Rebuilding St. Louis grew out of KETC's dedication to bringing light to new and interesting happenings in our area. In neighborhoods throughout St. Louis home construction, both rehab and new, along with community building, is in full swing. Viewers have told us how much they love programs like Hometime and This Old House . Rebuilding St. Louis provides a fun how-to approach to the home rehab and revitalization process told at a depth not found elsewhere.

Home Builders Association of Greater St. Louis is Channel 9's enthusiastic partner for the Rebuilding St. Louis project. By lending their expertise, the HBA is using their mission of fostering growth in the St. Louis housing industry to showcase an underserved but vital part of their organization-St. Louis city builders and developers and the neighborhoods they seek to revitalize.

What Can Viewers Expect?
A how-to with context. Rebuilding St. Louis tells why the Tower Grove South neighborhood and other city neighborhoods like it are viable communities. Follow along as Channel 9 shows what it takes to rehabilitate a residence and learn how it is contributing to an already vibrant community thriving in the heart of St. Louis city.

Developer
Susie Gudermuth is a veteran developer in the Tower Grove Heights neighborhood and the founder of Tower Grove Homes, Inc. Over the past 22 years she has acquired more than 40 rental units and renovated 20 single-family homes.

The Renovation
The Capistrano, a property at 3905 Utah St. in the Grand Oak Hill neighborhood, is currently a three-story, 21-unit apartment building constructed in 1924.

Renovation of the property will transform the building into five condominium apartments with:

• three units consisting of
  -- three bedrooms
  -- two and one-half baths
• two units consisting of
  -- four bedrooms
  -- four and one-half baths

Rebuilding St. Louis will follow Unit 3, one of the four-bedroom units, from start to finish.

Historical aspects of the building will be preserved and restored including the shell and interior and exterior architectural details. Additions to the existing structure include decks and balconies.

Interior renovations include:

• Two-by-four construction on interior and exterior walls to allow for insulation, wiring, plumbing, hanging drywall and room configuration
• Large kitchen on the first floor with a mini-kitchen on the third floor
• Four full baths and one half-bath
• Master bedroom suite with interior and exterior balcony
• Three additional bedrooms
• Family room on the second floor with an interior balcony overlooking the living room
• Third-floor solarium
• Skylights
• Interior covered patio
• Restored marble staircase with metal balusters and oak railing
• Generous storage
• New hardwood flooring and carpeting
• Ceramic tile in kitchens, baths, interior patio and third-floor solarium
• All new systems including:
  -- plumbing with water service and sewer
  -- underground 200 amp service
  -- zoned heating and cooling
  -- high efficiency equipment
  -- prewiring for underground cable and phone
  -- full security system
• Can lights and ceiling fans
• Thermopane windows and doors

Exterior renovations:

• Entire exterior will be cleaned and tuck-pointed
• New roof
• Considerable new concrete work
• Addition of decks and balconies on the back
• Three garage spaces
• Landscaped common areas
• Decorative ironwork
• Brick entry patios
• Swimming pool