PARK HILLS, MO. — Hilliker Corp. has brokered the sale of a 515,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Park Hills, about 65 miles south of St. Louis. The sales price was undisclosed, but the list price was $10 million. The 42-acre development, one of the largest manufacturing plants in the state, features 18 dock doors and six drive-in doors. H. Meade Summers, Scott Martin and Jeff Price of Hilliker represented the seller, Piramal Glass Flat River LLC USA, which is part of an international corporation based in India. The plant formerly manufactured glass bottles. Phoenix Investors LLC was the buyer.
COLUMBIA, MO. — Bayview PACE has provided $3.5 million in C-PACE funding for a hotel expansion project in Columbia. The funding will add significant capacity to the Double Tree Hilton hotel. The 20-year, fixed-rate loan features a loan-to-cost ratio of 10.36 percent. C-PACE, or Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy, is a financing tool that provides long-term, low-cost construction financing for new and existing buildings. Eligible improvements include energy efficiency, water efficiency, renewable energy and resiliency measures such as seismic and stormwater measures. C-PACE loans are structured as assessments that are repaid through the owner’s property tax bill over a 20- to 30-year period, according to Bayview.
WASHINGTON, MO. — Contegra Construction Co. is underway on a 220,000-square-foot production facility for AZZ Precoat Metals in Washington, about 50 miles west of St. Louis. AZZ Precoat Metals is an independent metal coil coater. Completion of the facility is slated for spring 2024. Production equipment will be installed in the second half of 2024, with production anticipated to commence in 2025. The project will be part of the 115-acre Oldenburg Industrial Park. Joining Contegra on the project are Vision Electric for electrical, Jarrell Mechanical Contractors for HVAC, O.J. Laughlin Plumbing Co. Inc. for plumbing and Musselman & Hall Contractors for concrete. Texas-based AZZ Inc. acquired Precoat Metals for $1.3 billion from Sequa Corp. in May 2022.
By Scott Bluhm, Newmark Zimmer Since 2016, the Kansas City industrial market has been on a hot streak. We observed more opportunities and increased user activity. There have been consistent years of record positive space absorption and the delivery of Class A buildings, whether speculative or build-to-suit. The peak of that hot streak was in 2022. The year concluded with records in positive absorption, vacancy and rental growth. By the end of 2022, Kansas City became the 15th-largest industrial market in terms of square footage, surpassing Seattle. Significant statistics for 2022: •Over 16 million square feet of positive absorption •A vacancy low of 3.6 percent •A 10.6 percent increase in rental rates The year 2023 has been unique due to economic conditions and uncertainty. New speculative construction starts are down approximately 70 percent, with around 2.5 million square feet breaking ground in 2023. Most of the speculative buildings delivering in 2023 were projects that began construction in 2022. Annual net absorption has decreased to 2.5 million square feet in the first and second quarters. For reference, the fourth quarter of 2022 saw a record-setting net absorption of approximately 7.3 million square feet, and the third quarter of 2022 had 3.2 …
KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Cordish Cos. has opened Three Light Luxury Apartments in Kansas City’s Power & Light District. Three Light joins sister properties One Light and Two Light, both of which are 97 percent occupied. Located at the corner of Truman Road and Main Street, the 25-story, 288-unit apartment tower features a seven-story parking garage with 472 spaces as well as 7,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Monthly rents start at $1,350 per month. There are more than 30,000 square feet of amenity spaces, including an eighth-floor outdoor terrace with infinity-edge pool, clubroom, party room, entertainment kitchen, theater room, game room, business center, coworking spaces, fitness center, infrared sauna, dog washing stations and personal concierge services. The Power & Light District, developed by Cordish, opened 15 years ago. There has been more than $9.7 billion in public and private investment over the last 15 years, with more than 12,111 new apartment units and 5,326 new or renovated hotel rooms as well as the KC Streetcar line.
ST. LOUIS — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of Majestic Stove Lofts, a 120-unit multifamily property in St. Louis. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 2017 Washington Ave. and built in 2006, the community was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Andrea Kendrick, Ken Aston and Bobby Mills of Berkadia represented the seller, St. Louis-based Regency Realty Co. LLC. The asset sold to a California-based buyer.
By Mary Lamie, Bi-State Development The industrial real estate market continues to show its strength in the St. Louis region as new investments by industrial developers hold steady. Coming off a record year in 2022, with more than 7 million square feet of completions entering the market and 6.5 million square feet absorbed, the region’s new construction has leveled off a bit, with 1.1 million square feet of industrial space delivered so far in 2023 and 3.6 million square feet of space still under construction, according to the latest numbers from Colliers. Speculative construction rates remain high, with 65 percent of construction since 2019 being speculative builds. This growth in industrial construction is being fueled by national and regional developers who believe St. Louis has the industrial activity levels needed to drive construction investments. Data included in the “St. Louis Regional Industrial Real Estate Market Indicators & Workforce Report,” released by the St. Louis Regional Freightway in May, shows the St.Louis region now has 182 million square feet of space available. According to the report, the region offers the largest amount of manufacturing space available on the market compared to other Midwestern cities, along with one of the lowest triple …
ST. LOUIS — Brinkmann Constructors has topped out construction of 11th and Spruce, a 148-unit luxury apartment complex in downtown St. Louis. San Francisco-based Balboa Real Estate Partners is the developer for the project, which is located three blocks from Busch Stadium. The $25 million development will feature 3,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and amenities such as a fitness center, clubroom, courtyard, pet spa, dog run and rentable work-from-home space. The five-story development is situated in the city’s Cupples Station Historic District, once a thriving manufacturing hub. To preserve the area’s old-world aesthetic, the new complex matches the red brick used in surrounding buildings. The site was formerly home of the Cupples 7 Building, which sat vacant for nearly a decade. Balboa purchased the site from the Treasury Department of St. Louis. Completion of the project is slated for February 2024.
PARK HILLS, MO. — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has acquired a 515,913-square-foot industrial facility at 1000 Taylor Ave. in Park Hills, about 65 miles south of St. Louis. The property was constructed in 1976 and received additions and upgrades in 2018. The building features 18 docks, 16 overhead drive-in doors and clear heights up to 40 feet. The facility was formerly inhabited by PGP Glass USA Inc. (PGP) and owned by Piramal Glass, an Indian company owned by Blackstone Capital. Once the city’s largest employer, PGP closed in March 2022. The purchase price was undisclosed.
ST. CHARLES, MO. — Gabe’s has opened a 76,000-square-foot store at Mark Twain Village in the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles. First National Realty Partners (FNRP) owns the property. The lease marks the first Gabe’s location within FNRP’s portfolio and the first Gabe’s store in the state of Missouri. Gabe’s is an off-price retailer offering fashion and footwear, essentials, beauty, accessories and home merchandise. Gabe’s occupies the space formerly home to Gordman’s. The center is now 97 percent leased. Other tenants include Bass Pro Shops, Duluth Trading Co., Dungarees and Aldi.