CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Keystone Construction Co. has begun work on a 97,000-square-foot indoor volleyball and basketball complex in Chesterfield near St. Louis. Mia Rose Holdings is the developer, MW Weber Architects is the architect and Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers Inc. is the civil engineer. Completion is slated for early 2023. Chesterfield Sports Association (CSA), a nonprofit organization, will own and operate the facility. Nine basketball courts will convert to 18 volleyball courts. Additional features will include a fitness area, spectator seating, lounge areas and multipurpose rooms. CSA plans to host over 40 tournaments each year that will attract out-of-town guests and generate economic activity for local restaurants and hotels.
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KANSAS CITY, MO. AND MINNEAPOLIS — Arch Street Capital Advisors LLC has acquired two recently completed industrial assets totaling 2 million square feet in metro Kansas City and Minneapolis for an undisclosed price. The single-tenant, build-to-suit facilities serve as distribution space for an e-commerce company. Arch, on behalf of one of its institutional capital partners, provided preferred equity construction financing and a forward commitment to acquire the assets upon completion.
PORTAGEVILLE, MO. — Mumford Co. has negotiated the sale of the New Orleans Inn in the southern Missouri city of Portageville for an undisclosed price. The two-story hotel is home to 25 rooms. George Arvanitis of Mumford represented the seller, Tennessee-based AARTI Inc., and procured the buyer, Nevada-based Stealth Invest LLC. The acquisition marks the third hotel in the buyer’s portfolio.
O’FALLON, MO. — Holland Construction Services has completed The Jewel Apartments, a $41.2 million apartment complex in O’Fallon, a western suburb of St. Louis. Tennessee-based Vita Residential was the developer. Located at 9200 Veterans Memorial Parkway, the 240-unit property consists of 10 buildings. Amenities include a clubhouse, pool, family room, fitness area and dog park. The property is currently 95 percent occupied. Vita is now finalizing development plans with Holland on a similar 240-unit project called The Jewel at Whispering Oaks in Swansea, Ill. Construction is expected to begin in May.
FARMINGTON, MO. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of The Avery in Farmington, about 75 miles south of St. Louis. The sales price was undisclosed. The 408-unit multifamily property offers convenient access to Parkland Health Center and Farmington Regional Airport. Andrea Kendrick, Ken Aston and Bobby Mills of Berkadia St. Louis represented the seller, Montana-based Braxton Development. Minnesota-based Timberland Partners was the buyer.
ST. PETERS, MO. — Mia Rose Holdings has received zoning and site plan approval to build The Station at St. Peters Luxury Living, a 180-unit multifamily development in St. Peters, a northwest suburb of St. Louis. Construction is scheduled to begin in the second quarter, with completion slated for the first quarter of 2023. The development’s 60 two-bedroom units and 120 one-bedroom units will be spread across five buildings. There will also be a 3,800-square-foot clubhouse. Amenities will include a conference center, package concierge, kitchen, public workspace and fitness center. The project team includes general contractor Midas Construction, architect Rosemann & Associates PC, civil engineer Premier Design Group and mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer Engenuity. The property manager will be 2B Residential. Mia Rose is a Chesterfield, Mo.-based developer.
NORTH DECATUR, GA. AND CRESTWOOD, MO. — Real estate developer EDENS and the City of Crestwood have separately announced two massive mall redevelopment projects in the Atlanta and St. Louis metropolitan areas, respectively. The redevelopment of Class B malls into mixed-use, open-air centers has continued to grow in popularity as shopping center owners and operators look to compete with e-commerce through the delivery of thoughtful spaces that provide an experience for visitors. North Dekalb Mall EDENS purchased North Dekalb Mall last year with plans to redevelop the property into a mixed-use project. This week, a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) application was filed with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs detailing plans for the project. Located roughly seven miles outside in Atlanta in North Decatur, the development is set to include 300,000 square feet of office space, 200,000 square feet of hospitality, 150 multifamily units and 1,700 townhomes, in addition to retail and restaurant space. A timeline for the project and further information was not disclosed. The property’s previous owner, Sterling Organization, teamed up with developer Hendon Properties and Lennar Commercial Investors in 2014 with plans to turn the 622,297-square-foot enclosed mall into an open-air shopping center, which ultimately did …
Fueled by a trifecta of favorable cap rates, an underserved apartment market and sharp increases in market demand, St. Louis is starting to gain momentum with the potential to become a new multifamily hotspot. As investors and developers take note, capital that typically has been focused in higher growth markets on the coast and cities like Chicago and Nashville is starting to flow into the Gateway City. The fruit of these investments is now coming to market. Despite 20-plus percent increases in construction costs, 24 percent more units — 2,057 total — were built in 2021 compared with St. Louis’ five-year annual average. Nearly 4,000 additional units are under construction in the St. Louis region. Population, personal income and job growth are the key economic drivers of multifamily unit demand. In 2020 and 2021, all three of those markers are finishing on the upside in St. Louis after pandemic dips. Employment growth is particularly promising. After slight employment declines over the last five years, St. Louis employment has grown at an average annual rate of 2.7 percent for the last four quarters. CBRE forecasts positive growth of 2 percent for the next two years and 0.8 percent for the next …
ST. LOUIS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a Life Storage self-storage facility in St. Louis for an undisclosed price. The 71,015-square-foot property is located at 4935 Fyler Ave. The facility initially opened in December 2019 with 426 climate-controlled units. In July 2021, the property was expanded to include an additional 172 non-climate-controlled units and 137 parking spaces. Sean Delaney of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer, a Texas-based limited liability company.
This past year, many commercial real estate sectors and geographies that had been affected by the initial impact of pandemic-induced shutdowns demonstrated improvement. Across Missouri, we saw very robust levels of sales activity, as well as new construction and development — with more than $2.4 billion in overall commercial real estate sales volume through the end of third-quarter 2021. Although statewide growth was reported across all property types and sectors, industrial was especially strong, while retail emerged with slightly less consistency, but was positive nonetheless. The forecast for 2022 is bright, especially as retailers announce expansion plans and developers break ground on new projects. St. Louis is central to growth As an important secondary U.S. market, St. Louis and the surrounding areas are experiencing high levels of demand and activity. In the first three quarters of 2021, the St. Louis market reported $1.7 billion of overall commercial real estate sales volume, representing more than 70 percent of statewide activity. These statistics illustrate the sentiment of today’s active buyers who agree that St. Louis is a stable and attractive market for investment. Within the metro area, St. Charles County stands out as one of the fastest-growing counties in the country, reporting …