Contact the Assessor's Office

All tax payers are requires to report all personal property annually. This office does not value personal property but applies value as directed by state law. Personal Property declarations are mailed every January and due back by April 1st.

Manager: Kim Schwendener
Phone: (314) 622-4696
Fax: (314) 622-4695
E-mail: schwendenerk@stlouis-mo.gov

Business: Eric Kaiser
Phone: (314) 589-6493
Fax: (314) 622-4695
E-mail: kaisere@stlouis-mo.gov

Individual: Lisa Robinson
Phone: (314) 622-5528
Fax: (314) 622-4695
E-mail: robinsonli@stlouis-mo.gov

Real estate appraisers actively maintain property records to ensure accurate property characteristics are recorded. The Real Property section is responsible for fairly and equitably valuing property to reflect accurate market value.

Commercial Real Estate Manager: Karen Holmes
Phone: (314) 622-4350
Fax: (314) 622-3619
E-mail: holmesk@stlouis-mo.gov

Section Supervisor: 

Ryan Brennan brennanr@stlouis-mo.gov

Residential Real Estate Manager: John Norton
Phone: (314) 622-4056
Fax: (314) 622-3619
E-mail:  nortonj@stlouis-mo.gov 

Section Supervisors: 

Walter Carter carterw@stlouis-mo.gov
Augustus Jacobs jacobsa@stlouis-mo.gov

The Records and Mapping section is responsible for updating parcel ownership records whenever a property sells or is transferred. This section also maintains an accurate map of all parcels within the City limits.

Manager: Maureen Watson
Phone: (314) 622-4053
Fax: (314) 622-5594
E-mail: watsonm@stlouis-mo.gov

Section Supervisor:

Pat Mattingly mattinglyp@stlouis-mo.gov

Mr. Ordway has over 35 years of experience in the property valuation profession. Mr. Ordway spent the first part of his career as an independent fee appraiser in mid-Missouri where he performed Residential and Commercial appraisals.

In 2000, Shawn was elected as the Cole County Assessor and has spent the remainder of his career focused on mass appraisal valuation issues. He accepted the position of Ratio Study Manager for the State Tax Commission of Missouri in 2007. Mr. Ordway then joined the City of St. Louis as the Deputy Assessor in 2013. Mr. Ordway was appointed as the City Assessor by Mayor Cara Spencer in 2025. 

Phone: (314) 622-5563
Fax: (314) 622-3619
E-mail: ordways@stlouis-mo.gov