WILMINGTON, DEL. — PNC Bank has signed a 32,530-square-foot office lease in Wilmington. The space is located within the lender’s namesake building in the downtown area. John Kaczowka of CBRE represented the landlord, Douglas Development, in the lease negotiations. Tom Coyne of Fidelity Commercial represented PNC Bank, which occupies the 15th and 18th floors.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Law firm Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP has signed a 13,918-square-foot office lease in Wilmington, Del. The space is located within PNC Bank Center in the downtown area. John Kaczowka of CBRE represented the landlord, Douglas Development, in the lease negotiations. Cindy Fleming of JLL represented the tenant, which is taking space on the ninth floor of the newly renovated building.
BEAR, DEL. — A partnership between two regional developers, The Davis Cos. and J.G. Petrucci Co., is underway on construction of a 361,700-square-foot industrial project in Bear, about 45 miles southwest of Philadelphia. The site at 710 American Blvd. spans 28 acres and offers proximity to U.S. Route 40, 1-95, I-295 and the New Jersey Turnpike. The development will feature a clear height of 30 feet, 68 overhead loading dock doors, two drive-in doors, 3,150 square feet of office space and parking for 250 cars and 50 trailers. Construction is slated for a third-quarter 2025 completion.
NEWARK, DEL. — CBRE has negotiated a 93,000-square-foot industrial lease in Newark, Del. The tenant is an undisclosed third-party logistics company, and the space is located within Building D of First State Logistics Park, a three-building, 1 million-square-foot industrial development that sits on a 149-acre site. Paul Touhey and Dan Rattay of CBRE, along with internal agents Mark Glagola and Tim Shaw, represented the landlord, Chicago-based Logistics Property Co., in the lease negotiations. The deal brings the park to about 75 percent occupancy.
NEWARK, DEL. — CBRE has negotiated a 128,000-square-foot industrial lease in Newark, Del. The tenant is an undisclosed medical technology group, and the space is located within Building F of First State Logistics Park, a three-building, 1 million-square-foot industrial development that sits on a 149-acre site. Paul Touhey and Dan Rattay of CBRE, along with internal agents Mark Glagola and Tim Shaw, represented the landlord, Chicago-based Logistics Property Co., in the lease negotiations. The deal brings the park to about 75 percent occupancy.
MINNEAPOLIS — Sleep Number will open three new stores in New Jersey and Delaware. The stores will be located within The Shops at the Crossings in Burlington, N.J.; The Marketplace at Garden State Park in Cherry Hill, N.J.; and The Christiana Mall in Delaware. Brian Wherty and Rob Samtmann of Equity Retail Brokers, in collaboration with Bialow Real Estate, represented Minneapolis-based Sleep Number in the lease negotiations. The expected opening dates were not disclosed.
NEWARK, DEL. — AirJoule, which provides atmospheric water harvesting services, has signed a 30,000-square-foot industrial lease in Newark, Del. The space can support both manufacturing and office operations, and AirJoule is also leasing 500 square feet at The Innovation Space in Wilmington’s DuPont Experimental Station for research and development activities. The company expects to invest about $15 million in its Newark operation and hire about 60 people over the next several years.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Incyte, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for cancer and other autoimmune diseases, has purchased two office buildings totaling 517,307 square feet in downtown Wilmington. The buildings, which are known as Bracebridge I and III, formerly housed the operations of financial institution MBNA until its merger with Bank of America in 2006. Incyte plans to consolidate more than 300 employees — currently working in Chadds Ford, Pa. — in the newly acquired buildings. The company also plans to hire 500 additional workers in the coming years.
SEAFORD, DEL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.4 million sale of a portfolio of two industrial buildings totaling 124,784 square feet in Seaford. The portfolio spans 23 acres, including a 10-acre tract that is undeveloped. Bob Johnson and Paul Johnson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Maryland-based limited liability company, in the transaction. Timothy Stephenson Jr. of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record, as did John McClellan and Kelly Jeter of SVN-Miller Commercial Real Estate.
MIDDLETOWN, DEL. — Blenheim Group has broken ground on Bayberry Town Center, a 280,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Middletown. A 64,000-square-foot Weis Markets with a fuel facility will anchor the property. Other tenants at the development will include a bank, pet store, spa and nail salon. Construction on Weis Markets is scheduled to begin this fall, with the opening of Weis and several other tenants planned for 2025. Upon completion, the project will also feature office space, two green spaces, 145 townhomes and internal street and trail connectivity. Jim Tancredi of LMT Commercial is leasing the retail space.
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