KANSAS CITY, MO. AND LENEXA, KAN. — Pacific Sands Funds has purchased two multifamily properties in metro Kansas City for an undisclosed price. The first property is Chouteau Heights, a 76-unit apartment complex in the Sherwood Estates neighborhood of Kansas City. The second is Villas of Loiret, a 46-unit rental townhouse community in Lenexa. Chouteau Heights was built in 1964, while Villas of Loiret was constructed between 1999 and 2003. Pacific Sands plans to update both properties. Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Sands maintains a portfolio of more than 500 units in southern California, Las Vegas, St. Louis and Kansas City. Seller information was undisclosed.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — The Opus Group has completed construction of the Edison District, a 125,000-square-foot retail and office development in downtown Overland Park. Located on the southwest corner of Marty and 80th streets, the five-story building offers shared office space managed by Edison Spaces on the second floor. The third through fifth floors will feature speculative office space. The project is also home to Strang Hall, a food hall with seven chef-driven concepts. Adjacent to the building is a skyway-connected parking garage with more than 400 stalls, 24 of which will remain available to the public. The project is also home to an outdoor activity plaza for hosting local events. Tim Barton and Matt Druten own Edison District. In addition to serving as developer of the project, Opus was the design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer. Michael Hsu Architects provided interior design and furniture selection services for Strang Hall. Wiegmann Associates served as mechanical contractor and installed a high-efficiency HVAC system. AREA Real Estate Advisors is marketing the speculative office and retail spaces for lease.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has arranged the sale of a 55,250-square-foot warehouse in Kansas City for an undisclosed price. Spicin Foods fully occupies the facility for its bottling and distribution operations. The property sits on nearly 2.5 acres at 111 Southwest Blvd. and includes a factory retail store. Spicin Foods, formerly known as Original Juan, is a specialty foods manufacturer that creates specialty sauces, salsas, snacks and dips. David Block and Max Kosoglad of Block brokered the sale. A local investment group purchased the building from an undisclosed seller.
EMPORIA, KAN. — Prescient Capital has provided a $6.8 million loan for the refinancing of The Villas at Emporia, a 192-bed student housing property in eastern central Kansas. The four-story complex is located at 1839 Merchant St. The loan term is 12 months with two six-month extension options. Loan proceeds will be utilized to pay off maturing debt. The borrower was undisclosed. Emporia is home to Emporia State University.
JUNCTION CITY, KAN. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale-leaseback of a 35,000-square-foot property occupied by Orscheln Farm & Home in Junction City in central Kansas. The sales price was $4.4 million. The newly constructed property is located at 121 E. Chestnut St. John Nuzman brokered the sale-leaseback and represented both parties. A New York-based limited liability company purchased the asset. Orscheln operates farm and ranch supply stores with over 170 locations across the Midwest.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — NXT Capital has provided a $51.3 million loan for the refinancing of Promontory Apartments in Overland Park. The 291-unit, Class A apartment community is located on Metcalf Avenue. Amenities include a clubroom, rooftop terrace, coffee lounge, sundeck, pool, fitness center and pet care station. The property also features 21,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Noah Laredo of BMC Capital arranged the loan. The borrower and loan terms were undisclosed.
COFFEYVILLE, KAN. — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has purchased an approximately 880,000-square-foot distribution center in Coffeyville in southeastern Kansas. The purchase price was undisclosed. The original facility was built as a distribution center for Golden Brooks in 1978 and then served as an Amazon fulfillment center from 1999 through 2014. The property, which features 70 dock doors and three drive-in doors, sits on 105 acres adjacent to the Coffeyville Municipal Airport. Upon closing, Phoenix executed a lease for the entire facility with Array Technologies for the distribution of solar tracking equipment. Wisconsin Bank & Trust provided acquisition financing. Ken Szady of Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale.
TOPEKA, KAN. — Darland Construction Co. has completed the conversion of a former Kmart store in Topeka into Wanamaker Hills Shopping Center. The 108,546-square-foot retail property is now home to Ulta, Old Navy, DSW, Five Below and Petco. Equity Investment Group, an Indiana-based developer, bought the property in 2014. Schwerdt Design Group was the project architect.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — MAG Capital Partners LLC has acquired a 43,000-square-foot retail building located at 12100 Blue Valley Parkway in Overland Park for an undisclosed price. The seller, Lukas Wine & Spirits Superstore, will lease back the property. Brendan McPherson of Polsinelli PC and Mary Garnett of Barnes & Thornburg LLP represented MAG Capital Partners, which is led by principals Dax T.S. Mitchell and Andrew Gi. Victor Saponari of Quantum Capital arranged acquisition financing through Deutsche Bank. Michael Kaider of CBRE represented the seller.
OLATHE, KAN. — LANE4 Property Group is partnering with the city of Olathe for a proposed new library-anchored, mixed-use project downtown. The project calls for a restaurant, library and office space within a five-story building located immediately east of Olathe City Hall. The development will span 70,000 square feet. The Civic Center Park currently on the site will remain intact and be integrated into the new project. The city council approved a pre-development agreement allowing the project to move forward through the planning and zoning process, but LANE4 must present the development to the city council for approval in early 2020. Groundbreaking is slated for later in 2020.