MILLERSVILLE, PA. — New Jersey-based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $7.9 million sale of a seniors housing development site in Millersville, a suburb of Lancaster. The 67-acre site at 306 S. Duke St. is the future home of a 420-unit, age-restricted community that will be known as The Village at Funk’s Farms. Plans for the project also include a healthcare facility with up to 75 beds. Matt Wolf of Kislak represented the seller, HHF Real Estate, in the transaction and the buyer, Burkentine Builders.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 14,000-square-foot historic building located at 46-52 West Broad St. in the Lehigh Valley community of Bethlehem. The new owner, private investor Rocco Ayavoz, plans to reposition the building, which was originally constructed in 1925 for Lehigh Valley National Bank, into a retail, restaurant and entertainment destination. Derek Zerfass and Seth Lacey of Colliers brokered the sale.
ANNVILLE, PA. — DHL Supply Chain, a developer and third-party logistics firm based in Germany, will develop a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial project in Annville, about 100 miles west of Philadelphia. The building will be located within Clear Springs Logistics Park and will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 120 dock doors, four drive-in doors and parking for 426 car parking spaces (expandable to 571) and 295 trailer parking stalls. Harris Architects is designing the project, and Peak Construction Corp. is the general contractor. Warehaus is the civil engineer. Construction is expected to be complete before the end of the year.
PHILADELPHIA — Brandywine Realty Trust has received $87.3 million in C-PACE financing for 3151 Market Street, a 494,530-square-foot life sciences facility located within the developer’s Schuylkill Yards mixed-use destination in Philadelphia. The newly completed facility also includes traditional office space in addition to lab facilities and various tenant amenities. Nuveen Green Capital provided the financing, and the deal team says that the amount represents the largest C-PACE loan closing in Pennsylvania’s history. The Philadelphia Energy Authority will administer the financing.
NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an 18,000-square-foot mixed-use building in Newtown Square, a western suburb of Philadelphia. Known as the Fieldstone Building, the structure at 4930 West Chester Pike houses 11 residential units and four commercial suites. Vince Peruto of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
BALA CYNYWD, PA. — Pep Boys has signed a 37,000-square-foot office lease expansion in Bala Cynwyd, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia-based automotive services company now occupies more than 70,000 square feet at One Presidential Boulevard, a four-story, 133,115-square-foot building. Michael Monahan and Brian Smyth of CBRE represented Pep Boys in the lease negotiations. The landlord was not disclosed.
STATE COLLEGE, PA. — An affiliate of New Jersey-based intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $40 million construction loan for a 70-room hotel and condo project in State College. The site is located at the gateway to Penn State University’s campus, and the building will include ground-floor retail space. Residences/hotel rooms will feature premium finishes, and residents will have access to 24/7 security, concierge and housekeeping services, as well as use of a fitness center. An undisclosed national lender provided the nonrecourse loan to the borrower, which also requested anonymity.
RADNOR, PA. AND LOS ANGELES — EQT Real Estate, on behalf of its EQT Real Estate Industrial Core-Plus Fund II, has sold a 36-property logistics portfolio totaling 7.3 million square feet across 12 markets. A real estate investment fund managed by Los Angeles-based Ares Management acquired the portfolio for $650 million, according to various media outlets. Marq Logistics, an affiliate of Ares Management, will manage the properties on behalf of the new ownership. “This transaction highlights EQT Real Estate’s strength in creating and realizing value across the investment lifecycle,” says Matthew Brodnik, global chief investment officer at EQT Real Estate. “The team combined thoughtful portfolio construction with EQT Real Estate’s differentiated hands-on active management to build a portfolio with strong underlying fundamentals, enhance its performance and ultimately deliver an outcome that reflects its quality and future potential.” The portfolio spans distribution markets such as Chicago, Phoenix, Dallas, Atlanta, North Carolina, South Carolina, Southern California, Memphis, Columbus and Cincinnati. The properties are more than 95 percent leased to various tenants active in e-commerce, distribution, food-and-beverage and light manufacturing sectors. Amenities throughout the portfolio include 31-foot clear heights, cross-deck and rear-load configuration, truck courts and significant parking accommodations. John Huguenard, Trent Agnew, and …
PHILADELPHIA — Delaware-based investment firm Capano Residential has purchased Rittenhouse Row Apartments, an 80-unit apartment building in downtown Philadelphia, for $23.7 million, with plans to implement a renovation. The 13-story building at 1601 Sansom St., which was originally constructed in 1910 and converted to residential use in the 1990s, was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Capano plans to demolish the entire floor to construct four additional apartments, as well as to renovate the leasing office, relocate and enhance the existing fitness center and create a new tenant amenity space.
SEWICKLEY, PA. — Regional owner-operator Endurance Real Estate Group has sold a portfolio of six light industrial buildings totaling 379,440 square feet in Sewickley, located northwest of Pittsburgh, for $53.5 million. Known as the 79 North Portfolio, the buildings are situated on a combined 88.3 acres and feature an average clear height of 22 feet. Mike Hines, Brad Ruppel and Joe Hill of CBRE, along with Mateo Villa and Connor Jangro of local commercial services firm Genfor Real Estate, brokered the deal. The buyer was an undisclosed REIT. The portfolio was 99 percent leased at the time of sale.
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