ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL -- With exceptional visibility from Interstate 70, a few developers before had tried their hand at making this plot of land work in St. Peters.
But it wasn't until GBT Realty Corp. acquired the site in 2016 before any cranes were seen in the air. Fast forward two years and $54 million later, the 270,000-square-foot Shoppes at Mid Rivers is almost entirely leased as Outback Steakhouse and Blaze Pizza are set to open this July as some of the development's first dining tenants.
Anchor tenants include Academy Sports + Outdoors (represented by L3 Corp. broker Scott Bitney) and Burlington.
Outback is building on a roughly 1-acre outparcel, and Blaze will occupy 2,600 square feet, GBT Realty said. Chesterfield-based Knoebel Construction is the general contractor. Yet to be filled is about 20,000 square feet that Jeff Pape, managing director of GBT Realty’s shopping center division, said will likely feature a mix of smaller retailers and fast-casual restaurant brands.
