About UPDC
UPDC implements land acquisition and relocation programs in accordance to the Uniform Relocation Act and associated federal, state and local regulations. Our clients consist of airports, Departments of Transportation, transit authorities, engineering firms, private developers as well as numerous state, county and city agencies.
About Our Leadership
Gail A. Brown is the President of the Urban Planning and Development Corporation. Gail is an accomplished real estate leader with extensive real estate brokerage and community development experience. She specializes in forging collaboration among government, public and private entities for the advancement of local initiatives.
Gail is a St Louis native, and is proud to be part of a family network that has been working to improve the community for generations. UPDC became most noted for providing land acquisition services as a result of their largest land acquisition project with the City of St Louis, Lambert’s Noise Mitigation Program.
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About Our Company
Urban Planning and Development Corporation of America, Inc. was founded in 1967 by Elisha Brown. One of a family of companies, UPDC compliments its sister companies Brown-Kortkamp Realty Company. UPDC was originally conceived as a real estate development, urban planning and construction firm.
During the 1970’s, The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded UPDC a contract to construct McMillan Manor, a 34 unit-housing complex at the intersection of Taylor and McMillan streets in the city of St. Louis. UPDC also completed the Betts Park project in Charleston, Missouri, a 50 unit low to moderate income housing complex. During subsequent years, the scope of services offered by UPDC expanded to include land acquisition and relocation services. These services have since become UPDC’s core business.
The City of St. Louis awarded UPDC its first land acquisition and relocation contract in 1990. The contract called for acquiring and relocating approximately 500 households in Kinloch, Missouri as part of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport’s Noise Mitigation program. To date, subsequent clients have included HUD, Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), engineering firms, city governments and private developers.