Midwest

ST. LOUIS — Jones Lang LaSalle has negotiated the sale of the 482,000-square-foot Plaza Frontenac, located at 1701 S. Lindbergh Blvd. in St. Louis. The center is one of nine in the world to be anchored by Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. Kris Cooper and Margaret Caldwell of Jones Lang LaSalle's Atlanta office, along with Dave Doupé of Jones Lang LaSalle's Los Angeles office, represented Davis Street Properties, the seller, in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Chicago-based General Growth Properties and Toronto-based Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

BROOKLYN, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson Construction Co. and Gatlin Development Co. have broken ground for a $100 million, 682,000-square-foot renovation of the former Brookdale Center, located at the corner of Xerxes Avenue North and Country Road 10 in Brooklyn Center. The renovation will include a new 182,000-square-foot Wal-Mart and 500,000 square feet of additional retail space. Current tenants Sears, Kohl's and Applebee's will remain open during construction. Richard Kauffman, senior project manager for Gatlin Development Co., says the project is anticipated to take 2 years for completion, depending on leasing.

MILWAUKEE — The Redmond Co. has finished renovations for the 21,000-square-foot Silver Terrace Shopping Center, located at 5803 W. Silver Spring Dr. in Milwaukee. The project included exterior facade improvements such as new storefronts, masonry, EIFS and roofing. Interior improvements included relocation of existing tenants into new spaces and preparations for a new AutoZone.