WILMINGTON, DEL. — D2 Capital Advisors, a Philadelphia-based intermediary, has arranged a $26 million permanent loan for an 80,000-square-foot life sciences building in Wilmington. The building was completed in 2023 as part of the redevelopment of the 164-acre Chestnut Run Innovation & Science Park. The building was fully leased at the time of the loan closing to Prelude Therapeutics, which develops cancer treatment drugs. Jack Cortese, David Frankel and John Lightcap of D2 arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Pennsylvania-based developer MRA Group. The direct lender was not disclosed.
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MIDDLETOWN, DEL. — Regional grocer Weis Markets has broken ground on a 64,000-square-foot store in Middletown, Del. The store, which will include a fuel station, will anchor Bayberry Town Center, a 280,000-square-foot development located within the 1,500-acre Village of Bayberry master-planned community. Construction is expected to be complete before the end of the year. Blenheim Group is the master developer of Village of Bayberry.
BEAR, DEL. — Outrigger Industrial, which is a joint venture between four private real estate investors and firms Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Monarch Alternative Capital, has acquired a 125,000-square-foot property in Bear, located south of Wilmington. The property comprises two buildings totaling 40,000 and 85,000 square feet on an 8-acre site that were fully leased to a single tenant at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Pennsylvania-based MRA Group will develop a 127-room hotel in Wilmington, Del., that will be operated under the Residence Inn by Marriott brand. The hotel will be located on the 164-acre Chestnut Run Innovation & Science Park campus and will feature food service, a full-service bar and meeting/event spaces. Construction will begin this month. A tentative completion date was not announced. Gulph Creek Hotels will manage the property, which will be the first hotel constructed in the area in nearly three years, according to MRA Group.
MIDDLETOWN, DEL. — Sprouts Farmers Market has opened an 23,000-square-foot store in Middletown, located north of Dover near the Maryland-Delaware border. The store is located at 431 Middletown Warwick Road and is the second in Delaware for the Phoenix-based grocer. About 80 people are expected to work at the store on full- and part-time bases.
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.
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