ST. LOUIS — The former flagship store of Fields Foods near Lafayette Square has sold to a local university.
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, which operates a dental clinic less than a half-mile away, bought the 33,700-square-foot store at Interstate 44 and Lafayette Avenue.
No sales price was disclosed, though it was marketed for sale for over $4 million. And the ºüÀêÊÓƵ Assessor’s Office had not yet processed the sale, which closed in January.
The university in a statement said that it had not determined a use for the former grocery store but said it would be used “to increase access to medical and dental care and education services.â€
The store, at 1500 Lafayette, opened in 2014 and was the first of five Fields Foods opened by owner Chris Goodson opened before the chain suddenly closed last year.
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Goodson had previously said he was selling the grocery chain to an employee-led group, but his representative later said no deal materialized.
The Lafayette store was the only location that wasn’t leased; the other stores were at area apartment complexes and a shopping center in Pagedale.
A. T. Still operates the ºüÀêÊÓƵ Dental Clinic on Park Avenue. The private, nonprofit institution has three campuses: Kirksville; Mesa, Arizona; and Santa Maria, California.Â
It reported a fall 2022 enrollment of 244 students at its Kirksville school, where it focuses on dentistry.
It has a total endowment of more than $115 million.