Commercial Real Estate
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Chesterbrook Campus Leases Office Building to New Tenant with International Connections
Rubenstein Partners’ Chesterbrook office campus has scored a new tenant for the 41,700 square foot building at 965 Chesterbrook Blvd: equipment insurance provider HSB, writes Noah Zucker for BisNow. Currently based in Wayne, Hartford Steam Boiler, otherwise called HSB, is subsidiary of German firm Munich Reinsurance Co. The move to Chesterbrook is a relocation of services.…
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Newtown Square’s Equus Capital Partners Buys Industrial Park
Newtown Square’s Equus Capital Partners recently paid $102 million for Greylyn Business Park, an industrial park in southeast Charlotte, North Carolina, writes Elise Franco for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The sale was finalized on March 26. The seller, Cleveland-based Weston, had bought the property for $46 million in July 2015. Greylyn, a 19-building industrial park…
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Bucks County Manufacturer Signs Lease for Bristol Building, Plans More Jobs
Bucks County-based Airline Hydraulics Corp. signed a lease for a 184,611-square-foot industrial facility in Bristol, which it plans to fully occupy, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The hydraulic, pneumatic, and automation products distributor will be moving into the new location this summer, with plans to add 50 new jobs. The facility will be used for manufacturing…
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SEPTA Makes Plans That Could Reshape Montco Living
Montgomery County communities are at the center of SEPTA’s latest strategy to reshape how and where people live near transit, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. SEPTA is leveraging land it owns to partner with developers on transit-oriented housing projects. Major plans are already underway in Ambler and Conshohocken. The goal is to increase…
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H Mart Could Turn Lansdale Shopping Center into Cultural Hub
A long-struggling Lansdale shopping center may be on the verge of a turnaround, writes Tony Di Domizio for North Penn Now. Plans tied to H Mart bring renewed energy and cultural significance to the Hillcrest Shopping Center. The proposed addition of the popular Asian grocery chain signals more than just a new tenant. For Montgomery…
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Radnor-Based EQT Buys South Jersey Industrial Park for $309M
EQT Real Estate, based in Radnor, is adding 2 million square feet of industrial space in South Jersey to its portfolio, writes Paul Schwedelson for Philadelphia Business Journal. The $308.7 million purchase is one of the region’s largest industrial deals in recent years. Amazon.com Inc. occupies the largest building in the Forest Park Corporate Center…
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David Simon, CEO of Simon Property Group, Owner of King of Prussia Mall, Dies at 64
David Simon, president and CEO of Simon Property Group, the owner of King of Prussia Mall, died at 64 on March 22 following a battle with cancer, according to a staff report from WUSA9. Simon was “the singular leader who built Simon Property Group into the largest and most admired retail real estate company in…
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Logistics Center Proposed for Former Tank Farm in Darby Township
A four-building, 1.3-million square-foot logistics center is being proposed on the edge of Delaware County in Darby Township, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Stream Realty Partners out of Dallas is proposing a warehouse development on 106 acres off Calcon Hook Road at the former Darby Creek Tank Farm oil storage site owned by…
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Bill Gates’ Nuclear Company TerraPower Chooses Philadelphia to Establish New Cancer Treatment Facility
TerraPower Isotopes, part of a nuclear power company founded by Bill Gates, will invest $450 million in a Bellwether District plant that will produce radioactive molecules for cancer research and treatments, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. As part of the Bellwether District development, HRP Group will build a 250,000-square-foot facility on the former…
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Episcopal Diocese Taps Michaels Organization to Redevelop 26 Church Properties in Philly Region
The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania is working with private developer Michaels Organization to repurpose 26 church properties throughout the Philadelphia region, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Many of the properties that are intended for conversion sit in prime locations, including Center City. The Diocese plans to make them into residential along with…
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Two Little Guys, Creator of Joe Tea, Opens Bensalem Headquarters With Eyes Toward Growth
Two Little Guys, the company behind the food and beverage brand Joe Tea, is moving its headquarters from New Jersey to Bensalem, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The move to the 22,245-square-foot building in Bucks County, which will expand the company’s headquarters by roughly 71 percent, is expected to be completed in…
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Radnor Nixes Eminent Domain for Valley Forge Military College Land
Radnor Township has reached a deal with the Valley Forge Military Academy Foundation over 17 acres of land in Wayne and is ending its eminent domain plan, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The land is currently used by Valley Forge Military College. The Radnor Township Board of Commissioners had started eminent domain…
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Exol’s Lease at Morrisville’s South Penn Logistics Center Biggest Industrial Deal in Years
Exol, an automated fulfillment company based in Menlo Park, California, has leased the entire 973,200-square-foot South Penn Logistics Center in Morrisville, which is one of the Philadelphia area’s largest industrial deals in years, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. South Penn Logistics Center, which was completed last year by Chicago-based Logistics Property, had…
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Wilmington Developer Buys Two Kennett Square Office Buildings, Plans $34M Redevelopment
Wilmington-based 9th Street Development is acquiring two office buildings in Kennett Square, plans to convert one into apartments while retaining the other as commercial space for office and medical tenants, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 128 E. State Street building, at 100,000 square feet, will become 60 apartments, while the 101 E. State Street property, at 80,000 square feet,…
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Morgan Properties Continues National Expansion With Georgia Deal
Conshohocken-based Morgan Properties continues its national expansion with the purchase of a 260-unit apartment community outside Atlanta, according to a press release. Morgan Properties acquired The Corwyn South Point Apartments in McDonough, Georgia, from ECI Group. The 10-building complex will be renamed Arden at South Point. The sales price has yet to be disclosed. Located…
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Limerick Land Swap Would Bring State Game Land to Edgmont
A developer’s proposal to the Pennsylvania Game Commission could give Delaware County its first swatch of Pennsylvania Game Land, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Game Lands are managed areas for hunting, hiking, fishing, and wildlife conservation. Limerick Town Center LLC, a warehouse developer, has proposed trading 559 acres of land across three counties,…
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Debate Grows Over New Housing Plan at Former Freddy Hill Farms
The future of the former Freddy Hill Farms property remains a hot topic in Towamencin, writes Dan Sokil for The Reporter. Township supervisors recently reviewed a revised proposal from Pinnacle Realty that would bring 207 housing units to the longtime dairy farm and entertainment site. The property has been under discussion since the Seipt family…






































