OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Passco Cos. LLC has sold its remaining interest in The Village at Lionsgate in Overland Park for $48 million. The 360-unit apartment community is located at 14631 Broadmoor St. The buyer was a real estate investment firm that already had a partial ownership stake in the asset. During ownership, Passco brought the average occupancy at the property up to approximately 95 percent. Mac Crowther of ARA Newmark represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — JLL has secured $221.3 million in acquisition financing for the majority of Corporate Woods, a 2.2 million-square-foot office campus located roughly 11 miles outside Kansas City in Overland Park. The borrower was an affiliate of Group RMC Corp. The acquisition includes 22 of the 29 buildings that make up Corporate Woods. Seven buildings on the property, including the Doubletree Hotel, are under separate ownership and were not included in the sale. Adam Schwartz, Jonathan Schwartz and Mark Fisher of JLL secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through an institutional lender. A joint venture between CenterSquare Investment Management and Stoltz Real Estate Partners sold the property, according to reports by the Kansas City Business Journal. The office campus offers 2.17 million square feet of rentable space, and was over 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including symplr, Affinis Corp., Kansas City Vision Performance Center and KBP Foods. Amenities at Corporate Woods include a wooded park with jogging trails, streams and wildlife; a PGA regulation-sized putting green; restaurants; free parking; and on-site banking facilities. Group RMC Corp. is a real estate co-investment group based in New York and Montreal. The company invests in and sponsors income-producing office properties …
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Beef Jerky Experience has opened at the Corbin Park shopping center in Overland Park. The 1,329-square-foot retail store is located at 6301 W. 135th St. Other tenants within the 16,500-square-foot pad building include 810 Restaurant, Joplimo Mattress and Light Rx. Beef Jerky Experience sells jerky from a variety of animals as well as hot sauces and edible insects. David M. Block and Max Kosoglad of Block & Co. Inc. Realtors negotiated the lease transaction. Block & Co. handles all leasing, management and construction management for the pad building.
EDGERTON, KAN. — Horizon Global has unveiled plans to open a 512,000-square-foot distribution facility in Logistics Park Kansas City (LPKC) in Edgerton. Construction is nearing completion on the facility, which is expected to create more than 120 new jobs. Horizon Global’s new home will be located in Inland Port XXXII. NorthPoint Development serves as the master developer for LPKC, a 1,700-acre master-planned distribution and warehouse development anchored by BNSF Railway’s newest intermodal facility. Since opening in 2013, LPKC is now home to more than 11 million square feet of warehouse and distribution space.
TOPEKA, KAN. — Homewood Suites by Hilton Topeka has opened at 1519 Southwest Arrowhead Road in Topeka. Developed, owned and managed by Kansas Hospitality Inc., the 87-suite hotel features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom accommodations. Amenities include a fitness center, game room, indoor pool and outdoor patio with grilling area.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Berkadia has arranged a $15.2 million loan for the acquisition of SouthRidge Apartments in Kansas City. The multifamily property is located at 1100 County Line Road and includes a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Community amenities include a fitness center, two swimming pools, covered parking and gated access. The 10-year Fannie Mae loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. John Schorgl of Berkadia arranged the loan. Kansas City-based Worcester Investments was the borrower.
WICHITA, KAN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Best Western Airport Inn & Conference Center in Wichita for an undisclosed price. The 130-room hotel is located at 6815 W. Kellogg Drive near the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport. Steve Swenholt, Allan Miller, Chris Gomes and Greg Bates of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also procured the buyer, a limited liability company.
LENEXA, KAN. — Copaken Brooks has arranged the sale of a 37,585-square-foot industrial flex building in Lenexa for $4 million. The property is located at 10749 West 84th Terrace in the Pine Ridge Business Park. The building was renovated to a half-office and half-warehouse layout in 2005. John D. Coe of Copaken Brooks arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Peavey Properties. Easterly Government Properties Inc. purchased the building.
SALINA, KAN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a Chick-fil-A ground lease in Salina, located in central Kansas, for $1.6 million. The 3,000-square-foot property is located at 2245 S. 9th St. The Chick-fil-A was newly constructed in 2016 and features a 15-year ground lease. Craig Fuller, Scott Wiles and Erin E. Patton of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a New York-based private fund. Adam O’Sullivan, Nathan D. Whalen, Damien Yoder and Jeremie Johnson, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer. Greg Bates, broker of record in Kansas City, assisted in closing the transaction.
The pace of retail construction remains brisk in Wichita with national retailers showing an increased interest in the market. In the first quarter, developers started construction on nine buildings totaling 112,961 square feet, reports brokerage firm NAI Martens. Completions during the first quarter totaled 117,300 square feet. Notable store openings included Sprouts Farmers Market at Central Avenue and Rock Road; Save-A-Lot grocery store at 1640 S. Broadway; Cavender’s western wear store in Greenwich Place at K-96 and Greenwich Road; Andy’s Frozen Custard at NewMarket Square along 21st Street; and a freestanding Starbucks at Wichita State University on the school’s innovation campus. In short, developers in Wichita appear to be making up for lost time. As a result of the Great Recession, the local economy shed 30,000 jobs between 2009 and 2011, many of them related to the aviation industry, according to the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce. Commercial real estate activity ground to a halt at that point. “Between 2008 and 2012 and maybe into 2014, we just didn’t have much development at all. There were some plans on the drawing boards, but nothing really reached fruition,” recalls Thomas Johnson, president of NAI Martens. But consumer confidence gradually began to …
