Checkmate Design
Masters of the End Game
Checkmate Design
Masters of the End Game
In 2001, Midtown St. Louis needed a long awaited transformation of monumental, historically significant buildings. Checkmate Design took on many properties, beautifully marrying the unique architecture with new function; bringing new life to a community that is now a hotbed of culture and entertainment.
Checkmate grew out of Amy Gill's desire to do architecture and construction in a developer-friendly way, pairing experience with quick decision making for a faster turn around on projects. "What we really want is to merge design and construction into a seamless process." Since its inception, Checkmate Design’s dedicated team of professionals has focused on historic renovations around the St. Louis area and downtown Davenport, finishing projects on time and on budget for over fifteen years.
Supporting the Future
Checkmate Design has given much needed improvements to some great historical sites, breathing new life into the community.
Supporting the Future
Checkmate Design has given much needed improvements to some great historical sites, breathing new life into the community.
Working closely with development, contracting companies and construction, Checkmate Design has finished over 55 projects in the St. Louis area and Downtown Davenport. Headed by passionate leadership, Checkmate Design's team of dedicated professionals have a combined fifty years of architecture and spatial design experience, a combined decade and a half in contracting, and has been devoting their passion and attention to detail to each task set to them; making them “Masters of the Endgame”.
Checkmate's current projects include a multi-use art hotel and an office space in downtown Davenport in the historic Putnam and Parker buildings, both with private residences above, a boutique hotel and residences in Downtown St. Louis in a rare Adler & Sullivan skyscraper, and a multi-unit apartment community in Forest Park South's Grove.
The People
The People
Amy Gill
President
execadmin@restorationstl.com
She has served as full partner and hands-on manager for every development project undertaken with husband Amrit since 1990, when they tackled their first renovation project. Since then, Amy has built a decade-plus tradition of rehabilitation projects which have come in on time and on budget. As the front-woman for Checkmate Design, Amy has received numerous awards including St. Louis Women of the Year, The Women of Influence Award, and the St. Louis Business Journal’s Most Influential Business Leader Award and personally supervises design details for and manages the architects and contractors involved with projects ranging from $80,000 residential rehabs to $40 million restoration projects.
Chris Johnson
Project Manager
314.446.4522
design2@checkmatedesign.com
A Missouri native and a graduate of the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Chris serves as Project Manager for Checkmate Design. With a background in municipal architecture and construction management, Chris brings his experience to the restoration architecture practice to help ensure a seamless process for Checkmate. An avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, he also enjoys playing golf, as well as watching Arkansas Razorback athletics.