Missouri

Wiegmann Begins Work on Seniors Housing Facilities in Metro St. Louis

by Haisten Willis September 23, 2016

SUNSET HILLS, CHESTERFIELD AND CREVE COEUR, MO. — Wiegmann Associates has started construction of three The Sheridan Assisted Living properties in the St. Louis suburbs of Sunset Hills, Chesterfield and Creve Coeur. Wiegmann is the engineer of record and installing contractor for HVAC and building automation systems, and will provide on-site project management for the design/build project. Senior Lifestyle Corp., based in Chicago, is developing the projects, which have a combined value of $65 million. The $17 million, 84-unit The Sheridan at Laumeier Park in Sunset Hills and the $17 million, 53-unit The Sheridan at Creve Coeur are scheduled for completion in early 2017. The $31 million, 91-unit The Sheridan at Chesterfield is scheduled to open next summer. Brinkmann Constructors is the general contractor. The projects are a joint venture of Bob Brinkmann, founder of Brinkmann Constructors, and Senior Lifestyle Corp., an operator of seniors housing facilities.

September 23, 2016

Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Missouri Retail

New Development, Healthy Leasing Activity Powers St. Louis Retail Market

by Jeff Shaw September 22, 2016

Retail development in the St. Louis metro area continues to gain momentum. Rental rates are strong, with triple-net asking rents averaging $12.30 per square foot, and are expected to trend upward as the retail market continues to grow. Absorption of existing product along with multiple new developments has created a positive forecast for the St. Louis retail market. In the second quarter of 2016, the St. Louis retail vacancy rate dropped to 5.9 percent from 6.1 percent the previous quarter with positive net absorption of 449,056 square feet. Leasing ramps up Contributing to the healthy retail market are several tenants moving into large blocks of space including two 41,921-square-foot Walmart Neighborhood Market stores now open in St. Peters. Among other store openings: • At Home has announced two 100,000-square-foot locations on the site of a former Walmart in Town & Country and a former K-Mart in O’Fallon, Mo. • Academy Sports will open two 62,000-square-foot locations in Manchester and O’Fallon, Ill. • Camping World will move into 34,710 square feet in Wentzville. • Stein Mart will occupy 31,000 square feet in Town & Country. • Bob’s Discount Furniture has signed a 28,035-square-foot lease in Manchester and a 30,000-square-foot lease at …

September 22, 2016

Midwest Missouri Retail

Mid-America Real Estate Brokers $10.6M Sale of Chippewa Center in St. Louis

by Haisten Willis September 21, 2016

ST. LOUIS — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of the Chippewa Center in St. Louis on behalf of the seller, an investment partnership with St. Louis-based Pace Properties Inc. Springfield, Ill.-based Jared Commercial purchased the 147,920-square-foot retail center for $10.6 million. Chippewa Center is located at the northwest corner of Chippewa Street and River Des Peres Boulevard. Tenants at the center include Shop ’n Save, Value City Furniture and Dollar Tree. Ben Wineman of Mid-America Real Estate Inc., in cooperation with Mid-America Real Estate Group-Missouri LLC and Scott Seyfried of Pace Properties Inc. were the brokers in the transaction.

September 21, 2016

Midwest Missouri Retail

Orangetheory Fitness Opens at Streets of St. Charles in Metro St. Louis

by Haisten Willis September 19, 2016

CHARLES, MO. — Orangetheory Fitness has opened at Streets of St. Charles in St. Charles. The 3,000-square-foot studio on Beale Street is owned and operated by St. Charles Studio LLC and is the fourth location in the St. Louis metropolitan area for the fitness franchise. Other tenants at Streets of St. Charles include Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Think Pink Nail Salon, PF Chang’s and Sole & Blues.

September 19, 2016

Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Missouri Multifamily

Job Growth, Technology Sector Give a Boost to the Kansas City Apartment Market

by Jeff Shaw September 15, 2016

Look no further than Kansas City for one of the most burgeoning apartment rental hotspots in the Heartland. Ever since apartment deliveries reached a trough of 233 units in 2011, developers have ramped up construction activity year after year to meet healthy rental demand, though often still trailing robust leasing activity. This trend continued in the first half of 2016, with 2,170 newly occupied apartments exceeding 1,650 multifamily units added to the metro area inventory. What’s contributing to this demand? And will rapid market growth and expansion continue? Job growth, tech boom Employment gains are a big reason rental market demand continues to outweigh supply. For the last six years, greater Kansas City has experienced annual average employment gains of 1.5 percent to support sustained rental demand. After steady, though moderate gains in the last half of 2015, employers accelerated hiring with 10,500 additions from January to June, a 1 percent expansion over the previous six months. The six-month hires capped an annual increase of 1.5 percent since mid-2015 with 15,900 new personnel. To no surprise, the rise in employment has coincided with the rise in renters, as they’ve been attracted to new inventory around employment hubs. The Downtown/East Kansas …

September 15, 2016

Industrial Midwest Missouri

ROi Breaks Ground on 100,000 SF Surgical Pack Facility in Missouri

by Amy Works September 8, 2016

REPUBLIC, MO. — Resource Optimization & Innovation (ROi), a health care supply chain company owned by Mercy, has broken ground on its custom surgical pack manufacturing facility, located at 3000 E. Sawyer Road in Republic. Slated to open in fall 2017, the $10 million, 100,000-square-foot facility will enable the company to produce up to 1.5 million packs each year. The packs produced by ROi’s Custom Pack Solutions division contain all of the medical supplies needed to perform a range of surgical procedures. The company’s pack operation is the first and largest provider-owned, FDA-regulated custom pack manufacturing facility in the United States. The project team includes Slone Architects, Morelock-Ross and Rankin Development.

September 8, 2016

Midwest Missouri Retail

Block & Company Realtors Arranges $2.1M Sale of Shopping Center in Kansas City

by Amy Works September 7, 2016

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Block & Company Realtors has brokered the sale of Wornall Plaza, a shopping center located at 7960-7970 Wornall Road in Kansas City. Solar Success acquired the property from Wornall Plaza 91 LLC for $2.1 million The 13,320-square-foot center is fully occupied by Sherwin-Williams Paints, Papa John’s Pizza, 9Round Boxing, Cricket Wireless and 5th Avenue Cleaners. Dimitri Rodopoulous of Block & Company represented the seller in the transaction.

September 7, 2016

Midwest Missouri Office

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of Office Building in Kansas City Slated for a $43M Apartment Conversion

by Christina Cannon September 2, 2016

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $5.7 million sale of a 207,421-square-foot office building in downtown Kansas City. Stencil Group sold the Executive Plaza Office Building, more commonly known as The Flashcube, to Worcester Investments. HOK designed the facility, which was built in 1974. The buyer plans to convert the building into a 181-unit residential property, a project expected to cost $43 million. The property is located at 710-720 Main St., and the sale included an adjacent surface parking lot.

September 2, 2016

Midwest Missouri Retail Top Stories

BIG Shopping Centers, RED Development Acquire 516,268 SF Shopping Center Near Kansas City

by Christina Cannon September 2, 2016

LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — A joint venture between BIG Shopping Centers USA and RED Development has acquired Summit Fair, a 516,268-square-foot shopping center, for an undisclosed price. Located 25 miles southeast of Kansas City in Lee’s Summit, Summit Fair is anchored by Macy’s and JCPenney. Other tenants in the open-air lifestyle center include Victoria’s Secret, Chico’s, Francesca’s and LOFT. Summit Fair boasts approximately 50 tenants. Along with the news of the acquisition, the joint venture also announced a 50,000-square-foot DICK’S Sporting Goods and a 20,000-square-foot H&M will open at Summit Fair in spring 2017. DICK’S Sporting Goods will relocate to Summit Fair from its existing store currently open at RED’s sister property, SummitWoods Crossing. An additional 5,000 square feet of space is available in the H&M building. “Summit Fair is already a dynamic, high-performing retail property serving a vibrant market, and the addition of DICK’S Sporting Goods, H&M and other top-drawing retail concepts sets the stage for continued success,” says Mike Ebert, managing partner at RED Development. The joint venture, known as BIG RED Portfolio LLC, has a portfolio consisting of 10 retail assets totaling over 3.5 million square feet in four states. Within the joint venture, BIG USA, acts primarily as a co-investment …

September 2, 2016

Midwest Missouri Multifamily Seniors Housing

Senior Lifestyle Corp. Breaks Ground on Seniors Housing Community Near St. Louis

by Christina Cannon September 1, 2016

SUNSET HILLS, MO. — Senior Lifestyle Corp. has broken ground on The Sheridan at Laumeier Park, a 69,000-square-foot seniors housing community in Sunset Hills, approximately 15 miles southwest of St. Louis. The project, expected to be complete in early 2017, will feature 43 assisted-living apartments plus 41 memory care residences. The Sheridan at Laumeier Park will be situated on 3.9 acres at 12470 Rott Road. Residents will have access to nearly 38,000 square feet of amenity space, which will include living rooms, a dining room, entertainment room, fitness center and art studio.

September 1, 2016

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