Pennsylvania

Pinecrest, Cardinal Group Complete 473-Bed Student Housing Community in Pittsburgh

by Alex Patton August 8, 2019

PITTSBURGH — A joint venture between Pinecrest and Cardinal Group has completed construction on The Bridge on Forbes, a 473-bed student housing property in Pittsburgh. The community offers fully furnished studio-, one-, two- and three-bedroom units to students attending the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and Carlow University. Shared amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, an outdoor deck with grilling stations and fire pits, collaboration rooms, a coffee bar and lounge and retail space occupied by Arby’s and Bank of America. The property is fully leased for the upcoming academic year.

August 8, 2019

Development Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania

Wolfson Group Breaks Ground on 420,000 SF Multifamily Property in Exton, Pennsylvania

by Alex Patton August 6, 2019

EXTON, PA. — Wolfson Group Inc., a Pennsylvania-based developer, has broken ground on Ashbridge, a 420,000-square-foot multifamily property in Exton, about 30 miles west of Philadelphia. The property comprises six buildings with 410 total units, including one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The newly renovated Ashbridge House mansion, also on the property, will be utilized for amenities including a fitness center, lounge and event space. The architect is Philadelphia-based Bernardon. Bozzuto Group will manage the property, which is slated to open in spring 2020.

August 6, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $4.3M Sale of Workforce Housing Asset in Philadelphia

by Alex Patton August 6, 2019

PHILADELPHIA — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Eli Court, an 88-unit workforce housing property in Philadelphia, for $4.3 million. The property offers studio and one-bedroom units and access to public transit. Fred Paisley of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a locally based private real estate company, in the transaction, as well as the buyer, a limited liability company.

August 6, 2019

Development Industrial Northeast Pennsylvania

Amazon to Open 1MSF Distribution Facility in Pittsburgh, Create 800 Jobs

by Alex Patton August 2, 2019

PITTSBURGH — Amazon will construct a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Pittsburgh, a move that will create 800 new full-time jobs. The property will be Amazon’s 15th operations facility in Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Amazon will invest $30 million in the facility and that once the jobs are in place, Amazon will receive $1.6 million in job creation tax credits from the state Department of Community and Economic Development. Hillwood, a Fort Worth-based industrial firm, will lead the development of the project, a construction timeline for which has not yet been established.

August 2, 2019

Lehigh-University-Bethlehem-Pennsylvania

Acquisitions Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania Student Housing

Rittenhouse Realty Brokers $21.4 Million Sale of Student Housing Portfolio in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

by Alex Patton July 30, 2019

BETHLEHEM, PA. — Rittenhouse Realty Advisors has brokered the $21.4 million sale of a student housing portfolio located near Lehigh University in Bethlehem, a town near the eastern border of Pennsylvania. The portfolio consists of 44 properties totaling 219 beds. The buyer in the transaction was an undisclosed family office new to the student housing market. The seller was also undisclosed.

July 30, 2019

Development Northeast Office Pennsylvania

RedGo Breaks Ground on 25,000 SF Office Project in Limerick, Pennsylvania

by Alex Patton July 30, 2019

LIMERICK, PA. — RedGo Development has broken ground on a 25,000-square-foot office property in Limerick, a city located northwest of Philadelphia. The property will serve as the new headquarters of Maillie LLP, an accounting firm operating in the northeast. Avison Young is the construction manager; Customers Bank is the lender; D2 Groups is the designer; and Fickler Construction is the general contractor. Construction is underway and slated for completion in the summer of 2020.

July 30, 2019

Acquisitions Industrial Northeast Pennsylvania

Realterm Logistics Acquires 311,000 SF Distribution Facility in Harrisburg

by Alex Patton July 25, 2019

HARRISBURG, PA. — Realterm Logistics, a Maryland-based investment firm, has acquired a 311,000-square-foot distribution facility in Harrisburg. Built on 52 acres in 2004, the property features 37-foot clear heights, 99 dock-high doors, six drive-in doors and immediate access to I-76, I-83 and I-81. Brandon Moghimi and Brad Feller of Stan Johnson Co. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The property was fully leased at the time of sale.

July 25, 2019

Company News Northeast Pennsylvania Retail Top Stories

GNC to Close Up to 900 Stores by End of 2020; Retail Analyst Offers Insight

by Alex Tostado July 25, 2019

PITTSBURGH — The vitamin and health supplement niche of the brick-and-mortar retail market continues to experience intense competitive pressure, observes veteran retail consultant Jeff Green. So it came as no surprise to Green when GNC Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNC) officials revealed in a second-quarter earnings call earlier this week that it will shutter up to 900 stores in North America by the end of 2020. “It used to be that specialty health supplements were only found in specialty stores such as GNC, Vitamin Shoppe and other regional chains,” says Green, a partner at Phoenix-based Hoffman Strategy Group. “Now you can find the same products sold at traditional supermarkets, specialty food stores and discount department stores.” Citing a decrease in mall traffic over time, Tricia Tolivar, CFO of Pittsburgh-based GNC, said during the earnings call Monday that the company could close up to 500 of its 800 stores that are currently located in malls across the United States and Canada. Ken Martindale, CEO of GNC, added that 28 percent of the company’s stores are situated in malls, while 61 percent are in strip centers. “The negative trends in traffic that we’ve seen in mall stores over the past several years have accelerated …

July 25, 2019

Leasing Activity Northeast Office Pennsylvania

Colliers Negotiates 52,000 SF Headquarters Lease in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

by Alex Patton July 24, 2019

BLUE BELL, PA. — Colliers International has negotiated a 52,000-square-foot office headquarters lease in Blue Bell, located outside of Philadelphia, for national landscaping firm BrightView. Located at 980 Jolly Road, the property recently underwent $6 million in renovations, including the addition of a new fitness center, conference space and café. John Susanin and Kyle Hilbert of Colliers represented BrightView, which will occupy the top two floors of the building, in the lease negotiations. Kairos Real Estate Partners is the landlord.

July 24, 2019

Leasing Activity Northeast Office Pennsylvania

CBRE Arranges 62,000 SF Coworking Office Lease in Philadelphia

by Alex Patton July 23, 2019

PHILADELPHIA — CBRE has arranged a 62,000-square-foot lease in Philadelphia’s Center City for CommonGrounds Workplace, a San Diego-based coworking company. The new space will span two floors of the 32-story Market building, and the company’s in-house design division will renovate the space. The property will also house CommonGrounds’ East Coast regional office. Joseph Wolff, Kevin Maloney, George Cauffman and David Mendez of CBRE represented the landlord, Shorenstein Co. Jim Suber of Strategic Real Estate Advisory and Michael Gallagher of The Flynn and Co. represented CommonGrounds in the transaction.

July 23, 2019

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