MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — Monument Capital Management, an A-Rod Corp. subsidiary founded by Alex Rodriguez and Ramon Corona in 2012, has acquired Haven on the Lake in Maryland Heights for $67.3 million. Built in 1974, the 528-unit apartment community is located at 2050 Lakerun Court in suburban St. Louis. Amenities include a fitness center, business center, newly renovated clubhouse and indoor and outdoor tennis courts. Brad Williamson and Wesley Moczul of Berkadia originated $52 million in acquisition financing through Freddie Mac. The six-year loan features a fixed interest rate. Matt Bukhshtaber of CBRE represented the seller, FPA5 Pheasant Run LLC. The acquisition marks Monument’s entry into the Missouri market. Monument plans to implement a capital improvements program throughout the property’s unit interiors as well as the exteriors and community amenities.
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ST. JOSEPH, MO. — Sky Real Estate LLC and Sunflower Development Group LLC have completed a $36 million adaptive multifamily reuse project in downtown St. Joseph, about 55 miles north of Kansas City. The project involved the conversion of the former Richardson Dry Goods Co. headquarters into a 140-unit, loft-style apartment complex named American Electric Lofts. Amenities include a game room, fitness room, pet park and smart home technology throughout the property. Hazel’s Coffee recently opened on the building’s first floor. SWD Architects, Lankford Fendler + Associates and Rau Construction made up the project team. The developers utilized federal and state historic tax credits.
HAZELWOOD, MO. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of an industrial property comprised of a 25,107-square-foot building and an adjacent parking lot in Hazelwood, a northern suburb of St. Louis. The sales price was undisclosed. Carvana Service Center occupies the building, which was renovated for the tenant in 2020. Amazon Fleet Parking leases the parking lot for its sprinter fleet vans and trucks. The property is located at 5651-5701 Phantom Drive. Jonathan Ameen of Stan Johnson represented the Missouri-based seller. A Georgia-based institutional investor was the buyer.
LIBERTY, MO. — BCB Development is building a 167,000-square-foot cold storage facility in Liberty, a suburb of Kansas City. The Class A property will be located in the Heartland Meadows Industrial Park. Construction is set to begin in July and wrap up in the second quarter of 2022. Plans call for a fully insulated building and specialized floor slabs to maintain refrigeration and freezer temperatures. John Stafford, Chris Cummins and Turner Wisehart of Colliers International will market the project for lease. The facility will be the first cold storage building in the Kansas City market, according to Colliers.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Trammell Crow Co. and its capital partner, Clarion Partners LLC, have broken ground on two Class A warehouse and distribution facilities within the KCI Intermodal Business Centre in Kansas City. Located adjacent to the Kansas City International Airport, the buildings will total 676,000 square feet. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter. The first building will span 216,320 square feet with a clear height of 32 feet, 48 dock positions, four private entrances, two drive-up ramp dock doors, parking for 62 trailers and parking for 225 cars. The second building will span 459,680 square feet with a clear height of 36 feet, 88 dock doors, three private entrances, four drive-up ramp dock doors, parking for 110 trailers and parking for 366 cars. Kadean Construction, M+H Architects and Stock & Associates make up the project team. KCI Intermodal Business Centre is a master-planned industrial business park spanning 687 acres. It currently includes six fully built facilities. Plans call for an additional 1.2 million square feet across three buildings.
MEXICO, MO. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a single-tenant warehouse and distribution center leased to The Home Depot in Mexico, about 40 miles northeast of Columbia. The sales price was undisclosed. The 310,000-square-foot property is located at 5701 U.S. Highway 54 East. It was originally constructed in 1985 and underwent renovations in 1995 and 2020. The warehouse is adjacent to another Home Depot facility that shares a joint inventory system. Jonathan Ameen and Brad Pepin of Stan Johnson represented the seller, a Midwest-based developer. A private investor from New York was the buyer.
SOUTH COUNTY AND WARRENTON, MO. — IMPACT Strategies has completed two new cannabis dispensary buildouts for Proper Brands in Missouri. Both projects involved the repositioning of existing retail buildings located in South County and Warrenton. Both store locations feature specialized security measures and vaults. The interiors feature black and white design with light wood accents and midcentury modern furniture. IMPACT worked with Eddy Design Group and Case Engineering. Proper Brands is a medical marijuana company in the state of Missouri.
FLORISSANT, MO. — First National Realty Partners has acquired The Shoppes at Cross Keys in Florissant, a northern suburb of St. Louis. The 339,464-square-foot shopping center is 93 percent occupied and features a 63,094-square-foot Schnucks and a 98,133-square-foot Home Depot. CBRE represented the seller, a Boston-based investment advisor. The sales price was undisclosed.
BELTON, MO. — NorthPoint Development has received approval from Belton City Council to move forward with its $30 million expansion of Southview Commerce Center in metro Kansas City. The development currently includes three industrial buildings that are fully leased. The expansion will enable access to the business park from 155th Street and include the construction of Building 4 on the long-vacant Century Concrete plant. The new 501,000-square-foot building will be identical in design to the other buildings. Belton City Council also approved a preliminary application for single-family lots near the project. Belton’s public-private partnership with NorthPoint also calls for the creation of a workforce development center, which will provide training to ensure a prepared workforce for the business park. NorthPoint has also agreed to fund the design and engineering as well as fund half of the construction costs to replace 1.2 miles of old cast iron water pipe along Allen Avenue.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Hunt Midwest has unveiled plans to build out an additional 700,000 square feet of Class A space in SubTropolis, the world’s largest underground business complex, located in Kansas City. The expansion, built on a speculative basis, will provide tenants with space for warehousing and distribution operations. With more than 7 million square feet of industrial space, SubTropolis offers lower operations and leasing costs than traditional above-ground industrial buildings, according to Hunt Midwest. It also offers a naturally temperature-controlled climate, helpful for storing inventory with a limited lifespan or specific temperature needs. A substantial portion of the business complex is currently utilized for e-commerce; archival and document storage; pharmaceutical and animal health facilities; and food distribution.