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 …
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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.
PHILADELPHIA — JLL has brokered the sale of a 34,795-square-foot mixed-use building in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. Originally constructed in 1937 and last renovated in 2009, the five-story building at 1619-1621 Walnut St. was 11 percent leased at the time of sale. Jim Galbally, Fran Coyne, Carl Fiebig, JP Colussi and Patrick Higgins of JLL represented the seller, Nuveen Real Estate, in the transaction. The buyer was MZP AG, a private investment group based in Switzerland.
ARDMORE, PA. — A partnership between Kimco Realty and Bozzuto Development has completed Coulter Place, a 131-unit multifamily project in Ardmore, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. Designed by JKRP Architects, the five-story building is part of Suburban Square, an open-air shopping center, and houses 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include resident lounges, fitness facilities and outdoor gathering areas. Rents start at roughly $3,200 per month for a one-bedroom apartment.
PHILADELPHIA — RSM US LLP has signed a 22,340-square-foot office lease in downtown Philadelphia. The provider of assurance, tax and consulting services is relocating from 30 South 17th Street to the entire 21st floor at 1735 Market Street, a 54-story, 1.3 million-square-foot tower. Newmark and Cushman & Wakefield co-represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Keith Cody and Gordon Hough represented the landlord, Silverstein Properties, on an internal basis.
PHILADELPHIA — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 33,762-square-foot industrial building in northeast Philadelphia. Built in 2004 and renovated in 2012, the single-tenant facility at 10049 Sandmeyer Lane features a clear height of 20 feet and was fully leased at the time of sale. Andre Fannin and Brian Higgins of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and occupant, Dixon-Shane LLC, a subsidiary of Amneal Pharmaceuticals, in the transaction. The buyer was Faropoint.
PHILADELPHIA — Nuclear science company TerraPower Isotopes (TPI) has unveiled a $450 million investment plan to establish a radioisotope manufacturing facility in Philadelphia that will support the development of cancer-fighting drugs. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is investing $10 million for the project, which is expected to create 225 new full-time jobs over the next three years. TPI will lease a 250,000-square-foot build-to-suit facility within The Bellwether District, a 1,300-acre industrial campus in South Philadelphia that is the redevelopment of the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery. TPI will utilize the flagship East Coast facility to produce actinium-225 for use in the development of cancer treatments. TPI received a funding proposal from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for a $7 million grant through the PA SITES Program, and a $3 million Pennsylvania First grant. The company is also eligible to apply for the department’s Manufacturing Tax Credit and the Qualified Manufacturing and Innovation Reinvestment Deduction programs. According to TPI, the development of an East Coast manufacturing facility, along with expanding capacity in its existing Everett, Wash., facility, will increase production capacity 20-fold of actinium-225. Real estate investment company HRP Group, formerly known as Hilco Redevelopment Partners, is developing The …
PHILADELPHIA — Local brokerage firm Agent PHL has arranged the $8.4 million sale of Pelham Place, a 36-unit apartment building located in the Mount Airy neighborhood of northwest Philadelphia. The four-story building was completed in 2017 and offers four one-bedroom apartments, 27 two-bedroom units and five three-bedroom residences, as well as two retail spaces. Amenities include a fitness center and a lounge with a wet bar, TVs and games. Ryan McManus and Brandon Ribeiro of Agent PHL brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — Waterfall Asset Management, a New York City-based lender, has provided a $127 million loan for the refinancing of Chesterbrook, a 1.1 million-square-foot office campus located northwest of Philadelphia in King of Prussia. The borrower, Rubenstein Partners, purchased the 14-building campus in 2019 and has subsequently invested $50 million in capital improvements. Those improvements included the creation of The Circuit, an amenity center with a food hall, outdoor gathering spaces, meeting rooms, a fitness center and a 20,000-square-foot coworking suite. Shawn Rosenthal, Jason Gaccione, Jake Salkovitz, Justin Helbling, Doug Rodio, Jerry Kranzel and Bruer Kershner of CBRE arranged the loan.
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