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Clayton, Missouri – October 23, 2018 – Capes Sokol, a St. Louis-based full-service law firm, has signed a lease to move into the Regions Centre located at 8182 Maryland Avenue in Clayton.

Jeff Altvater and Rebecca Thessen, office brokers with Hilliker Corporation, represented the tenant, and Newmark Grubb Zimmer represented the landlord, 8182 Maryland Associates.

Under the 10-year lease, the firm will occupy the top two floors of Regions Centre, approximately 34,000 square feet of premium office space.
“In the last four years, the number of Capes Sokol professionals has grown by over 50 percent,” said Jeffrey A. Cohen, Managing Shareholder of Capes Sokol. “Since our founding in 2001, we have been located in the Pierre Laclede Center. Due to deliberate growth, we have expanded our space multiple times.”

Altvater and Thessen assisted the firm with their previous expansions and renewals in the building. “We are committed to remaining a mid-sized, St. Louis-based law firm,” continued Cohen. “The expanded space will allow us to continue to add to our roster of outstanding legal talent. We are planning a redesigned office that will offer dynamic, collaboration-based working spaces and will accommodate new attorney and practice group development consistent with our strategic plan. Our success has been the product of thoughtful and intentional growth in certain practice areas allowing us to better serve our national, regional, and local clients.”

The attorneys of Capes Sokol focus on corporate and real estate matters; business, commercial, intellectual property, and product liability litigation; tax litigation and controversy; white collar and other criminal defense matters; trusts and estates; and digital currency and blockchain technology matters.

“The Clayton Class-A office market remains extremely tight, especially when searching for contiguous spaces that exceed 15,000 square feet,” Thessen stated. “When we discovered that a large vacancy was to become available prior to the previous tenant making a public announcement, we jumped at the opportunity.”

“We are proud that we were able to leverage this crucial information on behalf of Capes Sokol to result in a successful negotiation,” Altvater added.

Hilliker Corporation, which targets regional and national entrepreneurs, is St. Louis’ largest independently owned commercial real estate company located at 1401 S. Brentwood Blvd. The firm’s agents, who each average over 15 years of experience, have completed more than 10,000 commercial transactions for office, industrial, retail, and institutional clients since its inception in 1985.

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Des Peres, Missouri – October 3, 2017 –Hilliker Corporation recently sold the Comfort Shoe building off Route 141 and Manchester Road for $1.3 Million.

Will Aschinger with Hilliker Corporation represented the seller in the real estate transaction, while JLL represented the buyer.

The new proposed use for the retail building is global flooring business, Advance Carpet One.

The 9,516 sq. ft. retail building was originally built in 1968 as a hot tub supply store. It was then turned over to Stephens Flooring for over 15 years before it became the most recent occupant – Comfort Shoe Specialist.

Years later, the building will now return to its flooring business roots.

The retail building is located at 11693 Manchester Road, St. Louis, MO, 63131.

Hilliker Corporation was founded in 1985 and is St. Louis’s largest independently owned commercial real estate company. The firm has completed more than 10,000 transactions to date for industrial, office, retail and institutional clients. Hilliker Corporation is located at 1401 S. Brentwood Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri.

The retail center, which consists of two separate properties located at 5228 and 5240 South Lindbergh Boulevard, was listed as a portfolio sale. The total square footage of the center is approximately 28,840 sq. ft.

Outback Steakhouse is the primary tenant in the center and will remain on site. The South Lindbergh location is, in fact, the highest grossing location in St. Louis of the steakhouse franchise.

Frank Yocum with Hilliker Corporation represented the seller, NICO Properties I, LLC. In fact, Yocum has a long standing relationship with the seller, having made seven commercial real estate transactions with NICO Properties since 1998. The buyer, DLJ Lindbergh, LLC, was represented by Stephen F. Bahn Commercial Real Estate.

“This deal was a rare opportunity,” Yocum stated. “You don’t see many properties like this in South St. Louis County. Not with the size of the acreage fronting South Lindbergh and certainly not in the retail market for that area.”

After closing the seventh transaction for NICO Properties, Yocum has one remaining listing for his long-term client: 14334-14336 Manchester Rd, Manchester, MO.
The 8,000+/- sq. ft. retail building features a hard corner end cap space of 5,000 sq. ft., is listed for either a sale or lease, and offers great visibility with stoplight access to Manchester Road’s 50,000+ vehicles per day.

Hilliker Corporation sold two warehouse properties for over $7 million within 8 months.
In January, Hal Ball and Chris Taff of Hilliker Corporation listed two surplus Lineage Logistics properties for sale on Planned Industrial Drive in North St. Louis. Both properties have since been sold.

Italian plastic manufacturer, Serioplast, closed on the purchase of a 132,000 Sq. Ft. warehouse building in April 2017, located on 4400 Planned Industrial Drive. Serioplast was also represented by Ball and Taff.

Service Metals, Inc, a distributor of industrial valves and fittings, closed on 4300 Planned Industrial Drive in July to expand their St. Louis operations.

St. Louis Red Cross Disaster Operations, who has leased 90,000 Sq. ft. in the 4300 property for almost ten years, will be moving to Hazelwood.

Both properties sold in the $24 per square foot range. The warehouses totaling 300,000 Sq. Ft. were built in the 1990’s by Madison Warehouses to service local manufacturers.

Hilliker Corporation, which targets regional and national entrepreneurs, is St. Louis’ largest independently owned commercial real estate company located at 1401 S. Brentwood Blvd. The firm’s agents, who each average over 15 years of experience, have completed more than 10,000 commercial transactions for industrial, office, retail and institutional clients since its inception in 1985.

For more information, please contact Hilliker Corporation at (314) 781-0001 or visit http://www.hillikercorp.com.

Hilliker Corporation sold a 33,000+ sq. ft. office/warehouse building to a local charity that provides for city school children.

The office/warehouse was sold for $1,495,000.00 to serve as the new headquarters for The Little Bit Foundation.

The Little Bit Foundation is a St. Louis-based nonprofit organization with a mission to advocate and provide basic needs for children living in poverty. Prior to being the charity center for underprivileged children, the property was occupied by a commercial construction company who will remain in part of the building.

Hal Ball and Brennan Gaffney with Hilliker Corporation represented the seller, Kraska Enterprises, in the sale transaction. Bahn Realty represented the buyer.

The building is located in 516 Hanley Industrial Court, St. Louis, Missouri.
Hilliker Corporation, which targets regional and national entrepreneurs, is St. Louis’ largest independently owned commercial real estate company located at 1401 S. Brentwood Blvd.

The firm’s agents, who each average over 15 years of experience, have completed more than 10,000 commercial transactions for industrial, office, retail and institutional clients since its inception in 1985.

For more information, please contact Hilliker Corporation at (314) 781-0001 or visit http://www.hillikercorp.com.

Saint Louis, Missouri – June 1, 2017 –Italian plastic manufacturer, Serioplast, closed on the purchase of a 132,000 Sq. Ft. warehouse building in North St. Louis City 70 in April 2017.

Serioplast plans to convert the building to a plastic bottle manufacturing plant to supply local consumer products industries. “This twenty-year old property has high ceilings and rail access and was a great match for their conversion,” said Chris Taff with Hilliker Corporation. Taff represented both the buyer, Serioplast, and the seller, Lineage Warehousing, in the transaction.

Serioplast has twenty plants across Europe, Africa, and Asia. The St. Louis plant will be their first location in North America.

Serioplast plans to start production in the first quarter of 2018.

“Along with the strong leasing activity we have had at our nearby Union 70 listing, this will be another great shot in the arm for the North St. Louis City economy,” said Hal Ball, principal of Hilliker Corporation who assisted Taff with the deal.

The industrial building is located on 4400 Planned Industrial Drive, St. Louis, Missouri, near Goodfellow and Interstate-70.

Hilliker Corporation, which targets regional and national entrepreneurs, is St. Louis’ largest independently owned commercial real estate company located at 1401 S. Brentwood Blvd.  The firm’s agents, who each average over 15 years of experience, have completed more than 10,000 commercial transactions for industrial, office, retail and institutional clients since its inception in 1985.

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Fenton, Missouri – June 6, 2017 – A 32,500 Sq. Ft. office/warehouse was recently sold in less than five months by Hilliker Corporation, indicating a strong industrial real estate market.

The property was sold for $1,700,000.00. The building was 80% occupied at the time of the sale.

This was an investment sale of a multi-tenant, office/warehouse building which contains ten bays. The near-immediate turnaround time shows the current high demand in the investment real estate market.

The 33 year-old office/warehouse building is located at 255-273 Wolfner Drive, Fenton, Missouri near Interstate-44.

Scott Martin of Hilliker Corporation represented the seller, Future 44 Company, LLC , and The Johnson Group represented the buyer, E. B. Holdings, LLC.

Hilliker Corporation has been highly successful in representing other clients on multi-tenant investment sales.

Hilliker Corporation was founded in 1985 and is St. Louis’s largest independently owned commercial real estate company. The firm has completed more than 10,000 transactions to date for industrial, office, retail and institutional clients. Hilliker Corporation is located at 1401 S. Brentwood Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri.

Hilliker Corp. Brokers $1.7M Sale of Industrial Building in Fenton, Missouri

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St. Louis’ Hilliker Corporation represents both Buyer and Seller with sale

4515 Evans Ave. is the home of the new Apostles Church in St. Louis, Mo.
ST. LOUIS – March 2, 2017 – PRLog — Hilliker Corporation, a locally owned and managed commercial real estate company in St. Louis, Mo., recently assisted a local church purchase a historic church.

Apostles Church bought the Visitation-St. Ann Shrine Church located at 4515 Evans Ave. According to Apostles Church pastor Todd Gentman, his church will make approximately $30,000 in renovations that include replacing floors and updating classrooms. Prior to moving into the church, Apostles Church was leasing space at 5574 Delmar Blvd.

The 25,000-square-foot church, which was built in 1909, was designed by nationally recognized architect and painter Thomas P. Barnett. The church is constructed of red brick and Bedford limestone in the Tudor Gothic style.

Founded in 2015, Apostles Church is a diverse community that works toward equity for its neighbors on the north side of Delmar. It is a people of God, called out of the division in the city to be ministers of reconciliation.

Hilliker Corporation agent Hal Ball and Linda Wash of Linda Wash Real Estate represented the seller, St. Louis Archdiocese. Hilliker Corporation agent Peter Newton represented the buyer, Apostles Church.

Hilliker Corporation, which targets regional and national entrepreneurs, is St. Louis’ largest locally owned independent commercial real estate company located at 1401 S. Brentwood Blvd. The firm’s agents, who each average over 15 years of experience, have completed more than 10,000 sales and leases for industrial, office, retail and institutional clients since its inception in 1985. For more information, contact Peter Newton at (314) 781-0001 or visit their website at http://www.hillikercorp.com.