The former Macy’s building is undergoing alterations to make way for Trader Joe’s, the Country Club of Missouri is undertaking a $5 million renovation project, Tractor Supply is getting a Live Goods Center, and a new Mexican restaurant is going in downtown.  

Those projects are among the highlights of the city of Columbia’s February building permit report. The city’s Building and Site Development office issued 78 building permits with a combined valuation of $23,683,679. The February building permit totals for the Boone County Resource Management office showed 44 permits with a total valuation of $5,067,237.  

Combined, the city and county issued 122 building permits with an aggregate valuation of $28.8 million.  

Columbia’s breakdown included:  

• Residential addition:3 permits, $164,819 valuation.  

• Commercial alteration:10 permits, $9.47 million.  

• Residential alteration: 6 permits, $352,782.  

• Pool: 1 permit, $51,800.  

• Commercial infill: 4 permits, $707,739.  

• Commercial new: 1 permit, $188,000.  

• Deck only: 1 permit, $30,000.  

• Duplex: 8 permits, $1.17 million.  

• Re-roof: 20 permits, $281,182.  

• Single family detached: 21 permits, $11.27 million.  

Highlights of the February permit list includes:  

Shell work on the existing Macy’s building for a new Trader Joe’s tenant at 201 N. Stadium, Ste B. The property owner is The Kroenke Group (TKG). The permit listed a valuation of $3.2 million for a 14,500 square foot project. Don C. Musick Construction Inc. of Brentwood is the general contractor. Star Heating of Columbia is the mechanical contractor.  

The Kroenke Group has also applied for permits for interior work, with a valuation of some $1.8 million for refrigeration and similar work. Maly Commercial Realty, which manages multiple Columbia commercial properties, confirmed the Trader Joe’s news is November, shortly after it was announced that Home Goods was going into the former Bed, Bath and Beyond store in The Shoppes at Stadium. Further retail additions to the Macy’s building have not been released, and the official opening date for Trader’s Joe’s has not been announced. Columbia would be Trader Joe’s sixth location in Missouri, with existing stores in Brentwood, Chesterfield, Creve Coeur, Des Peres, and Kansas City.  

The Country Club of Missouri at 1300 Woodrail Avenue is launching a $5 million clubhouse and renovation that comprises 23,888 square feet. The renovation includes the men’s and women’s locker rooms and lounges, kitchen and bar, and seating area. Additions include a new entrance canopy, a “Grand Room,” and a covered patio.  

The general contractor is Professional Contractors and Engineers. Fuel/gas and plumbing contractor is Questec Constructors Inc. The architect is Renner Howell Architects.  

Tractor Supply Company at 4151 Paris Road is having an interior remodel for a Live Goods Center. The project is 18,780 square feet and has a valuation of $600,000. The general contractor is Joshua Niemann. Electrical contractor is Mid-Missouri Electrians.  

Another Kroenke Group property — 403 N. Stadium, Ste. 101 — received a building permit for commercial alteration. The site will be remodeled for a Lovesac modular furniture shop within the existing single-story multi-use building. The addition is part of the strip mall between McDonald’s and Chick-fil-A. The general contractor is Daniel De Jager.  

Emery Sapp & Sons is building a new pedestrian bridge at Flat Branch Park, at 29 S. Fourth St.  

Qdoba Mexican Eats restaurant is getting space prepared at 821 Elm Street. The 2,530 square foot project has a valuation of $332,784. The general contractor is Courtney Construction LLC of Mountain  
Grove, Missouri.  

Tompkins Construction is the contractor for all eight duplex permits off Alan Lane. The total valuation for the duplexes is $1.17 million.  

Top-dollar single-family homes getting permits in February include:  

• 6408 Adare Manor Drive. Old Hawthorne North, 6,513 square feet, $832,565 valuation. The builder is Lombardo Homes of Columbia.  

• 6309 Adare Manor Court. Old Hawthorne North, 9,168 square feet, $1.29 million. The builder is Creative Building and Design.  

• 914 Cayman Court, The Villas at Old Hawthorne, 6,193 square feet, $771,334. The builder is Petersheim Custom Homes.  

Boone County permit totals for February include:  

• Single-family residential: 9 permits, $2.98 million  

• Three- and four-family residential: 3 permits, $525,000  

• Modular/double wide: 1 permit, $30,000  

• Other nonresidential: 1 permit, $15,000  

• Other structures: 6 permits, 269,608  

Additions/alterations  

• Residential: 8 permits, $676,382  

• Nonresidential: 4 permits, $479,150  

• Residential garages: 3 permits, $83,000  

• Miscellaneous permits:9 permits, $21,555  

The top-dollar homes on the single-family residential list are:  

• 8050 W. Woodson Dr., $661,209. The builder is Precision Built LLC.  

• 10961 E. Bowling Lane, $514,525. The builder is Anderson Homes.