ST. LOUIS — Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC, a civil litigation defense and trial law firm, has signed a 22,800-square-foot office lease to occupy the entire ninth floor of the Deloitte Building in downtown St. Louis. The firm is relocating from 100 North Broadway. Owner Stanton Road Capital (SRC) is delivering The Outpost, its tenant amenity package, at the Deloitte Building. Scheduled for completion by the end of the year, The Outpost will include a fully modernized fitness center, 100-person conference facility, Wi-Fi-enabled tenant lounge and fresh grab-and-go food-and-beverage options. With the new lease, there has been 72,800 square feet of leasing activity at the Deloitte Building in the last six months. Brandon Wappelhorst, Nick Fiquette and Tom Bajardi of Sansone Group represented SRC in the lease with Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice. Rick Messey and Rollie Fors of CBRE represented the tenant.
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FLORISSANT, MO. — First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has acquired Florissant Marketplace, a grocery-anchored shopping center in the St. Louis suburb of Florissant. The property is 98 percent leased and anchored by a 70,262-square-foot Schnucks store. The grocer, which maintains over 115 stores in the Midwest, has operated at Florissant Marketplace for more than 20 years. Additional tenants include Crunch Fitness, Pet Supplies Plus, Wing Stop and AT&T. Current inline tenants have a weighted average tenure exceeding 11 years. Chase Young of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller. FNRP now owns four grocery-anchored centers totaling over 950,000 square feet in Missouri. All are located within metro St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS — Tarlton has completed a $27.5 million renovation of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis. Slated to open to the public this spring, the historic destination has only been renovated twice. The building was originally constructed from 1839 to 1862. The renovation project is jointly funded through a public-private partnership between the National Park Service and Gateway Arch Park Foundation. Tarlton improved safety and accessibility of the site, installing an elevator to make the second floor accessible for the first time in the building’s history. Critical updates also included installation of new heating, air conditioning and fire suppression systems and restoration of all windows. The renovations are the final component of the $380 million CityArchRiver project, the largest public-private partnership in the history of the National Park Service that has resulted in revitalizations to Gateway Arch park grounds, the Arch Visitor Center, Museum at the Gateway Arch, St. Louis Riverfront, Luther Ely Smith Square and Kiener Plaza.
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Morgan Properties Acquires 11-Property Midwest Multifamily Portfolio for $501M
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — Morgan Properties has acquired a portfolio of 3,054 apartment units across 11 communities in eight states. Chicago-based Trilogy Real Estate Group was the seller in the deal, which was valued at $501 million. The communities — which are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma and Tennessee — were built between 1989 and 2018. Adam Doneger and Josh King of Newmark brokered the sale of 10 of the communities in the portfolio, while Walker & Dunlop brokered the sale of one property. Morgan Properties states that the firm plans to implement a value-add strategy to increase the marketability and comfort of the properties. Interior upgrades will include the installation of new flooring, appliances, cabinets and countertops, as well as smart home features. The new owner will also expand and refresh the onsite amenities. The acquisition expands Morgan Properties’ apartment holdings to more than 100,000 units across the nation. The Conshohocken-based development and investment firm now owns and operates roughly 360 communities in 22 states. “As we continue to strategically expand our national portfolio, we remain selective and opportunistic in this environment,” said Jonathan Morgan and Jason Morgan, co-presidents of Morgan Properties. “Morgan Properties has a proven …
ST. PETERS, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Cave Springs Shopping Center in the St. Louis suburb of St. Peters for $22.1 million. The retail power center totals 176,804 square feet. Anchor tenant Hobby Lobby has operated at the property since 2003. The Edge Fitness Club serves as a co-anchor at the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Additional tenants include Office Depot, Cycle Gear and LongHorn Steakhouse. Craig Fuller, Erin Patton and Scott Wiles of Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Properties Advisors division procured a local buyer completing a 1031 exchange. The sale included four outparcel buildings that the buyer can spin off during the hold period if desired, according to Wiles.
RAYTOWN, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has secured a 35,000-square-foot location for Me 2 You Career Academy in the Kansas City suburb of Raytown. The fast-track healthcare program that provides debt-free education has moved to 9808 E. 66th Terrace and 9817 E. 66th St. Me 2 You is a Missouri Department of Higher Education-accredited institution established in 2021. The new location provides a larger and improved space to support the academy’s employees, students and overall program growth. Garrett Cohoon of Block & Co. represented the tenant in the lease, while Bill Maas of Block & Co. represented the undisclosed landlord.
ST. LOUIS — Wieland, a global supplier of high-quality copper and copper alloy solutions, is expanding its operations in the St. Louis region, investing $500 million in a new facility. Construction began in early March. The expansion will retain 800 jobs. Wieland, which manufactures products for the electric vehicle industry, contributes to the nearly 16,000 skilled metals industry workers in the area. The company also makes parts for construction, munitions, coinage and electronics. Wieland maintains recycling facilities in Granite City and produces welded copper tubes in Cuba, Mo. The St. Louis region ranks second in the United States for minerals and ores exports, primarily including metals and metal products, according to the St. Louis Regional Freightway.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Arch Street Capital Advisors and Artemis Real Estate Partners have acquired a 2.4 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in metro Kansas City for an undisclosed price. The portfolio consists of four Class A properties that are all fully leased and situated near the BNSF intermodal facility. Further details regarding the transaction were not provided.
ST. PETERS, MO. — General contractor MBG is underway on construction of the first Ignite Medical Resort in the St. Louis area. Located in St. Peters, the project is slated for completion in August. The single-story, 60,000-square-foot facility will feature 69 private rooms and 12 semi-private rooms. With elements of high-end hospitality of a 5-star luxury resort, the development features an advanced care model called “LuxeRehab.” The property will feature a lobby, reception desk, café, large windows, landscaped courtyard, two dining rooms, a full commercial kitchen and salon. Rehabilitation services will deploy the latest technology. In addition, Ignite Medical Resort will feature a mock home with a full kitchen, laundry and bathroom where patients are taught and evaluated on readiness to return to independent living. Ignite Medical Resort operates 25 facilities across six states specializing in short-term rehabilitation for a variety of medical needs. Physical, occupational and speech therapy services are provided seven days a week. The project marks the first in the St. Louis market for developer Leo Brown Group.
LIBERTY, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has completed the lease-up of Crossroads Shopping Center in the Kansas City suburb of Liberty. The most recent lease transactions were with Total Wireless and Frame It. Additional tenants include Savers, Curves, Sugar Kittens Cat Café & Cattery, Palen Music Center, Dollar General, Pizza Hut and Mi Hacienda. Daniel Brocato and Phil Peck of Block & Co. are the leasing agents for the property.
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