A Taste of What’s to Come: Carter Commons Food Hall and Offices in Pagedale

The weekday lunch crowd at the new food hall inside Carter Commons in Pagedale is remarkable precisely because it’s so un-remarkable: workers from nearby offices swinging by on their breaks or huddled for meetings, solo individuals with earbuds plucking away at laptops, and a steady flow of take-out orders. It’s a validation of the $6.5 […]
Finding Uncommon Ground: 23 Perspectives Unite Around a Shared Vision and Opportunity in North St. Louis County

A region is only as strong as the communities within it. This is the central truth behind Once and for All—Beyond Housing’s effort to create a stronger St. Louis region by strengthening the many historically under-resourced communities within North St. Louis County. The effort is also based on a proven, innovative model for creating real change based […]
Backpacks and Blueprints: An Inside View of Beyond Housing’s Holistic Approach to Education

For nearly a decade, 22-year-old Alexis Rice-Scott has been a familiar face at the Pagedale Family Support Center. Little did she know when she heard about it from a friend in middle school in Normandy how much it and the many other initiatives within Beyond Housing’s comprehensive offerings would shape her educational journey. At the time, […]
$6.5M Second Phase of Pagedale Town Center, Carter Commons, Celebrates Grand Opening with Seven New Businesses

By Gloria Lloyd – Reporter, St. Louis Business Journal Carter Commons, the $6.5 million second phase of the $55 million Pagedale Town Center development, is celebrating its grand opening this weekend with seven new businesses. To celebrate the new commercial development, nonprofit developer Beyond Housing is hosting a grand opening from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, July […]
A Sneak Peek Inside the Buildouts at the New Pagedale Commercial Development

It’s hard to be heard above the construction noise inside the 20,000-square-foot building at the corner of Page and Ferguson avenues in Pagedale. And that is music to Chris Krehmeyer’s ears. The President and CEO of Beyond Housing recently walked through the interior buildouts in progress and described the tenants that will be opening there […]
Three Affordable Housing Program Grants Secure $3 Million in Home Repairs

Repair projects at up to 150 homes in North St. Louis County will move forward in 2021 after Beyond Housing received $3 million in grants from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines). In December, the FHLB Des Moines approved all three applications from Beyond Housing as part of the 2020 […]
Chris Krehmeyer Receives MLK Drum Major Award from Christian Hospital

“If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice; say that I was a drum major for peace; I was a drum major for righteousness … We all have the drum major instinct.” —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., […]
Ameren Missouri Donates In-Kind HVAC Repairs and Upgrades Totaling $600,000 to Our Rental Housing

The comfort of a cozy home is not something Missouri residents take for granted in the winter. But even in the best of times, routine maintenance and upgrades to furnaces are not at the top of families’ to-do lists—and 2020 was definitely not the best of times. In a normal year, the CommunitySavers® Programs from Ameren Missouri […]
Food Donations are a Win-Win Solution for a Small Business Owner’s Dilema

Joe Jovanovich has a knack for connecting people. Local residents saw Jovanovich’s generous community spirit firsthand during the five years he worked for Beyond Housing, using his background in social work. His customers have seen it during the past six years since he started running his family’s historic restaurant, Pat Connolly Tavern in Dogtown. And […]
EPA Grant Spotlights City Trees’ Connection to Health, Utility Costs, and More

Even before the coronavirus rocketed respiratory health into the daily news, the federal budget for 2020 included the largest-ever allocation for urban forestry: $32 million toward planning, planting, and caring for trees in cities. The boost in spending comes as more government leaders at all levels recognize the benefits of tree-filled communities—everything from keeping residents […]