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Local Developers Complete $90M Avenir Luxury Apartment Complex in Suburban St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow

UNIVERSITY CITY, MO. — Developers Charles Deutsch and Zack Deutsch have completed Avenir, a $90 million luxury apartment complex in the St. Louis suburb of University City. Occupancy at the 262-unit project has surpassed 50 percent. Floor plans come in one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations ranging from 640 to 1,620 square feet. Monthly rents start at $1,700. Amenities include pickleball courts, bocce ball, a resort-style swimming pool, outdoor grilling stations, fire pits, a dog park, fitness center, business center, indoor game room and coffee bar. Covered parking and a bike storage area are also available. Avenir represents the Deutsch’s first luxury apartment community that isn’t geared toward the seniors housing market. Charles Deutsch is one of the original co-founders and owners of The Gatesworth Communities, a collection of luxury seniors housing developments in University City and Creve Coeur. His son, Zack, has been a member of The Gatesworth Communities team for more than a decade. Holland Construction Services was the general contractor for Avenir. Construction began in October 2022. Additional project team members included Gray Design Group as architect and First Bank, which provided the financing.

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McCarthy Breaks Ground on 400,000 SF Mercy Hospital in Metro St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow

WENTZVILLE, MO. — McCarthy Building Cos. has broken ground on Mercy Hospital Wentzville, a 400,000-square-foot hospital in Wentzville, a far west suburb of St. Louis. The project marks Missouri’s first new acute care hospital campus in nearly a decade, according to McCarthy. The development will include 75 inpatient acute care beds and a 26-bed emergency department with two trauma areas and four behavioral health rooms. The advanced medical campus will offer a broad range of inpatient and outpatient care, including surgical and specialty options such as cardiovascular, cancer and orthopedics as well as outpatient imaging, diagnostic and treatment services. Crews began preparing the site in late March and will begin work on the central utility plant this summer, with the hospital tower work beginning in early 2026. Construction of the hospital is expected to be completed in four years. The project team includes CannonDesign for architecture and design and IMEG as engineer. Mercy is one of the 15 largest U.S. health systems.

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Hanley Investment Group Brokers Seven Retail Property Sales Totaling $18.4M

by Kristin Harlow

CORONA DEL MAR, CALIF. — Corona Del Mar-based Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sales of seven net-leased retail properties totaling $18.4 million on behalf of a Minnesota-based 1031 exchange buyer. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley Investment Group represented the buyer in the transactions, which included a mix of newly constructed single-tenant and multi-tenant assets. Midwest transaction highlights include a 4,616-square-foot property occupied by Total Access Urgent Care in Oakville, Mo., and a 7 Brew ground lease in Des Moines, Iowa. Hanley Investment Group represented the buyer and sellers in association with John Shuff of Pace Properties and ParaSell Inc. for the Missouri and Iowa properties, respectively.  

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Brinkmann Constructors Completes Interior Renovation of Rolls-Royce Showroom Near St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow

CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Brinkmann Constructors has completed a 4,000-square-foot interior renovation of an existing Rolls-Royce automotive showroom in Chesterfield, a western suburb of St. Louis. The project included an interactive atelier room equipped with a kinetic lighting system that synchronizes with sound. Additional elements include a custom Pantheon door and an automatic snow melt system built into the front sidewalk. Brinkmann completed the renovation in partnership with Rolls-Royce and Holman Motorcars. ACI Boland Architects served as the project architect.

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Altus Properties Sells 10-Story CIBC Place Office Building in St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow

ST. LOUIS — Altus Properties has sold CIBC Place, a 170,157-square-foot, 10-story office building located at 1401 S. Brentwood Blvd. in St. Louis. Bryan King of King Realty Advisors represented the buyer, and the seller was unrepresented. The purchaser was Jim Onder, attorney and founder of the OnderLaw firm, according to the St. Louis Business Journal. The buyer will occupy about 6,000 square feet, leaving the building fully leased. Altus was retained as property manager.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $3.9M Sale-Leaseback of Retail Property in Wentzville, Missouri

by Kristin Harlow

WENTZVILLE, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.9 million sale-leaseback of a retail property occupied by Dobbs Tire & Auto in Wentzville, a suburb of St. Louis. Built in 2003, the 7,918-square-foot building is located at 1986 Wentzville Parkway. Ken Jacobsmeyer of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer, a Missouri-based limited liability company.

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MAP Property Holdings Plans Renovation of US Bank Tower in Downtown St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow

ST. LOUIS — MAP Property Holdings has unveiled plans for the renovation of key common areas as part of a reintroduction to the market of One US Bank Plaza, a 36-story, 658,000-square-foot office building in downtown St. Louis. Renovations will begin this spring, with Greiner Construction as general contractor and Trivers as architect. Plans call for updated finishes throughout the common areas on the first and second floor, an in-building lunchtime food operator, two outdoor patio options, varied third workspace options, an enhanced security focus and a refresh of outdoor plaza areas. MAP’s $8.7 million investment stimulated more than 210,000 square feet of lease renewals. Additionally, US Bank recently relocated 300 employees from another location to the downtown office tower. Minneapolis-based MAP acquired the building in 2021. Cushman & Wakefield provides leasing and property management services at US Bank Tower, with Danielle Grubbs and Jim Mosby leading leasing efforts.

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Gantry Secures $10M Loan for Refinancing of Multifamily Property in Suburban Kansas City

by Kristin Harlow

INDEPENDENCE, MO. — Gantry has secured a $10 million loan for the refinancing of Hillside Apartments in the Kansas City suburb of Independence. The garden-style, three-story property features 108 multifamily units across 14 buildings at 111 Hillside Drive. The fully stabilized asset underwent a complex-wide renovation. Mark Reichter and Alec Frook of Gantry arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, a private real estate investor. Fannie Mae provided the seven-year, fixed-rate loan, which features an interest-only introductory period followed by a 30-year amortization.

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Avenue Opens 161-Unit Active Adult Community in Suburban St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow

ST. PETERS, MO. — Seniors housing developer Avenue has opened its first Viva Bene active adult community in the St. Louis suburb of St. Peters. Viva Bene is Avenue’s active adult brand and is focused on offering midmarket-priced rental rates. At nearly 200,000 square feet, the St. Peters property offers 161 units. In the three months since its soft opening, the community is 50 percent leased. In addition to providing readily available preventive healthcare, Viva Bene provides a holistic wellness hub with fitness, yoga and meditation classes, a fully appointed gym, healthy cooking workshops and other wellness-focused experiential education. Residents can enjoy pools, pickleball courts and picnic areas. Unique to the Viva Bene model is a third-party collaboration with Sevi Health for preventive health services. Residents can opt to receive care navigation and chronic care management services from Sevi Health and also access primary care from the medical practice’s providers. Viva Bene leases are based on each metropolitan area’s midmarket rental pricing. At Viva Bene St. Peters, one-bedroom units start in the $1600s per month. Garage parking and additional storage units are the only add-on fees. This differs from continuum-of-care communities where monthly prices average $3,450 and fees for buy-in …

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Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice Signs 22,800 SF Office Lease at Deloitte Building in St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow

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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