OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Dynamic Logistix has signed a lease totaling 44,483 rentable square feet of office space at Overland Park Xchange, a 733,400-square-foot office building in Overland Park. The third-party provider of shipping technology and freight solutions is relocating its headquarters from 7220 W. 98th Terrace in Overland Park. The company is scheduled to take occupancy of its new space today (Friday, April 29). Ryan Schneider of JLL negotiated the lease. Occidental Management owns Overland Park Xchange.
WICHITA, KAN. — Newmark has brokered the sale of Cypress Surgery Center in Wichita for $15.3 million. The 33,620-square-foot outpatient surgery building is located within the Cypress Medical Park. The property is fully leased to a joint venture between Surgery Partners and a group of 137 local physicians under a long-term lease. The surgery center houses six operating rooms, three pain rooms and two endoscopy suites. Ben Appel and Bert Sanders of Newmark represented both the seller, DeSanto Realty Group, and the buyer, Montecito Medical Real Estate.
MANHATTAN, KAN. — Scorpion Biological Services, a subsidiary of Heat Biologics Inc., is building a new 500,000-square-foot biomanufacturing facility in Manhattan. The $650 million project will create 500 new jobs in the area within the next seven years, according to Gov. Laura Kelly. The facility will support the development of vaccines that enable an accelerated response to global biological threats. The company also intends to provide commercial level development, manufacturing and bioanalytical testing services at every stage for biopharmaceutical products on a fee-for-service basis to the global healthcare industry. The project came together as a result of partnerships between the Kansas Department of Commerce, Kansas State University, Kansas State University Innovation Partners, the City of Manhattan, the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Pottawatomie County, Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corp., Manhattan Area Technical College, Evergy, CRB and Realty Trust Group. A timeline for construction was not provided.
EDWARDSVILLE, KAN. — Newmark Zimmer has arranged the sale of a 275,000-square-foot industrial property in Edwardsville, a western suburb of Kansas City. The sales price was undisclosed. The cross-dock truck terminal facility, which is fully leased to one tenant, features 335 truck doors and sits on a 126-acre site at 9140 Woodend Road. Originally constructed in 1999, the facility was expanded in 2013 and 2019. Jerry Hopkins, Ken Hedrick, Mark Long, John Hassler and Alex Foshay of Newmark Zimmer brokered the transaction. Buyer and seller information was not provided.
LENEXA, KAN. — Hunt Midwest and Park Place Partners have sold The Fairways Villas at City Center in Lenexa, a southern suburb of Kansas City, for $42.5 million. Colorado-based Griffis/Blessing Inc. purchased the build-to-rent community, which features 80 homes and is situated next to Canyon Farms Golf Course. Hunt Midwest and Park Place Partners completed development of the property in early 2020. The homes average 2,289 square feet across two levels and include a two-car garage. Monthly rents start around $3,605.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — In a sale-leaseback transaction, MAG Capital Partners LLC has acquired a 30,000-square-foot retail building occupied by Frontier Justice in Kansas City. The purchase price was undisclosed. Frontier Justice a retail destination founded in 2015 by Mike and Bren Brown, offers firing ranges, a café and an exclusive fashion boutique that sells a variety of men’s and women’s apparel, jewelry and home décor. Judd Dunning of DWG Capital Group arranged debt financing for MAG Capital Partners, which is a Texas-based private investment firm founded by Dax Mitchell and Andrew Gi. The transaction marks the second sale-leaseback that MAG Capital Partners has completed in the Kansas City market.
SHAWNEE, KAN. — Hunt Midwest is building Heartland Logistics Park on a 113-acre site in Shawnee. The project represents the developer’s first industrial project in the state of Kansas. The site will support up to 1.5 million square feet of industrial space across three to four buildings. Construction is set to begin this month on the first speculative building, which will span 574,732 square feet and feature a clear height of 36 feet, 58 loading dock positions, 69 trailer parking spaces and 230 car parking spaces. Completion of the first building is slated for March 2023. The project team includes civil engineer Renaissance Infrastructure Consulting, architect Finkle + Williams Architecture and general contractor Brinkmann Constructors. Ed Elder and John Stafford of Colliers will market the project for lease.
WICHITA, KAN. — SVN | Chicago Commercial has brokered the sale of a 15,120-square-foot retail property occupied by Walgreens in Wichita for $4.4 million. The net-leased property is located at 333 W. 13th St. Tim Franz of SVN represented the undisclosed seller. A California-based private equity group was the buyer.
OLATHE, KAN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 14,631-square-foot retail property occupied by Walgreens in Olathe for $6.4 million. The building is located at 15066 W. 151st St., about 24 miles southwest of downtown Kansas City. Neighboring retail tenants include Starbucks, FedEx, McDonald’s, Sonic, Taco Bell and Hy-Vee. Walgreens executed an early five-year lease renewal on its original 20-year net lease. Nicholas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an Iowa-based investment group. Colby Haugness, Marcus & Millichap’s Kansas broker of record, assisted in closing the transaction. A Delaware-based investment group was the buyer.
LENEXA, KAN. — Martin City Pizza and Taproom will open at the Hampton Building within Lenexa City Center in Kansas. The brewery and restaurant, which is slated to open in late spring or early summer, will span more than 6,000 square feet and feature an outdoor patio. Martin City has three other locations in Martin City, Lee’s Summit and Mission Farms. Copaken Brooks owns Lenexa City Center, which will consist of office, retail and residential space upon full buildout. Erin Johnston of Copaken Brooks represented ownership on an internal basis.