SHREWSBURY, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.4 million sale of a 20,000-square-foot property net leased to Planet Fitness in Shrewsbury, a western suburb of St. Louis. The building is located at 7521 Watson Road. Dominic Sulo and Benjamin Bach of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. A West Coast-based buyer purchased the property while completing a 1031 exchange.
CLAYTON, MO. — Franklin Partners has unveiled plans to renovate The Plaza in Clayton, a western suburb of St. Louis. The firm acquired the 340,529-square-foot office building in October 2017. The property was completed in 2001. Franklin Partners expects to bring approximately 160,000 square feet of renovated space to market in April 2023. There will also be a new amenity space named The Plaza Six. Offerings will include flexible spaces, private meeting rooms, two lounges, a game room, golf simulator, fitness center, rooftop deck and a tenant experience app. Mark Palmer and Artie Kerckhoff of CBRE are the leasing agents for the property. Wright Heerema Architects is the project architect.
BLUE SPRINGS AND INDEPENDENCE, MO. — Curry Real Estate Services has acquired four apartment complexes in Missouri for an undisclosed price. The acquisition includes the 69-unit Blue Springs Apartments and the 28-unit Millwood Apartments in Blue Springs, as well as Chrysler Garden and Chrysler Garden II Apartments in Independence that total 120 units. Hawley Realty was the seller. Some of the properties had been managed by Curry since 2006.
WENTZVILLE, MO. — Houston-based developer Vault Partners has broken ground on Corporate Parkway Business Center in Wentzville, a western suburb of St. Louis. The 75,000-square-foot industrial flex building will feature a clear height of 24 feet and a rear truck court. Completion of the speculative property is slated for the fourth quarter of this year. Dial Architects designed the project. Joe Schneider and Keith Schneider of Cushman & Wakefield will market the property for lease. The project marks Vault’s first development in the St. Louis market.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Centropolis on Grand, a 56-unit apartment building in Kansas City’s River Market neighborhood. The sales price was undisclosed. Gabe Tovar and Jeff Lamott of Northmarq represented the seller, KC Commercial Realty Group, which developed the property in 2016. Tovar and Lamott are also arranging permanent financing on behalf of the buyer, Minneapolis-based Oaks Properties. The transaction marks the buyer’s first investment in the Kansas City market.
SANTA ANA, CALIF., AND WARSAW, MO. — BridgeCore has funded a $3.6 million bridge loan to finance the purchase of a to-be-built retail building that 7-Eleven will occupy in Santa Ana. The loan was cross-collateralized with a Taco Bell-occupied asset in Warsaw. The name of the borrower was not released. The loan features a 12-month term with six months of yield maintenance, which will allow the seller of the 7-Eleven property to complete its construction of the build-to-suit on behalf of the borrower and meet its delivery obligations to 7-Eleven.
CLAYTON, MO. — Green Street Real Estate Ventures LLC and Midas Enterprises have unveiled plans to build a $100 million condominium and hotel development at the corner of Forsyth Boulevard and North Central Avenue in Clayton, a western suburb of St. Louis. Located just east of the St. Louis County Police Department building, the 25-story project will include 73 condo units and 180 hotel rooms. Among the amenities will be a rooftop terrace and bar, 300-person private event space, street-level restaurant, street-level retail space and a five-story parking structure. HDA, a Green Street company, will serve as architect. The development team expects to break ground this fall with a 24-month construction schedule to follow.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Alchemy Ventures, in partnership with Rockcrest Holdings, has acquired more than 1,000 multifamily units in Kansas City’s urban core for $125 million. The acquisition includes Pickwick Apartments as well as four individual sites at 200 Walnut St., 318 W. 7th St., 200 W. 5th St. and 930 Broadway Blvd. that will be branded as Unity Lofts in the Rivermarket and downtown neighborhoods. Alchemy plans to renovate the properties with technology-driven features and new finishes. Seller information was not provided. Formed in 2014, Alchemy invests in properties within Kansas City and New York City.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Newmark Zimmer has arranged the sale of a 340,000-square-foot office building in Kansas City’s central business district for an undisclosed price. AT&T formerly occupied the property, which is located at 500 E. 8th St. and now sits vacant. Michael VanBuskirk, Chris Robertson, John Hoefer and Raegen Root of Newmark represented the seller, Maxus Properties. The buyer, Washington, D.C.-based The Bernstein Cos., plans to convert the building into apartments.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Salon Service Group, a wholesale salon product distributor for licensed cosmetologists, has opened at Red Bridge Shopping Center in Kansas City. The tenant occupies nearly 2,000 square feet. Lane4 Property Group manages the center, which has welcomed 12 new tenants since its redevelopment in 2018. Salon Service Group operates 51 locations in 11 states, four of which are in metro Kansas City.