HAZELWOOD, MO. — A joint venture of Tiger Capital Group and New Mill Capital Holdings has acquired the former Printpack printing plant in Hazelwood, a second-ring suburb of St. Louis. The 260,000-square-foot plant, previously used for light manufacturing and distribution, was built in 1961. The New York-based firms are currently exploring options for redeveloping the 30-acre site for new manufacturing or distribution uses, with incentives available to those bringing business to the city. The new owners plan to auction off the remaining machinery and equipment on-site early in the first quarter of 2017, but will be working with prospective tenants in the interim. Denton Shamburger of Lincoln Property Company represented Printpack. The buyer was unrepresented.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Capital One has provided a $27.3 million balance sheet loan for the refinancing of a multifamily property owned by a fund advised by Sentinel Real Estate. The five-year, adjustable-rate loan is secured by Carrington Place at Shoal Creek, a 270-unit, Class A luxury garden-style apartment community that the fund purchased in January 2016. Seth Wiener and Joel Willard of Capital One originated the transactions.
ST. LOUIS — McGrath & Associates has completed construction of the $1.9 million expansion and renovation of the Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women international headquarters in St. Louis. The 4,200-square-foot, two-story expansion connects to Pi Beta Phi’s international headquarters building on Town and Country Commons Drive in West St. Louis County, which McGrath built in 2002. The expansion includes an enlarged break room, conference room and mailroom on the first floor, and office space and expanded archives on the second floor. HKW was the architect.
UNIVERSITY CITY, MO. — Urban Sprouts, a local child development center, has acquired an office and warehouse space for $405,000 in University City, an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis. The property is located at 6757 Olive Blvd. The site was the former manufacturing space for McCarthy Spice & Blends. Renovation of the new Urban Sprouts building will take place in two phases and is slated for completion by August 2017. The first $2.2 million phase will include 11 classrooms with two art studio study rooms plus an interactive kitchen for cooking. The second $1.1 million phase will include classrooms for college-level courses that Urban Sprouts will host for St. Louis Community College. Additional renovations include a natural play area, as well as an outdoor garden. Brendan O’Brien of Hilliker Corp. represented the seller, Edward and Margaret McCarthy, in the transaction. Rome West Realty’s agent Susan Sauer represented the buyer.
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — Parrot Properties and Block & Company have received approval by the Lee’s Summit City Council for the previously announced Village at View High, a mixed-use development in Lee’s Summit. The city council approved a conceptual development plan and a change in zoning classification for the site to change it from district single-family residential to district planned mixed use. Situated on 71 acres, the $225 million development will feature 310 apartments, a 13-acre seniors housing facility, a 250,000 square feet of retail space, more than 100,000 square feet of office/medical space and entertainment and dining options. The project team includes Realtors, Engineering & Solutions, Sullivan Law, TranSystems, Hirst & Associates Architects, Bushyhead LLC, Boothe Architects and Humphrey, Farrington & McClain PC.
FENTON, MO. — St. Louis-based KP Development has broken ground on a $10 million speculative industrial building at the former Chrysler Assembly Plant within Fenton Logistics Park in Fenton. Situated on 12 acres, the 160,000-square-foot building will feature 16 truck docks, with expansion to 18, and be suitable for office, warehouse and multifunction use. The facility will be served by existing BNSF rail facilities and offers access to I-44 via the future Fenton Logistics Parkway. M&H Architects is serving as architect for the building, while Paric is serving as general contractor. Construction is slated for completion by late summer 2017. At build-out, Fenton Logistics Park will be a $222 million, 2.1 million-square-foot business park.
RAYTOWN, MO. — Block & Company Realtors has brokered the sale of a 1.28-acre pad site located at the southeast corner of 75th Street and Raytown Road in Raytown, a suburb of Kansas City. Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers acquired the site for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to construct a restaurant on the site, with completion scheduled for early 2017. David Block and Phil Peck of Block & Company Realtors negotiated the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
LENEXA, KAN., AND KANSAS CITY, MO. — Equus Capital Partners has sold a three-property multifamily portfolio, located in Lenexa and South Kansas City, to Denver-based Monarch Investment and Management Group for $35 million. At the time of sale, the 483-unit portfolio was 97 percent occupied. The portfolio comprises Madison Woodridge and Madison Mill Creek, totaling 367 units in Lenexa, and the 116-unit Madison Woodlands in South Kansas City. Jeff Stingley of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
ST. LOUIS — Intelica CRE has arranged the sale of an office and warehouse facility located at 2316 Schuetz Road in St. Louis. Pohlman Metal Seal Precision acquired the property from Davidson Surface Air for $3.6 million. Situated on 6.7 acres, the property totals 97,000 square feet. Gary Parker and Dan Merlo of Intelica CRE brokered the transaction.
ST. LOUIS — Cullinan Properties hosted a grand opening celebration on Thursday, Oct. 6, for Lofts@Euclid, a mixed-use building located at the corner of Euclid and Delmar in St. Louis’ Central West End. The 150,000-square-foot project involved the complete renovation of the historic Langan and Taylor Co. building, which was originally developed by Widman & Walsh. The redeveloped building by Cullinan Properties features 87 loft apartment units, ground-level retail and office space, a fitness center, rooftop deck and clubhouse area. Constructed in 1910, the building is one of the largest commercial buildings remaining in the Central West End historic district. Residents began occupying the building in June, and the building is approximately 70 percent leased.