HAVERTOWN, PA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of The Quarry Center, a 222,512-square-foot shopping center in Havertown, located west of Philadelphia. Grocer Giant and Lowe’s Home Improvement anchor the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Chris Munley, Colin Behr, Ryan Sciullo and Casey Benson Smith of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as Quarry Center Limited Partnership, in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer.
PITTSBURGH — New Jersey-based Tryko Partners will develop a 48-unit affordable housing project in Pittsburgh’s West End neighborhood. Hill Top Villas will be an age-restricted complex in which the majority (40) of the one-bedroom units will be reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities will include a fitness center and a community room. Tryko Partners has received 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to finance the project, and construction could begin as early as 2027.
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Morgan Stanley, GSA Acquire Eight-Property Student Housing Portfolio Valued at $1B
NEW YORK CITY — Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) and Global Student Accommodation (GSA) have acquired a portfolio of eight student housing assets in Tier 1 U.S. university markets from a joint venture between a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Landmark Properties. The transaction is valued at more than $1 billion. The properties are located across seven states and offer a mix of cottage-style, high-rise and mid-rise formats. The 6,200-bed portfolio is nearly fully leased. Global student housing operator Yugo will manage and rebrand the newly acquired assets. The assets in the sold portfolio include: The acquisition marks the partnership’s entrance into new markets in Virginia, Georgia and Pennsylvania, while expanding its presence in Texas, Florida, Oregon and North Carolina. Through its partnership, MSREI and GSA now own nearly 24,000 student housing beds across 50 properties in 23 states. “This acquisition is testament to the depth of our global teams, our access to unique opportunities and the strength of our institutional relationships in the United States and globally. An off-market portfolio of this size and quality is rare, and demonstrates our experience and expertise in the student housing market,” says Nicholas Porter, CEO at …
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, PA. — A partnership between two Indiana-based firms, developer Milhaus and investment group BAM Capital, has completed a 272-unit apartment complex located just west of Pittsburgh in Robinson Township. Known as Nox Living, the property offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, coworking space, pickleball court, resident lounge and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Rents start at roughly $1,650 per month for a studio apartment, according to the property website.
LANCASTER, PA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of The Shops at Prospect, a 63,392-square-foot shopping center in Lancaster, located roughly midway between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Grocer Giant anchors the center, which is also home to tenants such as Penn State Health and Hillcrest Pharmacy. Chris Munley, Colin Behr, Ryan Sciullo and Casey Benson Smith of CBRE represented the seller, Brixmor Property Group, in the transaction. Bennett Williams Commercial represented the buyer, Deerin Cos.
STATE COLLEGE, PA. — A joint venture between Georgia-based Landmark Properties and Golden Primera will develop a 546-bed student housing community near the Penn State University campus in State College. The 11.2-acre site is located at 418-428 Westerly Parkway, and the cottage-style property will be known as The Retreat at Westerly. The community will offer 142 units in two- and five-bedroom configurations with bed-to-bath parity. The property will also feature a 10,500-square-foot amenity area with a pool, pickleball court, sauna, cold plunge, jumbotron, fitness center, multi-sport simulator, study lounges, grilling and fire pit areas and additional green space for outdoor recreation. A construction timeline was not announced.
CAMP HILL, PA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of The Overlook, a 288-unit apartment community located outside of Harrisburg in Camp Hill. Built in 2012, The Overlook offers one- and two-bedroom units across six buildings. Amenities include a fitness center, yoga studio, pool, business center, dog park, outdoor grilling and dining stations and a clubhouse. Zac Pierce, Matt Stefanski and Maura Spellman of Berkadia represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was locally based investment firm The Apartment Gallery. The Overlook was 97.5 percent occupied at the time of sale.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Ecopax LLC, a locally based manufacturer of food packaging products, will open a 104,238-square-foot industrial facility in the Lehigh Valley city of Bethlehem. The property at 1355 Easton Road will complement an existing 315,643-square-foot manufacturing and warehousing facility and will feature six new loading docks and 12 additional truck parking spaces. Local company J.G. Petrucci Co. is developing the facility. An tentative construction completion date was not announced.
DOWNINGTOWN, PA. — Locally based developer Hankin Group has broken ground on a 160-unit multifamily project in Downingtown, a western suburb of Philadelphia. The project is an expansion of the 70-acre River Station development and will consist of two buildings that will have 67 and 93 units. Residences will come in one- and two-bedroom formats and will range in size from 765 to 1,217 square feet. Residents will have access to amenities such as a pool, coffee bar, fitness center, sports court, golf simulator, demonstration kitchen, business center and a county-wide trail system. Completion of the first building is slated for summer 2026.
HANOVER, PA. — Kerry Group, an Irish food-and-beverage company, will open a 48,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the Lehigh Valley city of Hanover. Kerry has leased a building that was formerly occupied by beverage maker Martin Bauer Group with plans to use the facility for coffee roasting and extraction. Kerry expects the facility to create about 60 new jobs in addition to 16 positions that will be retained from the previous operation. The opening is set for some time next year.
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