See Golden Age Restoration under the Rehabber's Club list of contractors! As the site mentions they offer "support, encouragement and how-to information by & for Saint Louis City rehabbers". It also includes "what-to's" and a listserve where people can bounce ideas off one another. An invaluable resource for the city, and even people who are merely interested in neighborhood on-goings, this is a site to keep bookmarked.
Circa Properties "The Art of Partnership"
www.circastl.com
Our team at Golden Age highly recommends Circa Properties for people interested in properties in St. Louis. Owner and broker, Christopher Thiemet, and his diverse team of agents are the people to speak with if you wish to make city living your specialty as well.
With expertise along the avenues and boulevards of St. Louis city neighborhoods, buyers and sellers of homes are certain to find friendly and committed service, professionalism, and modernity with this real estate office.
What makes this team different is their acute knowledge of the city's past and present growth; they know the organizations and schools within the communities, and the neighbors you will look forward to meeting!
This site is almost like spending a day at St. Louis' beautiful downtown City Hall. It supplies a broad base for gaining as much factual and historical information as you can. If you visit the link, it will lead you to consider and understand core development issues being raised throughout St. Louis. Even more, the ever-helpful hints about ordinances and zoning details are something to review every now and then.
It is important to care about the environment of your property as much as you care about the people in your property. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources lists environmental issues from A-Z (and yes, there really are that many issues!), and they also supply downloads of the forms and permits that correspond to the issues.
The site contains the "Section 106 Project Info Form", which is important for historic preservations. Fact sheets about natural resources and environmental issues are also accessible here, as are Missouri council notes, which are good to keep up with.