Matt Badler | Malone
“We promised our employees a sense of community; places to give them a reason to commute to the office... and ONYX delivered just that!”
PROJECT SUMMARY
Updating the only surviving long-distance Bell Telephone exchange in St. Louis, which was built in 1903, was a unique creative challenge for the ONYX team. How to nurture community, draw in employees from Twain Financial Group to create population density in the building, and extend that development momentum into the surrounding area, all while maintaining the beauty of the original building. Jassen Johnson worked from the ground up to create a space that appealed to one and all, adding to a section of St. Louis that only continues to grow.
RELATIONSHIP HIGHLIGHT
By partnering with the ONYX team, Matt Badler, co-founder of Twain Financial Group, worked with Jassen to redevelop a beautifully historic building into the residential and creative office space now referred to as Malone. With 75 apartments, offices and coworking spaces, restaurants and small businesses (including a tattoo parlor on the main floor!), this new headquarters anchors the growing neighborhood around it. - This building isn’t a headquarters for Twain Financial - this is talking about the Malone Apartment Building. It has the 75 Apartments, Maker’s Space, an Office Tenant and Tattoo Parlor - which Matt thought was cool and fit with the edginess of the building. Malonestl.com (is the website of the building) - let me know if you need more information
MEET MATT BADLER
As co-founder and Managing Director of Twain, Matt focuses on new opportunities and corporate strategy, while overseeing both the Investments and Corporate Accounting departments.
Before co-founding Twain, Matt was a VP of US Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC) and served in numerous roles within the organization. Matt spent his final two years at USBCDC working on the new business development team, which led to the formation of Twain. Prior to USBCDC, Matt worked for an investment bank and a hedge fund.
Matt has a BS from Bucknell University and a MS in Real Estate Investments from New York University. Outside of Twain, Matt is active in many civic organizations and is passionate about his hometown of St. Louis. Matt is on the boards of Arch Grants and the St. Louis Sports Commission and is a member of YPO St. Louis.
