BLUE SPRINGS, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $6.9 million sale of Copperleaf Village in Blue Springs, about 19 miles southeast of downtown Kansas City. The 32,978-square-foot retail center was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants consist of medical, dental, restaurant, convenience, fitness and insurance companies. The property was originally built in 1973 and renovated in 2006. Zach Turner, Scott Wiles, Erin Patton and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Kansas City-based partnership. The team also procured the buyer, an out-of-state limited liability company.
KANSAS, MISSOURI AND MICHIGAN — Maverick Commercial Mortgage has arranged a $6.9 million loan for the refinancing of three mobile home parks in the Midwest. The properties include Green Acres in Emporia, Kan.; Maplewoods in Odessa, Mo.; and Milwood MHC in Kalamazoo, Mich. Park Place Communities owns and manages the portfolio. All three properties are slated to undergo major capital improvement projects. A Midwest debt fund provided the loan.
ST. PETERS, MO. — GBT Realty Corp. has sold The Shoppes of Mid Rivers in the St. Louis suburb of St. Peters for $40.7 million. The 270,000-square-foot shopping center, located at the intersection of I-70 and Mid Rivers Mall Drive, was completed in 2018. Amy Sands, Clinton Mitchell and Michael Nieder of JLL represented GBT in the sale to Jenel Real Estate. With a recent lease signing by Old Navy for 15,000 square feet, The Shoppes at Mid Rivers is 99 percent leased. Additional tenants include Burlington, Academy Sports, HomeGoods, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, Ulta Beauty and Five Below. Restaurant tenants include Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant, Outback Steakhouse, Pappy’s Smokehouse and Gulf Shores Restaurant & Grill.
SUNSET HILLS, MO. — In April, Kadean Construction will move its St. Louis office from Fenton to Sunset Hills. The contractor will occupy roughly 10,500 square feet within Laumeier Office Park Building 4 after an approximately $1.2 million renovation and buildout is completed. Kadean’s architecture team is leading the design of the new space with assistance from eddy Design Group. The move comes as Kadean’s office staff has grown from 20 employees to 36 over the past 15 months. The new office will feature conference rooms, training areas and collaboration space. Kadean is also finalizing a lease for roughly 4,600 square feet of warehouse space in the Westport area to relocate and accommodate its expanding storage needs. Kadean also has an office in Kansas City. Total company employment now stands at 85. The construction firm has grown from $85.2 million in revenue in 2019 to an estimated $340 million in 2022.
O’FALLON, MO. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a 20,400-square-foot retail property in O’Fallon within metro St. Louis for an undisclosed price. Named Shops on K, the center is located at 2376-2400 Highway K. The property is fully leased to Aaron’s, Advance America Cash Advance, American Family Insurance, Cloud 9 Massage, Stallone’s Formal Wear, Pottery Hollow, a dance academy, dog groomer and fitness center. Constructed in 1997, the building is situated next to a Target and Kohl’s-anchored shopping center. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller, a St. Louis-based private owner. The buyer was a private investor from metro Nashville.
LIBERTY, MO. — Contegra Construction Co. has completed Project Luna, a 1 million-square-foot distribution facility at Liberty Commerce Center in Liberty, a northeast suburb of Kansas City. Located at 2361 S. Withers Road, Project Luna features a 40-foot clear height, 108 dock doors, two drive-in doors and 20,000 square feet of office space. The property is built with tilt-up concrete panels and is topped with thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) roofing, a single-ply white membrane which reflects heat instead of absorbing it. The warehouse is also equipped with 56 rooftop HVAC units to maintain temperature control throughout the interior. In addition, Edwardsville, Illinois-based Contegra constructed four retaining walls around Project Luna, which are up to 40 feet tall. The company also managed the installation of water, storm water and electrical infrastructure in conjunction with the retaining wall construction, including two large underground detention systems. Project Luna is Liberty Commerce Center’s fifth and largest distribution center since the 337-acre industrial park’s launch by Kansas City real estate developer NorthPoint Development in 2021. Upon its completion, the Liberty Commerce Center will consist of 3.4 million square feet of space located near the Liberty city border with Claycomo, south of Liberty Parkway between Hughes and …
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Kansas City-based MMG Real Estate Advisors has acquired Independence Commercial Advisors. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Texas, Independence Commercial Advisors is a boutique brokerage firm founded in 2020 by industry veterans Mike Watson and Mike Moffitt with a focus on Texas private capital and institutional multifamily and self-storage brokerage. As part of the transaction, MMG has added eight investment sales advisors to the firm’s growing national roster with offices in San Antonio, Austin, Houston and Dallas.
By Scott Dunwoody, Cushman & Wakefield It’s not too much of a stretch to say that St. Louis’ life sciences sector dates back to Lewis & Clark’s Corps of Discovery and all the scientific findings revealed upon their return to the city in 1806. More than two centuries later, St. Louis remains at the forefront of life sciences. The region is a center of plant science research and a cornerstone of global agriculture technology, with institutions such as Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) and St. Louis University playing critical roles in the biotech and medical fields. These factors translate into significant economic development benefits for the region and a positive impact on the area’s commercial real estate market. St. Louis is home to the largest concentration of plant scientist PhDs in the world. All that talent supports and drives more than 750 plant and medical science organizations across the region, including large employers such as Bayer (formerly Monsanto), Bunge, Benson Hill, IFF, Novus and Pfizer, and has led to significant investments throughout the region. What’s more, St. Louis ranks No. 14 nationally in National Institutes of Health funding, having secured more than $3.3 billion in the past five years. …
ST. ROBERT, MO. — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged a $5.9 million loan for the refinancing of a 152-unit multifamily portfolio in St. Robert, a city in central Missouri. The portfolio was more than 95 percent leased at the time of loan closing. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged the agency loan on behalf of the borrower, a seasoned owner-operator. The fixed-rate loan features a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Kansas City-based Grayson Capital has acquired Monument Healthcare Development. Financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed. Monument, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Grayson, was previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuterra Capital. Monument and Grayson plan to retain their individual identities and clients, but will combine their efforts to expand their offerings in multifamily and healthcare real estate development. Founded in April 2022, Grayson is a development firm specializing in transit-oriented multifamily projects and public-private partnerships. Leawood, Kan.-based Monument was founded in 2005 and builds healthcare facilities across the Midwest and Northeast.