ROLLA, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1 million sale of a 3,727-square-foot, net-leased Burger King property in Rolla, 105 miles southwest of St. Louis. The restaurant is situated on nearly two acres located at 1022 Kings Highway, just off I-44 and U.S. Highway 63. There are currently more than 14 years remaining on the base term of the lease with 1.5 percent annual rent increases. Michael Shover, Matthew Gorman, Derrick Dougherty, Nick Skeparnias, Dean Zang, Mark Taylor and William Holman of Marcus & Millichap’s Philadelphia office, represented the seller, a limited liability company. Gorman and Shover also represented the buyer, a developer.
ST. LOUIS — Hilliker Corp. has arranged the first of three leases at former flooring stores in St. Louis. The three locations include an 8,000-square-foot building at 14336 Manchester Road, a 10,000-square-foot building at 1185 Veterans Memorial Drive, and a 22,000-square-foot building at 5244-52 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Sincerely Yours Bridal will occupy space in the 8,000–square-foot building, which will be divided into two retail spaces with 5,000 square feet still available for lease. The bridal shop is set to open by the end of this year. Hilliker Corp. broker Frank Yocum represented the landlord NICI II LLC, formerly Georgia Carpet Outlet in the leasing of the 2,900-square-foot space. Mark Kornfeld of the Sansone Group represented the tenant, Enchanted Enterprises LLC, which will do business as Sincerely Yours Bridal.
ST. LOUIS — Saint Louis University plans to add two new residence halls and complete extensive renovations to existing facilities. Phase 1 of the proposed multi-phase plan is expected to include the construction of two new residence halls on the Frost campus; renovation of the Griesedieck complex, which includes Walsh and Clemens Halls; and the conversion of SLU’s Water Tower Inn at the Medical Center into graduate housing. Details for Phase 1 — including design, scope and budget — will be determined by an oversight committee that includes student representation, SLU’s architectural and construction partners Hastings+Chivetta Architects Inc., and McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. Construction on Phase 1 is slated to begin next spring. The first new residence hall is expected to open in August 2016, and the second new hall in August 2017. Renovation of the Griesedieck Complex set for completion in August 2019. New graduate student housing in the renovated Water Tower Inn at the Medical Center is expected to open in August 2016. The Division of Student Development, assisted by Chicago-based firm Brailsford & Dunlavey, led the master planning process.
ST. LOUIS — National Asset Services (NAS) has arranged a $45 million loan to refinance a 315,000-square-foot office property in St. Louis. NAS led a group of tenant-in-common co-owners in a multi-tiered process, which resulted in a new property ownership structure and favorable refinancing terms. The process involved reorganizing and consolidating the group of 31 tenant-in-common co-owners and an additional 77 investors into a new limited liability company. The newly created company then became the borrower under a new loan provided by an undisclosed lender. The Class A property is located at 8555 University Place. The three-story, single-tenant office building serves as the company headquarters for Express Scripts, a manager of pharmacy benefit plans.
Today’s Kansas City apartment fundamentals resemble the height of the 2007 market as jobs, deliveries, building permits, occupancy and rents are up. The availability of financing for developers and investors, along with the temperate economic recovery, portends further operational strength and investment activity in the near term. Job growth in the metro area this year has been positive. The end of the first quarter saw a full rebound of the job losses that occurred in late 2013. Through the first half of 2014, total payroll employment expanded by 5,200 jobs, an increase of 0.5 percent compared with the end of 2013. The local unemployment rate at the end of the second quarter of 2014 was 6.3 percent. Some 4,200 additional new jobs are projected for the second half of 2014, which would bring the area nonfarm job count to only 1,800 under its 2007 high of 1,018,300. Supply and Demand Apartment developers are expected to deliver new product in time to meet the demand created by the new jobs. By year’s end, construction is scheduled to be completed on 3,750 new apartments for multifamily properties of 100 or more units. New construction has been ramping up since the first quarter …
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Gailoyd Enterprises Group has sold The Power & Light Building to NorthPoint Development for an undisclosed sales price. The historic office tower, located at 106 W. 14th St. in downtown Kansas City, will be converted to a mixed-use development with 200 apartments. The sale included the 285,000-square-foot building and approximately one acre of adjacent land on the north side of the building. The land will be utilized for parking and 70 new apartment units for a total of 270 new units. The building currently is vacant. Riverside, Mo.-based NorthPoint plans to begin construction immediately. Gib Kerr of Cassidy Turley represented Carmel, N.Y.-based Gailoyd Enterprises in the transaction.
SPRINGFIELD, MO. — Byrne & Jones Sports has completed $24 million in new construction of several new athletic and recreation facilities at Missouri State University. The St. Louis-based company relocated the school’s track and built a new artificial turf football field closer to the west bleachers. A new NCAA-regulation, eight-lane track was also built as part of the new synthetic turf soccer field. The new track incudes steeple chase, long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault and a warm up running area. Byrne & Jones also installed a shock pad to improve safety, play and the durability for a new field hockey surface installed by SportsTurf. Springfield, Mo.-based general contractor DeWitt and Associates Inc. managed the overall improvements. Hastings + Chivetta Architects Inc. was the architect for the project.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $7.4 million refinancing for Forest Park Apartments in Kansas City. The 198-unit multifamily property is located at 4623 N.E. Winn Road. Greg Duvall and Brent Blake of NorthMarq structured the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the undisclosed borrower through its seller-servicer relationship with Freddie Mac.
BRIDGETON, MO. — Hilliker Corp. has arranged the $890,000 sale of a 37,000-square-foot industrial building located in Bridgeton. Merged companies Tri-State Equipment Co. and Ergonomic Partners will move to the property located at 4000 Fee Fee Road. Powell Kalish of Hilliker Corp. represented the buyer, Tri-State Equipment. Andy Port and Pat Reilly of Gateway Commercial Real Estate represented the seller, Justus Holdings LLC. The combined company, which supplies lifting devices, currently has 19 employees. Tri-State Equipment plans to add three to five employees within the upcoming six months due to the new building’s increased production capacity.
ST. LOUIS — Kwame Building Group Inc. (KWAME) will serve as the construction project manager for a new $6.2 million firehouse in St. Louis. KWAME will build a 30,000-square-foot brick and stone building for The Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District in St. Louis County. The building will include a lower level, a 17,500-square-foot main floor with five vehicle bays and a second floor. KWAME will serve as the liaison with district staff and officials, design firms and contractors on the construction, equipping and occupancy of the firehouse. KWAME will also review the district’s selection of a building site and evaluate the land for cost effectiveness, usefulness, code compliance, zoning and ability to meet the district’s goals and operational needs. JEMA will provide architectural services for the project.