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.
BELTON, MO. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $5.4 million sale of a 55,000-square-foot property occupied by Hobby Lobby in Belton, about 20 miles south of Kansas City. The single-tenant building is located at 520 E. Markey Parkway. Hobby Lobby has approximately 12 years remaining on its lease. Dan Waszak and Zack Hilgendorf of Quantum represented the seller, a Kansas City-based developer. A California-based investment fund purchased the asset.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO., CARUTHERSVILLE, MO., AND NEW CUMBERLAND, W.V. — VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI), a New York City-based REIT that specializes in casinos, has acquired three such properties in Missouri and West Virginia. Eldorado Resorts Inc. sold the assets for $278 million in an all-cash deal. In Missouri, Isle Casino Cape Girardeau is located in Cape Girardeau in the southern part of the state, while Lady Luck Casino is a riverboat casino in Caruthersville, located even further south near the Tennessee-Missouri border. Both cities are situated along the Mississippi River. In West Virginia, Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort is in New Cumberland, a city situated along the Ohio River in the northern part of the state. Isle Casino opened in 2012 and features 41,500 square feet of casino space, three dining venues, a pavilion and an entertainment center. Lady Luck opened 1995 and consists of a dockside casino spanning 21,500 square feet, two restaurants and a 40,000-square-foot pavilion. Mountaineer opened as a racetrack and resort in 1951. The casino debuted in 1994 and offers a 357-room hotel, five dining venues, 1,486 gaming machines and 36 table games. VICI Properties has also entered into an agreement with Colorado-based Century Casinos …
ST. LOUIS — Chesapeake Hospitality has opened an 88-room Hotel Indigo in downtown St. Louis. Located at 501 Olive St., the boutique hotel property features a restaurant, rooftop bar and event spaces. The project involved the redevelopment of the former LaSalle Building, an office building dating back to the early 1900s. Each guest room pays homage to the building’s history and location within its décor. Guests have access to mini-refrigerators, complimentary Wi-Fi and USB charging ports.
RAYTOWN, MO. — Newmark Grubb Zimmer has arranged the sale of Westlake Raytown Center, a 34,466-square-foot retail center in Raytown, a suburb of Kansas City. The sales price was not disclosed. The fully leased property, located at 10130 E. 350 Highway, is home to Westlake Ace Hardware, Napa Auto Parts and Scooter’s Coffee. John Hoefer, Michael VanBuskirk and Chris Robertson of Newmark Grubb Zimmer represented the seller, Brain Dev 1 LLC. Logan Freeman of Clemons Real Estate represented the California-based buyer.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Honeywell has signed a 275,000-square-foot industrial lease at the multi-building CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Kansas City. Honeywell joins tenant A4 at a 450,000-square-foot building located at 14901 Andrews Road. It is now fully leased. Joe Accurso and Whitney Kerr Jr. of Cushman & Wakefield represented owner and developer, CenterPoint Development, in the lease with Honeywell.
ST. LOUIS — McCarthy Building Cos. and HITT Contracting will build a $1.7 billion office campus in St. Louis for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), which provides intelligence and combat support services to the U.S. Department of Defense. The campus is being developed on a 97-acre tract at the corner of Jefferson and Cass avenues on the city’s north side. The property will feature approximately 712,000 square feet of office space, parking garages, a visitor’s center and an inspection facility. NGA, which has operated out of St. Louis for 70 years, will relocate from its current facility in south St. Louis to the new campus, which is expected to be fully operational by 2025. The U.S. Air Force owns NGA’s current campus, and it remains unclear what the military branch will do with that property following the relocation. “NGA’s new campus will be built with spaces that facilitate information sharing and collaboration among NGA’s and St. Louis’ talented innovators,” says Vice Admiral Richard Sharp, director of NGA. “Working together, we can better achieve NGA’s mission of providing world-class intelligence to U.S. service members and leaders to keep our nation secure.” A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 26. Following …
ST. LOUIS — General contractor Clayco has celebrated the topping out and final concrete pour for One Hundred Above the Park, a 316-unit apartment tower in the Central West End of St. Louis. Designed by Studio Gang, the 540,369-square-foot, 385-foot project will also include retail space, amenities and parking. Units will be available for rent in summer 2020 with occupancy slated for the third quarter. Mac Properties is the owner and developer. Clayco is working with concrete company Concrete Strategies. Clayco says it has been able to speed up construction by utilizing building information modeling and GPS technology to digitally lay out and check all dimensions of the slab edges and penetrations, reaching the 36th floor in 15 months.
