Business View Magazine | March 2020

296 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MARCH 2020 that push than for urban-style living for young professionals. However, the city is also seeing a tremendous amount of tear downs and rebuilds. There is still a strong demand for “McMansions”, which are accommodated by rezoning of some older lots and putting two or three houses with zero lot lines, while retaining the amenities of the community on smaller footprints to avoid the high-maintenance, half-acre lots. According to Kuntz, “The initial housing boom here was that post-war push to provide affordable housing, with transportation to get people further away from the core. Today, with the mobility of the professionals and all the technology, they still want the idea of a suburban environment, but they don’t want all of the exterior maintenance. So, that is taking a big hold out here in Ballwin.” Kennedy Robinson, City of Ballwin Marketing & Communications Specialist, adds, “Although we are placing a big emphasis on economic development and growth, that goes hand in hand Marketing & Communications Coordinator, Kennedy Robinson