RICHMOND HEIGHTS, MO. — Associated Bank has provided an $8 million loan for the redevelopment of the former Manhasset Village apartment complex in Richmond Heights, a suburb of St. Louis. The four-building property is located at 1351 McCutcheon Ave. The project, the second phase of redevelopment at the community, will update a total of 46 apartments including a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 762 to 1,465 square feet. Residents moved into the first phase of the project, EVO, in fall 2016. Phase II is slated for completion in late 2017 or early 2018. Edward Notz of Associated Bank managed the loan for the borrower, Draper and Kramer Inc./MV Two LLC.
ST. LOUIS — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the Holiday Inn Airport West-Earth City in St. Louis. The sales price was not disclosed. The 155-room hotel is located less than eight miles from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. Ted Anka and Tom Sommer of HREC represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
ST. LOUIS — JAB Holding Co., the private investment firm that purchased Krispy Kreme Doughnuts last year, has agreed to purchase Panera Bread Co. (NASDAQ: PNRA) in a transaction valued at approximately $7.5 billion. JAB will acquire Panera Bread for $315 per share in cash and will assume approximately $340 million of net debt. Panera Bread’s board of directors has unanimously approved the purchase agreement, which is expected to close in the third quarter of this year. “We strongly support Panera’s vision for the future, strategic initiatives, culture of innovation and balanced company versus franchise store mix,” says Olivier Goudet, partner and CEO of JAB. “We are excited to invest in, and work together with, Panera’s management team and franchisees to continue to lead the industry.” As of Dec. 27, 2016, there were 2,036 bakery-cafes in 46 states and in Ontario, Canada operating under the Panera Bread, Saint Louis Bread Co. or Paradise Bakery & Café names. Information about whether or not the transaction will affect Panera Bread’s restaurant locations was not disclosed. After 25 years operating as a publicly traded company, Panera Bread will become private and continue to be operated independently by its management team. Speaking to The …
ST. LOUIS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $5.2 million HUD loan for the refinancing of the Downtowner Apartments in St. Louis. Originally constructed as a hotel in 1963, the 95-unit affordable housing property was renovated and converted into apartment units in 2007. In addition to the rental units, there is approximately 5,652 square feet of retail and restaurant space on the first floor. Dougherty’s Minneapolis office arranged the loan, which includes a 35-year amortization schedule. Washington Avenue Apartments LP was the borrower.
WENTZVILLE, MO. — Hampton Inn St. Louis Wentzville has opened near St. Louis. The $12 million hotel features 64,000 square feet and 109 rooms. The hotel is located at 150 Wentzville Bluffs Drive in the new Wentzville Bluffs development. Amenities include a fitness center, indoor pool, meeting rooms and outdoor grill area. Midas Hospitality is managing the hotel. MC Hotel Construction, the sister company of Midas, was the general contractor.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has arranged a $13.3 million loan for the acquisition of an industrial portfolio in Kansas City. The portfolio includes Rivergate Center, a five-building, 238,976-square-foot industrial property located at 1500-1634 N. Topping Road, and Midtown Park, a four-building, 320,400-square-foot property consisting of two office/warehouse buildings and two distribution buildings. The fixed-rate loan features a 60-month term and will also be used for the renovation and stabilization of the portfolio. The borrower was not disclosed.
MELVILLE, N.Y. — A&G Realty Partners will handle the sale of 58 MC Sports leases in seven states across the Midwest following the retailer’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The locations range in size from 11,000 to 46,000 square feet. The stores are located in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. Bids are due no later than the close of business on Friday, April 7. MC Sports filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Feb. 14 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Michigan, Grand Rapids. A joint venture between Tiger Capital Group and Great American Group is currently conducting the going-out-of-business sale.
HAZELWOOD, MO. — XPO Logistics Supply Chain Inc. has signed a 213,558-square-foot industrial lease, occupying the entire distribution facility located at 1619 Park 370 Blvd. near St. Louis in Hazelwood. The company is scheduled to take occupancy in April after an interior build-out is completed. HSA Commercial Real Estate developed 1619 Park 370 Blvd. and an adjacent 340,000-square-foot distribution center after purchasing the 30-acre land site from TRiSTAR Properties in 2001. Both facilities are part of the 450-acre Park 370 development situated near the St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Jeffrey Hawley and Brandon Duncan of Block Real Estate Services represented ownership in the lease transaction, while Katie Haywood and Jonathan Hinds of CBRE represented the tenant. XPO Logistics is a global logistics and transportation services provider with 1,425 locations around the world.
BRIDGETON, MO. — McGrath & Associates has completed a $5.6 million renovation of the St. Louis Heart and Vascular Center in the northwest suburb of Bridgeton. The high-tech ambulatory surgery center and medical office facility is located at 3550 McKelvey Road. McGrath completed renovations at the existing 21,000-square-foot building, such as installing a new exterior skin. The construction also included the removal of roof overhangs and raising the parapet walls to increase the building height. The interior of the facility was fully renovated. The first floor features a catheterization lab/operating room with pre- and post-op recovery rooms, which double as sleep study rooms. The second floor includes the cardiac physicians’ offices and exam rooms, as well as a PET/CT scanner. The Marcus Organization was the developer. Bates Associates was the local architect, Innersite was the interior designer and Vanderweil Engineering served as the engineer.
ST. LOUIS — Sealy & Co. has acquired a Class A industrial portfolio totaling 926,287 square feet in the Earth City submarket of St. Louis. The acquisition was made on behalf of Sealy Strategic Equity Partners. All three buildings are located in a master planned business park near I-70 and I-270. The portfolio is 94 percent leased to eight tenants.