The greater St. Louis metropolitan statistical area (MSA) includes the city of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Warren and St. Charles County, as well as various counties in Illinois collectively known as the Metro East. The MSA ranks as the 21st largest in the country with a population of approximately 2.8 million residents and features many Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 companies. St. Louis has a very diverse economy with the largest categories of employment base in transportation, utilities, education, healthcare, defense and professional/business services. The per capita income for approximately 1.5 million workers in the MSA is approximately $60,000 per year. With an unemployment rate of 3.6 percent, the MSA has had almost 11 quarters of sub-4 percent unemployment. In 2019 alone, payrolls across the MSA expanded 1.7 percent with a net gain of 23,100 jobs created. Of these, 1,500 jobs alone were created with the 2019 completion of Amazon’s first Missouri fulfillment center in St. Peters, which is a western suburb of St. Louis. Other major job creators include the 295-acre redevelopment project called Fenton Logistics Park in Fenton, which is at the forefront of transforming the logistics and manufacturing industries with 2.5 million square …
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GRAIN VALLEY, MO. — Newmark Grubb Zimmer has arranged the sale of a 36-unit multifamily property in Grain Valley, an eastern suburb of Kansas City. The sales price was undisclosed. The property, located on Barr Road, was fully occupied at the time of sale. Chris Robertson and Trenton Wahl of Newmark Grubb Zimmer brokered the transaction. T&T Real Estate LLC sold the asset to a Utah-based investor.
ST. PETERS, MO. — Distribution Management Inc. has signed an industrial lease to occupy an entire 375,200-square-foot warehouse within Premier 370 Business Park in St. Peters. The building is situated at 1001 Premier Parkway, about 30 miles west of St. Louis. The landlord and developer, Duke Realty Corp., has now completed the lease-up of the five buildings within the 2.5 million-square-foot park. Art Leichner and Andrew Crites of Newmark Knight Frank along with Kevin McLaughlin and Dan Lesinski of Newmark Grubb Zimmer represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Geoff Orf of Colliers International served as the property’s listing agent. Distribution Management is an imaging supplies distributor and order fulfillment company.
BELTON, MO. — An 82-room Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel has opened in Belton, about 20 miles south of Kansas City. Located just north of Highway 58 between Mullen Road and I-49, the four-story property features complimentary Wi-Fi, meeting rooms, free parking and electric car charging stations. Other amenities include a fitness center, indoor swimming pool and valet laundry. The hotel will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned and managed by Kansas Hospitality Management Services.
O’FALLON, MO. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 37,500-square-foot industrial building in O’Fallon, about 37 miles northwest of St. Louis. The sales price was undisclosed. Permian Plastics, a manufacturer of plastic injection molding, occupies the property, which is located at 1477 Hoff Industrial Drive. Chad Burkemper, Joseph Hill and Geoff Orf of Colliers represented the seller, Permian Holdings Inc. The buyer was GK2-Hoff LLC.
ST. LOUIS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 26,894-square-foot industrial building in St. Louis for an undisclosed price. The property sits on 3.9 acres at 373 Marshall Ave. It was built in 2005 and expanded in 2016. ICL North America Inc., a chemical and fertilizer company, occupies the building. Adam Abushagur and Tyler Sharp of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The duo also secured the private buyer.
FENTON, MO. — JLL has arranged the sale of Gravois Place in Fenton, about 20 miles southwest of downtown St. Louis, for an undisclosed price. The 86,931-square-foot retail center is fully leased and anchored by Gold’s Gym. Situated at 635 Gravois Road, the property is also home to SkyZone Trampoline Park and St. Vincent DePaul. Aaron Johnson, Chris Murphy, Ross Crawford and Danny Kaufman of JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, RBR Real Estate Holdings LLC. Mark Sher of KW Commercial represented the undisclosed buyer.
CHESTERFIELD, MO. — NorthMarq has arranged a $12 million loan for the refinancing of Hilltown Village Center in Chesterfield, a western suburb of St. Louis. Anchored by Schnucks grocery store, the 141,889-square-foot retail center is located at 101 Hilltown Village Center. Jeff Chaney of NorthMarq arranged the 15-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, RIJO Inc. A life insurance company provided the loan, which is amortized over 25 years.
ST. LOUIS — NorthMarq has arranged a $3.5 million loan for the acquisition of Balmoral Plaza in St. Louis. The two-story property comprises 12,720 square feet of office space above 12,020 square feet of retail space. It is located at 443-465 N. New Ballas Road. Jeffrey Chaney of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Cape-Jackson SLB LP. A life insurance company provided the loan.
HAZELWOOD, MO. — Panattoni Development is developing two new industrial buildings at Aviator Business Park in Hazelwood. Construction is underway on the speculative buildings, which will total 640,182 square feet. Aviator 8 will span 224,089 square feet and Aviator 9 will measure 416,093 square feet. Both buildings are slated for completion in summer 2020. The Class A distribution facilities will feature clear heights of 32 feet and can be occupied by a single tenant or divided into spaces as small as 38,000 square feet. Aviator Business Park, located one mile north of St. Louis-Lambert International Airport, is served by Norfolk Southern Railroad. The park is 90 percent leased to tenants such as International Foods, Weekends Only and Silgan Plastics. Katie Haywood and John Frith of CBRE will market the properties for lease on behalf of Panattoni. St. Louis-based Kadean Construction is the general contractor. Kadean previously constructed buildings 3, 4, 7 and 10 in Aviator Business Park.