New Town Saint Charles - MO

• Description

  • A traditional neighborhood development in Saint Charles, Missouri, designed by DPZ CoDesign in 2002 and developed and built by Whittaker Homes (George Whittaker). Transformed former farmland into a mixed-use community — up to 3,500 dwelling units and 150,000 sq ft of retail — where strategic water management (addressing flood concerns) became a defining feature. Tim Busse served as town architect at Whittaker.

• Site Plan

• Case Studies

• People

  • Land Owner

  • Developer
    • Whittaker Homes (George Whittaker)
  • Builder(s)
    • Whittaker Homes (single builder)
  • Planner
    • DPZ CoDesign
  • Town Architect
    • Tim Busse (at Whittaker Homes)

• Links & Resources

  • New Town at St. Charles — DPZ CoDesign
  • Homes by Whittaker
  • What it’s like to live in New Town St. Charles — St. Louis Magazine
  • New Town, Missouri — EverybodyWiki

• Notes

  • Acreage differs: user’s TND Review doc cites 755 acres; DPZ lists 726. Source: user’s TND Review doc (07-15-2026) in Resources.