Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis has completed 300 homes (through October 2010) in St. Louis City and County. Neighborhoods we've built in include: Mark Twain, JeffVanderLou, Walnut Park, Old North St. Louis, The Ville, College Hill, Hamilton Heights, Forest Park Southeast, Hillsdale, Florissant, Wellston and Meacham Park.

Generally speaking, our homes range from approximately 1200 square feet to 1300 square feet in size. Houses have three or four bedrooms, and one or two bathrooms. Habitat homes are designed to blend with the character of the existing community. Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis builds homes in various styles to accommodate the aesthetics of a given block or area. We build one-story ranch or bungalow style homes, one-and-a-half story homes, and two-story homes. Our homes have a brick-front façade, or cement fiber siding façade, or a mixture of both.

What has gone into 300 Habitat houses?

• 4,069 doors and frames
• 7,512 roof trusses
• 15,024 electrical outlets and switches
• 31,300 sheets of 4' x 8' plywood
• 31,300 feet of electrical wire
• 40,690 sheets of drywall
• 93,900 2 x 4s
• 125,200 pounds of nails
• 375,600 square feet of roofing materials
• 375,600 square feet of flooring

All these items and so many more have gone to build:

• 25 years of homes
• 51 LEED Certified Platinum Homes
• 1 LEED Certified Gold Home
• 300 Happy Homebuyers
• Over 1,000 parents and children achieving the American Dream of homeownership