Two Heitkamp Masonry Projects Win National Recognition

St. Louis-based Heitkamp Masonry Inc., which is known for its brickwork on many prominent area structures including the new Busch Stadium, has been recognized with two major awards in a national competition sponsored by industry trade publication Masonry Construction Magazine. 

Masonry on The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis (Mo.), a $33 million open-air lifestyle center and shopping destination, was named a  2008 “Project of the Year,” while the firm’s work on the Ameristar Hotel and Parking Garage-St. Charles (Mo.) garnered a 2008 “High Rise” award. Topping out at more than 300 feet, the 25-story luxury hotel, spa and pool complex for Ameristar Casinos Inc. is the tallest structure in St. Charles County.

 Heitkamp’s work at The Meadows included the painstaking application of distinctive masonry finishes to a variety of the development’s features, including streetscapes, outdoor gathering areas and upscale retail stores.  The finishes required the installation of 280 tons of rubble stone; 580,000 modular face brick; 30,000 cubic feet of cut Indiana limestone; cast stone for medallions and address blocks; and architectural precast concrete for planter urns. In addition, 175,000 concrete masonry units were used. 

In an aesthetic nod to its surroundings—the brick structures and cobblestone streets of historic St. Charles Main Street—the Ameristar Hotel-St. Charles incorporates hundreds of thousands of bricks, blocks and stones, all carefully set by hand. According to Geoff Hart, project director, Heitkamp Masonry Inc., workers handset more than 550,000 utility-size red brick; 65,000 square feet of glass fiber-reinforced concrete; 15,000 square feet of architectural pre-cast concrete accents; and 150,000 concrete blocks on the hotel.

Peckham, Guyton, Albers & Viets Inc. was the project architect. Walton Construction Co. was the general contractor.

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