HANOVER, PA. — Sign of the Horse Brewery will open a 4,850-square-foot bar and pub in Hanover, located approximately 35 miles south of Harrisburg. The company will brew and serve fresh beer as well as a full food menu at 979 York St., a 12,010-square-foot cement warehouse that was redeveloped into retail space. Tenants at the property currently include Earling Chiropractic Clinic, pet cremation service Companions at Peace Inc. and apparel retailer Homefield Advantage. Nate Resh and John Birkeland of ROCK Commercial Real Estate brokered the transaction. The grand opening of the pub is slated for October 22.
PHILADELPHIA — JLL has negotiated the sale of County Line Plaza, a 74,968-square-foot retail center in northeast Philadelphia. Anchored by Big Lots and The Edge Fitness Club, the property was approximately 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Integrated Medical Care, Pho Palace, Akira Sushi and DT Nails & Spa. Chris Munley, Jim Galbally and Colin Behr of JLL represented the seller, Slate Property Group, in the transaction. A private investor purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
WIND GAP, PA. — Taco Bell will open a new 2,700-square-foot restaurant in Wind Gap, located approximately 70 miles north of Philadelphia. The building will be constructed on the former site of the Wind Gap Professional Center and will be the first Taco Bell in the area. Scott Horner of Colliers International brokered the deal.
PITTSBURGH — High Street Residential, the multifamily development arm of Dallas-based Tramell Crow Co., and Northwestern Mutual have completed construction of Glasshouse, a 319-unit multifamily building in Pittsburgh’s South Shore neighborhood. The five-story property offers junior, one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 610 to 1,300 square feet and 3,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities include a fitness center, clubroom and pool. Hord Coplan Macht designed the building and landscaping, and Rycon Construction was the general contractor.
PHILADELPHIA — Victory Brewing Co. will open a 14,000-square-foot brewery and taproom in the Logan Square neighborhood of Philadelphia’s Center City. The facility will feature a production brewing system, kitchen, three bars, street-level outdoor seating and a rooftop patio. Victory’s first location in Downingtown opened in 1996, and the company operates two other locations in Parkesburg and Kennett Square. The Philadelphia brewery will function as a new flagship taproom as well as an innovation hub for new beers. Local development firm Pearl Properties owns the building, and Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel is designing the facility in collaboration with Victory. The facility is slated to open in late 2020.
PHILADELPHIA AND EWING, NEW JERSEY — Dallas-based fast casual restaurant Wingstop has signed retail leases in Philadelphia and Ewing, New Jersey. Wingstop will open a 1,650-square-foot store in Philadelphia’s Morrell Plaza, a 103,251-square-foot retail center with tenants including ShopRite and T-Mobile. The company will also open a 2,200-square-foot store in Ewing, New Jersey’s Capitol Plaza, a 354,993-square-foot shopping center with tenants including Marshalls, Dollar Tree and Planet Fitness. David Dunkelman of Soloff Realty & Development Inc. represented Wingstop in the Philadelphia negotiations, and Sidney Singer of Levin Management Corp. (LMC) represented the landlord. Marta Villa of JLL represented Wingstop in the Ewing negotiations , and Andrea Kyriacou of LMC represented the landlord.
PHILADELPHIA — U-Haul will open a 251,643-square-foot retail and self-storage facility in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. The facility will offer truck and trailer rental, moving supplies and climate-controlled self-storage space. On Oct. 18, Philadelphia-based general contractor Domus Construction will begin construction of the facility, which is slated for completion in December 2020. JKRP Architects designed the project.
PHILADELPHIA — Cedar Realty Trust is underway on construction of Fishtown Crossing, a retail redevelopment project in the Olde Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia. The project will convert a shopping center formerly known as Port Richmond Village into an 18,000-square-foot neighborhood center. The property currently houses more than 20 tenants, including grocer IGA, vitamin and supplement retailer GNC and footwear retailer Kicks USA, while tenants that have preleased space at the new center will include Starbucks and ‘50s-themed diner Nifty Fifty’s. Construction of Fishtown Crossing is slated for completion by early 2021.
WILKES-BARRE, PA. — NAI Mertz has brokered the $4.2 million sale of a 225,000-square-foot industrial property in Wilkes-Barre, located approximately 120 miles west of New York City. The buyer, pipe distribution company PSI, plans to renovate the property to the tune of $9 million and add a new pipe mill. David Weaver and Stephen Cole of NAI Mertz represented the seller, Medley Investments, in the transaction. Elijah Miller of Hinerfeld Commercial Real Estate represented PSI.
MONTGOMERYVILLE, PA. — An affiliate of raw materials distributor Panadyne Inc. has acquired an industrial center in Montgomeryville, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. Panadyne will occupy approximately 50 percent of the 22,000-square-foot facility, which features 17-foot ceiling heights and 1,500 square feet of office space. Frank Roddy of Roddy Inc. represented Panadyne in the transaction.