ULI St. Louis and panel members would like to thank the University City-Olivette I-170 Redevelopment Task Force for sponsoring this panel study and providing outstanding support throughout the course of the assignment. Special thanks to the staff of University City and the City of Olivette, in particular, Andrea Riganti, Lehman Walker, Carlos Trejo and T. Michael McDowell. We hope that the comments and recommendations provided by the panel will result in a meaningful contribution to the planning process and welcome the opportunity to provide further assistance in the future. The panel would also like to thank Mark Levin for his behind the scenes work to re-establish the ULI St. Louis TAP program.

Robert M. Lewis, AICP, CEcD
Principal and President
Development Strategies

Robert M. Lewis, Panel Chair. Bob Lewis is Principal and President of Development Strategies, Inc., a St. Louis based provider of consulting services in real estate, community and economic development. He is DSI’s chief economist and works on projects across the United States. He teaches business economics at the Keller Graduate School of DeVry University and a graduate course in Urban Systems and Infrastructure at Saint Louis University. Bob is a certified economic developer (CEcD) and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). He has an M.S. in City and Regional Planning from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and a B.S. in Business Economics from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Tim Boyle
Founder and President
City Property Company

Tim Boyle, Panelist. Tim Boyle is the Founder and President of City Property Company, a real estate development firm that specializes in urban development and real estate services in St. Louis. Founded in 1990, City Property Company develops, manages and owns numerous commercial real estate properties in the City of St. Louis with two areas of special interest, the South Grand Business District and the Washington Loft area. City Property Company was the developer of ArtLoft and the ArtLoft Theater, forerunners of the current downtown living and entertainment movement. Tim has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri.


Bill Burke, RLA
Senior Planner
Oates Associates

Bill Burke, Panelist. Bill Burke is a Senior Planner with Oates Associates, an engineering and architecture firm where he directs planning and landscape architectural operations. He has over 20 years experience in site planning, streetscape design, master planning, smart growth planning, comprehensive planning and landscape architectural design. Currently, he is managing projects for the Illinois Department of Transportation, the City of Wildwood, MO, and the Great Rivers Greenway District. Bill is a member of the American Planning Association, and was Past President of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Bill is a registered landscape architect. He has a B.L.A. in Landscape Architecture from the University of Arkansas.

Gwen Knight
Executive Vice President
Enhanced Value Strategies, Inc.

Gwen Knight, Panelist. Gwen Knight is Executive Vice President of Enhanced Value Strategies, Inc. in St. Louis, a national consultant on complex real estate issues. Gwen’s experience in commercial real estate experience spans the spectrum of advisory and consulting services, development, public and private partnership ventures, financing, strategic planning, acquisitions, brokerage and marketing. She was instrumental in the $80 million redevelopment of the Old Post Office in St. Louis and the $85 million redevelopment of One City Centre and St. Louis Centre. In 2002 she was named one of St. Louis’s Most Influential Business Women by the St. Louis Business Journal. She is a licensed real estate broker in Missouri and Utah and holds an M.B.A. from Washington University.

William J. Kuehling
Senior Partner
Polsinelli Shughart PC

William J. Kuehling, Panelist. Bill Kuehling is a Senior Partner at the St. Louis law office of Polsinelli Shughart, P.C. His practice embraces real estate development, land use and municipal law. Bill has extensive experience in development, particularly governmental incentives to development including tax increment financing, tax abatement, community improvement districts and transportation development districts. Bill is a frequent conference presenter on topics such as “Nuts and Bolts of Establishing a Taxing District in Challenging Times” and “Legal Considerations in Urban Redevelopment.” Bill has been admitted to the Bar in Missouri and the District of Columbia. He has a J.D. from Georgetown University, an M.B.A. from Washington University, and a B.A. from Tulane University.

Cady Scott Seabaugh, LEED AP
Communications Manager
Sustainability Manager
McCormack Baron Salazar

Cady Scott Seabaugh, Panelist. Cady Scott Seabaugh is a Communications Manager and Sustainability Manager in the St. Louis office of McCormack, Baron Salazar (MBS), an urban developer with projects across the United States. Cady serves as the hub of communications across the company with funders, government partners, resident partners and the media. She has special experience in economic impact modeling, geographic information systems, and she is a LEED-AP (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - Accredited Professional), with expertise in green building and neighborhood design and certification. Cady holds a B.A in Humanities from Yale University and an M.A. in Urban Planning and Real Estate Development from St. Louis University.