St. Louis

“This is a mission critical location for World Wide Technology, which already has a significant footprint in the St. Louis market,” says Avison Young's Erik Foster.

The growth is accelerated by an aging American population and improving technology.

Golf courses have in many ways gone out of style, but the nation's industrial boom means developers can find productive uses for these sites.

Net lease in general is doing well thanks to a more liquid environment, favorable cap rates and growing foreign interest, says Jim Koman of ElmTree Funds.

A joint venture of Trammell Crow Co. and Elm Tree Funds was awarded a 20-year build-to-suit lease in August with the General Services Administration for the project.

All sectors of the industrial sector, including distribution and manufacturing, are exhibiting real strength in the metro area.

A construction boom has been underway for several years, but the potential remains for even more growth in the years ahead.

Select Strategies Realty used its granular knowleges of St. Louis to secure a valuable portfolio.