LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $3.3 million sale of two retail buildings in Lee’s Summit within metro Kansas City. Taco Bell and Scooter’s Coffee occupy the newly constructed properties. Taco Bell occupies 2,160 square feet while Scooter’s leases 600 square feet. Both buildings feature drive-thrus. Jeff Lefko, Bill Asher and Beau Velten of Hanley, along with Jeff Christian of First Street Brokerage, represented the seller, a San Francisco-based private investment company. Deborah Ewing of Fuller Group CRE represented the buyer, a Washington-based private investor. The sales price represents a cap rate of 5.3 percent.
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CLAYTON, MO. — NorthMarq has arranged a $50.6 million loan for the acquisition of The Barton Apartments in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton. The 228-unit apartment community, built in 2018, is located on Maryland Avenue. It features a clubroom, business center, fitness center, pet spa and personal wine storage. David Garfinkel of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year loan with Fannie Mae. The borrower was undisclosed.
HARRISONVILLE, MO. — Montecito Medical Real Estate has acquired Rock Haven Medical Mall in Harrisonville, about 35 miles south of Kansas City. The purchase price was undisclosed. The two-story, 76,000-square-foot medical office building is attached to Cass Regional Medical Center and was built in 2011. In addition to Cass, other tenants include Harrisonville Family Medicine, Carondelet Health Cardiology, Cass Regional Orthopedics, Gillen Pharmacy and Fresenius Medical Care.
ST. LOUIS — US Carriers has purchased 16 acres along the Mississippi River in north St. Louis City for an undisclosed price. The land is located at 9320 and 9350 Riverview Drive within an opportunity zone. Steve Stradal, Brian Kelley and George Convy of Avison Young represented the seller, the estate of the late artist and sculptor Bob Cassily. The land was intended to be a part of Cassily’s public art exhibit, Cementland. Avison Young is currently marketing for sale the other 40 acres of Cementland at 9403 Riverview Drive.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Hunt Midwest continues to expand StorTropolis, its brand of climate-controlled self-storage facilities, throughout metro Kansas City. The developer has opened a 138,000-square-foot facility at 3140 NW Jefferson St. in Blue Springs, Mo., and begun construction on a 111,000-square-foot facility in Lenexa, Kan. Hunt Midwest began developing self-storage properties in 2018 and, in partnership with Strickland Construction, has built and opened three other StorTropolis facilities — two in Kansas City and one in Shawnee, Kan. Each three-story StorTropolis building ranges in size from 104,000 to 138,000 square feet and offers 580 to 760 climate-controlled units. Storage Asset Management, a privately owned, third-party management company, operates StorTropolis. Hunt Midwest is also the developer for SubTropolis, a massive underground business complex with more than 6.5 million square feet of leasable space.
Civic Board Approves Financing for Expansion of America’s Center Convention Complex in Downtown St. Louis
by John Nelson
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Municipal Finance Corp. has approved the financing package for the expansion of America’s Center Convention Complex. The 502,000-square-foot events facility is located at 701 Convention Plaza in downtown St. Louis. The City of St. Louis and St. Louis County have each committed $105 million in bond financing to complete the expansion, which is branded the AC Next Gen Project. The city and county approved the project in April 2019. The expansion will add 92,000 square feet of exhibit space, a 65,000-square-foot ballroom and meeting area, 22,000 square feet of new support space, 26 new loading docks, the renovation of 12 existing docks, an outdoor pavilion and refurbishment of the Washington Avenue entrance. “Expansion of America’s Center is an investment in the future of our region, assuring dependable jobs for working families in these challenging times and demonstrating our commitment to businesses and workers is certain,” says Comptroller Darlene Green, the chief fiscal officer for the City of St. Louis. “COVID-19 is not going away soon, but we know as a nation we will overcome it. Businesses will rebound, and tourism jobs and conventions will come back. We must plan for a positive future for …
ST. LOUIS — Phoenix-based Alignment Realty Capital has purchased four Sonic Drive-In restaurants located in metro St. Louis. The acquisition price for the sale-leaseback transaction was not released. The company acquired the four drive-in restaurants in a double-escrow transaction where a Sonic franchisee purchased the operations and real estate of a like-sized franchisee and simultaneously spun-off the real estate at closing. Banker’s Trust provided Alignment Realty Capital with a five-year, floating-rate acquisition loan.
Berkadia Arranges $11.2M Loan for Chateau Du Mont Multifamily Property in Bridgeton, Missouri
by Amy Works
BRIDGETON, MO. — Berkadia has secured $11.2 million in financing for Chateau Du Mont, a garden-style apartment property located in Bridgeton. The borrower is New York-based David Stern Management. Robert Lipson and Pat Garlich of Berkadia’s New York and St. Louis offices, respectively, arranged the financing through Fannie Mae. The 12-year loan features a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The specific use of the funds was not disclosed. Located at 12100 Monter Drive, Chateau Du Mont features 120 apartments. The property was built in 1970 and offers convenient access to the intersection of interstates 70 and 270.
TROY, MO. — Fast-casual restaurant Slim Chickens has opened at 31 The Plaza in Troy, about 55 miles northwest of St. Louis. R-Chicken, a division of R-Solution, is the franchise operator for the Troy location. Since its founding in 2003, Slim Chickens has expanded to more than 100 locations in 17 states. The goal is to open 600 restaurants by 2025, according to a news release. Slim Chickens serves fried chicken and Southern-inspired side dishes.
BERKELEY, MO. — Provender Partners has sold a 232,556-square-foot distribution center leased to Dollar General in Berkeley near St. Louis. Provender also sold a separate Dollar General-occupied distribution center in San Antonio along with the Berkeley facility for a total of nearly $64 million. Provender acquired both facilities in 2019 and invested more than $6 million in improvements and renovations before securing 10-year leases with Dollar General for both properties. With freezer, cooler and dry storage space, the properties are part of Dollar General’s new DG Fresh initiative to bring logistics capabilities in-house. Guy Ponticello and Robert Gibson of CBRE and Scott Delphey of Food Properties Group represented Provender in the sale. The buyer was undisclosed.