CLAYTON, MO. — Berkadia has secured an $82.4 million loan for the refinancing of Clarendale Clayton, a seniors housing community in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton. The property offers the full continuum of care in a resort-style environment. Austin Sacco of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare arranged the financing through a national bank on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Harrison Street, Ryan Cos. US Inc. and Life Care Services. The floating-rate loan features five years of interest-only payments.
ST. LOUIS — Washington University School of Medicine has opened the new Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building, an 11-story academic building located at 4370 Duncan Ave. in St. Louis. The project represents an investment of $616 million, according to the general contractor, locally based McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. Considered one of the largest neuroscience research buildings in the world, the facility will help accelerate research in areas that include Alzheimer’s disease and brain tumors. The project team, including architectural firms CannonDesign and Perkins+Will, designed the facility to achieve LEED Gold certification. Situated on the eastern edge of campus, the 609,000-square-foot building accommodates 1,000 faculty and staff, including 95 research teams. Additional space could be built out in the future to accommodate another 350 faculty and staff, including about 145 research teams. The building includes an 1,846-space parking structure with bicycle racks and electric vehicle charging stations, as well as an elevated pedestrian connection that links the research building to an existing parking garage. The facility is named after Jeffrey Fort, a philanthropist and longtime donor to the university. The name was revealed at a ceremony held in January. McCarthy and the university broke ground on the research building in …
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — Northmarq has arranged the $54.1 million sale of The Flats at Dorsett Ridge in Maryland Heights, a northwest suburb of St. Louis. The 214-unit luxury apartment complex was built in 2021. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pet spa, grilling stations, outdoor gaming area, fitness center, clubhouse with game room and golf simulator, coffee bar, parking garage and bike storage. Parker Stewart and Dominic Martinez of Northmarq represented the seller, Pier Property Group, a St. Louis-based developer. The buyer was a large capital group from the East Coast. David Garfinkel of Northmarq arranged a five-year acquisition loan.
WASHINGTON, MO. — Contegra Construction Co. has completed a 220,000-square-foot production facility for AZZ Precoat Metals in Washington, about 50 miles west of St. Louis. The tenant is currently installing equipment and expects to begin production at the facility in 2025. The property at 901 Waterman Drive is the first within the 115-acre Oldenburg Industrial Park. The new plant will augment AZZ’s current production capabilities for customized steel, aluminum and galvanized metal coils used in containers, buildings, housing, automobiles, product storage, appliances and HVAC. The facility features a 212,000-square-foot production zone and 8,000 square feet of office space. The production zone is served by three 30-ton overhead cranes and advanced equipment for preparing, coating, slitting and packaging aluminum coils. The property features eight loading dock bays and six drive-through bays. Joining Contegra on the project team were Vision Electric (electrical), Jarrell Mechanical Contractors (HVAC), O.J. Laughlin Plumbing Co. Inc. (plumbing) and Musselman & Hali Contractors (concrete). Contegra served as the designer and builder.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Kansas City Current, a professional women’s soccer team, has unveiled plans for an $800 million mixed-use project on the Missouri riverfront in downtown Kansas City. The development follows completion of CPKC Stadium, a women’s soccer stadium that seats 11,500 people, in March. According to the project team, the $120 million venue is the first soccer stadium to be designed and built exclusively for women. Partners for the mixed-use project include Palmer Square Capital Management, Marquee Development and the Port Authority of Kansas City. The stadium will anchor the mixed-use district, along with Berkley Riverfront Park and the Missouri riverfront. The development will feature hundreds of multifamily units, food and beverage offerings, and new public recreational spaces such as a new town square and a riverfront promenade. The public areas will be programmed with family-friendly events like movie nights, food festivals, fitness classes and live music. Additionally, 10 percent of all residential units across all phases of the project will be set aside for tenants earning up to 50 percent of the area median income. “Kansas City was founded at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers,” says Angie Long, co-founder and co-owner of the KC Current. “With the …
GREENWOOD, IND. AND COLUMBIA, MO. — StorageMart has acquired two facilities in Indiana and Missouri totaling 550 units. The Columbia, Mo., property is located at 1500 Creekwood Parkway and includes 312 units across 42,200 square feet. The Greenwood, Ind., facility is located at 994 S. State Road 135 and comprises 238 units across 37,475 square feet. The properties will undergo enhancements to align with StorageMart standards.
ST. PETERS, MO. — Midas Construction is underway on Viva Bene, a $37.8 million active adult community in the St. Louis suburb of St. Peters. Developed by Avenue, the 161-unit luxury property is located at 101 Viva Bene Circle. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, wellness hub, coworking spaces, outdoor spaces and pickleball and bocce ball courts. Greystar is the property manager. Completion is slated for this fall.
DES PERES, MO. — AXSYS Capital has sold a 17,190-square-foot office and retail property in Des Peres, a western suburb of St. Louis, for $3.4 million. Built in 1986, the two-story building is located at 11780 Manchester Road. John Shuff of Pace Properties and Ted Green of Avison Young represented the buyer, CommunityAmerica Credit Union (CACU). Mark Dorsey of Avison Young, along with Luke Grant and Jason Riegelsberger of Skyline Missouri Realty, represented the seller, Des Peres Plaza Partners LLC on behalf of AXSYS Capital. The seller had purchased the asset in late 2016 for $2.1 million with a cap rate of approximately 8 percent financed by Carrollton Bank. CACU is evaluating plans to redevelop the property for a new CACU location, according to the seller.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Omaha, Neb.-based Ronco Construction is expanding its construction services in the Kansas City market to include limited-scale commercial and residential projects with a new special projects division. The division brings the expertise, resources and skills of a major construction company to small-scale projects. The team will focus on projects with budgets under $1 million and will specialize in restoration, rehab, remodel or repair construction. Ronco established its Kansas City office in 2020.
WELDON SPRING, MO. — New Perspective is nearing completion of a new senior living community in Weldon Spring, about 30 miles west of St. Louis. A leasing office is now open at the property, which is scheduled for completion this summer. The community will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The number of units was not provided.
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