Kansas City
Sealy Adds Overstock.com Warehouse in KC
Sealy & Company acquired a 513,751-square-foot distribution center leased to Overstock.com in Kansas City, KS. The off-market acquisition from BH… Read more
Fed Officials Disagree on Need for Rate Cuts
It wasn’t quite a joining of hands and singing “Kumbaya” at last month’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.… Read more
MPT Completes Sale-Leaseback on KC-Area Hospitals
As part of a $1.75-billion wave of acquisitions, Medical Properties Trust has acquired seven Kansas City-area community hospitals from St.… Read more
Occidental Closes on Sale-Leaseback of Sprint HQ Campus
Occidental Management has closed on its purchase of the 20-building, 190-acre Sprint Headquarters Campus in Overland Park, KS, near Kansas… Read more
USDA Chooses KC to Relocate Two Agencies
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected the Kansas City region for the home offices of its Economic Research… Read more
Oakwood, WaterWalk Form Hospitality Brand Partnership
Phoenix-based Oakwood formed a partnership with Wichita, KS-based WaterWalk International to create a new hospitality brand, Oakwood WaterWalk. The purpose-built… Read more
Platform Ventures Opens Diversified Housing REIT
Kansas City-based Platform Ventures launched Platform Ventures Diversified Housing REIT. The entity intends to invest in a diverse portfolio of… Read more
Overstock.com Opts for KC in Fulfillment Center Lease
Overstock.com has leased 517,391 square feet of industrial space at BH Properties’ 5300 Kansas Ave. in Kansas City, KS. The… Read more
Kubota Buys 200 Acres in Kansas City, Plans 2M-SF Logistics Facility
The Connect Industrial conference will take place July 11. For more information, or to register, log on here. Kubota Tractor… Read more
R.H. Johnson Adds Open-Air Power Center in Iowa
Kansas City-based R.H. Johnson Company has acquired Lakeport Commons, a 282,708-square-foot, open-air regional power center in Sioux City, IA, from… Read more
Worst Cities in U.S. for Falling Apartment Rents Include Manhattan, Brooklyn
The five places where apartment rents fell the most in 2017 include Manhattan and Brooklyn, where in both markets, rents… Read more
Six State, 27-Property Self Storage Portfolio Sold
A joint venture partnership between certain funds managed by Westport Capital Partners LLC and Store Here Management, LLC divested a… Read more
CrossFirst to Open Office at McKinney & Olive
CrossFirst Bank, headquartered in Kansas City, KS, will open its first Texas office at Crescent Real Estate Holdings LLC’s McKinney… Read more
Schlitterbahn Founder Bob Henry Dies
Bob Henry, founder of Schlitterbahn water parks, died at his home in New Braunfels, TX, following a long illness. He… Read more
Amazon Targets KC Yet Again with 855K-SF Fulfillment Center
Amazon Inc. is developing an 855,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Kansas City, KS; the retail giant’s second in the metro this year. Construction… Read more
BIGGER Boxes Are Making Some Noise
Connect Retail is our weekly column on the sector, authored by veteran CRE writer Ian Ritter. There has been a… Read more