Solving Construction Challenges on Tight Urban Sites

construction on love columbia love forward homes 2025

When you’re building in an established neighborhood with limited space, site constraints can derail timelines and budgets fast. The 2025 Love Forward Homes project in Columbia showed exactly why experience matters when navigating these challenges. The Project Love Columbia needed a 10-unit transitional housing facility — six three-bedroom and four two-bedroom apartments — on a … Read more

Prost Builders Celebrates 75 Years of Historic Craftsmanship

Prost Builders early project

The 7,500-pound bronze doors guarding the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City were carefully removed from their hinges and shipped to New Jersey for expert restoration. The stained-glass barrel vault laylight above the grand stair was meticulously disassembled and shipped to Los Angeles for detailed cleaning. The project to spruce up and restore the stunning … Read more

Value Engineering Saved Columbia Public Schools $365,000

Jefferson Middle School in Columbia MO Gymnasium

When Columbia Public Schools needed a new gymnasium and locker rooms for Jefferson Middle School, they faced two common construction challenges: a tight budget and an inflexible deadline. The building had to be ready when students returned. Most general contractors would have bid the project as designed and hoped for the best. We took a … Read more

Industrial Expansion: Adding 22,000 Square Feet While Operations Continue

Industrial expansion of CoMO Electric in Sunrise Beach 2025

When an electric cooperative needs to expand their operations facility, construction can’t shut down daily operations. Trucks need to come and go. Equipment needs accessible storage. Employees need functional workspace. CoMo Electric’s Sunrise Beach Operations Facility expansion presented exactly this challenge — add 22,000 square feet of warehouse space and renovate existing offices while the … Read more

Missouri State Capitol Restoration: Managing a $17 Million Historic Art Project

stained glass missouri state capitol

When the State of Missouri needed to restore the massive stained glass ceiling above the Capitol’s Grand Stair, they faced a challenge that goes beyond typical construction: How do you remove, repair, and reinstall a $17.3 million piece of art that’s over 100 years old and positioned 85 feet above the floor? The project required … Read more