ST. LOUIS — Fairlane Industry Inc. has signed a 91,000-square-foot industrial lease renewal in St. Louis. The property is located at 5033 Southwest Ave. The gasket manufacturer plans to consolidate its other two St. Louis locations into the Southwest Avenue property. H. Meade Summers III of Hilliker Corp. represented the landlord, Van Velzer LLC, in the lease transaction. Ray Ragland, owner of Fairlane Industry, leased the property.
SUNSET HILLS, MO. — Bamboo Equity Partners has acquired a 52,000-square-foot medical office building in Sunset Hills, about 15 miles southwest of St. Louis. The building, located at 10777 Sunset Office Drive, is 91 percent occupied. Tenants include Mercy Hospitals, SSM and Sisters of St. Joseph. Bamboo plans to renovate the property, built in 1978, to improve common areas used by patients and healthcare providers. Bamboo Micro Opportunity Fund I LP was the entity used to acquire the property. The seller was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Aries Conlon Capital has arranged a $62.4 million non-recourse loan for the refinancing of a seven-hotel portfolio in seven states. The portfolio, owned by Inner Circle Investments, includes six Radisson hotels, which are located in Cromwell, Conn.; Billings, Mont.; Highpoint, N.C.; Albany, N.Y.; Appleton, Wis.; and Cheyenne, Wyo; as well as one independent, boutique hotel in St. Louis. Rushi Shah of Aries Conlon arranged the interest-only loan with an international investment bank. Instead of refinancing its assets as fee-simple properties, Inner Circle split ownership of the land parcels and the hotels into leased-fee and leasehold entities respectively, entered into 99-year leases with its hotels as tenants and then refinanced the land/leased-fee portions at a higher loan-to-value ratio and more attractive terms. Aries Conlon is now refinancing the corresponding leaseholds to effectively close the loop.
BOONVILLE, MO. — Binswanger has brokered the sale of a 250,000-square-foot industrial building in Boonville, about 25 miles west of Columbia. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located at 2501 Boonslick Drive. Constructed in 1979 with renovations in 1988, the facility features 30-foot clear heights, 14,050 square feet of office space, 22 dock doors, two drive-in doors and parking for 310 vehicles. An individual buyer, Daniel E. Smith, purchased the property with plans to use it for speculative leasing of manufacturing or warehousing uses. Jim Medbery of Binswanger represented the undisclosed seller.
CLAYTON, MO. — Franklin Partners has acquired The Plaza in Clayton, a 325,172-square-foot office building in Clayton, about nine miles west of St. Louis. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 16-story property is located at 190 Carondelet Plaza. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart designed the building, while St. Louis-based THF Realty developed the property in 2001. Paul Lundstedt, Dan Deuter, Mark Palmer, Artie Kerckoff and TJ Redmond of CBRE represented the seller, KBS REIT.
ST. CHARLES, MO. — Cullinan Properties Ltd. has unveiled plans for the next phase of construction at Streets of St. Charles, which is located about 25 miles northwest of St. Louis. Phase II will include a 60,000-square-foot, three-story building designed to accommodate more retail and office tenants. Construction is slated to begin in spring 2018. The building, located at the northeast corner of Beale and Lombard streets, will incorporate 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 40,000 square feet of office space. Cullinan Properties will handle leasing efforts for the retail space, while Balke Brown Transwestern will market the office space. Streets of St. Charles, which opened in 2012, features tenants such as Prasino, Tucanos Brazilian Grill, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Leopard Boutique, Olivino Tasting Bar and Sole & Blues.
ARNOLD, MO. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $7.6 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Richardson Place Apartments in Arnold, about 18 miles south of St. Louis. The 162-unit apartment property is located at 105 Richardson Place Drive. David Garfinkel of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year loan. The borrower was not disclosed.
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has arranged the sale of Chapel Ridge Retail Center in Lee’s Summit for $3 million. The 35,000-square-foot shopping center is located at 3680 Akin Drive. The property is 90 percent occupied by tenants including Total Body Fitness, Allstate Insurance, Foxy Nails, Quilter’s Station, KC Salt Mines and Jimmy John’s. William Glasgow of Block & Co. negotiated the sale on behalf of the seller, Rocky Top Holdings LLC. VAAP Chapel Ridge LLC purchased the property. Block & Co. will continue to handle leasing efforts for the new owners.
ST. LOUIS — SkyView Advisors has arranged the sale of ACE Storage portfolio in metro St. Louis. The sales price was not disclosed. The portfolio spans six properties and 440,059 square feet. The buildings feature a total of 750 climate-controlled units and 2,246 non-climate-controlled units as well as 331 parking spaces. Ryan Clark of SkyView Advisors represented the undisclosed seller. National Storage Affiliates purchased the portfolio.
COLUMBIA, MO. — Brinkmann Constructors has completed the Rise on 9th, a 178-unit student housing property in Columbia, home of the University of Missouri. The 232,000-square-foot, 10-story property features 178 luxury apartment units. Floor plans range from studios to four-bedroom units with a total of 415 beds. Amenities include a pool and entertainment deck, fitness center, penthouse lounge and private study lounges. CA Student Living developed the property, while ACI Boland provided architectural services.