reshaping its riverfront with projects like Laclede’s Landing and the ongoing $380-million makeover of Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and its landmark Gateway Arch. There is also a $240 million university campus expansion, a $550 million hospital renovation and a $770 million office space extension – all of which will be enhancing the appearance of the area. The largest development is a national headquarters building which is costing $1.7 billion. St. Louis has quietly evolved into one of the high-tech hubs of the Midwest in recent years. Boeing, Unisys and Hudson’s Bay Company are among the many companies that have opted to expand their tech operations in St. Louis. Tech recruiting portal Dice.com has reported several times that the city is among the fastest-growing in the United States for new jobs in the tech sector. Saint Louis is turning into a very modern city and we have also seen a plethora of boutique hotel developments around the city, with more than $400 million currently being invested to restore and repurpose historic structures into boutique hotels. Of that total, more than $304 million is being invested in a total of six Downtown St. Louis boutique hotel projects. Another $111 million is being pumped into three ventures in the Central West End, Midtown’s Cortex Innovation Community and Clayton. One of the most exciting projects is Ball Park Village Phase 2. Saint Louis loves baseball and so there is huge anticipation for the work being done here. On the west side of the existing Ball Park there will be a new large office building and hotel featuring a special events space. On the east side, a 29 story residential apartment building is in the pipeline. Both sides will have outstanding views into the Busch Stadium, and additional retail and restaurants in between. It’s been five years since the project’s groundbreaking and four years since workers completed Phase I, a $100 million, 120,000-square-foot entertainment complex with restaurants, event spaces, a giant sports bar with a 40-foot LED screen, a Majestic gift shop and the Cardinals Hall of Fame & Museum. The complex’s centerpiece is the sports bar and concert venue FOX Sports Midwest Live! It has a 100-foot retractable glass roof, 200-seat restaurant and VIP lounge, in addition to the 40-foot LED screen. Saint Louis has so much going on right now. In fact, data from the Emerging Trends survey suggests that the real estate industry in St. Louis is poised to stay on a upward path in 2019, which is great news for investors looking to buy property in the area. If you are thinking of investing in a buy-to-let property in St. Louis, email invest@globalinvestmentsincorporated.com and our team will be happy to help.
This week Shemika teams up with Johnny from Home Detective inspection company, you get to see what they look out for both inside and outside the home.
For a bit of fun Global Investments recently compiled a list of who we feel are the top 10 famous people that were either born, grew up or had their careers heavily influenced in Cleveland Ohio & then more recently Baltimore. According to the latest press Saint Louis has been named as the second hottest investment city in the US for 2019. St. Louis is a large city in Missouri, located in the east central part of the state on the Mississippi River. Saint Louis offers investors an incredible opportunity to buy undervalued properties in a very strong rental market. Global Investments have now started selling in St Louis, for more information visit https://globalinvestsinc.com/st-louis-investment-property So lets see what St Louis has contributed to the world when it comes to unique individuals that were either born, grew up or had their careers heavily influenced in the city. 10. Marilyn Vos Savant A strange start as you have probably never heard of Marilyn Von Savant. Born August 11, 1946, in St. Louis, Marilyn was deemed the person with the highest IQ in history and would hold the Guinness World Record until the category was discontinued in 1990. At just 10 years old she had the mental capabilities of a 23-year-old. According to the Stanford-Binet, her IQ was a whopping 228. Despite her unprecedented IQ, Marilyn had as normal an education as anyone. She went to her local high school and worked at her father’s general store after school. She started her undergrad career at the Meramec Community College, then moved on to study philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis. Though she is undoubtedly one of, if not the, smartest human on the planet, Marilyn vos Savant has managed to stay almost completely out of the spotlight. So today you have learned of a new famous person from St Louis that ironically is not famous 🙂 9. Scott Bakula Scott Stewart Bakula is an American actor, singer and director. Born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 9, 1954, His primary lead roles were in two cience-fiction television series as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap, and as Captain Jonathan Archer on Star Trek: Enterprise. For Quantum Leap he received four Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award. Scott attended the local Keysor Elementary School, the music teacher asked him to audition to sing with the St. Louis Symphony choir, that led Scott to sing with the First Presbyterian Church in Kirkwood, St Louis. Those experiences started Scott on the road to musical-theatre work, which eventually led him to a very successful career. 8. Kate Capshaw Kathleen Capshaw Spielberg born November 3, 1953 is an American retired actress, best known for her portrayal of Willie Scott, an American nightclub singer and performer in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), directed by eventual husband Steven Spielberg. Since then, she starred in Dreamscape (1984), Power (1986), Black Rain (1989), Love Affair (1994), Just Cause (1995) and The Love Letter (1999). Kathleen moved to St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of five, and graduated from Hazelwood Senior High, now called Hazelwood Central High School, in 1972. Capshaw earned a degree in education from the University of Missouri. 7. Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. born November 2, 1974, known professionally as Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, investor, and occasional actor from St. Louis, Missouri. RIAA ranks Nelly as the fourth best-selling rap artist in American music history, with 21 million albums sold in the United States. On December 11, 2009, Billboard ranked Nelly the number three Top Artist of the Decade. in 2011, Nelly partnered with St. Louis-based Vatterott College to open a music production school in downtown St. Louis called Ex’treme Institute. 6. Akon Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, born April 16, 1973 is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and actor. Akon was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of “Locked Up”, the first single from his debut album, Trouble. He has since founded two successful record labels, Konvict Muzik and KonLive Distribution. The labels served as a stepping stone for many soon-to-be successful acts, such as Lady Gaga. Akin also produced records mainly for artists on his respective labels, as well as for other artists such as Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Lionel Richie, Leona Lewis, Sean Paul and Whitney Houston. 5. Jimmy Connors James Scott Connors, born September 2, 1952 is a retired American world No. 1 tennis player who held the top ATP ranking for a then-record 160 consecutive weeks from 1974 to 1977 and a career total of 268 weeks. Connors grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. Connors won eight Grand Slam singles championships, five US Opens, two Wimbledon’s, and one Australian Open. Jimmy Connors reflecting on his tennis career, saying he owns much of his success to his mother, Gloria, when the Connors family lived in East St. Louis. 4. Vincent Price Vincent Leonard Price Jr was an American actor best known for his performances in horror films. Price was born on May 27, 1911, in St. Louis, Missouri. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures and one for television. Many people who visit St Louis still tour his boyhood landmarks such as The National Candy Company Building (4230 Gravois Avenue) built in 1928 by Vincent’s dad Vincent Leonard Price who was the president of the National Candy Company, Vincent Price’s Boyhood Home (6320 Forsyth Boulevard), His High School (101 N Warson Road), The Muny Opera (1 Theatre Drive) The Muny is the largest outdoor theatre in the US. Located in Forest Park, and within walking distance of Vincent’s boyhood home. It is also where Price performed as Martin Gunther in the St Louis premiere of The American Way in June, 1940. And of course Vincent Price’s Star on
This week Shemika gives you a tour of the great Collinwwood neighborhood. Cleveland’s east-side community of Collinwood is getting a lot of attention recently from investors. The neighborhood is broken into three distinct sections and was once one of the heaviest industrial areas in the world, home to a major railroad switching point, huge freight yards and several manufacturing facilities. Now its a bustling metropolitan area, one of the most fetching parts of Collinwood is the Waterloo Arts District, where you’ll find everything from indie music to vintage clothing. Collinwood’s beaches and parks are some of the cleanest and most enjoyable in Northeast Ohio.
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