PITTSBURGH — Florida-based investment firm Driftwood Capital has received a $34 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of the 399-room Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square. The full-service hotel is located along the Monongahela River in the Mount Washington area and includes 29,000 square feet of meeting and event space, as well as an onsite restaurant. Starwood Mortgage Capital and Greystone Commercial Mortgage Capital provided the financing. Driftwood purchased the asset several years ago and renovated it.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — NAI Summit has brokered the $5.5 million sale of a 48,000-square-foot industrial and research and development (R&D) facility in the Lehigh Valley city of Bethlehem. The facility features 32 clean rooms, warehouse space, an office area and a machine shop. Mike Adams and Sarah Finney Miller of NAI Summit represented the seller and former occupant, semiconductor manufacturer IQE, in the transaction. The buyer, German pharmaceutical company GfM Bremen, will also occupy the building.
YORK, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.9 million sale of a 10,000-square-foot medical office building in York, about 100 miles west of Philadelphia. The building at 1550 Rodney Road was fully leased at the time of sale to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Spencer Koch, Scott Gould, Rory Shelby and Christopher Biuso of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — Urby, a joint venture between Ironstate Development and Brookfield Properties, has begun leasing a 204-unit apartment complex in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood. Known as Fishtown Urby, the five-story building is located at 1700 Front St. and houses studio, one- and two-bedroom units, as well as retail space that is occupied by multiple food-and-beverage users. Amenities include two courtyards, a rooftop terrace, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a dog park, speakeasy, fitness center and dedicated work-from-home areas. Rents start in the $1500s for a studio apartment.
PITTSBURGH — Locally based developer Piatt Cos. has unveiled plans for The Esplanade, a $600 million, 1.7 million-square-foot mixed-use project in Pittsburgh. The site, which formerly supported industrial uses, spans 15 acres along the Ohio River on the city’s north side. Residential plans for The Esplanade currently call for more than 400 apartments, 20 percent of which will reserved as affordable housing, as well as 105 condominium units. In addition, the development will feature roughly 8 acres of public green space, a 225-room hotel with meeting and event space and retail and entertainment uses such as an aquarium, grocery store, museum, splash park, walking trails, public art installations and a Ferris wheel. According to multiple local news sources, including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Piatt Cos. received approval in November from the City Planning Commission for the project, which is expected to generate $75.3 million in annual economic impact for the region, as well as to support the creation of more than 7,000 jobs.
OXFORD, PA. — NAI Emory Hill has brokered the $3.4 million sale of a 15,600-square-foot retail strip center in Oxford, about 60 miles southeast of Philadelphia. Walgreens anchors the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include sandwich shop Bigfoot’s Express, Domino’s Pizza and Vape2Go. Rich Dudek of NAI Emory Hill brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
SOUDERTON, PA. — A partnership between regional developer Endurance Real Estate Group and Greystar-Thackeray has broken ground on a 176,000-square-foot industrial project in Souderton, located roughly midway between Philadelphia and Allentown in the Lehigh Valley. The building at 205 Schoolhouse Road will be known as 205 Commerce Center and will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 27 overhead dock doors, parking for 180 cars and 31 trailers and an ESFR sprinkler system. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter. JLL is marketing the property for lease.
PHILADELPHIA — Regional investment firm V2 Properties has sold Lofts at Henry Hall, a 21-unit apartment building located at 2209 N. Broad St. on the north side of Philadelphia. The property was built in 2023 and offers one-, two-and three-bedroom units, as well as immediate proximity to Temple University. Vince Peruto of Marcus & Millichap represented V2 Properties in the transaction and procured the buyer, Felicity Street Investments. The deal traded for $3.6 million.
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia City Council has approved a proposal from Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, which owns the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, to build a new arena in the downtown area. Valued at $1.3 billion and known as 76 Place, the arena will be located at the site of Fashion District Philadelphia, a shopping, dining and entertainment destination on Market Street. The proposal for a new 76ers arena was conceived several years ago but has subsequently faced opposition from a variety of community leaders and organizations, most notably those in neighboring Chinatown. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the team is now targeting the 2031-2032 season to commence play at the new arena.
PHILADELPHIA — Martin Brower has signed a 147,000-square-foot industrial lease in northeast Philadelphia. The provider of supply chain and logistics solutions is taking space at Crow Holdings at I-95, a project that is under construction on a 14.4-acre site at 14515 McNulty Road. Jonathan Springer, Andrew Green and Mike Barker of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brad Boone and Brian McCurdy of Colliers represented Crow Holdings Development.
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