Laclede Lofts and the Unexpected Redevelopment of Industrial Architecture in St. Louis

Back in February of 2010 nextSTL noticed that the S. Pfeiffer Manufacturing Company headquarters at 3965 Laclede was being suggested for National Register listing. For a building like this, that means only one thing: redevelopment with historic tax credits. It seemed unlikely. Built as a warehouse in 1946, the building is somewhat of an anomoly …